Flat6Labs is the MENA region’s leading seed and early stage venture capital firm, currently running the most renowned startup programs in the region. Annually, Flat6Labs invests in more than 100 innovative and technology-driven startups enabling thousands of passionate entrepreneurs to achieve their daring ambitions and ultimately becoming their institutional co-founders. Flat6Labs manages a number of seed funds with a total AUM in excess of $85M. More than 25 leading institutions have invested into the Flat6Labs managed funds; believing in the asset class and Flat6Labs’ proven track record as the market leader.. Flat6Labs provides a wide range of investment ticket sizes ranging from $50K to $500k, supporting startups through their early journeys from Pre-Seed all the way to Pre-Series A stages. Alongside to the investments, Flat6Labs’ exceptional startup programs, executed to cater specifically for the needs of the innovative entrepreneurs, helps them accelerate their growth by providing them with a plethora of support services and connecting them to unparalleled opportunities with an expansive network comprising hundreds of business mentors, investors and corporates. Launched and headquartered in Cairo since 2011, Flat6Labs has multiple offices across the region; with ongoing plans to expand into other emerging markets.

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.

B&Y Venture Partners is a venture capital fund focused on early-stage technology startups in the MENA region. The firm aims to support high-impact founders who are building transformative and category-leading companies. By investing in talented entrepreneurs, B&Y provides not only financial backing but also strategic value to help these teams succeed. The firm seeks to partner with driven individuals and teams known for their strong execution capabilities and commitment to realizing their visions. B&Y Venture Partners emphasizes the importance of founding teams as the critical element in the success of startups, aligning its investment strategy with those who aspire to create the next significant technology success stories.

Founded in the year 2020 as a free enterprise, CapB exists to discover, promote, and finance ventures throughout various industries, geographies, and economies that purposely serve the interests of its clients, sponsors, and associates. As a data-driven investment office, we succeed in managing our affairs and fulfilling our purpose by mediating, guiding, and facilitating beneficial opportunities, of economic and intellectual nature, with the greatest care to incentive. ​We define our established enterprise as a multifaceted, multipurpose, and multinational one in due respect to our deep professional network, experienced business insight, and esoteric sense of management.

Cedar Mundi Ventures specializes in the fields of venture capital and financial services. It also specializes in cross-border technology investments covering Europe & the MENA region. It was founded in 2016 and headquartered in Beyrouth, Lebanon.

Wamda accelerates entrepreneurship ecosystems throughout the MENA region by joining Wamda Capital, the most active, multi-stage, sector agnostic venture capital fund investing in high growth technology or technology-enabled startups across the MENA, and the leading knowledge platform offering integrated programs including media, community development, research, Wamda’s fellowship program Wamda X, as well as corporate and government advisory services to the various stakeholders of the MENA startup ecosystem.

International Finance Corporation (IFC), established in 1956 and headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia, is the private equity and venture capital arm of The World Bank Group. It focuses on fostering sustainable economic growth in developing countries by financing private sector investments and mobilizing capital in international financial markets. IFC provides a wide range of financial products, including loans, equity, quasi-equity, and advisory services, targeting sectors such as agriculture, forestry, financial services, education, healthcare, infrastructure, manufacturing, retail, tourism, and technology. The organization aims to support businesses and financial institutions in emerging markets to create jobs, improve corporate governance, and enhance environmental performance. IFC typically invests between $1 million and $100 million, often taking minority stakes but preferring majority ownership in its portfolio companies. It does not engage directly in the management of its investments and usually exits through domestic stock markets or other arrangements after several years. By focusing on initiatives that benefit underserved communities, IFC contributes to local economic development and improves the quality of life for people in developing regions.

BECO Capital provides growth capital and hands-on operational support for early-stage technology companies. It is a technology-focused venture capital that supports entrepreneurs and financial sectors to raise funds. The company helps small companies with growth capital and hands-on operational mentorship in their early stage of development. It was founded in 2012 and is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. BECO Capital was founded on February 1, 2014, by Dany Farha and Amir Farha, and it is headquartered in Dubai.

Saned Partners is an independently managed Venture Capital fund, aiming to nurture early-stage companies in the MENA region into growth and profitability.Their mission is to partner with entrepreneurs and to provide them with the means and resources to turn their projects into established, best-in-class businesses that offer exceptional all-around value to stakeholders.Saned’s vision is to serve as a catalyst for economic and social development in the region, by providing entrepreneurs with the opportunity to capitalize on their ambition and ideas.

Game changing Ventures Nucleus Ventures is a leading entity in Corporate innovation & Venture building advisory, with a track record of several ventures built, managed, and delivered to our clients; more than 8 incubators & accelerators successfully created, operated, and/or transferred, 140+ start-ups graduated, $280+ Million USD raised, 2000+ jobs created. Today, we can proudly state that we are leaders in the innovation Venturing advisory. #NucleusVenture’s role is to work, hand in hand, with its clients, to bring to life their innovative ventures, by understanding the shifts required to unlock the core assets, potential, capabilities, and competencies of every industry, through innovation, and transform it into growth. #NucleusVentures is based in Cyprus, with offices in France, the US, and Beirut, servicing the EMENA region. Our partners are global businesses, funds, family offices, VCs, Donors & governments. To complement our venture-building services, we have partnered with Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, to deliver the best of what the world can offer in the tech talent upskilling Coding Bootcamps space, both on the hard skills and Soft skills side, adding capacity building to Innovation. All this can only be accomplished by putting our network of talents, subject matter experts, start-ups & entrepreneurs at the heart of our operation!

Algebra Ventures invests in technology startups that leverage innovation to transform large markets. They seek high-growth companies, led by passionate and capable teams, that have a unique value proposition, and that can generate significant economic returns. Algebra Ventures looks for entrepreneurial teams that possess vision and insight as well as the execution skills needed to build scalable companies. Algebra Ventures focuses on Series A and Series B rounds in Egypt although they do not exclude investments in earlier-stage startups or in other parts of the MENA region. They prefer to meet startups early on and get to know the team as the opportunity is shaping up.

The EuroMena Funds is one of the MEA region’s leading private equity firms specialized in emerging markets with a track record of successful investments.

Global Ventures is an international venture capital firm, investing in founders and ideas across emerging markets. The Global Ventures team is a diverse, collaborative, talented, and curious group of professionals who, combined, have years of experience and expertise building and scaling companies.

Samena Capital is a principal investment group focusing on the Subcontinent, Asia, Middle East and North Africa, collectively the SAMENA region. It has raised US$1.1 billion of assets since 2008 and has returned c. US$500 million in capital from over 40 full and partial exits. Samena Capital currently manages total capital commitments of approximately US$700 million across three primary investment strategies: private equity, direct investments and credit.

Acasia Group is an angel investment network that invests in and supports early-stage startups it convenes regular investment meetings to review pre-selected potential investees.

Sawari Ventures is an Egyptian private equity and venture capital firm established in 2009, headquartered in Cairo. The firm focuses on early-to-growth stage investments in technology businesses across the MENA region, leveraging its deep understanding of the local culture and business environment. Sawari Ventures primarily targets sectors such as consumer internet, fintech, edtech, health tech, deep tech, and e-commerce, with investment sizes ranging from $250,000 to $1 million for selected companies. Recognizing the Middle East as a rapidly growing market with a youthful, tech-savvy population and significant disposable income, Sawari Ventures aims to connect local innovators with global opportunities, facilitating their transformation into internationally recognized successes.

Iliad Partners is a Venture Capital firm based in Dubai that invests in early stage technology companies with a focus on the MENA region. We partner with founders to help them build their startups into high-growth ventures that will become the disruptive companies of tomorrow.

Arzan Venture Capital (Arzan VC) is a Kuwait-born VC firm that has been investing in startups with a MENA angle since 2014, making it one of the earliest VC firms in the region. Arzan VC's portfolio includes 30+ startups. The firm invests in young, fast-growing and innovative tech teams and it remains committed to building long-lasting relationships with the region’s most talented entrepreneurs at an early stage.

EBRD Venture Capital Investment Program is the venture capital arm of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, established in 1991 and based in London. The program focuses on investing in early and growth stage companies, primarily within the technology sector. It targets firms located in Central, Southeastern, and Eastern Europe, as well as Central Asia and the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean. Through its investments, EBRD aims to support the development of innovative businesses in these regions, fostering economic growth and technological advancement.

Founded in 2018, Fin Capital is a global asset manager focused on full lifecycle investing in B2B Fintech Software companies. Fin Capital is passionate about rolling up its sleeves and partnering with repeat entrepreneurs that have deep financial services experience, differentiated products, and a global mindset. Fin is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in Los Angeles, London, Miami, and New York. To learn more, visit www.fin.capital.

Waha Capital’s principal investment and co-investment interests span various sectors, including aircraft leasing, offshore oil and gas services, healthcare and financial services. The company also has a strong track record in capital markets, through its own proprietary credit portfolio as well as offering advisory services . In addition, Waha Capital is a co-sponsor of the MENA Infrastructure Fund, and is investing significantly in high quality light industrial real estate through the ALMARKAZ project in Abu Dhabi.

Truffle Capital is an independent, European venture capital firm focused on disruptive technologies in IT (FinTech and InsurTech) and Life Sciences (BioTech and MedTech). Truffle Capital aims to support the creation and growth of young innovative companies with the potential to become tomorrow’s market leaders. Chaired by Patrick Kron, alongside the company’s founders and CEOs, Philippe Pouletty and Bernard-Louis Roques, Truffle Capital raised over $1 billion and has supported over 75 companies since its creation, in the digital technologies and life sciences sectors. At the end of 2017, Truffle Capital successfully completed the first close of its two new institutional funds, Truffle Financial Innovation Fund and Truffle BioMedTech Fund, as well as the first close of a fund dedicated to the French Reserve Fund (« Fonds de Réserve pour les Retraites » or « FRF »). On May 2019, Truffle Capital is a company of 24 professionals from various nationalities (French, Italian, English, Chinese…), passionated by the trade of financing innovation.

Qalaa Holdings S.A.E., founded in 2004 and headquartered in Cairo, Egypt, is a private equity and venture capital firm focused on investments in the Middle East and Africa, particularly in North and East Africa. The firm specializes in growth capital, turnarounds, and leveraged buyouts across various sectors, including energy, cement, agrifoods, transportation, logistics, and mining. With investments totaling approximately $9.5 billion, Qalaa Holdings aims to concentrate on high-growth industries while divesting from non-core assets. The firm typically seeks majority ownership and collaborates with other investors, emphasizing socially responsible investment practices. By prioritizing innovation and sustainability, Qalaa Holdings strives to build businesses that will significantly impact the region's economic future.

Yemeksepeti is Turkey's first and biggest online food ordering site enabling users to order food from their favorite restaurant through the internet. The company operates in 58 provinces and has partnered with nearly 8,000 restaurants in providing its services. The portal provides customers direct access to their favorite restaurant and have their food delivered to their door step within 30-45 minutes. The company later on expanded to the Middle East with their global brand Foodonclick.com and currently serves in the UAE, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Greece.

Emaar is a developer of shopping malls and retail assets. Their hospitality and leisure portfolio includes hotels and resorts. Their focus includes property investment, development management, and property management.

Zouk Capital is a private equity and venture capital firm established in 1999 and headquartered in London, with an additional office in Singapore. The firm specializes in investments across various stages, including seed and growth capital, with a strong focus on technology, clean technology, renewable energy, and environmental infrastructure. Zouk Capital invests in sectors such as resource efficiency, energy solutions, and environmental services, targeting companies with commercially viable products and revenues between €10 million and €150 million. The firm's investment strategy emphasizes partnerships with management teams to accelerate growth and enhance resource efficiency. It typically invests between €500,000 and €20 million in companies with enterprise values ranging from €20 million to €300 million. Zouk Capital also maintains a dual strategy, combining growth capital investments with infrastructure financing for renewable energy projects. The firm has a global investment focus, particularly in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, and aims to achieve exits through IPOs or trade sales, often taking majority stakes in infrastructure investments.

Enabling Future (EF) is a sector agnostic, family office backed Venture Capital firm head quartered in Dubai. EF provides seed and early stage funding to entrepreneurs who challenge conventional wisdom and look to create true disruption. Our goal is to enable entrepreneurs to build companies of the future. We provide our portfolio companies with capital, experience, strategy and network.

Abu Dhabi Investment Council is a sovereign wealth fund established in 2007 and based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The Council manages the government's surplus financial resources through a globally diversified investment strategy encompassing various asset classes. Its investment portfolio includes private equity, real estate, infrastructure, global special situations, hedge funds, public equity, and fixed income markets. In private equity, the Council engages in direct, secondary, and fund of fund investments, with a focus on the MENA region. Its real estate investments span multiple sectors, including retail, office, industrial, and residential properties. The Council's infrastructure investments target large-scale public systems, such as transportation and utilities. Additionally, it pursues hedge fund investments across various strategies and maintains a diverse fixed income portfolio. Through its global special situations investments, the Council seeks unique opportunities that do not fit traditional asset classifications but promise higher returns, emphasizing a strategic focus on Abu Dhabi and the broader MENA region.

Adimab's integrated antibody discovery and optimization platform provides unprecedented speed from antigen to purified, full-length human IgGs. Adimab offers fundamental advantages by delivering diverse panels of therapeutically relevant antibodies that meet the most aggressive standards for affinity, epitope coverage, species cross-reactivity and expressability. Adimab enables its partners to rapidly expand their biologics pipelines through a broad spectrum of technology access arrangements.

Founded in 2017, Shorooq Partners is the leading alternative investment manager across the Middle East and North Africa regions. The firm’s venture capital and private credit funds invest in the most innovative technology companies. The firm has built deep sectoral expertise in Fintech, Platforms, Software, Gaming and Web3.0. Shorooq Partners has backed market leading disruptors including Pure Harvest Smart Farms, Nymcard, Tamara, Sarwa, Lean Technologies, TruKKer, Mozn and Lendo. Since its inception, Shorooq Partners was built on the principle of being founders’ partners, company builders and value investors. Shorooq Partners is a pan regional firm with direct and indirect presence across Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Riyadh, Egypt and Korea. Shorooq Partners refers to a group of companies that are affiliates of each other and which operate under this business name, of which Shorooq Partners Ltd (regulated by the ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority FSRA FSP: 190004) is a member.

By leveraging its partners’ substantial financial, operational, transactional, and industry resources and related experience,

Al Wazzan Educational Company established in 1995. It is a leading service provider of K-12 American, British and Arabic education with experience in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Egypt. Al Wazzan owned and operated 9 schools with over 10,000 students. Strategic Partnerships with Northeastern University and investments in Gulf University and J’s preschool.

Chedid Capital Holding S.A.L. is a provider of insurance and reinsurance services based in Beirut, Lebanon, with operations in several cities including Doha, Dubai, Limassol, Casablanca, and Riyadh. The company offers a comprehensive range of services through its subsidiaries, including reinsurance broking, insurance broking, and consulting. Its insurance offerings cover various sectors, providing products such as property, casualty, marine, aviation, motor, and health insurances. Chedid also specializes in risk analysis, mitigation strategies, and the design of insurance programs tailored to clients' needs. The company serves diverse industries, including marine, aviation, energy, healthcare, and real estate, helping clients navigate the complexities of the insurance market since its founding in 1998.

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.

Rasmala PLC, formerly European Islamic Investment Bank plc, is an asset management and investment banking company. The Company focuses on providing investment management and financing solutions to pension funds, family groups, corporations and financial and government institutions. It operates through three segments: Investment Banking, Asset Management and Principal Investments. The Investment Banking segment offers advisory and arranging on corporate finance, structured products, originating, structuring and placement in debt capital market.

Standard Chartered Bank offers personal and business banking services. Their solutions for companies include transaction banking and financial markets solutions. They also offer current accounts, savings accounts, credit cards, loans, and mortgage services.

FL Partners is a private equity firm specializing in investments in growth capital, buyouts and PIPE transactions.

Globivest is a private investment firm with a diversified portfolio of assets. Globivest focuses on innovative and scalable early stage start-ups and seeks to establish long term-relationships with visionary entrepreneurs while adding clear value in strategy and execution. Globivest also cares on having a positive social impact. a portion of the investments goes to innovative and conscious businesses that wish to make a difference in society.

Fajr Capital is a leading principal investments firm with a focus on financial services and other strategic sectors in high-growth Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) markets.

212 invests in growth-stage tech companies across Turkey, CEE, and MENA. Currently, our fund manages €75 million of committed capital, and 25 investments. Our strategy is to invest in B2B tech solutions that have demonstrated traction, a clear product-market fit, and are ready to scale internationally. ‘Test local, go global’ is 212’s guiding principle. In addition to investing in startups, we put significant effort into mentoring, supporting, and advising our portfolio companies. 212 was founded by a seasoned group of veterans with the common vision of cultivating an eco-system in Turkey and its region. Each of our team members brings to the table a proven track record of success in multi-cultural disciplines in both global corporations and start-ups and an unwavering focus on strategy, operation, and execution.

AAF Management Ltd. (AAF) is a leading early-stage venture capital firm focused on pre-Seed, Seed and Series A stage technology companies in North America. Since late 2016, we’ve invested in over 120 venture-backed portfolio companies across fintech, healthcare, consumer, enterprise software and deep tech. We are backed by over 95 Limited Partners (LPs) across two funds. Our investors include leading multi-family offices, single family offices, royal families, c- level executives, ministers, ambassadors, fund-of-funds, foundations, hedge fund managers and other strategic investors across the US, Europe, and MENA region. We also actively manage Limited Partnership (LP) allocations into early stage emerging managers globally exposing us to over 600 venture-backed companies. We’ve backed emerging managers who were previous venture investors at prestigious firms such as Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Ventures, NEA, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins among others. Notable companies in our extended portfolio include: Deel, Ramp, Robinhood, Didi, Savage X by Fenty, StockX, Figure, Reddit, Current, Synthego, Epic Games, FiscalNote among many others. Notable exits in our extended portfolio include: CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD), TruOptik acq. by Transunion (NYSE: TRU), Prodigy acq. by Upstart (NASDAQ: UPST), Portfolium acq. by Instructure (NYSE: INST), now a Thoma Bravo Company, HeyDoctor acq. by GoodRx (NYSE: GDRX), Finmark acq. by Bill.com(NYSE: BILL) among others.

MicroVest is an asset management firm that offers investors a unique global investment opportunity.

Levant Capital is a management-owned investment firm established in 2006 and focused primarily on private equity investments in the Middle-East, Turkey, and North Africa. The firm is based in Dubai and manages $200 million, most of which has been invested through and alongside the MENA Transformation Fund | LP, a fully invested regional private equity fund that counts international institutional investors and leading GCC family offices as investors.

GE Equity is a division of General Electric that focuses on maximizing returns on investment capital through equity investing. It specializes in acquiring minority ownership stakes in established companies with significant growth potential. The division pursues various investment strategies, including growth capital, buy-out co-investments, secondary direct purchases, recapitalizations, and limited partner investments. Leveraging GE's extensive industry knowledge and global reach, GE Equity seeks to identify and capitalize on high-potential opportunities across multiple sectors. By combining financial acumen with operational expertise, GE Equity plays a crucial role in enhancing the overall value of General Electric's investment portfolio.

OX Factory ® provides high-performance business development services to growth companies seeking to expand their business into the MENA region. Since 2012, we help companies plan for future growth in the MENA region by identifying new opportunities and forming fruitful partnerships. It helps companies better understand their target audiences, market opportunities, and effective outreach channels.

Man Capital is the private equity fund and investment arm of the Mansour Group which is based in London.

SIMEST is a financial firm focused on the development and promotion of Italian enterprises abroad. Simest acquires up to 49% of the equity capital of foreign firms in countries outside the European Union, whether wholly-owned by Italian companies or set up as joint ventures with local partners. It also provides start-up and growth capital financing as well as participating in buyouts. Geographically it invests in non-EU countries, focusing on BRIC, Americas and Middle-East. Simest also provides Italian companies seeking to internationalize their businesses with technical assistance and advisory services. Simest is a member of the European Development Finance Institutions (EDFI) and the Italian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (AIFI).

Morood Investment Company is a management firm that works towards direct investments across many asset classes and geographies.

Gulf Capital is a leading, thematic-driven alternative investment firm with over fifteen years of investment experience in Growth Markets across Private Equity, Private Debt, Growth Capital, and Real Estate. The Firm partners with great entrepreneurs and management teams to provide them with growth capital, strategic advice, and operational expertise and helps them build market-leading global businesses. Gulf Capital has a long and proven track record of investing in Growth Markets, having closed 36 investments since inception. The Firm currently manages over $2.5 billion in assets across seven funds and investment vehicles. Gulf Capital is a thematic investor focused on resilient, forward-looking sectors such as Technology, Fintech, Healthcare, Business Services and Sustainability. The Firm’s mission is to build value with world-class governance, deep expertise, and leading industry best practices to generate sustainable and superior performance for its key stakeholders. Gulf Capital is a signatory of HRH Prince Charles’ sustainable finance charter, Terra Carta, as well as the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investments (UNPRI).

Endeavor is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting high-impact entrepreneurs worldwide to foster long-term economic growth. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in New York City, Endeavor operates in over 25 countries, including regions in Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia. The organization offers specialized mentorship, networking opportunities, and capital-raising support to innovative entrepreneurs, helping them scale their businesses and create jobs. Endeavor Catalyst, its venture capital arm established in 2012, focuses on investing in startups and growth equity across various sectors, such as agriculture, fintech, and healthcare. It primarily targets companies with revenues between $0.5 million and $15 million, seeking to take minority stakes and co-invest in significant financing rounds. Through these initiatives, Endeavor aims to catalyze economic transformation by empowering entrepreneurs in developing regions.