Middle East Venture Partners

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.

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.

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

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.

Toters is a delivery service that connects customers with local retailers and restaurants, facilitating the delivery of a wide range of products, including food and groceries. Since its inception in 2017, the company has experienced significant growth in Lebanon and has expanded its operations to Iraq and Saudi Arabia, serving thousands of customers each month through a network of selected partner stores. The Toters application allows users to browse local menus and store offerings, enabling them to place orders easily and track their deliveries in real time. The company focuses on enhancing the overall experience for both customers and partners through its logistics, technology, design, and support services.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.