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BY Venture Partners

VC
Dubai, UAEWebsite

BY Venture Partners is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Dubai, UAE investing in Real Estate, AI / ML, Fintech. The firm typically writes $100K–$1.0M checks and has 57 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$100K – $1.0M

AUM

$50M

Portfolio

57+ companies

Team

8 partners

Investor activity
Last known investment: 2021Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

BY Venture Partners focuses on supporting technology startups in MENA at the earliest stages, with significant interest in PropTech and real estate innovation.

How BY Venture Partners invests

BY Venture Partners is a vc firm based in Dubai, UAE. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Real Estate, AI / ML, Fintech, Other, Consumer.

BY Venture Partners typically writes checks of $100K–$1.0M per investment, backed by approximately $50M in assets under management.

Investing since at least 2021, BY Venture Partners has backed 57 companies in our records, including Mumzworld, Ikcon, Huspy. Its most recent recorded investment was in 2021.

Meet the Team

GY

Ghaith Yafi

Founding Partner

RE

Rami El Jisr

General Partner

SJ

Sohrab Jahanbani

Partner

RE

Rana El Kaliouby

AI Partner

MM

Maya Moufarek

Venture Partner

YH

Youssef Haidar

Managing Partner

MENA Startups
AI
PropTech
AY

Abdallah Yafi

Founding Partner / General Partner

TA

Tara Al Arnaout

Principal

Industry Focus

Invests In

Real Estate
AI / ML
Fintech
Other
Consumer
Food / AgTech
SaaS
Enterprise
EdTech
Security
Marketplace
Healthcare

Portfolio Companies (57)

2021

MU

Mumzworld

E-commerce·Series B

Mumzworld is the leading e-commerce platform dedicated to mothers, babies, and children in the Middle East.

IK

Ikcon

Food Delivery·Series A

iKcon is a cloud kitchen operator, that provides a Kitchen as a Service (KaaS) solution built to empower restaurants to meet the growing demand for food delivery.

Other

HU

Huspy

Proptech·Pre-Seed

Huspy has built the regional proptech leader that is aiming to redefine the global homebuying market starting with UAE and Spain.

RO

Roadie

Music Tech·Series A

Band Industries is a music-tech startup, revolutionizing the music industry with innovative hardware and software solutions.

NY

Nymcard

Fintech·Pre-Seed

NymCard is the leading payment infrastructure provider in MENA, enabling businesses across the Middle East and North Africa to issue, process, and manage card programs with ease.

TO

Toters

Logistics·Seed

Toters is the leading on-demand delivery and logistics platform across the Levant focusing on Iraq and Lebanon.

FL

Flextock

Logistics·Pre-Seed

Flextock is a dynamic logistics and fulfillment platform designed to optimize e-commerce operations for businesses of all sizes.

AR

ArrowLabs

Technology·Series A

ArrowLabs is an innovative technology company on a mission to transform the way businesses manage field resources.

GR

Grubtech

Food Service·Series A

GrubTech is an innovative platform revolutionizing the food service and delivery industry with its state-of-the-art technology solutions.

CA

CarniStore

E-commerce·Seed

CarniStore is the premier online marketplace dedicated to offering high-quality, sustainably sourced meat and gourmet products across the UAE.

How to pitch BY Venture Partners
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Real Estate, AI / ML, Fintech — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $1.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Ghaith Yafi, Founding Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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