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Desert Ventures

VC
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Desert Ventures is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia investing in Other, EdTech, Marketplace. The firm typically writes $100K–$1.5M checks and has 5 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$100K–$1.5M
Portfolio
5 companies on record
Partners
4 listed
Stage
Seed, Series A
Sectors
Other, EdTech, Marketplace, Consumer
HQ
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-07-09

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$100K – $1.5M

Portfolio

5+ companies

Team

4 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Desert Ventures invests in emerging tech startups across the MENA region, with a strong focus on regionally-relevant services and platforms.

How Desert Ventures invests

Desert Ventures is a vc firm based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Other, EdTech, Marketplace, Consumer. It does not invest in Gaming, Luxury Fashion.

Desert Ventures typically writes checks of $100K–$1.5M per investment.

Desert Ventures has backed 5 companies in our records, including EducateNow, EasyParents, Precise.

Partners & Team

LA

Leila Al-Mansour

GP

MENA Tech
Marketplace
BG

Br. General Bentzi Gruber

Partner

TR

Taire Rubin

Partner

Business Development
Capital Funding
BC

Ben Casper

Partner

Sourcing Investment Opportunities
Real Estate & VC Advisory

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
EdTech
Marketplace
Consumer

Does Not Invest In

Gaming
Luxury Fashion

Portfolio Companies (5)

Other

ED

EducateNow

Edtech
EA

EasyParents

Marketplace
PR

Precise

Co-founded by Aryeh Batt, a brilliant engineer, who developed a revolutionary 3D printer utilized for printing human cells.

PR

Precise Bio

Biotechnology

A 3D bioprinting company for human cells partnered with Wake Forest Institute.

BO

Bookr

Beauty/Wellness Tech·Seed VC

Cloud-based SaaS platform for booking salons/spas, managing clients, appointments, inventory, and finances.

How to pitch Desert Ventures
  • Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, EdTech, Marketplace — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $1.5M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Leila Al-Mansour, GP.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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