Best VCs for Mena

7 venture capitalists actively investing in Mena.

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#1Bader Al Kalooti

Managing Partner

Cypher Capital

Investing in blockchain and digital assets across the MENA region at Cypher Capital. Focused on building Dubai as a global crypto hub.

SeedSeries ASeries B
#2Mahmoud Adi

Co-founder

Shorooq Partners

Investing in early-stage tech and blockchain startups across MENA at Shorooq Partners. Focused on digital infrastructure and fintech for the Arab world.

Pre-seedSeedSeries A
#3Areije Al Shakar

Director

Al Waha Fund of Funds

Investing in regional funds and startups through Al Waha Fund of Funds, supporting the Bahrain fintech and blockchain ecosystem as a gateway to the Gulf.

SeedSeries AFund Investment
#4Karim Badr

MENA Lead

HBAR Foundation (MENA)

Building the Hedera ecosystem in the MENA region through HBAR Foundation grants and investments. Focused on enterprise blockchain adoption in the Arab world.

GrantPre-seedSeed
#5Ramez Mohamed

Managing Director

Flat6Labs (Web3)

Supporting blockchain and Web3 startups in Egypt and North Africa through Flat6Labs, one of MENA's largest accelerators.

Pre-seedSeed
#6Neeraj Arora

CEO India, MENA & Managing Director

General Catalyst

Neeraj backs ambitious founders building category-defining businesses in India, MENA, and the corridors linking those regions with global markets. His approach combines Venture Highway's earliest-stag

No personal check-size range is published. His record includes seed investments and large later financings, but disclosed round totals belong to company financings and are not a personal range.
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
#7Ahmed Elgabri

Principal

Shorooq Partners

Ahmed's documented mandate is early-stage sourcing and investment work from Cairo within Shorooq's broader MENA platform. The relevant lens is a locally grounded company that can become a category lea

No Ahmed-specific check range is public. Shorooq is now a multi-strategy manager spanning venture, growth, credit, private equity and real assets, so firm-wide assets or transaction sizes should not be treated as his venture check. Confirm strategy, vehicle, stage and ownership directly.
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