Relish Venture Partners is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 and based in Kuwait City, Kuwait.

Faith Capital is a Kuwait-based venture capital firm that invests in technology and consumer startups across the MENA region. Owned and managed by individuals with proven business experience in the GCC, it focuses on e-commerce and related sectors with high growth potential and backs founders across seed to later-stage rounds, targeting information technology, software as a service, mobile, Internet of Things, and e-commerce ventures.

SBX Capital is a Kuwait-based principal investment firm and technology investment holding company, founded in 2020, that is stage and industry agnostic and focuses on early-stage technology-based companies.

Founded in 2017, Seeds Partners is a venture capital firm headquartered in Kuwait City, Kuwait. The company focuses on investing in innovative startups operating within technology, fintech, edtech, health, fitness, e-commerce, business software, and data sectors across Kuwait and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.

Arzan Venture Capital is a Kuwait City-based venture capital firm and corporate venture capital arm of Arzan Financial Group. Founded in 2013, it concentrates on early-stage technology startups with a MENA focus and has backed numerous tech ventures since 2014. The firm seeks long-term relationships with entrepreneurs in the region and operates as one of the area’s early VC players.

Boubyan Bank is an Islamic banking corporation based in Kuwait. It offers services in investment banking, corporate banking, and consumer banking, with a focus on consumer finance, credit cards, deposits, and other branch-related services. The majority of its revenue comes from the consumer banking segment.

Kuwait Life Sciences Company (KLSC) is an integrated healthcare company established in 2010 in Kuwait that focuses on advancing life sciences and healthcare in the Middle East and North Africa. It engages in healthcare investment, life sciences training, medical technology, and pharmaceutical distribution, working with public and private sector stakeholders to access emerging technologies and develop projects, often through joint ventures and technology transfer into Kuwait and the region. The company operates across three investment pillars: incubation of local and regional startups, international venture capital, and regional and international private equity, targeting ventures with viable concepts and clear exit paths. Its portfolio and activities include knowledge transfer platforms and commercialization efforts in medical devices, diagnostics, and oncology imaging, with examples such as Life Sciences Academy, Innomedics, Newbridges, Quanta Fluid Solutions, Supersonic Imagine, Median Technologies, Clinart, and eCore. KLSC aims to accelerate adoption of proven healthcare concepts and foster regional expansion of technology leaders in the MENA region.

Hiway Capital is a venture capital firm based in Guangzhou, China. Established in 2007, it focuses on investments across manufacturing, healthcare, new materials and energy, agriculture, and enterprise services.

Grange Partners is a venture capital firm based in Singapore. Founded in 2012, it focuses on investments across technology, B2C and B2B sectors, health and wellness, education, food, financial services, gaming and telecom.

Seedra Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm established in 2019 and based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The firm is dedicated to fostering disruptive innovations and trends throughout the region, focusing on sectors such as business-to-business, commercial services, business-to-consumer, energy, financial services, healthcare, and technology. Seedra Ventures aims to provide venture-building services and strategically invests in companies within Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, supporting their growth and development in a dynamic marketplace.

Orbit Ventures is an emerging markets venture capital firm that invests in technology companies aiming to digitize traditional industries and improve living standards in a sustainable way. The firm supports portfolio companies through a comprehensive, long-term program that includes partnerships, business development, fundraising and growth assistance, along with initial investment and subsequent follow-on funding. Its investment focus spans digitalization across e-commerce, fintech, media, healthcare, education, and logistics.

BECO Capital is a Dubai-based venture capital firm that provides growth capital and hands-on operational mentorship to early-stage technology companies in the Middle East and North Africa. It focuses on seed and early-stage investments in mobile, Internet of Things, software as a service, and other technology sectors, supporting entrepreneurs to scale their businesses across the region.

Wamda Capital is a Dubai-based venture capital firm that invests in seed and growth-stage technology companies in the MENA region. It seeks to guide portfolio companies through multiple rounds of financing toward an exit. The firm targets sectors including financial services, consumer goods, software, Internet of Things, and artificial intelligence, with a focus on high-growth startups. By backing entrepreneurs across the MENA ecosystem, Wamda Capital aims to accelerate digital transformation and build regional tech leadership.

Impact46 is a venture capital investment firm and asset manager based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, established in 2019. It specializes in alternative investment opportunities, with a focus on opportunities within Saudi Arabia. The firm acts as an asset manager and advisor to both local and international institutions, family groups, endowments, and high-net-worth investors, delivering innovative investment products and services tailored to sophisticated clients.

eWTP Capital is a Beijing-based venture capital firm founded in 2018 that invests in technology sectors and accelerates growth for portfolio companies. It seeks markets with high growth potential in technology-driven industries, including opportunities in digital economies and improving the quality of consumption.

Next Play Capital is a venture capital investment platform founded in 2014 and based in Redwood City, California. It provides specialized investors access to top venture capital funds and companies.

Lumia Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2011 that backs expansion-stage technology companies, focusing on internet and software sectors such as SaaS, mobile, cloud computing, infrastructure, and big data. It uses a hands-on approach that couples Silicon Valley insights with global networks to help management teams scale and pursue international growth. The firm typically invests between a few million and around thirty million dollars and participates in primary and secondary transactions using common and preferred shares. Its geographic focus includes the United States and international markets in Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, Turkey, Southeast Asia, and other regions, supporting portfolio companies as they expand across borders.

Reshape Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 that invests in early-stage technology-enabled companies across proptech, fintech, retail and e-commerce, and healthcare. The firm focuses on businesses that leverage real estate to scale, positioning itself at the intersection of technology and space to support growth.

Flat6Labs is a Cairo-based seed and early-stage venture capital firm and accelerator in the MENA region. Since 2011 it has built a network of startup programs that support entrepreneurs from pre-seed through pre-Series A, and operates offices across the region including Cairo, Abu Dhabi, Amman, Beirut, Jeddah, Manama, and Tunis. The firm regularly funds more than 100 startups annually and provides a range of investment tickets from 50,000 to 500,000, supported by a broad investor network and extensive mentorship, investor, and corporate connections. Flat6Labs focuses on accelerating the growth of technology-driven startups by combining capital with mentorship, partnerships, and opportunities to scale regionally.

Vision Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs to support Seed and Series A startups across diverse verticals. The firm emphasizes hands-on guidance in marketing, sales, product and service development, financial planning and management, and growth strategy, leveraging its founders’ and team's extensive experience in starting companies and guiding them to growth. The team brings multi-national, multi-cultural experience across countries and provides practical support to help startups navigate early-stage challenges and scale in competitive markets.

Antler is a global venture capital firm based in Singapore that backs early-stage technology companies. It runs incubation programs and provides a global community of co-founders, access to talent, expert advisors, expansion support, and capital to help startups grow. The firm targets a broad range of sectors, including healthcare, finance, software, energy, consumer and B2B technologies, and operates through regional programs across Europe, the United States, the United Kingdom, Southeast Asia, India, Africa, and beyond.

Crescent Enterprises is a multinational company with diversified operations across strategic sectors. It operates a private equity arm, Crescent Enterprises Invests, and a corporate venture capital platform, CE-Ventures, which invests in early to growth-stage technology-enabled startups and select venture funds regionally and globally.

Tiger Global Management is an investment firm founded in 2001 by Charles (Chase) Coleman. It allocates capital across public and private markets worldwide, with a focus on technology-enabled growth opportunities. The firm pursues public equity strategies, including long/short and growth investments, and private equity across early- to late-stage companies in multiple industries, seeking high-quality growth opportunities and guiding portfolio companies through their lifecycle.

Adjuvo is a London-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 that invests in early-stage information technology companies. It connects high-growth opportunities with a network of top-tier investors and provides capital typically ranging from £1 million to £3 million for suitable opportunities.

Bossa Invest is a venture capital firm based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2011, that manages investment portfolios and provides asset management services to clients across sectors, with a focus on software as a service companies, and analyzes market trends to inform its investment decisions while operating in finance, technology, and real estate.

Global Ventures is an international venture capital firm based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Founded in 2018, it focuses on investing in technology companies and supporting founders and ideas across emerging markets. The firm is described as having a diverse, collaborative team with experience in building and scaling companies.

HB Investments is a private investment office based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, founded by the creators of Huda Beauty. The firm focuses on investing in early-stage companies led by exceptional entrepreneurs aiming to transform consumer experiences in various sectors, including technology, media, entertainment, and telecommunications. By providing a supportive ecosystem that encompasses brand building, marketing, and distribution, HB Investments helps these entrepreneurs scale their businesses effectively. The firm seeks to partner with visionary founders whose missions align with revolutionizing how consumers engage with products and services related to buying, eating, exercising, and sleeping.

MSA Capital is a global venture capital and private equity firm founded in 2014 that invests in technology-enabled companies across seed to growth stages. It manages over $1.5 billion in capital and sources funding from sovereign wealth funds, international asset managers, pension funds, university endowments, fund of funds, and family offices, as well as Chinese new economy entrepreneurs.

VentureSouq is a venture capital firm headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with a global portfolio. Founded in 2013, it backs early-stage technology companies across sectors including fintech, software as a service, edtech, gaming, legaltech, and climate technology. The firm operates with a regional focus on the Middle East and North Africa and seeks scalable, innovative solutions, supporting portfolio companies through strategic guidance and capital.

Founded in 2015, Modus Capital is a venture capital firm based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It invests in early to mid-stage startups operating across various sectors such as artificial intelligence, SaaS, medtech, education, consumer products, and blockchain within the MENA region.

Cedar Mundi Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2016 that pursues cross-border technology investments across Europe and the Middle East, with activity in sectors including B2B, B2C, healthtech, information technology, e-commerce, edtech, and fintech.

Endeavor is a nonprofit organization that supports high‑impact entrepreneurs through a global network spanning nearly 40 countries. It backs more than 2,000 entrepreneurs whose companies generate over $28 billion in combined revenues, employ more than 3.9 million people, and attracted more than $4 billion in capital in 2020. The organization offers an entrepreneur‑first model that connects founders with mentors, peers, and opportunities to scale and pay it forward. Its global ecosystem includes affiliates such as Endeavor Miami, which focuses on early‑stage technology firms and reflects the network’s regional and sectoral reach.

Shorooq Partners is a venture capital and alternative investment manager founded in 2017, focused on technology-driven companies in the Middle East and North Africa and beyond. The firm invests through venture capital and private credit funds, with expertise across fintech, platforms, software, gaming and Web3.0, and an emphasis on crypto and climate technologies. It maintains a pan-regional presence with offices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Riyadh, Cairo and Seoul, reflecting a cross-border approach. Shorooq Partners aims to be founders' partners, builders and value investors, backing market-moving startups across the region.

KAUST Innovation Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2010 and located in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia. The firm focuses on fostering the emerging Saudi technology ecosystem by making seed and early-stage investments in high-tech startups across various sectors, including energy and environment, food and water, advanced materials, robotics, information and communications technology, and healthcare. By acting as a long-term strategic partner, KAUST Innovation Ventures supports its portfolio companies through mentorship and acceleration programs offered by its Entrepreneurship Center. The firm aims to cultivate an innovation-driven investment community and attract both local and international investors to contribute to the growth of innovative technologies in the region.

Hala Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, founded in 2018. It invests in technology startups in the Gulf Cooperation Council region and supports early-growth stage companies.

Good Capital is a Delhi-based venture capital firm founded in 2019 that concentrates on early-stage technology investments in India. It seeks opportunities in information technology, B2C media, technology products, virtual reality and augmented reality, software, and related sectors, with a focus on enabling existing industries such as middlemen, traders, and micro-SMEs through technology rather than pursuing disruption. The firm backs startups at the seed to early growth stages, partnering to scale digital tools and processes that improve efficiency and access to markets across the local economy.

Bharat Founders Fund is an early-stage venture organization based in New Delhi, India. Founded in 2022, it is comprised of successful Indian entrepreneurs who invest in and support early-stage companies, aiming to back and assist the next generation of founders building for Bharat.

Vibe Cap is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 and based in San Francisco, California. The firm focuses on investing in sectors such as cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence, machine learning, genomics, and robotics. Recognizing a unique convergence of technological advancements and macroeconomic pressures, Vibe Cap aims to capitalize on emerging opportunities that promise to transform traditional power structures. The firm is committed to supporting the development of innovative solutions that are equitable, transparent, and accessible, thereby creating significant wealth while addressing key challenges like climate change and demographic shifts. Through strategic investments, Vibe Cap seeks to contribute to a future defined by sustainable and beneficial technologies.

RockPort Capital is a multi-stage venture capital firm that focuses on energy, mobility, and sustainability. With offices in Boston and Menlo Park, the firm partners with entrepreneurs to foster growth and create value across industrial and consumer-facing ventures whose technologies address global markets. It maintains a collaborative investment approach and deep domain expertise in energy and cleantech, aiming to support companies through strategic guidance and capital.

Chrysalix Venture Capital is a Vancouver-based venture capital firm founded in 2001 that specializes in industrial innovation and clean-tech. It invests in early-stage startups globally that address energy efficiency, renewable energy, manufacturing and related sectors, and provides portfolio companies with deep industry and technical knowledge, management and board support, and access to capital. The firm also supports IP management and facilitates networking with industrial and financial partners. Its focus areas include artificial intelligence, data analytics, sensor components, the Internet of Things, robotics, blockchain, advanced materials, and chemicals, alongside broader clean-tech and renewable technologies.

Nth Power is a California-based early-stage venture capital firm founded in 1997 and headquartered in San Francisco that invests in energy-related technology companies across North America. It focuses on sectors including energy generation and storage, renewable technologies, smart grid, efficiency, infrastructure, and advanced transportation, with an emphasis on solutions that address pressing energy challenges. The firm supports startups with high growth potential through a deep network of energy entrepreneurs, universities, research institutions, and institutional capital, aiming to accelerate commercialization of innovative energy technologies.

The EBRD is an international financial institution founded in 1990 and headquartered in London that provides project financing and advisory services to support private sector development and transformation in emerging markets. It finances banks, industries, and businesses, supports new ventures and investments in existing companies, and helps privatize and restructure municipal services in publicly owned entities. Through its banking and treasury activities, it offers loans, equity and quasi-equity investments, guarantees, and equity funds for smaller enterprises, along with trade finance and loan syndication. It works with commercial partners to invest in private enterprises across sectors including energy, manufacturing, ICT, infrastructure, agribusiness, and real estate, across Europe, the Middle East and beyond, including a significant footprint in Central and Eastern Europe, the Baltics, and the Caucasus. It provides policy reform dialogue and advisory services to support market modernization, governance, and reform. It has invested over €130 billion in more than 5,000 projects.

RSE Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2012. It invests across early-stage, seed and growth rounds, focusing on companies in sports and entertainment, media and marketing, consumer, and technology. It incubates technology, food and lifestyle, and media-driven businesses that enhance audience engagement through in-venue content, curated events, and strategic partnerships. The firm leverages its network to support portfolio companies with resources such as real estate strategy and marketing campaign development, and it collaborates with partners across its ecosystem to accelerate growth at key inflection points.

Knollwood Investment Advisory is a venture capital firm based in Hunt Valley, Maryland, founded in 2015. It concentrates on funding early-stage companies in the internet security sector and operates as a registered investment adviser.

Catcha Group is a venture capital firm based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, focused on backing disruptive technology companies. It has a track record of investing in small- to medium-sized businesses to achieve rapid growth, profitability, and potentially an IPO, by taking sizeable stakes and mentoring portfolio companies to unlock their potential. The firm emphasizes supporting its portfolio teams through challenges and helping them become leaders in their fields, with a hands-on approach to value creation.

Founded in 2008, RZM Investments is a venture capital firm based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It focuses on investing in the education, healthcare, and information technology sectors.

Iris Capital is a pan-European venture capital firm focused on the digital economy. Established in 1986 and headquartered in Paris, it supports start-ups from early stage to growth, assisting portfolio companies with international expansion through a network of corporate partners including Orange, Publicis, Valeo and BRED. The firm backs companies across platforms, SaaS, AdTech, IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, IoT, robotics and mobile services, with investments spanning Europe and beyond, including North America and Asia. Iris Capital seeks to back leaders in AI, data, fintech and insurtech, enterprise software as a service, and other technology-enabled sectors, often taking lead or co-lead positions and participating in follow-on rounds, with portfolio companies guided by strategic input from its network of partners.

Business Innovation Mine (BIM) specializes in creating successful and sustainable enterprises by leveraging its expertise, resources, and extensive network. The organization focuses on identifying, validating, and launching innovative ideas, transforming them into independent businesses. Recognizing that timing is crucial for every venture, BIM has developed a streamlined venture-building process aimed at rapid delivery. This process encompasses the creation of comprehensive business plans, product development, market launch, and growth strategies. BIM generates its own startups through a dynamic ideation process designed to address specific problems. Additionally, the company collaborates with external entrepreneurs and organizations, helping them to refine and realize their innovative concepts into thriving businesses. Through these methods, BIM ensures that all ventures have the necessary support and financing to grow without constraints.

Hummingbird Ventures is a venture capital firm that partners with extraordinary founders building fast-growth technology companies. Founded in 2010 and with a presence in London, Ghent and Istanbul, the firm backs early-stage to growth-stage startups across sectors including blockchain, healthcare, deep tech, fintech, marketplaces, gaming, hardware, software as a service and biotech. It provides capital alongside hands-on operational support to help portfolio companies accelerate growth, leveraging an international network and operational know-how. Notable investments include Deliveroo, Showpad, Kraken, Peak Games and Gram Games, among others. The firm focuses on late seed to Series A opportunities and emphasizes helping fast-growing digital businesses scale through strategic guidance and access to resources.

Gulf Islamic Investments LLC, established in 2014, is a Dubai-based financial services company specializing in Shariah-compliant investments. It focuses on private equity, venture capital, infrastructure, and real estate, with a regional emphasis on the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. The firm invests in various sectors, including healthcare, technology, education, consumer services, and real estate, typically committing $10 million or more per investment.