Qatar Development Bank

A fully owned government financial entity set up by an Emiri Decree to invest in and develop local industries by supporting  SMEs in Qatar. In addition to providing financial assistance, the banks’ other main focus is to provide advisory support and guidance to SME’s on how to start up, grow and expand their activities, with the aim of developing a sustainable economy. It recently launched an added service under TASDEER or Qatar Export Development Agency (QEDA) to provide export financing and business development and promotion support to Qatar based SME exporters. 

Phoenician Funds

A Beirut-based venture capital firm focusing on early-stage investments. It partners with passionate entrepreneurs in the technology space and bring a team of seasoned advisors, investment professionals, and serial entrepreneurs to co-shape success stories along their side. It provides strategic guidance, market access and insights, linkages to proprietary networks as well as proven execution capabilities to drive long-term success of our portfolio companies. 

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.

MBC Ventures

A venture capital firm that invests in telecommunication media and technology in Middle East and North Africa. It invests in local startups at the seed stage and supports individuals who can develop the industry in the region.  It targets mainly few basic categories such as content, e-services, animation and education. 

 

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.