# Hardware & Electronics investors in the Middle East (2026 list)

> 28 hardware & Electronics investors in the Middle East, 93% active in the last 12 months. Led by Plug and Play, Kleiner Perkins, Endeavor Catalyst.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/hardware-investors-in-middle-east (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Hardware & Electronics investors in the Middle East

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms observed backing a hardware & Electronics company in the Middle East in the last two years, wherever the firm is based.

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**28** investors on the list No change this week

**537** cheques in 12 months *-19%* against the market

**$8.5M** median round they joined *+6%* against the market median

**93%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**39%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (23)

- 1 [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **1,561** **$5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 2 [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **398** **$40M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 3 [Endeavor Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavor-catalyst) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **318** **$30M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 4 [International Finance Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/international-finance-corporation-ifc) *Deploying now* Government · United States **283** **$39M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 5 [Pareto Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pareto-holdings) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **239** **$3.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 6 [Initialized Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/initialized-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **229** **$6.9M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 7 [Edward Lando](https://millionrounds.com/fund/edward-lando) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **179** **$3.5M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 8 [Lowercarbon Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercarbon-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **146** **$21M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 9 [F6 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/f6-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Egypt **72** **$750K** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 10 [Shrug Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shrug-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **68** **$8M** median round **May 2026** last seen
- 11 [Kevin Hartz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/a-star-co) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **65** **$9M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 12 [Elephant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elephant) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **54** **$16M** median round **Jul 2026** last seen
- 13 [Maxis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maxis) *Deploying now* VC firm · Türkiye **45** **$1.1M** median round **Jun 2026** last seen
- 14 [Evolution VC Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/evolution-vc-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **43** **$4.1M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 15 [DFF Ventures (Dutch Founders Fund)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dff-ventures-dutch-founders-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · Netherlands **37** **$3.4M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 16 [SC Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sc-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **8** **$6M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 17 [QuantumLight](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quantumlight) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **7** **$78M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen
- 18 [SC Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sc-ventures-by-standard-chartered) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · Singapore **3** **$40M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 19 [BYLD](https://millionrounds.com/fund/byld) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Arab Emirates **2** **$3.3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 20 [Kanoo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kanoo-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · Bahrain **2** **$100M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 21 [Palm Ventures (US)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/palm-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2** **$3.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 22 [Core Vision Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/core-vision-investment) quiet VC firm · Saudi Arabia **1** **$12M** median round **Aug 2025** last seen
- 23 [National Dimensions Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-dimensions-investment) quiet VC firm · Saudi Arabia **1** **$12M** median round **Aug 2025** last seen
- 24 [Riyad Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/riyad-bank) *Deploying now* VC firm · Saudi Arabia **1** **$50M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen
- 25 [Sadu Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sadu-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Saudi Arabia **1** **$3.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen

**3 more on this list**

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **5** Nov **[Soter Insure](https://millionrounds.com/company/soter-insure)** Series B *With* [SC Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sc-ventures)
- **4** Nov **[Lazarus AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/lazarus-ai)** $43M *With* [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play)
- **3** Nov **[Carryt](https://millionrounds.com/company/carryt)** Round *With* [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play)
- **3** Nov **[Traversal](https://millionrounds.com/company/traversal)** Series B · $120M *Led by* [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins)
- **3** Nov **[Applied Compute](https://millionrounds.com/company/applied-compute)** Other · $350M *With* [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins)
- **29** Oct **[Dulo](https://millionrounds.com/company/dulo)** Seed · $130M *With* [Lowercarbon Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercarbon-capital)

## Stages This Year

502 rounds

- Venture **18%**
- Seed **18%**
- Series A **17%**
- Series B **8%**
- Debt **8%**
- Other **32%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **209**
- Fintech **58**
- Big Data & Analytics **34**
- Energy **24**
- Healthcare **23**
- Financial Services **22**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

165 Q1 25

201 Q2 25

172 Q3 25

182 Q4 25

162 Q1 26

137 Q2 26

126 Q3 26

37 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

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## Reading for founders in hardware and deep tech

- The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone Brian Merchant · 2017 3.89 from 1,949 ratings on Goodreads Hardware and deep tech About the book We know the iPhone as the device that transformed our world, changing everything from how we talk to each other and do business, to how we exercise, travel, shop, and watch TV. But packed within its slim profile is the fascinating, untold story of scientific, technological, and… On AmazonListen on Audible
- The British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective Robert C. Allen · 2009 3.99 from 277 ratings on Goodreads Hardware and deep tech About the book Why did the industrial revolution take place in eighteenth-century Britain and not elsewhere in Europe or Asia? In this convincing new account Robert Allen argues that the British industrial revolution was a successful response to the global economy of the seventeenth and… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing Vaclav Smil · 2013 3.77 from 518 ratings on Goodreads Hardware and deep tech About the book In Made in the USA, Vaclav Smil powerfully rebuts the notion that manufacturing is a relic of predigital history and that the loss of American manufacturing is a desirable evolutionary step toward a pure service economy. Smil argues that no advanced economy can prosper without… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Behemoth: A History of the Factory and the Making of the Modern World Joshua B. Freeman · 2018 3.83 from 864 ratings on Goodreads Hardware and deep tech About the book "Freeman’s rich and ambitious Behemoth depicts a world in retreat that still looms large in the national imagination.…More than an economic history, or a chronicle of architectural feats and labor movements." ―Jennifer Szalai, New York Times In an accessible and timely work of… On AmazonListen on Audible

More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&model=hardware).

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## Quick answers about hardware & Electronics investors in the Middle East

### Who are the most active hardware & Electronics investors in the Middle East?

By cheques observed, the most active are Plug and Play, Kleiner Perkins, Endeavor Catalyst, International Finance Corporation and Pareto Holdings.

### How many hardware & Electronics investors in the Middle East are there?

28 are on record. 93% made an investment in the last 12 months and 39% have led a round.

### Which stages do hardware & Electronics investors in the Middle East back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (24%) and Series A (23%).

### How big are the rounds hardware & Electronics investors in the Middle East join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $8M.

### Which sectors do hardware & Electronics investors in the Middle East back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Fintech and Big Data & Analytics.

### Which hardware & Electronics investors in the Middle East lead the most rounds?

Kleiner Perkins (33 led), Initialized Capital (13 led) and International Finance Corporation (12 led).

### Where are hardware & Electronics investors in the Middle East based?

Among the most active, most are based in the United States (14), Saudi Arabia (4) and Egypt (1).

### What have hardware & Electronics investors in the Middle East invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Soter Insure (Series B, Nov 2026, with SC Ventures), Lazarus AI (Nov 2026, with Plug and Play) and Carryt (Nov 2026, with Plug and Play).

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