# Top 50 Web3 VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Middle East in October 2023

## Alameda Research
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Central and Western, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services

Alameda Research is a quantitative cryptocurrency trading firm that provides liquidity in cryptocurrency and digital assets markets. It was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Central and Western, Hong Kong.

## Digital Currency Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Stamford, Connecticut, United States
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech

We are the capital engine supporting emerging talent & crypto technology. On its mission to accelerate the development of a better financial system.

## Pantera Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Menlo Park, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services

Pantera Capital is an investment firm focused exclusively on Bitcoin, other digital currencies, and companies in the space. The company believes that Bitcoin has the potential to transform the way people use money and that it will do for payments what the Internet has done for communications and commerce.Until 2014, Pantera focused on globalmacro hedge fund investments. The firm was founded in 2003 by Dan Morehead, who was a chief financial officer and head of Macro Trading at Tiger Management. The firm has since shifted its investment advisory services to focus exclusively on Bitcoin, other digital currencies, and companies in the space.Shareholders include Benchmark, Fortress Investment Group, and Ribbit Capital.

## Boğaziçi Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Video Games

Boğaziçi Ventures has been established in 2015 with the purpose of supporting entrepreneurship to take their global success to a next level. We aim to invest in technology start-ups which have talented teams by providing business models and looking for funds and mentoring support for future exponential growth.BV Growth fund will only focus on thetechnology startups established in Turkey at the growth stage while having the ambition to get into the global market.BV Crypto fund will be closed with a minimum fund size of $50M to invest in cryptocurrency and blockchain projects. People are interested in investing in cryptocurrency, especially new initial coin offerings (ICO), but they don’t know which one is reliable. We have an extremely capable team dedicated to cryptocurrency. Our analysts search hundreds of ICO projects, follow their communication, investigate the commitment of their teams, make interviews and if they have a chance, even visit them at their locations to give a much better decision.

## Multicoin Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Austin, Texas, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software

Multicoin Capital is a thesis-driven investment firm that invests in cryptocurrencies, tokens, and blockchain companies reshaping trillion-dollar markets. 

## coinIX
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Information Technology

CoinIX manages a portfolio of cryptocurrencies and assets. The investment focus for venture investments is Europe and with a strong focus on companies using distributed ledger technologies.

## GSR
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services

GSR is the global leader in crypto trading and market-making. We specialize in providing liquidity, trading and risk management solutions.

## CMT Digital Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech

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CMT Digital is a blockchain and digital assets focused subsidiary of the CMT Group, a 24 year-old trading and investments firm. The CMT Group has operated as a valued partner to entrepreneurs, traders, and technologists

## Aleph
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Analytics

Aleph is an early stage venture capital fund focused on partnering with great Israeli entrepreneurs to build large, meaningful companies and impactful global brands. Founded in 2013, Aleph is a partnership of Michael Eisenberg, Eden Shochat, Yael Elad and Tomer Diari with $850M under management. Aleph has invested in over 50 companies (not allannounced) including Lemonade, Melio, Healthy.io, SparkBeyond, JoyTunes, Fabric, Freightos and Bringg. Aleph is redefining the kind of support entrepreneurs and the local high tech community can expect from a venture capital firm. We aim to service the hell out of our entrepreneurs with high-touch, partner-level service. We built a startup within our firm - Ampliphy, the Aleph Value Generation Platform - to meet the greatest startup challenges like talent recruitment, business development and follow-on funding - at scale. Ampliphy leverages our people, network, software and resources to help companies succeed on the global stage.The team at Aleph are committed to supporting startups and the entire Israeli tech ecosystem as they harness the power of new technologies to develop and grow transformational companies.

## Mensch Capital Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain

Bold Early-Stage venture capital investing. First money in. Game-changing connections. Radical founder support.

## Vision Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dammam, Ash Sharqiyah, Saudi Arabia
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology

Vision Ventures (VV) is an early stage venture capital firm founded by experienced entrepreneurs. Its slogan is:"By Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs". We invest in innovative startups in the Seed and Series A across a wide range of verticals. We help startups realize their dreams and make a difference in a noisy world. We are an energeticteam that has a wealth of experience in starting companies and steering them to success and hyper growth. Our combined experience spans over 90 years in multiple countries which gives us extensive experience in multi-national, multi-cultural teams. We provide startups with hands on assistance and guidance on marketing, sales, product/service development, financial planning and management, expansion & growth strategy, and more.

## Fabric Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Initial Coin Offering
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software

Fabric backs the founders of the Open Economy. Investing in builders, businesses, and networks from inception to scaling since 2012.

## Shrug Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Internet, Mobile Apps

Shrug Capital is a Venture capital firm that invests in consumer-based startups.
Shrug Capital was founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.

## Tamer Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Sports, Finance

Tamer Capital is a venture development platform established within the Tamer Group. It aims to bring the digital-based business ideas of entrepreneurs in our country to the global. While Tamer Capital takes the responsibility of finance, business development, branding and marketing required for a start-up to reach its global dreams; It provides theentrepreneur with the opportunity to focus only on the operational part of his business.Tamer Capital aims to take the Smart Money model, which is frequently encountered in the Start-up ecosystem, to the next level and at the same time become a part of the initiative. It sets out to implement the business ideas of young, talented and innovative entrepreneurs by planning from A to Z and bring them to the level of worldwide projects.

## Startup-O
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Finance, Artificial Intelligence

Startup-O is a global venture platform for startup assessments, investments & cross-border scaling. It is well recognized for its 'Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs' ethos, data-driven startup assessments, and venture scaling networks for 'post revenue' startups. Established in 2016, Startup-O is trusted by 2000+ startupsfrom 40+ countries by mid-2021. A proprietary methodology combining experts-led online evaluations and ranking algorithms determines top-rated tech opportunities. This provides deserving founders access to associated venture funds and global partner networks spread across 15 countries that help build the startup venture collaboratively. 24 companies on the platform have raised seed to pre-series A size funds successfully, while another 20+ companies are engaged with cross-border venture scaling and scores of other startups have benefitted from the community resources. Startup-O has also partnered with Enterprise Singapore to enable 17 first-time founders with SG Founder grant and has helped commercialize the deep tech company incubated as a partner with Deep Tech institution A*Star Accelerate. It has established its presence with AseanLabs in Japan in May 2021.In 2019, its awarded the No.1 slot in Asia for its outstanding contribution to building the startup ecosystem in a contest among 247 participants including leading VCs, incubators, accelerators, and corporate innovation entities.

## VMware
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series C, Series D
- Focus: Software, Enterprise Software, Information Technology

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## Finberg
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Corporate Round
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Information Technology

Finberg is a corporate venture capital firm and a Fibabanka subsidiary. On March 1, 2018, the company was established.

## Sheva Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Blockchain, Asset Management

Sheva Capital is a brand-new early stage venture capital firm in Israel that funds the world's most tenacious innovators.

## Polygon
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming

Polygon is the most proven way to build and scale your decentralized application and projects on Ethereum, the world's largest blockchain ecosystem.

## Genesis Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Herzliya, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Software, Enterprise Software, Mobile

Genesis Partners is a leading early stage Israeli venture capital firm that manages over $600 Million across four funds, and focuses on seed and early stage investments in the ICT sectors.

## Robot Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services

Robot Ventures is a (pre-)seed investor in fintech / crypto companies with big ambitions and contrarian worldviews.

## Shima Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming

Shima Capital is an investment fund that focuses on supporting cutting-edge blockchain startups. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.

## DRW Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Blockchain

DRW Venture Capital, an arm of principal trading firm DRW, invests primarily in financial and enterprise technology. Many of our portfolio companies benefit from our engagement beyond capital: as a client, as a liquidity provider, through our review of new products, and through our deep industry expertise.As a firm with no outside investors, wehave a flexible mandate to deploy capital and often tap into our core business to help companies grow. We’re powered by the people, technology and ideas of DRW, and those we invest in may leverage it all. DRW has diversified business expertise and deep networks in trading and technology, real estate investment, cryptocurrencies and product development — a unique advantage.

## Gains Associates
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Initial Coin Offering
- Focus: Blockchain, Software, Gaming

GAINS Associates is the #1 cutting-edge launchpad platform accessible for the masses. We are on a mission to make crypto currency more accessible to anyone and more transparent. We want to bring you along on our journey, by sharing news, insights and opinions with a likeminded community which seek to develop aptitude and knowledge in the decentralized realm.

## Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Relevant deals: 2
- 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.

## F2 Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

F2 Capital is a specialized seed stage venture capital fund backing Israeli founders at the junction of big data, artificial intelligence and connectivity.

## 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.

## APA Venture Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Marketplace

APA Venture Partners is a pre-seed venture capital firm dedicated to partnering with the next generation of rule-breakers to build great companies.

## Coinbase Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services

Coinbase Ventures is an investment arm of Coinbase that aims to invest in seed-stage cryptocurrency and blockchain startups. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in San Francisco, California, United States.

## Eden Block
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Information Technology, Software

Venture house dedicated to enabling a new digital future with blockchain

## Fulgur Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Wilmington, Delaware, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Bitcoin, FinTech, Cryptocurrency

We believe in Bitcoin as a next generation politically neutral monetary system, the foundation for decentralized finance of the future. While Bitcoin is an efficient settlement layer, it needs a Layer-2 solution for everyday transactions. That is why we support development of the Lightning Network - an essential step towards decentralized finance.As technology entrepreneurs we combine decades of experience creating business from zero and scaling it in emerging and fast-growing industries.We support outstanding teams in several ways: writing checks of $50-$200k for pre-seed startups; granting rewards for acknowledged contributions to the ecosystem; providing startup advisory and mentoring; investing in later stages.Along the way we help startups to navigate cryptocurrency legal and regulatory environment according to the evolving industry standards and best practices.

## NFX
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- 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.

## Sound Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Beverly Hills, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services

Sound Ventures is a venture capital firm that seeks to invest in the technology sector.

## Rainfall Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Internet, E-Commerce

Rainfall Ventures is an early-stage investor founded in 2011 and committed to partnering with world-class founders to help them change industries.

## Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Jerusalem, Yerushalayim, Israel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Software, Cyber Security, Enterprise Software

Investment strategy is spearheaded by a deep expertise in identifying companies from inception and building global industry leaders.

## Jovono
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Secondary Market
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Supply Chain Management

Jovono invests in missionary founders. We aim for radical ideas that change our perspective of the world.

## 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.

## Integrated Networks
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Mobile, Internet

INTEGRATED NETWORKS CO. LTD. “INET” is a private organization founded in 2001 by a group of prominent Saudi investors, with an aim to provide unique blend of system integration using top-of-the-line products, revolutionary technology and proven expertise & experience.Authorized service provider licensed by Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency forproviding Payment Solutions, including; Point-of-Sales connectivity & management, ecommerce and Loyalty Solutions.Authorized Service Provider licensed by Communication and Information Technology Commission for providing Internet Services as well as network operation services.

## Node Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Gibraltar, Gibraltar, Gibraltar
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
- Focus: Blockchain, Software, Apps

We are crypto engineers and builders who have been exploring crypto since 2012 when we successfully built Colored Coins – the world’s first digital assets protocol on top of Bitcoin. Node is a thesis-focused, long-term cryptocurrency fund investing in pre-market/market token-based projects. As well as providing capital, we take the role offounding participants in new protocols and networks. We help teams bootstrap the network, solve token economic challenges and provide liquidity when it is most needed. We add technical value to support our entrepreneurs and networks as they go to market and continue growth.

## iAngels
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, FinTech

iAngels is a VC and angel investment platform that leverages due diligence and analytics to enable accredited investors around the world the ability to invest in early-stage technology deals in Israel.

## Spark Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- 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.

## Seven Seven Six
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Blockchain, Internet

Seven Seven Six is a venture capital firm. The firm features The Seven Seven Six Operator in Residence Program as a full-time, paid, one-year appointment.

## Recruit Strategic Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services

Recruit Strategic Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in innovative startups from all around the world. It is a corporate venture capital arm of Recruit Holdings that seeks to invest in education and financial technology, digital healthcare, and infrastructure sectors.
It was established in 2008 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

## Dapper Labs
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, Software, Cryptocurrency

Dapper Labs uses the power of play to deliver blockchain-based experiences that are made for you and ready for the real world.

## Ava Labs
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Grant
- Focus: Blockchain, Software, Cryptocurrency

AVA Labs makes it simple to launch finance applications using blockchain technology–with highly scalable and efficient networks, customizable public and private blockchains, the capability to create any digital asset, and more. We are empowering people to build an open, simple, and democratic internet of finance.

## Endure Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Health Care, Software, E-Commerce

Endure Capital is an early stage investment fund headed by entrepreneurs looking for startup teams. They look for founders who are relentlessly resourceful and imaginative, solving genuine problems that matter to a lot of people and building high growth companies that endure.

## Cyber Future Foundation
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Cryptocurrency, Network Security, Information Technology

CFF provides platform for industry, public agencies and academia towards building a more trusted and secure cyber space at a global level.

## Bitcoiner Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Bitcoin, Payments, Banking

Bitcoiner Ventures is dedicated to funding Bitcoin companies and projects that are good for Bitcoin.

## Crescendo Venture Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

Crescendo Venture Partners is a Tel-Aviv based venture capital firm founded by seasoned investors; We Invest primarily in Israeli seed and early stage technology start-ups.

## cyber club london
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: England, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Cryptocurrency, Network Security, Information Technology

Cyber Club London is a community of cybersecurity executives and experts, investing and grooming the next generation of cybersecurity ventures.

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