# Investors in MENA (2026 list) > 456 investors in MENA, 68% active in the last 12 months. Led by Y Combinator, 500 Global, Andreessen Horowitz. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-in-mena (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Investors in MENA Updated 7 November 2026 Firms observed in a round raised by a company in MENA in the last two years, wherever the firm itself is based. Who writes cheques into the region, not who has an office there. [See all 456 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Finvestors-in-mena)The top 25 **456** investors on the list *+12* this week **4,880** cheques in 12 months *-16%* against the market **$7.8M** median round they joined *-3%* against the market median **68%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **45%** have led a round ## The Top 25 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (25) - 1 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **6,412** **$3M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 2 [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **2,140** **$3.6M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 3 [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,661** **$27M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 4 [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) *Deploying now* Accelerator · United States **1,561** **$5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 5 [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,387** **$27M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 6 [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,341** **$32M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 7 [Bpifrance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) *Deploying now* Government · France **1,151** **$4.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 8 [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,122** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 9 [SOSV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sosv) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **951** **$2.5M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 10 [Goldman Sachs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **758** **$73M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 11 [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **636** **$7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 12 [Citibank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi) *Deploying now* Growth equity · United States **566** **$20M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 13 [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2) *Deploying now* Private equity · United States **551** **$2.9M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 14 [Goodwater Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goodwater-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **526** **$4.1M** median round **Sept 2026** last seen - 15 [HSG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hsg) *Deploying now* VC firm · Hong Kong SAR China **498** **$31M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 16 [B Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/b-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **495** **$14M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 17 [Coinbase Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coinbase) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **465** **$9.8M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 18 [Global Founders Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-founders-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · Germany **461** **$7M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 19 [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **445** **$30M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 20 [Partech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/partech) *Deploying now* VC firm · France **444** **$15M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 21 [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **398** **$40M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 22 [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United Kingdom **368** **$30M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 23 [Speedinvest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/speedinvest) *Deploying now* VC firm · Austria **345** **$6.7M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 24 [Endeavor Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavor-catalyst) *Deploying now* Corporate VC · United States **318** **$30M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 25 [Peak XV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peak-xv) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **317** **$15M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen **431 more on this list** All 456 are in the app, with filters for stage, sector and market. 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[See the whole list *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Finvestors-in-mena) ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **6** Nov **[Water Ledger Global](https://millionrounds.com/company/water-ledger-global)** Other *With* [Launch Africa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/launch-africa-ventures) - **6** Nov **[Thinking Machines Lab](https://millionrounds.com/company/thinking-machines-lab)** Other · $5B *Led by* [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) - **5** Nov **[AIREV](https://millionrounds.com/company/airev)** Other *With* [Terra-Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/terra-invest) - **5** Nov **[Soter Insure](https://millionrounds.com/company/soter-insure)** Series B *Led by* [Galaxy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/galaxy) - **5** Nov **[Lombard Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/lombard-systems)** Seed · $4M *Led by* [Ethereal Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ethereal-ventures) - **5** Nov **[Nyquis](https://millionrounds.com/company/nyquis)** Seed · $6.3M *With* [Pioneer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pioneer-fund-2) ## Stages This Year 3,529 rounds - Venture **19%** - Seed **19%** - Series A **15%** - Pre-seed **11%** - Series B **8%** - Other **28%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **1,545** - Fintech **334** - Financial Services **198** - Big Data & Analytics **193** - Biotech **192** - Healthcare **172** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 1,455 Q1 25 1,461 Q2 25 1,648 Q3 25 1,672 Q4 25 1,566 Q1 26 1,271 Q2 26 1,025 Q3 26 370 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [Investors in North America 6,229](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-in-north-america) - [Investors in Europe 4,268](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-in-europe) - [Investors in Asia 2,118](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-in-asia) - [Investors in Latin America 1,072](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-in-latam) - [Investors in Oceania 962](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-in-oceania) - [Investors in the Nordics 838](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-in-nordics) - [Investors in Africa 769](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-in-africa) - [Investors in Benelux 744](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-in-benelux) - [Investors in Southeast Asia 516](https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-in-southeast-asia) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Quick answers about investors in MENA ### Who are the most active investors in MENA? By cheques observed, the most active are Y Combinator, 500 Global, Andreessen Horowitz, Plug and Play and General Catalyst. ### How many investors in MENA are there? 456 are on record. 68% made an investment in the last 12 months and 45% have led a round. ### Which stages do investors in MENA back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Seed (26%) and Series A (21%). ### How big are the rounds investors in MENA join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $15M. ### Which sectors do investors in MENA back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Fintech and Financial Services. ### Which investors in MENA lead the most rounds? Andreessen Horowitz (114 led), Accel (103 led) and General Catalyst (97 led). ### Where are investors in MENA based? Among the most active, most are based in the United States (19), France (2) and Hong Kong SAR China (1). ### What have investors in MENA invested in recently? Recent rounds include Water Ledger Global (Other, Nov 2026, with Launch Africa), Thinking Machines Lab (Other, Nov 2026, with Accel) and AIREV (Other, Nov 2026, with Terra-Invest). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)