Top 5 Mobile Apps Angel Investors in United Arab Emirates in October 2023

Khalid is an active angel investor in early-stage technology companies with 17 years of experience and a General Management education from Harvard Business School. After an exciting career at Microsoft and Logica, Khalid co-founded and managed Xceed Ventures, a social media intelligence company that got acquired. He currently serves as the CreativeSolutions Director at the Central Payment System of Saudi Arabia to support the development of FinTechs in Saudi and bring disruptive innovation.

Investment focus

Software, Apps, Social Network
Seed, Funding Round
United States, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Digitzs —
Taste — User Reviews and Recommendations From Like-Minded People For Movies and TV Shows at Taste.
QIDZ LLC — The family guide for best inspiration, deals and rewards for kids activities. Browse on QiDZ now and start creating family memories today.

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Asif Keshodia is an Angel Investor based in Dubai, UAE and the co-founder of Storfox.com. He is most notable for his work as the Group CFO of Souq.com, which was acquired by Amazon in a milestone deal for the Middle East tech sector. He joined Souq in 2011 as an early stage investor and raised over $400m to help it become the leading onlineretailer in the region. After its acquisition by Amazon in 2017, he took the role of MENA Regional Finance Director at Amazon. Asif has over 20 years of experience with some of the world’s biggest names, such as PwC, Gillette, Procter & Gamble, and Amazon, in countries around the world, including the UK, South Africa, Russia, and Pakistan. He is now using his decades of multinational corporate experience to help usher small startups to big success. He is dedicated to aiding young entrepreneurs launch their projects, with sights currently set on bolstering the e-commerce ecosystem in the MENA region and South Asia’s burgeoning market.In the recent past Asif has served on the Boards of Souq, Payfort.com, and Instashop.com, recently acquired by the Delivery Hero. He has also invested in a number of fledgling startups including Shipox, Clicky.pk, EzHire and Cartlow.comAsif is a graduate of the University of Karachi with a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce & Economics and a Chartered Accountant (FCA). In 2016, he was named Best Retail CFO of the MENA Region by renowned Middle Eastern publication, The CFO.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Marketplace, Consumer Goods
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Pakistan, United Arab Emirates, Australia

Portfolio highlights

Kamel Pay — Looking for best payment method and safe corporate payment solutions in Dubai? Kamelpay provide leading business payment services in UAE
CLICKY.PK — Clicky.pk offers the largest collection of trendy and affordable fashion and lifestyle products online. Clicky has the best online brand stores in Pakistan. Huge Collection of Jewellery, Handbags, Clutches, Sunglasses, Clothing, Nightwear & More!
PriceOye — Priceoye is Pakistan's No.1 marketplace for buying original mobile phones and electronics. Priceoye is Pakistan's most trusted online store and offers the lowest prices every day.

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Alper Celen is a Founding Partner at Enhance Ventures and the Co-Founder of Joi Gifts.

Investment focus

B2B, Software, Logistics
Seed, Pre-Seed
United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Buglance — The best testing environment made real!
Right Farm — right farm is a B2B eCommerce and supply-chain company that sources food from farmers for foodservice businesses, addressing global challenges in the procurement and supply chain of fresh produce. right farm was created with one mission in mind, to improve the food supply chain. We are here to make it simpler, smarter, and more sustainable - allthrough the use of data and technology. Our control of the supply chain and our use of predictive technology facilitates routing, operations, and purchasing, designed to provide a seamless and convenient end-to-end process from farm to table. Our mission doesn't stop there, we have built our business model with the environment in mind, which means we are committed to reducing waste across our supply chain, lessening carbon footprint by supporting local farmers, and building a restorative and regenerative value chain.

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GP. Ex-Entrepreneur. Ex-Computer Engineer. Angel Investor. BoD. Ex-CCO & CFO @trySaryApp

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, Software
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Pluto Card — Unlimited corporate cards with spend controls, petty cash management and automated receipt collection built for businesses in MENA (UAE, Saudi Arabia & more).
Funding Souq — Funding Souq connects established SMEs in Saudi Arabia and the UAE with retail and institutional investors worldwide. Investors earn up to 15% per annum
Groundfloor — Building the infrastructure for IRL community

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