Sawari Ventures

Sawari Ventures is an Egyptian private equity firm established in 2009 that focuses on early-to-growth stage investments in technology businesses throughout the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. With a keen understanding of the local culture and business environment, the firm identifies investment opportunities in a region characterized by a youthful, digital-savvy population and significant disposable income. Sawari Ventures aims to capitalize on the burgeoning demand for consumer technology products and services by investing in software and technology, media, and telecommunications sectors. The firm typically invests between $250,000 and $1 million in a select number of companies, leveraging its global network and local expertise to help transform regional visionaries into successful global enterprises.

Wael Amin

Partner

Ibrahim Ramadan

Senior Associate

Hany Al Sonbaty

Managing Director

Past deals in Lebanon

Zoomaal

Seed Round in 2012
Zoomaal is the leading crowdfunding platform in the Arab world.Zoomaal went live in July, 2013. Semi-finalist in the MIT Arab Enterprise Forum business plan competition, backed by four Middle Eastern venture capital firms and featured on CNN, Wamda, the International Herald Tribune and more, Zoomaal is at the forefront of Arab crowdfunding: helping people empower Arab creativity and culture.