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EQ2 Ventures — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($1.1M–$15.0M Checks)

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EQ2 Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in United Arab Emirates investing in Other, SaaS, Fintech. The firm typically writes $1.1M–$15.0M checks and has 6 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$1.1M–$15.0M
Portfolio
6 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
AUM
$1B
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors
Other, SaaS, Fintech, Consumer, Marketplace, Healthcare, AI / ML
HQ
United Arab Emirates

Last verified: 2026-10-15

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A

Check Size

$1.1M – $15.0M

AUM

$1.0B

Portfolio

6+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Regional early-stage investor with a commerce and retail orientation across MENA and adjacent markets. The fund backs companies in e-commerce, retail, and advertising, which maps well to the digital signage commerce layer of the startup.

How EQ2 Ventures invests

EQ2 Ventures is a vc firm based in United Arab Emirates. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Other, SaaS, Fintech, Consumer, Marketplace.

EQ2 Ventures typically writes checks of $1.1M–$15.0M per investment, backed by approximately $1B in assets under management. Our records include 3 funds raised by the firm.

EQ2 Ventures has backed 6 companies in our records, including ArabyAds, Flowcart, Julaya.

Partners & Team

MP

Manish Phulwani

Associate Director

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS
Fintech
Consumer
Marketplace
Healthcare
AI / ML

Funds

EQ2 Ventures Fund III

$200M2021
actively investing

EQ2 Ventures Fund II

$300M2018
fully deployed

EQ2 Ventures Fund I

$250M2015
fully deployed

Portfolio Companies (6)

Other

AR

ArabyAds

adtech/marketing tech·not fully specified

advertising and marketing intelligence platform

FL

Flowcart

fintech/payments·Seed

business payments and collections platform

JU

Julaya

fintech·not fully specified

digital payments and expense-management platform for African businesses

HO

Homzmart

e-commerce/marketplace·not fully specified

online home furniture and home goods marketplace

UN

Uncover

consumer health/beauty·Seed

skincare brand

TE

TERN Group

HR tech/healthcare staffing·Series A

AI-enabled healthcare talent relocation and staffing platform

How to pitch EQ2 Ventures
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS, Fintech — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $1.1M – $15.0M check.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Manish Phulwani, Associate Director.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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