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GCC Venture Capital

VC
Manama, Bahrain

GCC Venture Capital is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Manama, Bahrain investing in Other. The firm typically writes $250K–$2.0M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$2.0M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
5 listed
Stage
Seed, Series A
Sectors
Other
HQ
Manama, Bahrain
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-07-09

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$250K – $2.0M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

5 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

GCC Venture Capital invests in early-stage transportation and logistics startups focused on scalable solutions for the MENA market.

How GCC Venture Capital invests

GCC Venture Capital is a vc firm based in Manama, Bahrain. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Other. It does not invest in DeepTech.

GCC Venture Capital typically writes checks of $250K–$2.0M per investment.

GCC Venture Capital has backed 2 companies in our records, including MyRide, Sendfast.

Partners & Team

CF

Christie Franchi

Partner

clean technology / cleantech
energy transition
venture & private equity
JV

Jan van Veldhoven

Partner

private equity
finance
renewable energy investments
JV

Joris Vos

Partner

legal & tax structuring
private equity
clean economy
DP

Dr. Paul Kloppenborg

Partner

clean energy
mobility
smart cities
fintech
energy transition
AA

Ahmed Alkhaja

Managing Partner

Mobility
Transportation
Logistics

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Does Not Invest In

DeepTech

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

MY

MyRide

Mobility/Transportation
SE

Sendfast

Logistics/Delivery
How to pitch GCC Venture Capital
  • Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $2.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Christie Franchi, Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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