Middle East Venture Partners

MEVP is a Middle East-focused venture capital firm that invests in the early and growth stages of innovative companies run by talented entrepreneurs in the Middle East Region with a focus on the GCC and Levant countries. With offices in Beirut, Dubai, Bahrain and Riyadh and more than USD 260 million in Assets Under Management, MEVP is the largest and most established VC firm in this region, with clear cross border investment appetite.

Ali Almajthoob

Associate Director

Naldo Bejjani

Investment Analyst

Jad El Boustani

Executive Director

Walid Hanna

CEO

Rawad Khalife

Executive Director

Walid Mansour

Venture Partner

Gaelle Yammine

Associate

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Yodawy

Series B in 2023
Yodawy Inc. is an online pharmacy and insurtech startup based in Giza, Egypt, founded in 2018. The company operates a platform that enables customers to browse and order pharmaceuticals and personal care products through a mobile app, which supports delivery from a network of over 500 pharmacies across the country. Yodawy also offers a digital prescription application and an insurance approvals engine that automatically applies insurance and copayment benefits, with partnerships established with four major insurance carriers and additional ones in development.

Eat App

Series B in 2022
Eat App is the Middle East’s #1 reservation platform and online booking engine for restaurants. The platform powers reservations at the most renowned restaurants and hospitality brands. To date, Eat App has seated 10+ million diners in 1000+ restaurants across the Middle East. Eat App has raised USD $4.2m from prominent investors like 500 startups and MEVP. Eat has products for both restaurants and diners. For restaurants, eat supplies an iPad application that manages table reservations with simple floor planning features, records customer history and preferences, and provides a tool to publish targeted promotions and discounts. For diners, eat supplies an iPhone application that allows users to discover restaurants around them, find available tables, and confirm reservations instantly. The iPhone is linked with the iPad, and reservations are communicated with the restaurant in real-time.

The Cloud

Series A in 2022
Operator of food ecosystem and innovation platform intended to improve food delivery operations. The company connects food platforms into one dashboard to seamlessly manage all the orders through a single workflow, enabling clients to take advantage of integrated planning, inventory, and supply chain management in a single platform for efficient kitchen operations.

Stake

Seed Round in 2022
Stake is a digital real estate investment platform that allows individuals to invest in income-generating rental properties quickly and transparently. By breaking down properties into smaller, more affordable shares, Stake enables users to purchase stakes in residential real estate, making investment opportunities accessible to a broader audience. The platform aims to modernize real estate investment, providing a straightforward approach to generating returns from property ownership.

Bykea

Venture Round in 2022
Bykea Technologies Private Limited, based in Karachi, Pakistan, offers a mobile application that provides services for transportation, food delivery, parcel delivery, and payment solutions. The company aims to alleviate urban congestion by promoting the use of bicycles, motorcycles, and electric bikes, rather than relying on cars. By leveraging smartphones and two-wheelers—common assets in the regions it serves—Bykea enhances the utility of these resources, creating income opportunities for families lacking internet access. The company's mission focuses on fostering economic prosperity and delivering efficient transport and logistics services within emerging economies.

Nana

Venture Round in 2022
Nana is an online grocery platform that provides doorstep deliveries of groceries and other home essentials. The company's platform offers a wide assortment of groceries, fruits, and vegetables, cosmetics, electronics, bakery items, and flowers that enables consumers to purchase products online and get them delivered to their homes. Nana was established in 2016 and is headquartered in Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia.

Rain

Series B in 2022
Rain is a regulated cryptocurrency exchange operating in the Middle East.

Verto

Series A in 2021
VERTO is a B2B currency exchange marketplace for international businesses. They handle millions of dollars every year and make payments to suppliers abroad. VERTO provides liquidity and price discovery tools for international businesses. The marketplace provides easy access to exotic and foreign currencies with seamless international online payment services.

MNT-Halan

Private Equity Round in 2021
MNT-Halan is a microfinance lending and payments company.

Halan

Venture Round in 2021
Halan is a ride-hailing application that provides two and three-wheeler vehicle rides and on-demand logistics. The application also caters to businesses, offering smart-tech last-mile delivery through their integrated smart services using motorcycle and tricycles. It allows customers to request motorbike or tuk-tuk rides, or order food or goods for delivery via motorbikes or cargo tricycles. Halan also offers on-demand logistics solutions to support large organizations and small businesses alike in their distribution and supply chain. It also provides convenience and safety, while for the driver it offers incremental business. The application has delivered partnerships with fast-food chains like McDonald’s, KFC and Pizza Hut in Egypt. Halan was founded in November 2017 and is based in Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt.

Sarwa

Series B in 2021
Sarwa Digital Wealth Limited develops a platform that offers investment advice. It offers investment strategies for better returns, simplified investing, and automated investing. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Yodawy

Series B in 2021
Yodawy Inc. is an online pharmacy and insurtech startup based in Giza, Egypt, founded in 2018. The company operates a platform that enables customers to browse and order pharmaceuticals and personal care products through a mobile app, which supports delivery from a network of over 500 pharmacies across the country. Yodawy also offers a digital prescription application and an insurance approvals engine that automatically applies insurance and copayment benefits, with partnerships established with four major insurance carriers and additional ones in development.

Basma

Series A in 2021
Basma operates as a digital dental startup. Basma is a direct-to-consumer healthcare brand that wants to give customers straighter and brighter teeth. It's a digital health company founded on the belief that affordable dental care should be accessible to everyone.

Rain

Series A in 2021
Rain is a regulated cryptocurrency exchange operating in the Middle East.

Rain

Venture Round in 2020
Rain is a regulated cryptocurrency exchange operating in the Middle East.

Bykea

Series B in 2020
Bykea Technologies Private Limited, based in Karachi, Pakistan, offers a mobile application that provides services for transportation, food delivery, parcel delivery, and payment solutions. The company aims to alleviate urban congestion by promoting the use of bicycles, motorcycles, and electric bikes, rather than relying on cars. By leveraging smartphones and two-wheelers—common assets in the regions it serves—Bykea enhances the utility of these resources, creating income opportunities for families lacking internet access. The company's mission focuses on fostering economic prosperity and delivering efficient transport and logistics services within emerging economies.

The Luxury Closet

Venture Round in 2020
The Luxury Closet is a fast growing online market platform that buys, sells, and consigns luxury items, mostly pre-owned, at a discounted price maintaining brand and item integrity and the assurance of authenticity. The Luxury Closet is the first of its kind in the GCC region in terms of size, market reach and scalability. It has achieved massive traction in a short period of time, and double digit monthly growth.

Nana

Series B in 2020
Nana is an online grocery platform that provides doorstep deliveries of groceries and other home essentials. The company's platform offers a wide assortment of groceries, fruits, and vegetables, cosmetics, electronics, bakery items, and flowers that enables consumers to purchase products online and get them delivered to their homes. Nana was established in 2016 and is headquartered in Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia.

Rise

Venture Round in 2020
Rise is a start-up focused on developing a financial services platform tailored for migrants. The company aims to enhance the financial well-being of migrants by offering wealth management solutions that go beyond traditional monetary considerations. Recognizing that wealth encompasses knowledge and the desire for growth, Rise provides tools and resources to help migrants effectively manage their finances, acquire new skills, and improve their overall quality of life. Through its innovative approach, Rise aspires to create opportunities and foster a better future for millions of individuals around the globe.

Eat App

Series B in 2020
Eat App is the Middle East’s #1 reservation platform and online booking engine for restaurants. The platform powers reservations at the most renowned restaurants and hospitality brands. To date, Eat App has seated 10+ million diners in 1000+ restaurants across the Middle East. Eat App has raised USD $4.2m from prominent investors like 500 startups and MEVP. Eat has products for both restaurants and diners. For restaurants, eat supplies an iPad application that manages table reservations with simple floor planning features, records customer history and preferences, and provides a tool to publish targeted promotions and discounts. For diners, eat supplies an iPhone application that allows users to discover restaurants around them, find available tables, and confirm reservations instantly. The iPhone is linked with the iPad, and reservations are communicated with the restaurant in real-time.

Halan

Series A in 2020
Halan is a ride-hailing application that provides two and three-wheeler vehicle rides and on-demand logistics. The application also caters to businesses, offering smart-tech last-mile delivery through their integrated smart services using motorcycle and tricycles. It allows customers to request motorbike or tuk-tuk rides, or order food or goods for delivery via motorbikes or cargo tricycles. Halan also offers on-demand logistics solutions to support large organizations and small businesses alike in their distribution and supply chain. It also provides convenience and safety, while for the driver it offers incremental business. The application has delivered partnerships with fast-food chains like McDonald’s, KFC and Pizza Hut in Egypt. Halan was founded in November 2017 and is based in Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt.

Sarwa

Series A in 2020
Sarwa Digital Wealth Limited develops a platform that offers investment advice. It offers investment strategies for better returns, simplified investing, and automated investing. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

HyperPay

Series B in 2019
Gate2play is the first one stop-shop service company for online merchants in the Middle East and North Africa. Understanding that challenges of those seeking to provide services to a large Arab online audience, gate2play provides the following value added services to its clients: Payment Gateway Services: gate2play provides online payment hub services, connecting merchants to a consolidated network of some of the leading local, regional, and global payment gateways. Market Entry and Expansion Services: gate2play assists merchants in regional market entry, including localization services (in multiple languages), online and offline marketing and strategic partnership development. User Maximization Services: gate2play operates a specialized multi-lingual professional support center for online services, which can be used both for marketing outreach, e-ticketing, live-chat support, as well as for transaction facilitation and customer service. The support center is also the region’s first “user experience center”, helping merchants maximize the potential of their relationship with their customers. With a team of online veterans and with on-the-ground experience of monetizing global and local online services, gate2playemploys 10 professionals in Amman and Cairo. The team is led by Muhannad Ebwini, who previously served as CEO of the largest alternative payment provider in the Arab World. Gate2play is also a venture backed business, supported by IV Holdings. Our company was Equity Funded by Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) http://www.mevp.com/ IV- Holding www.iv-holdings.com/ And Couple of angel investors

Volt Lines

Series A in 2019
Volt Lines operates an online platform that provides subscription based transportation services in Istanbul. The company’s platform allows users to book a seat on mini-buses for their commute to and from work. It also offers mobile application. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Istanbul, Turkey.

TruKKer

Series A in 2019
TruKKer is a Digital Freight Network that integrates Demand & Supply for land freight services. The network is built on real-time data analytics that creates reliability, transparency, and utilization based savings for Shippers and thousands of transporters. The network’s rapid growth and scale is creating multiple opportunities through data monetization and consolidated procurement

Bykea

Series A in 2019
Bykea Technologies Private Limited, based in Karachi, Pakistan, offers a mobile application that provides services for transportation, food delivery, parcel delivery, and payment solutions. The company aims to alleviate urban congestion by promoting the use of bicycles, motorcycles, and electric bikes, rather than relying on cars. By leveraging smartphones and two-wheelers—common assets in the regions it serves—Bykea enhances the utility of these resources, creating income opportunities for families lacking internet access. The company's mission focuses on fostering economic prosperity and delivering efficient transport and logistics services within emerging economies.

Nana

Series A in 2019
Nana is an online grocery platform that provides doorstep deliveries of groceries and other home essentials. The company's platform offers a wide assortment of groceries, fruits, and vegetables, cosmetics, electronics, bakery items, and flowers that enables consumers to purchase products online and get them delivered to their homes. Nana was established in 2016 and is headquartered in Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia.

Wasoko

Seed Round in 2019
Sokowatch revolutionizes access to essential goods and services by connecting small shops to the digital economy. Through individual agents equipped with proprietary mobile data-collection tools, Sokowatch increases sales and market coverage for companies in emerging markets. It enables informal retailers to order products at any time via SMS or mobile app, and receive free same-day delivery to their store. This makes it easier for shopkeepers to source goods and helps manufacturers ensure that their products are consistently available to consumers. Sokowatch evaluates retailers to provide them with access to credit and other financial services typically not available to informal businesses. Sokowatch's systems track real-time sales and orders across thousands of stores. Access to market trends and purchasing habits enables manufacturers to tailor their marketing strategies and allows Sokowatch to offer personalized promotions and business insights to individual retailers.

Fadel

Series B in 2019
Fadel Partners, Inc. specializes in cloud-based intellectual property rights and royalty management software, catering to industries such as media, entertainment, publishing, high technology, gaming, life sciences, and pharmaceuticals. The company's FADEL IPM suite offers a comprehensive range of services, including contract and rights management, digital asset rights management, financial payment and collections management, and analytics. Fadel's solutions are designed for scalability and configurability, effectively capturing and monetizing over $10 billion in retail sales data and facilitating more than $4 billion in annual royalty payments for clients. In addition to software solutions, Fadel provides professional services encompassing implementation, support, and education. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Rye, New York, the company has established itself as a leader in the field, recognized for its innovative technology and industry contributions.

Toters

Series A in 2018
Toters provides service that connects customers with retailers, and uses couriers to deliver from any restaurants or shops in your city. Since 2017, their operation has grown exponentially in Lebanon and they have recently launched in Iraq and Saudi Arabia, delivering to thousands of happy customers every month from hundreds of select partner stores. From logistics to technology, design, and support they strive to offer their customers and partners the best experience both online and offline.

Volt Lines

Seed Round in 2018
Volt Lines operates an online platform that provides subscription based transportation services in Istanbul. The company’s platform allows users to book a seat on mini-buses for their commute to and from work. It also offers mobile application. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Istanbul, Turkey.

Sarwa

Seed Round in 2018
Sarwa Digital Wealth Limited develops a platform that offers investment advice. It offers investment strategies for better returns, simplified investing, and automated investing. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The Luxury Closet

Series C in 2018
The Luxury Closet is a fast growing online market platform that buys, sells, and consigns luxury items, mostly pre-owned, at a discounted price maintaining brand and item integrity and the assurance of authenticity. The Luxury Closet is the first of its kind in the GCC region in terms of size, market reach and scalability. It has achieved massive traction in a short period of time, and double digit monthly growth.

Lamsa

Series A in 2018
Lamsa World is a digital platform based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, designed for Arab-speaking toddlers and preschoolers. The company provides an interactive application that offers a variety of edutainment products, including e-books, games, videos, and music. Lamsa focuses on creating an engaging learning environment for children aged 1 to 8 years, delivering content that fosters creativity and imagination. The platform regularly updates its offerings to ensure a diverse range of educational and entertaining materials, which cater to the developmental needs of young learners. Through its innovative approach, Lamsa aims to enhance the educational experience while making learning enjoyable for children.

Neotic

Seed Round in 2018
Neotic introduced the use of AI for assisting investors in decision making. The technology behind it is based on machine learning algorithms for price patterns recognition, corporate fundamentals and financial news analysis.

Volt Lines

Seed Round in 2018
Volt Lines operates an online platform that provides subscription based transportation services in Istanbul. The company’s platform allows users to book a seat on mini-buses for their commute to and from work. It also offers mobile application. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Istanbul, Turkey.

Magnitt

Seed Round in 2018
Magnitt is a startup directory that connects investors, mentors, and emerging companies in the Middle East. The discovery platform is a database with over 5,500 MENA startups and over 200 investors.

Moodfit

Seed Round in 2018
Moodfit operates an online interior design platform based in Beirut, Lebanon, and was founded in 2016. It is recognized as the first online interior design service in the MENA region, providing a seamless experience for home furnishing and decoration. The platform connects users with professional interior designers, offering budget-friendly, turnkey solutions that cater to individual styles and budgets. Moodfit prepares customized furniture lists with pricing, allowing customers to purchase and have items delivered directly to their homes. This innovative approach simplifies the interior design process, enabling users to efficiently furnish and decorate their spaces.

One Click Delivery Services

Seed Round in 2018
One Click Delivery Services redefines last mile delivery throughout the region. By providing seamless and personalized delivery from local businesses to the consumer’s doorstep, They are closing the last-mile gap between merchants and their customers. Their entire last mile and on-demand delivery is technology-enabled, with a robust delivery management system featuring GPS locations tracking and automated customer notifications.

TreasuryXpress

Series B in 2017
TreasuryXpress Inc. provides on-demand treasury management and cash forecasting solutions, catering to a diverse clientele that includes banks, treasury houses, small and medium-sized businesses, and large enterprises. The company's main offerings consist of its TMS suite, C2Treasury, and C2Treasury Lite, which enable users to manage treasury operations, cash visibility, liquidity, and payment management effectively. TreasuryXpress supports various deployment options, including private cloud, single-tenant SaaS, multi-tenant SaaS, and on-premise solutions, allowing organizations to choose the best fit for their IT policies and operational needs. Additionally, the TreasuryXpress Store features tools like Forecast+ for cash forecasting and Payment+ API for enhancing bank formatting requirements. Founded in 2007, TreasuryXpress is headquartered in Paris, France, with additional offices in New York, Dubai, and Beirut, and operates as a subsidiary of Box & Automation Solutions.

Matic

Series A in 2017
At Matic, they offer you the convenience of a clean home without the hassle. Use their app or visit their website to seamlessly book a cleaning session, and we’ll pick it up from there. Matic holds the largest network of cleaning service companies and will match you with a highly trained cleaning professional straight to your home in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh or Doha with one tap booking.

Altibbi

Series B in 2017
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.

Modacruz

Series B in 2017
Modacruz Elektronik Hizmetler ve Ticaret A.S. operates an online platform based in Istanbul, Turkey, that focuses on the retail of fashion and baby products. Launched in 2014, Modacruz serves as a mobile social marketplace for over 1 million women, facilitating the buying and selling of pre-owned brand name fashion items. Users can easily join the platform to discover and purchase products or to list their own items for sale. The company specializes in second-hand luxury clothing, providing a space for users to engage in sustainable fashion practices.

Wego

Series E in 2017
Wego Pte Ltd. operates a travel search platform that allows users to explore and compare options from various airlines, hotel chains, and online travel agencies primarily in the Asia Pacific and Middle East regions. The company's website and mobile applications facilitate the research and booking process by providing tools that aggregate prices and offerings from a wide range of travel providers, enabling users to find the best deals quickly. Founded in 2005 and originally known as Bezurk Pte Ltd., Wego changed its name in 2008 and is based in Singapore, with additional offices in Jakarta, Bengaluru, and Dubai. The platform is recognized for delivering unbiased comparisons of travel products, helping consumers make informed decisions when booking flights and accommodations.

Fresha

Series A in 2017
Fresha is a SaaS-enabled marketplace platform for beauty and wellness industry. The platform takes the hassle out of running a business by managing appointment bookings, point-of-sale, customer records, human resources, inventory, and financial reporting. The consumer marketplace unlocks revenue potential for merchants by leveraging the power of online bookings and automated marketing through mobile apps and integrations to Instagram, Facebook and Google.

Fresha

Venture Round in 2017
Fresha is a SaaS-enabled marketplace platform for beauty and wellness industry. The platform takes the hassle out of running a business by managing appointment bookings, point-of-sale, customer records, human resources, inventory, and financial reporting. The consumer marketplace unlocks revenue potential for merchants by leveraging the power of online bookings and automated marketing through mobile apps and integrations to Instagram, Facebook and Google.

scriptr.io

Series A in 2017
Scriptr is a cloud service that simplifies the connection of Internet-of-Things devices to the internet through business logic and web services based on a browser-based IDE. It allows developers and builders to create custom APIs with the simplicity of JavaScript and the scalability of the cloud while removing server and application stack management tasks.

ElementN

Series A in 2017
ElementN, Inc. designs, develops, deploys, and delivers Web-based applications and solutions for enterprise customers in North America and MENA region. Its solutions include Telco Self-Care, a Web-based account management solution that puts access and control into the hands of post-paid, pre-paid, and corporate subscribers, as well as multi-line account managers with features, such as online bill management, service provisioning, and plan migration; and CC-Connect, an integrated set of Web applications that address common gaps in telecom operation support software, including solutions for call centers, sales outlets, network, and marketing departments. The company’s solutions also include mForms, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution for real-time large-scale mobile data collection and compatible with a range of GSM handsets and networks; and intranet with features, such as user directory, news, FAQs, and surveys. It also offers PortalElements methodology that offers an approach for developing enterprise portals, SaaS, and business applications; and intranet consulting, Web portal development, custom application development, functional analysis and design, and user experience consulting services. The company serves customers in telecom, bank, real estate, and software industries. ElementN, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is based in New York, New York.

Melltoo

Seed Round in 2017
Melltoo "No-Meetup Classifieds" is a mobile marketplace for buying and selling second hand things. The app is available for iPhones and Androids and as a mobile responsive web app.

Anghami

Series B in 2016
Anghami is a music streaming app providing unlimited Arabic and International music to stream and download for offline mode. Anghami is designed for the Middle-East and North Africa providing the largest music catalog of licensed content from the major Arabic labels such as Rotana, Melody, Mazzika, Platinum Records and many other indies. It also features the international majors EMI, Sony, Warner and Universal. Anghami is largest digital music venture ever in the Middle-East funded by multiple VC firms.

Matic

Seed Round in 2016
At Matic, they offer you the convenience of a clean home without the hassle. Use their app or visit their website to seamlessly book a cleaning session, and we’ll pick it up from there. Matic holds the largest network of cleaning service companies and will match you with a highly trained cleaning professional straight to your home in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh or Doha with one tap booking.

Falafel Games

Series A in 2016
Falafel Games, operating under Mezzabites Technologies Company LTD, specializes in developing massively multiplayer online (MMO) games for both web and mobile platforms. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Hangzhou, China, with an additional office in Beirut, Lebanon, the company focuses on delivering games that incorporate authentic Middle Eastern content. Falafel Games has achieved significant success in the Middle East gaming market, leading in the sale of virtual items and maintaining a perfect track record with its titles ranking in the top 100 grossing charts. As a pioneer in targeting the Middle Eastern audience, the company is well-positioned to capitalize on the region's underserved gaming market.

Fresha

Seed Round in 2016
Fresha is a SaaS-enabled marketplace platform for beauty and wellness industry. The platform takes the hassle out of running a business by managing appointment bookings, point-of-sale, customer records, human resources, inventory, and financial reporting. The consumer marketplace unlocks revenue potential for merchants by leveraging the power of online bookings and automated marketing through mobile apps and integrations to Instagram, Facebook and Google.

The Luxury Closet

Series B in 2016
The Luxury Closet is a fast growing online market platform that buys, sells, and consigns luxury items, mostly pre-owned, at a discounted price maintaining brand and item integrity and the assurance of authenticity. The Luxury Closet is the first of its kind in the GCC region in terms of size, market reach and scalability. It has achieved massive traction in a short period of time, and double digit monthly growth.

Klangoo

Venture Round in 2016
Klangoo Inc. provides content management solutions. It offers magnet, a text analysis technology that provides an automated solution for content generators, including personalized RSS feeds, related documents, summary, extraction of key topics and entities, categories, and entity related pages; search engine optimization services; and media monitoring solutions. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in San Mateo, California.

Eventtus

Venture Round in 2016
Eventtus, founded in 2011 and based in Cairo, Egypt, operates a social network and an engagement platform for events, catering to both organizers and attendees. The platform allows event organizers to efficiently manage their events by providing tools to create event webpages, sell tickets, and develop mobile apps featuring schedules, speaker bios, and live announcements. For attendees, Eventtus serves as a comprehensive mobile app that consolidates event information, enabling users to interact with sessions and speakers, participate in polls, and network with other attendees. Additionally, the platform enhances user experience through features such as real-time insights, Q&A monitoring, and social feeds, all aimed at maximizing networking opportunities and improving event planning effectiveness.

Bukit

Seed Round in 2016
Bukit operates an online platform that allows golf travelers to discover, plan, and book golf experiences in over 30 destinations worldwide. Founded in 2013 and based in London, the company aims to modernize the golf industry through innovative technology. Bukit's platform provides course operators with advanced tools, including next-generation tee sheets and mobile applications for both members and visitors, enhancing operational efficiency and revenue generation. The company's commitment to developing intelligent systems positions it as a leader in the golf tourism sector, catering to the needs of modern golfers and course operators alike.

scriptr.io

Venture Round in 2016
Scriptr is a cloud service that simplifies the connection of Internet-of-Things devices to the internet through business logic and web services based on a browser-based IDE. It allows developers and builders to create custom APIs with the simplicity of JavaScript and the scalability of the cloud while removing server and application stack management tasks.

Vbout.com

Seed Round in 2016
Vbout is multi-channel marketing automation technology that helps businesses collect leads and convert them into loyal customers. The software saves time and increases efficiency by combining several essential marketing tools into one powerful platform. Features include social media management, a landing page builder, email marketing tools, a customer journey builder and in-depth user profiling. Vbout’s platform also includes built-in reporting and analytics to optimize campaigns and track all engagement with your leads.

Neumann

Series A in 2015
Neumann develops a business-to-business (B2B) cloud based intelligence platform to make use of enterprise data. The data management platform collects cold data, process from cold data to actionable information to on-target action. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Bsharri, Lebanon with additional offices in Beirut and Saida, Lebanon.

Mobinets

Series B in 2015
Mobinets is a fast-growing company out of Lebanon that builds software for mobile phone network operators across the MENA region. The company’s core product – “NEP” (Network Engineering Platform) – is used by 20+ leading telco operators in the region to improve the overall design, cost optimization, and maintenance of their networks.

Altibbi

Seed Round in 2015
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.

Anghami

Series A in 2015
Anghami is a music streaming app providing unlimited Arabic and International music to stream and download for offline mode. Anghami is designed for the Middle-East and North Africa providing the largest music catalog of licensed content from the major Arabic labels such as Rotana, Melody, Mazzika, Platinum Records and many other indies. It also features the international majors EMI, Sony, Warner and Universal. Anghami is largest digital music venture ever in the Middle-East funded by multiple VC firms.

The Luxury Closet

Series A in 2015
The Luxury Closet is a fast growing online market platform that buys, sells, and consigns luxury items, mostly pre-owned, at a discounted price maintaining brand and item integrity and the assurance of authenticity. The Luxury Closet is the first of its kind in the GCC region in terms of size, market reach and scalability. It has achieved massive traction in a short period of time, and double digit monthly growth.

scriptr.io

Seed Round in 2015
Scriptr is a cloud service that simplifies the connection of Internet-of-Things devices to the internet through business logic and web services based on a browser-based IDE. It allows developers and builders to create custom APIs with the simplicity of JavaScript and the scalability of the cloud while removing server and application stack management tasks.

Klangoo

Seed Round in 2014
Klangoo Inc. provides content management solutions. It offers magnet, a text analysis technology that provides an automated solution for content generators, including personalized RSS feeds, related documents, summary, extraction of key topics and entities, categories, and entity related pages; search engine optimization services; and media monitoring solutions. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in San Mateo, California.

Fadel

Series A in 2014
Fadel Partners, Inc. specializes in cloud-based intellectual property rights and royalty management software, catering to industries such as media, entertainment, publishing, high technology, gaming, life sciences, and pharmaceuticals. The company's FADEL IPM suite offers a comprehensive range of services, including contract and rights management, digital asset rights management, financial payment and collections management, and analytics. Fadel's solutions are designed for scalability and configurability, effectively capturing and monetizing over $10 billion in retail sales data and facilitating more than $4 billion in annual royalty payments for clients. In addition to software solutions, Fadel provides professional services encompassing implementation, support, and education. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Rye, New York, the company has established itself as a leader in the field, recognized for its innovative technology and industry contributions.

Instabug

Seed Round in 2013
Instabug is a computer software company that specializes in providing tools for mobile app developers to enhance application quality and performance. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Giza, Egypt, with operations in California, the company offers a platform that includes crash reporting, application performance monitoring, user surveys, and real-time contextual insights. These features enable developers to identify bugs and errors throughout the application's life cycle, facilitating a more efficient testing process. By leveraging crowdsourced feedback, Instabug helps developers pinpoint the exact conditions that lead to functionality issues, ultimately improving the overall user experience.

Lamsa

Venture Round in 2013
Lamsa World is a digital platform based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, designed for Arab-speaking toddlers and preschoolers. The company provides an interactive application that offers a variety of edutainment products, including e-books, games, videos, and music. Lamsa focuses on creating an engaging learning environment for children aged 1 to 8 years, delivering content that fosters creativity and imagination. The platform regularly updates its offerings to ensure a diverse range of educational and entertaining materials, which cater to the developmental needs of young learners. Through its innovative approach, Lamsa aims to enhance the educational experience while making learning enjoyable for children.

Eventtus

Seed Round in 2013
Eventtus, founded in 2011 and based in Cairo, Egypt, operates a social network and an engagement platform for events, catering to both organizers and attendees. The platform allows event organizers to efficiently manage their events by providing tools to create event webpages, sell tickets, and develop mobile apps featuring schedules, speaker bios, and live announcements. For attendees, Eventtus serves as a comprehensive mobile app that consolidates event information, enabling users to interact with sessions and speakers, participate in polls, and network with other attendees. Additionally, the platform enhances user experience through features such as real-time insights, Q&A monitoring, and social feeds, all aimed at maximizing networking opportunities and improving event planning effectiveness.

Potential

Venture Round in 2013
Potential is a leading provider of online open courseware and professional development programs aimed at individuals and organizations, particularly in emerging markets. Founded in 2005 and based in Dubai, the company offers a range of tailored development initiatives, including programs focused on business growth for small and medium enterprises in the MENA region, support for women entrepreneurs in Saudi Arabia, and resources for engineers and scientists to develop their own businesses. Potential also provides corporate training programs designed to enhance employee performance, foster customer-centric cultures, and improve sales strategies across various market segments. With a commitment to lifelong learning, Potential has empowered hundreds of thousands of individuals and businesses from over 31 countries to achieve their goals.

HyperPay

Venture Round in 2012
Gate2play is the first one stop-shop service company for online merchants in the Middle East and North Africa. Understanding that challenges of those seeking to provide services to a large Arab online audience, gate2play provides the following value added services to its clients: Payment Gateway Services: gate2play provides online payment hub services, connecting merchants to a consolidated network of some of the leading local, regional, and global payment gateways. Market Entry and Expansion Services: gate2play assists merchants in regional market entry, including localization services (in multiple languages), online and offline marketing and strategic partnership development. User Maximization Services: gate2play operates a specialized multi-lingual professional support center for online services, which can be used both for marketing outreach, e-ticketing, live-chat support, as well as for transaction facilitation and customer service. The support center is also the region’s first “user experience center”, helping merchants maximize the potential of their relationship with their customers. With a team of online veterans and with on-the-ground experience of monetizing global and local online services, gate2playemploys 10 professionals in Amman and Cairo. The team is led by Muhannad Ebwini, who previously served as CEO of the largest alternative payment provider in the Arab World. Gate2play is also a venture backed business, supported by IV Holdings. Our company was Equity Funded by Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) http://www.mevp.com/ IV- Holding www.iv-holdings.com/ And Couple of angel investors

Laimoon.com

Venture Round in 2012
Laimoon supports career-minded people with information on jobs,courses and career insights. Currently focussing on the UAE and the wider GCC region.

Anghami

Series A in 2012
Anghami is a music streaming app providing unlimited Arabic and International music to stream and download for offline mode. Anghami is designed for the Middle-East and North Africa providing the largest music catalog of licensed content from the major Arabic labels such as Rotana, Melody, Mazzika, Platinum Records and many other indies. It also features the international majors EMI, Sony, Warner and Universal. Anghami is largest digital music venture ever in the Middle-East funded by multiple VC firms.

Shahiya

Venture Round in 2012
Shahiya.com is an Arabic food-focused social website. Millions of Arab home cooks use it to find, review and share recipes, food pictures and blog posts. All user contributions are monitored by a passionate editorial team, to ensure clarity, originality, and conformity to the local tastes and norms. Shahiya also caters to health conscious users in Arab countries. Under the supervision of its founding partner Carole Hani Makhoul (US Registered Dietitian), it provides the nutritional facts of each recipe published on the site - a service only shahiya offers in Arabic. Since going online in 2010, it has grown to become the biggest Arabic cooking website, organically attracting > 1,000,000 unique visitors/month. Its mobile applications have also been downloaded > 1,000,000 times, topping most of the Arab Apple app stores. Shahiya has attracted top international advertising brands, such as Galaxy, Arla Foods, Kraft, Moulinex, Kenwood, and Braun, as well as large Saudi / UAE based advertisers, including Safi-Danone, Al Walimah, Savola, Al Alali, and STC. In 2012, shahiya received a Series A investment from the Lebanon based VC fund MEVP.

Falafel Games

Angel Round in 2012
Falafel Games, operating under Mezzabites Technologies Company LTD, specializes in developing massively multiplayer online (MMO) games for both web and mobile platforms. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Hangzhou, China, with an additional office in Beirut, Lebanon, the company focuses on delivering games that incorporate authentic Middle Eastern content. Falafel Games has achieved significant success in the Middle East gaming market, leading in the sale of virtual items and maintaining a perfect track record with its titles ranking in the top 100 grossing charts. As a pioneer in targeting the Middle Eastern audience, the company is well-positioned to capitalize on the region's underserved gaming market.

TreasuryXpress

Venture Round in 2012
TreasuryXpress Inc. provides on-demand treasury management and cash forecasting solutions, catering to a diverse clientele that includes banks, treasury houses, small and medium-sized businesses, and large enterprises. The company's main offerings consist of its TMS suite, C2Treasury, and C2Treasury Lite, which enable users to manage treasury operations, cash visibility, liquidity, and payment management effectively. TreasuryXpress supports various deployment options, including private cloud, single-tenant SaaS, multi-tenant SaaS, and on-premise solutions, allowing organizations to choose the best fit for their IT policies and operational needs. Additionally, the TreasuryXpress Store features tools like Forecast+ for cash forecasting and Payment+ API for enhancing bank formatting requirements. Founded in 2007, TreasuryXpress is headquartered in Paris, France, with additional offices in New York, Dubai, and Beirut, and operates as a subsidiary of Box & Automation Solutions.

PinPay

Venture Round in 2010
Pin-Pay is an innovative mobile payment service offered at our Partner Banks which aims to bring our subscribers the most secure, reliable and intelligent payment experience. Using Pin-Pay, you can perform a number of different transactions directly from your mobile phone. Since all transactions are conducted live and under 20 seconds, you can safely receive money straight to your account in no time.