USAID

A government agency that encourages businesses and investments at supporting and enhancing the growth of micro and small business (MSEs). It works with local government officials in targeted areas to help them attract investment to their communities and facilitate growth. It fosters better access to finance, encourages better MSE access to finance by working with developmental and micro-finance institutions to improve their service offerings to firms and individuals, as well as helping more MSEs become more eligible to borrow. 

We-fi

An Initiative that supports women entrepreneurs by scaling up access to financial products and services, building capacity, expanding networks, offering mentors, and providing opportunities to link with domestic and global markets.

WAIN - Women Angels Investor Network

An investor network for women in the MENA region.  its goal is to build an informed ecosystem of women investors who support women entrepreneurs in the Arab world. It aims to create an active network of business women and democratise access to capital by providing investment opportunities to individuals and facilitating capital-raising for entrepreneurs.

Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures

A corporate venturing subsidiary of Saudi Aramco that invests globally into early-stage and high growth companies with technologies of strategic importance to Aramco. It supports portfolio companies in accessing the Saudi Arabian and regional market, including facilitating business development, localization, and accessing of technical and operational expertise. It also provides portfolio companies with guidance and support, and access to a global network.

Raed VC

 A Saudi Arabian corporate venture capital firm that provides funding for the seed and early stage startups in Saudi Arabia and MENA region. It aims to create substantial financial and strategic returns to its investors. Its top priorities are providing financial returns, synergies with AlMajdouie Holding, social impact and ecosystem enhancement. 

Middle East Angel Investment Network (MAIN)

An alliance of the leading angel investment networks across the MENA region. It constitutes of over 400 individual angel investors who regularly invest financial and intellectual capital in some of the most promising early stage companies in the region. It aims to promote angel investing across the region, to facilitate the syndication and flow of deals between its members and to provide a platform for training and exchange of best practice.

 

 

MenaGurus

An angle investment group that invests its personal money, in return for an equity stake in the business. It cooperates on a deal to share experience and due diligence workload. It cooperates with incubators, accelerators and universities from allover MENA with focus on Cairo, Jeddah and Beirut.   

MENA Ventures Investments

A Venture Investments in Bahrain based investment company that invests in early stage startups with strong growth potential in MENA and beyond. It helps entrepreneurs build solid, scalable businesses and ensure access to capital at early stages of a venture. It also offers support through mentorship, access to markets, networks, and clients, as well as cross-border operational support.

Levant Investment Bank

An investment banking team manages and leads capital transactions for institutional clients and helps SMEs optimise capital. It offers strategic advisory services to SMEs, regardless of industry or geography. It also develops strong relationships with global investors and institutions from the MENA, Latin America, and Europe.