Jad Sayegh

Shorooq Partners Ltd. (Shorooq Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Shane Shin and Mahmoud Adi. The firm is headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Rafeeq Altawreed Co. operates as a software-as-a-service procurement management company. It offers a business to business marketplace that provides a procure-to-pay solution. The company was founded by Iyad Aldalooj, Majid Aldalooj, and Mohamad Ibrahim in 2020 and is headquartered in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

Nymcard Payments Ltd. provides mobile payment services through online. The company is based in Al Maryah Island, United Arab Emirates. The Emirati company was founded in 2015 by Omar Ounsi.

Dubai Angel Investors Ltd (DAI) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Mo ElSayad, Kushal Shah, Tarek Amin and Abdullah Mutawi. The firm is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Hambro Perks Ltd. (Hambro Perks) is independent private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Dominic Perks and Rupert Hambro. The firm is headquartered in London.

360VUZ (Dubai) owns and operates live video streaming and virtual reality mobile application. It showcases 360 videos and virtual tours created by partnering and working with players in the market, including Apple, Sony Music, Pepsi, Huawei, Universal Music, Google, Samsung, Rotana, Emaar, Choueiri, Starcom, and others. The company was founded by Khaled Zaatarah in January 2017 and is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Kitopi Catering Services LLC engages in the provision of infrastructure and technology that enables food brands to open delivery. Its services include call center operations, kitchen operations, and delivery operations. The company was founded by Mohamad Ballout and Saman Darkan and is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

RentSher Online Rentals Middle East DMCC engages in the provision of events management rentals. It offers furniture rentals such as tables, chairs, food display, lighting, and decor; inflatables and bouncies; coolers and heaters; tents, marquess, and stage; audio and video products; and gaming consoles. It provides themed party packages for birthdays, corporate events, and weddings. The company was founded by Purvashi Doshi in 2016 and is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

TruKKer Techonologies Pvt Ltd. operates as an inter-city truck aggregator. The firm provides services to all its shippers through verified and technology enabled transporters. The company was founded by Gaurav Biswas and Pradeep M. and is headquartered in Ahmedabad, India.

Part of Snoonu Co., Akeed Delivery is a food delivery platform. The company is located in Oman. Akeed Delivery was acquired by Snoonu Trading & Services LLC on May 29, 2022 for $25.97 million.

Retailo Technologies Holding Ltd. provides business to business e-Commerce marketplace services. The company is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. and has subsidiaries in Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. The Saudi Arabian company was founded in 2020 by Talha Ansari, Muhammad Nowkhaiz, Wahaj Ahmed.

Urban Massage Ltd. operates an online booking platform to provide massage services. The company was founded by Giles Williams and Jack Tang in 2014 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Muzz Ltd. develops single Muslim dating app. The firm helps Arab and Muslim singles worldwide find love and someone to share their lives with. The company was founded by Ryan Edward Brodie and Shahzad Younas and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Vatcat Ltd. The company was founded by Raphael Kai Yin Chow, Patrick Mcclirg and Dmitry Ivanov and is headquartered in London, The United Kingdom.

Odondo Ltd. provides outsourced and on-demand, customer service and sales support to SME and start-up businesses through network of UK home-based agents. Its services include customer service, outbound and inbound sales, lead generation, lead qualification, market research, customer surveys, customer engagement, business continuity, consumer insights, and appointment settings. The company was founded by Robert Daniel Devins on October 4, 2018 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Lombard Forte Securities Ltd. engages in securities brokerage services. It provides both voice and electronic broking services that specialized in Equities, Fixed Income Bonds and Equity Derivatives. The company was founded by Kunal Savjani and Fadi Kassis on March 25, 2007 and is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

R.J. O'Brien (MENA) Capital Ltd. engages in the provision of investment services. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Better Society Capital Ltd. (Better Society Capital) is a private equity firm founded by Ronald M. Cohen in April 2012. The firm is headquartered in London.

Lendo Finance Co is a Saudi Arabian company that provides invoice financing services. Lendo Finance is based in Riyadh, SA and is licensed by the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority to practice collective debt financing. The company allows businesses to receive immediate financial liquidity by connecting them with investors who are interested in short-term investment opportunities. Lendo Finance evaluates all requests with high accuracy and performs all necessary procedures, including risk assessment and credit reporting, to facilitate the financing and repayment process. The company was founded in 2019 by Faris Al Rashid Al Humaid, Mohamed Jawabri, and Osama Al Raee, who has been the CEO since 2019.

Grameen Foundation is a non-profit organization that collaborates with partners to create technology-based tools for self-sufficiency. The Saudi Arabian company delivers these tools through local community agent networks, making their model transformative regardless of internet access, smartphone ownership, or the ability to read. The private company's goal is to empower the poor, especially women, to create a world without poverty and hunger. The company achieves this through digital platforms, training, and a network of local partners. Grameen Foundation aims to reach 25 million people by 2025 and has already reached more than 16 million.

Mindshift Capital (Mindshift Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Heather Henyon. The firm is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Localized, Inc. provides career guidance services. The company was founded by Ariadne Papagapitos and Ronit Avni and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Taylor-Dejongh, Inc. provides investment advice. The private company is based in Washington.

NeedsList PBC operates online shopping platform. The firm is a global marketplace connecting donors with NGOs to meet spikes in demand. The company was founded by Natasha Freidus and Amanda Levinson and is headquartered Philadelphia, PA.

NextWave Ventures LP (NextWave Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by John M Slosar and Jeff Slosar. The firm headquartered in Carlsbad, California.

Balthazar Capital Partners Ltd. (Balthazar Capital) is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by Benjamin J. Billarant in 2003. Balthazar Capital delivers long only and absolute return strategies to professional and institutional investors.

Women’s Angel Investor Network (Women’s Angel Investor) is an angel firm founded in 2014 by Heather Henyon, Lucy Chow and Rebecca Hill. The firm is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Little Thinking Minds Co. LLC operates as a children’s education company. It provides digital Arabic literacy tools to improve language acquisition, fluency and literacy and supplement classroom learning services. The company was founded by Lamia Tabbaa-Bibi and Rama Kayyali Jardaneh and is headquartered in Amman, Jordan.

Sekem Holding Co. for Investment SAE is a private company based in Cairo, Egypt.

Pure Harvest Smart Farms operates as an agricultural technology firm which focuses on the production of greenhouse fruits and vegetables. The company was founded by Sky Kurtz, Robert Kupstas and Mahmoud Ali in 2016 and is headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Hub71 is a tech ecosystem that was founded in 2019 and is based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The Emirati company provides entrepreneurial infrastructure, value-add programs, enabling services, and support packages to enable founders to build and scale widely adopted technologies with purpose and impact. Hub71 provides access to markets, a capital ecosystem, a network of partners, and a vibrant community filled with highly skilled talent, governed by forward-thinking regulation. Backed by the government of and Mubadala Investment Company, Hub71 is growing its vibrant community of tech startups, investors, government, and corporate partners to ensure the availability of investment, commercial activities, and incentives from the public and private sectors. The private company has subsidiaries in United Arab Emirates.

Mubadala Capital (Mubadala Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Co. PJSC founded in 2011. The firm is headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates with offices in London, New York, Rio De Janeiro, and San Francisco.