Global Ventures

Global Ventures is an international venture capital firm, investing in founders and ideas across emerging markets. They back global-minded founders that are leading growth-stage companies and using technology to transform emerging markets and the world. The Global Ventures team is a diverse, collaborative, talented and curious group of professionals who, combined, have years of experience and expertise building and scaling companies.

Eslam Darwish

Partner

Sacha Haider

Partner

Mona Khan

Senior Associate

Farah Osman

Principal

Simon Sharp

Partner

Past deals in Dubai

Supy

Seed Round in 2022
Supy is a B2B food marketplace servicing restaurants of all sizes streamlines their ordering process and equips.

Altibbi

Series B in 2022
Altibbi Ltd. operates a digital health platform for doctors and users in the Middle East. Its platform provides information on various topics, including hypertension, eyes illnesses, allergy allergic, herbalists, and malignant tumors, as well as heart, dental, skin diseases. The company’s solution also includes medical dictionary, articles, guide, and news; and videos, encyclopedia of medicines, and questions and answers. In addition, the company provides services through its mobile applications. Altibbi Ltd. was founded in 2008 and is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

AlgoDriven

Series A in 2021
AlgoDriven is an automotive data platform that helps car dealers, classifieds, banks and insurance companies accurately identify and price used cars. Car dealers use our patented mobile app, EvalExpert to appraise their cars, while enterprise clients access our platform through our APIs

Tabby

Series B in 2021
Tabby is a financial technology company based in the United Arab Emirates that offers payment solutions for consumers in the UAE and Saudi Arabia. The company allows customers to pay for their online and in-store purchases either through a deferred single payment or in multiple installments. Tabby's proprietary decision engine facilitates instant checkout, enabling users to make purchases and pay later without incurring additional costs. Through its services, Tabby aims to enhance the shopping experience by providing greater financial flexibility to consumers.

Arrow Labs

Series A in 2021
Arrow Labs is a mobility software manufacturer specializing in niche applications and mobility solutions. Arrow Labs MIMS is a state of the art mobility platform designed for todays modern workforce. Based in Dubai, they provide their products & services to various size clients across their operational area. Their experience in designing and architecting critical medium and large scale solutions is paramount. Their obective is to provide advanced innovative mobility solutions that address specific niche requirements in today's demanding environment.

Democrance

Venture Round in 2021
Democrance is an insurance technology company founded in 2015 and based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The firm focuses on developing software that helps insurers distribute, service, and administer insurance policies specifically in the Middle East and Northern Africa. Democrance aims to create partnerships that enhance accessibility to insurance for underserved populations, particularly those who require coverage but have limited financial means. Through its innovative solutions, the company seeks to bridge the gap between insurers and potential customers, fostering a more inclusive insurance market in the region.

Valeo

Seed Round in 2021
Valeo allows you to optimize your health by empowering you to take control of your health using a personalized mobile health tracker.

Mamo

Series A in 2021
Mamo Pay is a financial technology company that specializes in a peer-to-peer payments application, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The application allows users to transfer, receive, track, and split payments with family, friends, and businesses without incurring any fees. Mamo Pay enables users to connect their bank accounts, facilitating quick and secure money transfers. Additionally, the platform supports global payments in multiple currencies, offers virtual card issuance, and integrates with e-commerce platforms. This functionality helps businesses optimize their financial operations and gain insights into spending patterns.

spiderSilk

Seed Round in 2021
spiderSilk Security is a cybersecurity firm based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, founded in 2019. The company specializes in simulating advanced cyberattacks to help organizations strengthen their security defenses. By employing a combination of proprietary machine-driven technology and skilled ethical hackers, spiderSilk enhances its ability to identify security vulnerabilities in applications across both public and internal infrastructures. This approach allows the firm to conduct impactful simulations that reveal potential threats, which, if left unchecked, could affect millions. In addition to its testing services, spiderSilk offers robust advisory services to help organizations identify areas for improvement and integrate best security practices.

Tabby

Series A in 2020
Tabby is a financial technology company based in the United Arab Emirates that offers payment solutions for consumers in the UAE and Saudi Arabia. The company allows customers to pay for their online and in-store purchases either through a deferred single payment or in multiple installments. Tabby's proprietary decision engine facilitates instant checkout, enabling users to make purchases and pay later without incurring additional costs. Through its services, Tabby aims to enhance the shopping experience by providing greater financial flexibility to consumers.

Altibbi

Funding Round in 2020
Altibbi Ltd. operates a digital health platform for doctors and users in the Middle East. Its platform provides information on various topics, including hypertension, eyes illnesses, allergy allergic, herbalists, and malignant tumors, as well as heart, dental, skin diseases. The company’s solution also includes medical dictionary, articles, guide, and news; and videos, encyclopedia of medicines, and questions and answers. In addition, the company provides services through its mobile applications. Altibbi Ltd. was founded in 2008 and is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Ogram

Seed Round in 2020
Ogram is a Dubai-based company that offers a human-cloud platform for on-demand temporary staffing solutions. The platform connects clients with freelance workers across various sectors, including food and beverage, hospitality, retail, e-commerce, and logistics. By addressing common staffing challenges such as limited access to reliable personnel, lengthy onboarding processes, and the need for immediate staffing, Ogram facilitates a more efficient and flexible workforce solution. This innovative approach enables businesses to quickly book staff and service providers as needed, streamlining the hiring process and enhancing operational efficiency.

Mamo

Seed Round in 2020
Mamo Pay is a financial technology company that specializes in a peer-to-peer payments application, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The application allows users to transfer, receive, track, and split payments with family, friends, and businesses without incurring any fees. Mamo Pay enables users to connect their bank accounts, facilitating quick and secure money transfers. Additionally, the platform supports global payments in multiple currencies, offers virtual card issuance, and integrates with e-commerce platforms. This functionality helps businesses optimize their financial operations and gain insights into spending patterns.

Mamo

Seed Round in 2020
Mamo Pay is a financial technology company that specializes in a peer-to-peer payments application, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The application allows users to transfer, receive, track, and split payments with family, friends, and businesses without incurring any fees. Mamo Pay enables users to connect their bank accounts, facilitating quick and secure money transfers. Additionally, the platform supports global payments in multiple currencies, offers virtual card issuance, and integrates with e-commerce platforms. This functionality helps businesses optimize their financial operations and gain insights into spending patterns.

spiderSilk

Seed Round in 2020
spiderSilk Security is a cybersecurity firm based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, founded in 2019. The company specializes in simulating advanced cyberattacks to help organizations strengthen their security defenses. By employing a combination of proprietary machine-driven technology and skilled ethical hackers, spiderSilk enhances its ability to identify security vulnerabilities in applications across both public and internal infrastructures. This approach allows the firm to conduct impactful simulations that reveal potential threats, which, if left unchecked, could affect millions. In addition to its testing services, spiderSilk offers robust advisory services to help organizations identify areas for improvement and integrate best security practices.

Kitopi

Series B in 2019
Kitopi Catering Services LLC operates as a managed cloud kitchen platform that partners with restaurants to expand their delivery reach. The company enables restaurants to open delivery-only locations by providing the infrastructure and software. The company’s in-house suite of applications optimizes all aspects of kitchen operations in real-time to operate ghost kitchens in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, London, Kuwait, Riyadh, and New York. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in New York, New York.

Floranow

Series A in 2019
Floranow.com operates as an online floral market. The company offers cut flowers from selected growers in Holland, Kenya and Thailand to flower shops, hotels and event organizers across the GCC and Jordan. Floranow.com was founded in 2016 and is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

MUNCH:ON

Series A in 2019
MUNCH:ON is a food tech startup that has cracked the subscription space in the UAE & KSA, focusing on offering meals from the best restaurants at a significant discount and with free delivery. The company has invested heavily in its scheduling, bundling and order prediction software which has enabled it to achieve massive cost savings for its restaurant partners that they then pass on to their users, often offering up to a 55% discount vs. restaurants' regular price. Whether it's employees ordering from their company's curated menu or users ordering for their families at home, the platform takes the usual hassle and cost out of food delivery in a financially (and environmentally) sustainable manner for all stakeholders

HolidayMe

Series C in 2018
HolidayMe is an online portal offering offering on-the-fly customized travel solutions to customers across the Middle East. This includes the ability to design holiday packages, hotels, sightseeing activities and transfers for destinations all over the world. The website through its unique user experience allows the customer to choose from hundreds of curated itineraries created by experts for worldwide destinations and further personalize it according to one’s preferences. The customer can also book a completely customized package from scratch using the website’s simple user friendly platform. All packages can be booked instantly using multiple payment methods. The website offers over 300,000 hotels and over 8,000 activities to choose from. It also has airport pick up and drop facility across 300 cities globally. It has offices in Dubai, Riyadh, and Pune, with a team of over 200 employees across these locations. HolidayMe is published and maintained by Traveazy DMCC, Dubai (“Traveazy”).

Arrow Labs

Series A in 2018
Arrow Labs is a mobility software manufacturer specializing in niche applications and mobility solutions. Arrow Labs MIMS is a state of the art mobility platform designed for todays modern workforce. Based in Dubai, they provide their products & services to various size clients across their operational area. Their experience in designing and architecting critical medium and large scale solutions is paramount. Their obective is to provide advanced innovative mobility solutions that address specific niche requirements in today's demanding environment.