United Arab Emirates · Investor

Wamda Capital

Last cheque observed Dec 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund $56M, Feb 2015VC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BFoodtechEdtechTechnology

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 14 on record
Since the last cheque2515days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$3.0MRounds led5 of 14Mostly inUnited Arab Emirates, 54%
Pitch Wamda Capital

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Wamda Capital highlights

  1. 01

    14 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 83% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 5 rounds

What they do

Wamda accelerates entrepreneurship ecosystems across the Middle East and North Africa region through its sector-agnostic investment vehicle, Wamda Capital, which invests in high-growth technology and tech-enabled startups.From their own website
Type
VC firm
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
FoodtechEdtechTechnology
Based in
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first14 appearances

  1. 2019

    6 rounds

  2. Dec
    FloranowSeries A · AE · Wamda$3.0MLed
  3. Dec
    FlexxpaySeries A · AE · Thenational$1.5MLed
  4. Nov
    TabbySeed · AE · Magnitt$2.0MWith 2 others
  5. Apr
    eyewaAE · Wamda$7.5MLed
  6. Apr
    LUNCH:ONSeries A · AE · Wamda$2.5MLed
  7. Mar
    JamalonSeries B · JO · Entrepreneur$10MLed
  8. 2018

    1 round

  9. Nov
    Twiga FoodsKE · Wamda$10MWith 5 others
  10. 2015

    3 rounds

  11. Nov
    Arabia WeatherSeries A$5.0MWith 3 others
  12. Sept
    compareit4meSeries A · AE$3.0MWith 2 others
  13. Jul
    littleBits ElectronicsSeries B · US$47MWith 9 others
  14. 2014

    1 round

  15. Jan
    InstabeatSeries A · LBUndisclosedWith 2 others
  16. 2012

    3 rounds

  17. Sept
    Qordoba BooksSeed · EG$500KWith 1 other
  18. Sept
    HelloBooksSeed · AE$500KWith 1 other
  19. Jul
    ZoomaalSeed · LB · naharnet.comUndisclosedWith 3 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.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration4 named

FGFadi GhandourFadi Ghandour is a general director and management board memberiFiling they signed
KTKhaled TalhouniKhaled Talhouni is a management board memberiFiling they signed
LALana AlamatLana Alamat is a management board memberiFiling they signed
WFWalid FazaWalid Faza is a management board memberiFiling they signed

We also hold 2 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)

0 of 1 we have independently watched raise

Wamda Capital

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.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Wamda Capital put money into.

Quick answers about Wamda Capital

What does Wamda Capital invest in?

Wamda Capital invests most often at Series A and Seed (83% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Foodtech, Edtech and Technology.

How active is Wamda Capital?

14 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 5. The most recent was in Dec 2019.

What has Wamda Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Floranow (Series A, Dec 2019), Flexxpay (Series A, Dec 2019) and Tabby (Seed, Nov 2019).

How big are Wamda Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.0M.

Does Wamda Capital lead rounds?

Yes: it led 5 of its 14 investments on record (36%).

Where does Wamda Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Arab Emirates (54%), Lebanon (15%) and Jordan (8%).

Is Wamda Capital investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2019.

Who does Wamda Capital invest alongside?

Most often Jabbar Internet Group (3 rounds together), DASH Ventures (2 rounds together) and MBC Ventures (2 rounds together).

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