iMENA Group

iMENA is a holding company focused on capturing the hyper-growth phase of the consumer Internet opportunity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The company invests in, builds, and partners with great founders and organizations across sectors and businesses with globally proven technology and business models. iMENA supports them with strategic and operational services that address the challenges of building, growing, and creating value out of online businesses in the MENA region.

Adey Salamin

Co-Founder and Board Member

Khaldoon Tabaza Ph.D

Founder and MD

Aboud Yaqub

Principal

13 past transactions

OpenSooq

Venture Round in 2021
OpenSooq is an online classified platform that facilitates the trading of property, cars, products, and services primarily in the Middle East and North Africa region. This platform allows sellers to directly offer their goods and services to millions of potential buyers without the need for intermediaries. Users can explore a diverse range of categories, including automotive, real estate, and electronics, making it easier for buyers to find what they need. By aggregating various marketplaces, OpenSooq enhances the connection and interaction between buyers and sellers, simplifying the process of commerce in the region.

Reserveout

Series A in 2016
Reserveout is a company that provides online restaurant reservation services across Amman, Beirut, and major Arab cities in the Middle East. Its web and mobile applications allow users to quickly search and reserve tables at various venues within its network, which includes restaurants and spas. The platform serves venue owners by offering tools for managing, tracking, and selling their services, thereby enhancing operational efficiency. Headquartered in Amman, Jordan, Reserveout aims to streamline the dining experience for customers while supporting the hospitality industry.

PropSpace Real Estate CRM

Series A in 2015
PropSpace is the leader in real estate software solutions and a trusted technology partner for thousands of estate agents and letting professionals across the MENA region. As a SaaS pioneer in the real estate industry, we go beyond just a CRM. We offer a complete real estate business management solution. Forward-thinking professionals and established industry leaders rely on PropSpace to grow their business, engage promising prospects, and close more deals. Feature-rich and user-friendly, PropSpace is the definitive CRM software for the UAE real estate industry. Our portfolio includes two powerful products: PropSpace Brokerage: Tailored to meet the dynamic needs of real estate brokers, helping them streamline operations and maximize efficiency. PropSpace Property Management: Designed for property managers seeking a robust, all-in-one tool for managing their portfolios with ease. We are a team of talented and passionate PropTech enthusiasts with a strong interest in innovative web technology. Join the thousands of professionals who trust PropSpace to elevate their real estate business.

Reserveout

Venture Round in 2015
Reserveout is a company that provides online restaurant reservation services across Amman, Beirut, and major Arab cities in the Middle East. Its web and mobile applications allow users to quickly search and reserve tables at various venues within its network, which includes restaurants and spas. The platform serves venue owners by offering tools for managing, tracking, and selling their services, thereby enhancing operational efficiency. Headquartered in Amman, Jordan, Reserveout aims to streamline the dining experience for customers while supporting the hospitality industry.

JRD Group

Venture Round in 2015
JRD Group is an innovative PropTech company focused on enhancing the real estate industry through technology. They offer a comprehensive online real estate platform that serves as a central hub for managing business activities. This platform features seven leading property portals across the MENA region, allowing real estate professionals to efficiently search for commercial and residential properties available for sale or rent. By providing proprietary SaaS tools, JRD Group supports thousands of real estate professionals in streamlining their operations and accessing vital information about various properties, thereby facilitating improved management and decision-making in the sector.

Jeeny

Venture Round in 2014
Jeeny operates as a Middle Eastern-based mobile application that hosts multiple services to ease daily consumer needs such as transportation, integrated wallet top-up transactions, mobility, and much more on-demand with a wallet that spans all services together.

Telr

Venture Round in 2014
Telr, established in 2014 and based in Dubai, provides payment gateway solutions tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises, government bodies, and large corporations. The company has developed a unique platform that facilitates complex payment methods and integrations, allowing businesses to transact in over 120 currencies and in 30 languages. Telr's services include social commerce, QR code transactions, anti-fraud protection, shopping cart integrations, and digital invoicing. It has earned several accolades, such as the Start-up of the Year award shortly after launching and the Best Payment Product in the Middle East award in 2015. Additionally, Telr is recognized as the first PCI DSS Level 1 certified company in the MENA region, reflecting its commitment to payment security standards. With a growing footprint in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and India, Telr aims to expand its presence throughout the MENA region, helping online merchants offer diverse payment options, including wallets, online banking, and traditional card payments.

Easy Taxi

Venture Round in 2013
Easy Taxi is a taxi booking application that facilitates the connection between passengers and taxi drivers across multiple platforms, including Android, iOS, Windows Phone, and BlackBerry. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, the service aims to enhance urban mobility by encouraging the adoption of its platform among a new generation of drivers and riders. Easy Taxi also caters to corporate clients through its Easy Taxi PRO and Easy Taxi Corporate applications, providing tailored solutions for businesses. The company operates primarily in Latin America, focusing on improving the efficiency of taxi services and reducing traffic congestion.

HelloFood

Venture Round in 2013
HelloFood is the world's first voice-activated healthcare support and advisory system. Using patent-pending technology the company provides multiple interfaces including voice recognition, text-messaging, and an internet website to enable long-lasting positive changes in people's health and wellness, increasing compliance with health programs, and promoting health education.

Foodpanda

Series B in 2013
Foodpanda is a global online food delivery marketplace that connects users with local restaurants via its website and mobile application. Established in 2012 and headquartered in Berlin, Germany, the company operates in over 40 countries and 500 cities across five continents. Customers can easily place orders by entering their postcodes, browsing restaurant options, and confirming their orders. Foodpanda processes these orders and communicates with partner restaurants to ensure timely delivery. The platform boasts partnerships with more than 60,000 restaurants worldwide, including well-known chains such as Pizza Hut, Subway, KFC, McDonald's, and Jollibee. In different regions, the service operates under various names, such as foodpanda in Asia and Europe and hellofood in Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. With a focus on enhancing food convenience through technology, Foodpanda aims to redefine the connection between food, culture, and users.

Citra Style

Seed Round in 2013
Citra Style designs and produces fashion for Muslim Women that follows contemporary runway and mainstream trends. Products are available both online and offline across the globe, with strong footprint in USA, Canada, United Kingdom, and Germany. The quality of merchandise is considered best in the segment. Citra Style’s fashion experts combine fashion items to looks which are made available online in a distinguished “Shop-By-Look” feature to inspire online shoppers. The team consists of Western born/raised Muslims with extensive fashion and ecommerce experience. Citra Style has a solid investor base that will help grow the company into a Multi 100 million USD business.

OpenSooq

Seed Round in 2013
OpenSooq is an online classified platform that facilitates the trading of property, cars, products, and services primarily in the Middle East and North Africa region. This platform allows sellers to directly offer their goods and services to millions of potential buyers without the need for intermediaries. Users can explore a diverse range of categories, including automotive, real estate, and electronics, making it easier for buyers to find what they need. By aggregating various marketplaces, OpenSooq enhances the connection and interaction between buyers and sellers, simplifying the process of commerce in the region.

Reserveout

Venture Round in 2012
Reserveout is a company that provides online restaurant reservation services across Amman, Beirut, and major Arab cities in the Middle East. Its web and mobile applications allow users to quickly search and reserve tables at various venues within its network, which includes restaurants and spas. The platform serves venue owners by offering tools for managing, tracking, and selling their services, thereby enhancing operational efficiency. Headquartered in Amman, Jordan, Reserveout aims to streamline the dining experience for customers while supporting the hospitality industry.
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