United Arab Emirates · Investor

MENA Venture Investments

Last cheque observed Oct 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

SeedSeries AVentureVenture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 59 on record
Since the last cheque4382days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.2MRounds led0 of 59Sole investor44 roundsExits4 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 38%
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MENA Venture Investments highlights

  1. 01

    59 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 86% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 44 rounds, median undisclosed

  4. 04

    4 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first59 appearances

  1. 2014

    8 rounds

  2. Oct
    Wysada.comSeries A · JO$5.0MWith 1 other
  3. Jul
    RedTroopsUndisclosedWith 2 others
  4. Jun
    AddyUSUndisclosedSole investor
  5. Apr
    BoostableUSUndisclosedSole investor
  6. Mar
    ShippoVenture · US$250KWith 4 others
  7. Mar
    Citrus TVUndisclosedSole investor
  8. Jan
    QordobaSeed · AE$1.5MWith 1 other
  9. Jan
    Vinelab.comAEUndisclosedSole investor
  10. 2013

    12 rounds

  11. Nov
    littleBits ElectronicsSeries A · US · finsmes.com$11MWith 11 others
  12. Aug
    Tamatem Inc.Seed · US · angel.co$25KWith 1 other
  13. Aug
    Hmall.ma Morocco / North AfricaSeries A · MA · fr.wamda.com$1.6MWith 1 other
  14. Aug
    Hmizate.maSeed · MA · wamda.com$1.6MWith 1 other
  15. Jun
    Wysada.comJO · arabcrunch.comUndisclosedSole investor
  16. May
    StateGBUndisclosedSole investor
  17. May
    Knot StandardSeed · AE$1.2MWith 2 others
  18. May
    IstikanaUndisclosedSole investor
  19. May
    YemeksepetiTRUndisclosedSole investor
  20. May
    DakwakSeed · US$600KWith 5 others
  21. Apr
    ZoomaalLBUndisclosedSole investor
  22. Feb
    InstabeatLBUndisclosedSole investor
  23. 2012

    12 rounds

  24. Nov
    ShopGoAEUndisclosedSole investor
  25. Oct
    Souq.comAEUndisclosedSole investor
  26. Sept
    UbanquityUndisclosedSole investor
  27. Aug
    Arabia WeatherUndisclosedSole investor
  28. Aug
    SuperMamaEGUndisclosedSole investor
  29. Jun
    i3zif.comJOUndisclosedSole investor
  30. May
    MATTERNETUSUndisclosedSole investor
  31. Apr
    The EntertainerAEUndisclosedSole investor
  32. Apr
    Naseeb NetworksPKUndisclosedSole investor
  33. Feb
    LumaticVenture · US · techcrunch.com$800KWith 5 others
  34. Jan
    Zignal LabsUSUndisclosedSole investor
  35. Jan
    WoopraUSUndisclosedSole investor
  36. 2011

    9 rounds

  37. Dec
    TripVillasSGUndisclosedSole investor
  38. Nov
    Oasis Ventures 1UndisclosedSole investor
  39. Nov
    SocialWireSeed · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  40. Sept
    littleBits ElectronicsSeed · US · blog.makezine.com$850KWith 6 others
  41. Jul
    Jabbar Internet GroupAEUndisclosedSole investor
  42. Jul
    AqarMapEGUndisclosedSole investor
  43. Jun
    QordobaAEUndisclosedSole investor
  44. May
    TriporatiUSUndisclosedSole 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 listed4 in all

SuperMamaBought by Mawdoo3$15KDec 2019
The EntertainerBought by GFH Financial GroupUndisclosedMay 2018
Souq.comBought by Amazon$580MJul 2017
IdentifiedBought by WorkdayUndisclosedFeb 2014

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

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as MENA Venture Investments. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Fadi GhandourAngel4rounds together500 GlobalAngel2rounds togetherFundersClubVC firm2rounds togetherHummingbird VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherJoanne WilsonAngel2rounds togetherNeoteny LabsVC firm2rounds togetherNicholas NegroponteAngel2rounds togetherSilicon BadiaVC firm2rounds together

Quick answers about MENA Venture Investments

What does MENA Venture Investments invest in?

MENA Venture Investments invests most often at Seed and Series A (86% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is MENA Venture Investments?

59 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2014.

How big are MENA Venture Investments's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.2M.

Does MENA Venture Investments lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 59 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does MENA Venture Investments invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (38%), the United Arab Emirates (24%) and Jordan (9%).

Is MENA Venture Investments investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2014.

Who does MENA Venture Investments invest alongside?

Most often Fadi Ghandour (4 rounds together), 500 Global (2 rounds together) and FundersClub (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is MENA Venture Investments?

MENA Venture Investments is a VC firm based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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