# iMENA Group: portfolio, investments and team

> iMENA Group is a vc firm based in United Arab Emirates. 6 investments on record, latest Aug 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/imena-group (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# iMENA Group

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

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Quiet VC firm

Seed Series A Series B Communities Smartphone Mobile

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 6 on record

Since the last cheque **4079** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$4.3M** Rounds led **0 of 6** Sole investor **4 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United Arab Emirates, 33%**

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## iMENA Group highlights

- 01 6 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Venture and Seed: 60% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $4.7M
- 04 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> We are company builders, with founders' attitudes, and investors' mindsets From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Communities Smartphone Mobile
- **Based in:** Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- **Cold pitches:** Accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **6 appearances**

- **2015** 2 rounds
- **Aug** **[JRD Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/jrd-group)** Series A · AE **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[ReserveOut](https://millionrounds.com/company/reserveout)** Venture · JO **$1.3M** Sole investor
- **2013** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[Easy Taxi](https://millionrounds.com/company/easy-taxi)** Venture · BR · techcrunch.com **$7.0M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Foodpanda](https://millionrounds.com/company/foodpanda)** Series B · DE · techcrunch.com **$8.0M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Citra Style](https://millionrounds.com/company/citra-style)** Seed · AE **$1.5M** With 3 others
- **2012** 1 round
- **Mar** **[ReserveOut](https://millionrounds.com/company/reserveout)** JO **Undisclosed** Sole 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 listed **1 in all**

**[JRD Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/jrd-group)** Bought by [Property Finder](https://millionrounds.com/fund/property-finder) **Undisclosed** Apr 2019

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

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$4.3M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$4.7M**

Led 0 of 6 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 4 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Aug 2015
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *2*
- Seed said *1*
- Series A said *1*
- Series B said *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2012 2015

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## 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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