# Top 50 Social Network Startup Investors in Middle East in October 2023

## Joachim Behrendt
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Social Media

Joachim Behrendt is the Head of the Advisory Board at Vali Berlin.

## Evergreen Venture Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series B, Series C
- Focus: Software, Mobile, Internet

Evergreen was established in 1987 by Jacob Burak as one of Israel's first Venture Capital firms, and has grown into a leader, generating successful exits with tangible rewards for investors and entrepreneurs.Evergreen's current $650 million of venture capital funds under management invested in more than 120 technology companiesrepresent one of the largest portfolios in Israel.Evergreen's investments are focused on early stage Israeli companies in three main fields: communications, software and healthcare. Their investments are positioned in different segments of each of these markets to comprise a well diversified and balanced portfolio of companies.A professional investment team with extensive field expertise guides and supports entrepreneurs and portfolio companies throughout their life cycle, helping them to build a good idea into a leading company. With each member coming from a different background and contributing distinctive benefits, the investment team delivers a unique set of technical, operational and strategic skills.Evergreen has established strong ties with technological markets, creating an eco-system, from which they extract knowledge, understanding of the market needs and at the same time creating a valuable network to support their portfolio companies.Evergreen sees its entrepreneurs as a key asset and therefore invests in the relationship to build a true partnership. Consequently many of Israel's successful serial entrepreneurs have approached Evergreen with their next venture.Evergreen team's disciplined investment strategy has been crystallized through more than 14 years of investment experience as a team and is one of the key elements responsible for Evergreen's high rate of successful exits resulting in superior returns.Evergreen is directed by deep values of shared responsibility, rich interaction and dialogue, and hard work - its guiding principles since inception. They strongly believe in the continuity of their corporate culture which emphasizes investment in human capital, disciplined processes, professionalism and true leadership.

## Viola Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Herzliya, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Information Technology

Viola Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in Israeli or Israeli-related early-stage techology companies, in key market segments including FinTech, Consumer, Enterprise Infrastructure & Applications, Frontier & Deep Technologies (automotive, IOT, AR/VR, drones), Robotics and AgTech.

## Vertex Ventures Israel
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

We partner early with global-minded entrepreneurs seeking to disrupt large markets

## Mehmet Onarcan
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Apps, Internet, Social Network

Mehmet Onarcan is the Founder of Mentors Network Turkey. He previously worked at Project House as an Advisory Board Member - Digital Transformation. Mehmet Onarcan attended Yildiz Technical University.

## Vertex Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce

Vertex US is an early stage VC that backs fearless founders building a smarter digital economy through B2B software.

## Flat6Labs
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Gîza, Al Jizah, Egypt
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Apps

Flat6Labs is the MENA region’s leading seed and early stage venture capital firm, currently running the most renowned startup programs in the region. Annually, Flat6Labs invests in more than 100 innovative and technology-driven startups enabling thousands of passionate entrepreneurs to achieve their daring ambitions and ultimately becoming theirinstitutional co-founders. Flat6Labs manages a number of seed funds with a total AUM in excess of $85M. More than 25 leading institutions have invested into the Flat6Labs managed funds; believing in the asset class and Flat6Labs’ proven track record as the market leader.. Flat6Labs provides a wide range of investment ticket sizes ranging from $50K to $500k, supporting startups through their early journeys from Pre-Seed all the way to Pre-Series A stages. Alongside to the investments, Flat6Labs’ exceptional startup programs, executed to cater specifically for the needs of the innovative entrepreneurs, helps them accelerate their growth by providing them with a plethora of support services and connecting them to unparalleled opportunities with an expansive network comprising hundreds of business mentors, investors and corporates. Launched and headquartered in Cairo since 2011, Flat6Labs has multiple offices across the region; with ongoing plans to expand into other emerging markets.

## StageOne Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Herzliya, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning

StageOne Ventures, leads investments in exceptional Israel-related entrepreneurs. We focus on early-stage transformative deep tech startups solving complex enterprise challenges.

## Legziel Family
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Herzliya, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology

Legziel Famliy

## Daniel Eskapa
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Enterprise Software

Daniel is not as well known in the Tech Investing world, but he’s quietly been investing in the tech space and been making some really incredibly smart investments. We were introduced through a mutual friend and before we knew it, we had spent hours upon hours together hanging out, talking about Tout, talking about life, spirituality, and doinggood in the world. I’m super excited to have Daniel on as an Investor and an Advisor, and most importantly a good friend.

## Spark Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services

Spark Capital invests in products we love by creators we admire across all sectors and stages.

## Emrullah Saku
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Social Network

Emrullah Saku

## Yaki Reisner
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Real Estate, Social Network

Yaki Reisner

## Engin Utkan
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: AgTech, Farming, FinTech

A. Engin Utkan is Senior Salesforce Consultant | Flow Automation Expert | Application Architect

## Bill Tai
- Type: Angel
- Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Apps

Bill Tai is a Chairman of the Board, Co-Founder, and Founding Investor of Treasure Data and he was a Chairman of the Board and Co-founder of IP Infusion. He attended Harvard Business School, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Curtin University.

## Ibrahim Ulukaya
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: AgTech, Farming, Software

Ibrahim Ulukaya

## Draper Associates
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Mateo, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Information Technology

Draper Associates, founded in 1985, is a seed-stage venture capital firm that helps entrepreneurs to drive their businesses to greatness. We understand that a great company takes time to build and we'd like to ensure that entrepreneurs are in for the long haul.

## WR Hambrecht
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series C
- Focus: Software, Internet, Enterprise Software

WR Hambrecht + Co provides venture capital and early growth funding for disruptive companies worldwide.

## Spinach Angels
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, SaaS, E-Commerce

Spinach is a group of angel investors focused on Israeli ​Pre-Seed tech ​investments. Spinach was established in 2014 with the goal of supporting and financing innovative Israeli companies with early-stage funding.Spinach is not a classic VC or fund. It’s a pool of experienced angel investors, with collective net worth of over $2bn, who decidedto act together and provide financial and managerial support to entrepreneurs in the earliest stages of realizing their dreams and building their companies.We believe in super-simple deals, and move extremely fast so that the founders can focus on developing their products and businesses. We see ourselves as the founders’ ‘friends-and-family’ initial support.

## Chantalle Dumonceaux
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Internet, Software, E-Commerce

Chantalle Dumonceaux

## Cipio Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series C
- Focus: Software, Semiconductor, Enterprise Software

Cipio Partners is a leading European secondary direct and growth capital investment management and advisory firm. The firm makes direct investments in private growth stage technology businesses predominantly in Europe.Founded in 2003, Cipio Partners manages an international portfolio of private growth stage technology businesses in Europe fromoffices in Luxembourg and Munich.

## VCDE Venture Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SEO, Automotive

VCDE Venture Partners was started in 2008 in Frankfurt/Germany and is a growth equity investment firm with a clear focus on technology companies in the field of software, the internet, mobile telecommunications and IT business services.Their main purpose is to build and develop successful growth companies. By partnering with outstandingentrepreneurs and management teams venturecapital.de delivers true value beyond financing and pro-actively works with portfolio companies to accelerate growth.They look for companies, that have a proven business model and through a strong value proposition address large markets and deliver real value to their customers be it consumers or enterprises. Out entrepreneurs‘ fund „venturecapital.de“ is funded by 150 European tech entrepreneurs, founders and industry veterans. It constitutes one of the strongest and most value adding business networks in Europe with an excellent platform for an exchange of expertise and know-how between investors, the fund and its portfolio companies.

## Stardom Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Media and Entertainment, Gaming, B2B

We're looking for stars that want to change the universe. Our network of media professionals is here to make any bold dream come alive.

## Benny Schnaider
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel
- Focus: Software, Cloud Security, Developer Tools

Benny Schnaider joined salto as Co-Founder in 2018. Benny Schnaider is an angel investor. He is a high-tech serial entrepreneur. Benny was the CEO and co-founder of Qumranet (leading open source virtualization solution) acquired by Red Hat, the CEO and founder of PentaCom Ltd. (network product provider) acquired by Cisco, and the co-founder andboard member of P-Cube (developer of IP service control platforms) acquired by Cisco. Most recently he co-founded Ravello systems in 2011 and serves as its president and board chairman.Benny also invests and serves as a board member in several start-ups. Some examples are: Traffix Systems (acquired by F5 in 2012) and B-Hive (acquired by VMware in 2008), OptiCul Diagnostics and Colabo. Benny has held senior management, engineering and strategic roles at many Silicon-Valley based companies including Cisco Systems, Amdahl/Fujitsu, Hitachi, IDT, Sun Microsystems and 3Com. Benny holds a Masters degree in Engineering Management from Santa Clara University, and a BSc in Computer Engineering from the Technion (Israel Institute of Technology).

## Avishai Abrahami
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Internet, Social Media

Avishai Abrahami is our Co-Founder, has served as our Chief Executive Officer since September 2010 and was our Co-Chief Executive Officer and a director since October 2006. From 2004 to 2006, Avishai was the Vice President of Strategic Alliances at Arel Communications & Software Ltd., a private Israeli company specializing in communicationtechnology. In 1998 he co-founded Sphera Corporation, a private company which develops software for managing data centers, and he served as its Chief Technology Officer from 1998 until 2000 and its Vice President of Product Marketing from 2000 until 2003. In 1993, he co-founded AIT Ltd., a private Israeli software company, and served as its Chief Technology Officer until the company's sale in 1997. Avishai served in the Israeli Defense Forces' elite computer intelligence unit from 1990 until 1992.

## Lima Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, FinTech

Collaboration with outstanding initiators with exceptional insights, from inception through all levels of progress. Lima Ventures supports visionary founders as well as provides certain services to early startups. We seek innovative technology-driven entrepreneurs who generate and lead companies that will inspire millions.

## Gobi Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Financial Services, Internet

Gobi Partners is the most interconnected Pan-Asian venture capital firm with US$1.5 billion in assets under management (AUM). Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong, the firm supports entrepreneurs from the early to growth stages and focuses on emerging and underserved markets.Founded in 2002, Gobi has raised 15 funds to date, invested inover 350 startups and nurtured 10 unicorns. Gobi has grown to 15 locations across key markets in Bangkok, Beijing, Cairo, Guangzhou, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Karachi, Kuala Lumpur, Lahore, Manila, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Singapore and Surabaya.As a Participant of the United Nations Global Compact, Gobi Partners is committed to aligning strategies and operations with universal principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption to ensure long-term value creation and sustainability across our portfolio.

## Innovative Startups and SME’s Fund (ISSF)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Amman, Amman, Jordan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Health Care, Food and Beverage

The Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund (“ISSF”) is a private sector managed fund making investments in innovative startups and early stage SMEs. The World Bank has invested USD 50 million in the Fund which was complimented by the Central Bank of Jordan with an additional USD 48 million bringing the total working capital of the ISSF to USD 98million.

## M-Systems
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kfar Saba, HaMerkaz, Israel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Focus: B2B, Electronics, Social Media

M-Systems provides flash memory storage products for individuals and enterprises. It creates True Flash Filing System which presents the flash memory as a disk drive to the computer. The products of the company are DiskOnKey, DiskOnChip, and TrueFFS.M-Systems is an Israel-based company that was founded in 2008 and the company was acquired bySanDisk on July 30, 2006.

## TRANGELS
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Biotechnology, Energy, Manufacturing

Early Stage Investment Fund and Network

## Ozlem Petek Hun
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Biotechnology, Medical Device

Ozlem Petek Hun

## Huseyin Karayagiz
- Type: Angel
- Location: Yeniköy, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, AgTech, Farming

Huseyin Karayagiz

## GEM Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paphos, Paphos, Cyprus
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Gaming, Video Games, Online Games

GEM Capital is an international investment company that operates in private equity and venture capital markets.

## Shorooq Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, E-Commerce, FinTech

Shorooq Partnersis the leading tech investor in the region, inspired by the best entrepreneurs, investors and practices from around the world.

## 3TS Capital Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, Internet, SaaS

3TS Capital Partners is a European technology focused private equity and venture capital firms. 3TS provides expansion capital and buyout funding for small and medium-sized businesses in growth sectors including technology & internet, media & communications and technology-enabled services. Investors in the current and past 3TS fundstotaling over €300 million include EIF, EBRD, Cisco, OTP, Sitra, 3i and KfW among others.Its team of highly qualified experts become active business partners of the portfolio companies and deliver substantial value added beyond financing. When analyzing new investment opportunities and supporting portfolio companies, the company often augment its core team by its sector partners, various co-investors and other industry experts. 3TS is also an active member of several international industry associations and other organizations like EVCA – European Private Equity & Venture Capital Association, the International Venture Club and the Draper Venture Network.

## Emkan Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Transportation, Payments

Emkan Capital invests primarily in early-stage technology companies.

## Kivilcim Cayli
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Travel, Property Management, Leisure

Cayli began his career in 2000 and held various positions for Roche, Johnson & Johnson, Boston Scientific, and Turev. Founded and led two healthcare companies (Idea and Invivo) and two consultancy companies (Kanvas and Biovenka).He holds a BSc and an MBA, both from Middle East Technical University (aka ODTU).As a seasoned investor, he has 8personal investments including British, Irish, American, Swedish, and Turkish companies, and serves on the Board of some. He also consults startups on behalf of TUBITAK (Turkish Scientific & Technological Research Council). He is a member of BIC Angels and GAIN Global.

## Ayhan Ağırgöl
- Type: Angel
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Social Network

Ayhan Ağırgöl

## David Pirrie
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: iOS, Mobile, Internet

David Pirrie - Director @ Financial Software

## Raed Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dammam, Ash Sharqiyah, Saudi Arabia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services

We partner with exceptional founders building breakthrough companies and creating scalable impact in MENA region

## Proxima Ventures Ltd
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Health Diagnostics

Proxima Ventures is focused on the management of investment portfolios for its customers. It offers them with financial products and consulting services.
Proxima Ventures was acquired by Soluto in October 2013.
Proxima Ventures was founded by Chaim Venezia and Uri Ra'anan and is based in Tel Aviv, Israel.

## NFX
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Marketplace

We are a VC firm investing in pre-seed and seed stage startups. We back exceptional Founders building market-transforming companies.

## S3 Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Social Network, Stock Exchanges

Venture Capital Firm

## Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, SaaS

MEVP is a Middle East-focused venture capital firm that invests in the early and growth stages of innovative tech companies run by talented entrepreneurs in the Middle East with a focus on the GCC and Levant countries. With a team of 20 VC professionals across offices in Dubai, Beirut, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, and Riyadh, MEVP manages 5 regional funds with more than USD 260 million in Assets Under Management. MEVP is the largest and most established VC firm in the region, with clear cross border investment appetite.

## Cypher Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming

Cypher Capital is a web3 and blockchain venture capital investment firm.

## Dtec Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Marketplace, Apps

Dtec Ventures is the venture capital unit of Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority and an integral part of the Dtec ecosystem. We invest in early-stage technology businesses in the MENA region with a nucleus in Dubai, that are disrupting or enabling traditional industries.

## Verizon Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series A
- Focus: Software, Mobile, SaaS

Discover how Verizon Ventures supports leading-edge technologies through early-stage strategic investors armed with ready-to-share teams, development tools and research.

## Modus Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Apps, FinTech

Modus is a holistic Venture Platform in MENA that provides entrepreneurs with more than just the financial capital needed to succeed

## Hongfan Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel, Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, Gaming, Information Technology

Hongfan Capital is an investment firm.

## Sarya Holdings
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Social, Social Network

Sarya Holdings is a private-owned company engaged in various sectors ranging from AgriTech, Chemical Manufacturing, and a strong emphasis on FMCG.

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