Investor

Wafra

Last cheque observed Mar 2025. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Growth equityQuiet

Series CSeed

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 3 on record
Since the last cheque609days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$202MRounds led1 of 3Exits1 from the portfolio
Pitch Wafra

Wafra highlights

  1. 01

    3 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series C and Seed: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 1 rounds

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first3 appearances

  1. 2025

    1 round

  2. Mar
    WidebotSeed · SA · Disrupt Africa$3.0MWith 5 others
  3. 2019

    1 round

  4. Aug
    KnotelSeries C · US · FinSMEs$400MLed
  5. 2007

    1 round

  6. Mar
    SynforaSeries C · US$3.5MWith 4 others

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

SynforaBought by SynopsysUndisclosedJun 2010

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Wafra put money into.

Widebot$3.0M · Mar 2025Knotel$400M · Aug 2019

Quick answers about Wafra

What does Wafra invest in?

Wafra invests most often at Series C and Seed (100% of the rounds on record).

How active is Wafra?

3 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Mar 2025.

What has Wafra invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Widebot (Seed, Mar 2025) and Knotel (Series C, Aug 2019).

How big are Wafra's cheques?

The median round it joins is $202M.

Is Wafra investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Mar 2025.

What kind of investor is Wafra?

Wafra is a growth equity firm.

Where does this information on Wafra come from?

From 2 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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