# Shorooq Partners: portfolio, investments and team

> Shorooq Partners is a vc firm based in United Arab Emirates. 65 investments on record, 12 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026.

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# Shorooq Partners

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 65 cheques on record.

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Pre-seed Seed Series A Paytech Software Regtech

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**63%** of best year **12** **cheques in 12 months**, 65 on record

Since the last cheque **19** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$6.0M** Cheque size, as they say **$1.0M – $3.0M** Rounds led **2 of 65** Sole investor **10 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 48%**

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## Shorooq Partners highlights

- 01 12 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 61% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 10 rounds, median $4.3M

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $1.0M – $3.0M as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Paytech Software Regtech
- **Based in:** Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **65 appearances**

- **2026** 10 rounds
- **Oct** **[OptimizeGEO](https://millionrounds.com/company/optimizegeo)** US · The SaaS News **Undisclosed** With 19 others
- **Sept** **[Maven Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/maven-robotics)** Series A · US · Wamda **$100M** *Led*
- **May** **[Aumet](https://millionrounds.com/company/aumet)** Series A · US · Firms' own news pages **$12M** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[KAIO](https://millionrounds.com/company/kaio)** Seed · GB **$8.0M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Immensa](https://millionrounds.com/company/immensa)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Breadfast](https://millionrounds.com/company/breadfast)** Growth · EG · Disrupt Africa **$50M** With 9 others
- **Feb** **[Safqah Capital](https://millionrounds.com/company/safqah-capital)** Seed · SA **$15M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Open](https://millionrounds.com/company/open)** Seed · US **$7.0M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Flooss](https://millionrounds.com/company/flooss)** Debt **$22M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Design and Practice](https://millionrounds.com/company/design-and-practice)** Series A · KR **$10M** With 2 others
- **2025** 14 rounds
- **Dec** **[Roamless](https://millionrounds.com/company/roamless)** Series A · US **$12M** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[Strataphy](https://millionrounds.com/company/strataphy)** Seed · Outliers Venture Capital **$6.0M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[PRYPCO](https://millionrounds.com/company/prypco)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Rekaz](https://millionrounds.com/company/rekaz)** Seed · SA · Impact46 **$5.0M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Journify](https://millionrounds.com/company/journify)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Octane](https://millionrounds.com/company/octane)** EG · Disrupt Africa **$5.2M** *Led*
- **May** **[Nawy](https://millionrounds.com/company/nawy)** Series A · EG · TechCrunch **$52M** With 12 others
- **May** **[VUZ](https://millionrounds.com/company/vuz)** Series B · US **$12M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Fuse](https://millionrounds.com/company/fuse)** Seed · AE · TechCrunch **$6.6M** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[Khazna](https://millionrounds.com/company/khazna)** Series B · EG · Disrupt Africa **$16M** With 11 others
- **Feb** **[CQR](https://millionrounds.com/company/cqr)** Seed **$3.0M** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Agroshift](https://millionrounds.com/company/agroshift)** Seed **$250K** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[44.01](https://millionrounds.com/company/44-01)** Series A · GB **$5.0M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Amwal Tech](https://millionrounds.com/company/amwal-tech)** Seed **$4.0M** Sole investor
- **2024** 12 rounds
- **Dec** **[Mala Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/mala-inc)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[Corgea](https://millionrounds.com/company/corgea)** Seed · US **$2.6M** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[Lean Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/lean-technologies)** Series B **$68M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[DHARMA](https://millionrounds.com/company/dharma)** **$750K** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Settle Payments](https://millionrounds.com/company/settle-payments)** Pre-seed **$2.0M** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Ad-Shield](https://millionrounds.com/company/ad-shield)** Grant · US **$440K** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[PostEx](https://millionrounds.com/company/postex)** Seed **$7.3M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Intelmatix](https://millionrounds.com/company/intelmatix)** Series A **$20M** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[DealCart](https://millionrounds.com/company/dealcart)** Seed **$3.0M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Mantra](https://millionrounds.com/company/mantra)** Venture · HK **$4.9M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Proteinea](https://millionrounds.com/company/proteinea)** Seed · US **$4.7M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[DXwand](https://millionrounds.com/company/dxwand)** Series A · US **$4.0M** With 2 others
- **2023** 7 rounds
- **Oct** **[Triple-A](https://millionrounds.com/company/triple-a)** Series A · SG **$10M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Pearl Semiconductor](https://millionrounds.com/company/pearl-semiconductor)** Seed · NL **$4.5M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Khazenly](https://millionrounds.com/company/khazenly)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Virtualness](https://millionrounds.com/company/virtualness)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other

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.

## The team

We hold **25** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**19** of 49 we have independently watched raise

[AMWAL.TECH](https://millionrounds.com/company/amwal-tech)[Aumet](https://millionrounds.com/company/aumet)[Breadfast](https://millionrounds.com/company/breadfast)[Cqr](https://millionrounds.com/company/cqr)[Cusp](https://millionrounds.com/company/cuspai)[Dxwand](https://millionrounds.com/company/dxwand)[Hebbia](https://millionrounds.com/company/hebbia)[Intelmatix](https://millionrounds.com/company/intelmatix)[Kaio](https://millionrounds.com/company/kaio)[Khazenly](https://millionrounds.com/company/khazenly)[Mavenrobotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/maven-robotics)[Nawy](https://millionrounds.com/company/nawy)[Nodeshift](https://millionrounds.com/company/nodeshift)[Prypco](https://millionrounds.com/company/prypco)[Replit](https://millionrounds.com/company/replit)[Roamless](https://millionrounds.com/company/roamless)[Sarwa](https://millionrounds.com/company/sarwa)[Strataphy](https://millionrounds.com/company/strataphy)[Trukker](https://millionrounds.com/company/trukker) 4401.EARTH ABHI.AE AMILABS.XYZ COLABS.PK Candidintelligence GENERALROBOTICS.COMPANY HALOAI.APP Heyblue INVESTOR PORTAL Immensalabs Journify LEANTECH.ME LENDO.SA LITE.SA MOZN.SA Mantrachain Nymcard Octane-tech Open POSTEX.PK PUREHARVESTFARMS.AE Pemo Qlub Safqah Tamara Theboxme Trymala UQU.DO Usecrunched own.sa

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

## Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

**Autarky Advisors** **Undisclosed** Jun 2021

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$6.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$4.3M**

Led 2 of 65 rounds **3%**

- **Said size:** $1.0M – $3.0M
- **Sole investor:** 10 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *17*
- Series A said *17*
- Venture *15*
- Series B said *5*
- Pre-seed said *2*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) 14
- [VentureSouq](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venturesouq) 7
- [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) 5
- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 5
- [FJ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs) 4
- [International Finance Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/international-finance-corporation-ifc) 4

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**500 Global** Angel **14** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**VentureSouq** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venturesouq)[**Plug and Play** Accelerator **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**FJ Labs** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs)[**International Finance Corporation** Government **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/international-finance-corporation-ifc)[**Endeavor Catalyst** Corporate VC **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavor-catalyst)[**SOSV** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sosv)[**Alumni Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[**Colopl Next** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/colopl-next)[**F6 Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/f6-ventures)[**General Catalyst** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Shorooq Partners put money into.

[**Maven Robotics** $100M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/maven-robotics)[**KAIO** $8.0M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/kaio)[**Immensa** Mar 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/immensa)[**Breadfast** $50M · Feb 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/breadfast)[**Safqah Capital** $15M · Feb 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/safqah-capital)[**Flooss** $22M · Jan 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/flooss)

## Quick answers about Shorooq Partners

### What does Shorooq Partners invest in?

Shorooq Partners invests most often at Seed and Series A (61% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Paytech, Software and Regtech.

### How active is Shorooq Partners?

65 investments on record, 12 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has Shorooq Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: OptimizeGEO (Oct 2026), Maven Robotics (Series A, Sept 2026) and Aumet (Series A, May 2026).

### How big are Shorooq Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $6.0M. It says it writes cheques of $1.0M to $3.0M.

### Does Shorooq Partners lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 2 of its 65 investments on record (3%).

### Where does Shorooq Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (48%), Egypt (16%) and the United Kingdom (8%).

### Is Shorooq Partners investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 12 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Shorooq Partners invest alongside?

Most often 500 Global (14 rounds together), VentureSouq (7 rounds together) and Plug and Play (5 rounds together).

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