United Arab Emirates · Investor

iMENA Group

Last cheque observed Aug 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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QuietVC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BCommunitiesSmartphoneMobile

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 6 on record
Since the last cheque4079days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$4.3MRounds led0 of 6Sole investor4 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited Arab Emirates, 33%
Pitch iMENA Group

iMENA Group highlights

  1. 01

    6 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Seed: 60% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $4.7M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

We are company builders, with founders' attitudes, and investors' mindsetsFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
CommunitiesSmartphoneMobile
Based in
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first6 appearances

  1. 2015

    2 rounds

  2. Aug
    JRD GroupSeries A · AEUndisclosedSole investor
  3. Jun
    ReserveOutVenture · JO$1.3MSole investor
  4. 2013

    3 rounds

  5. Oct
    Easy TaxiVenture · BR · techcrunch.com$7.0MWith 2 others
  6. Sept
    FoodpandaSeries B · DE · techcrunch.com$8.0MSole investor
  7. Sept
    Citra StyleSeed · AE$1.5MWith 3 others
  8. 2012

    1 round

  9. Mar
    ReserveOutJOUndisclosedSole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

JRD GroupBought by Property FinderUndisclosedApr 2019

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Quick answers about iMENA Group

What does iMENA Group invest in?

iMENA Group invests most often at Venture and Seed (60% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Communities, Smartphone and Mobile.

How active is iMENA Group?

6 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2015.

How big are iMENA Group's cheques?

The median round it joins is $4.3M.

Does iMENA Group lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 6 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does iMENA Group invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Arab Emirates (33%), Jordan (33%) and Brazil (17%).

Is iMENA Group investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2015.

What kind of investor is iMENA Group?

iMENA Group is a VC firm based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Does iMENA Group take cold pitches?

Yes: its own website says it reads unsolicited pitches.

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