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Gulf Ventures

VC
Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaWebsite

Gulf Ventures is a Seed venture capital firm based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia investing in Other, SaaS, Enterprise. The firm typically writes $200K–$3.0M checks and has 32 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$200K – $3.0M

Portfolio

32+ companies

Team

11 partners

Investor activity
Last known investment: 2020Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Investing in marketing technology and B2B SaaS innovations in the GCC region to drive regional transformation.

How Gulf Ventures invests

Gulf Ventures is a vc firm based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Other, SaaS, Enterprise. It does not invest in Consumer Goods.

Gulf Ventures typically writes checks of $200K–$3.0M per investment.

Investing since at least 2006, Gulf Ventures has backed 32 companies in our records, including Vezeeta, Eclat, Antara Residential Compound, Riyadh. Its most recent recorded investment was in 2020.

Meet the Team

NA

Nour Al-Jaber

Managing Partner

Marketing Tech
GCC
AR

Antonio Ribelles

Vice President

MK

Majd Khodr

Executive Director

RY

Rana Yassin

Head of Human Capital

RZ

Rani Zeidan

Executive Director

CF

Christopher Foll

Managing Director

SA

Sarah Aitcheson

Vice President

MM

Mohammad Madani

Managing Director

SM

Shantanu Mukerji

Managing Director

FD

Fouad Daher

Executive Director

MZ

Marc Ziade

Vice President

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS
Enterprise

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Goods

Portfolio Companies (32)

2020

VE

Vezeeta

Vezeeta is a leading digital healthcare technology platform in MENA region.

EC

Eclat

ECLAT is a Virginia-based RCM operator which was founded in 2008 with a track record of superior India inpatient offshoring capabilities and a comprehensive suite of onshore and offshore suite of services

AN

Antara Residential Compound, Riyadh

Antara is service centric therefore making the resort style living experience a reality.

HA

Hansei

Hansei is a Nashville-based end-to-end RCM firm that launched in 2016 specializing in non-hospital facility-based engagements with an emphasis on behavioral and mental health.

AR

ART Fertility

ART Fertility Clinics is a leading institution of Reproductive Medicine in the Middle East. The group is the fastest growing IVF provider in the United Arab Emirates with top quartile success and pregnancy rates globally.

CE

Cedar White Bradley (CWB)

CWB emerged as an unrivalled super-regional firm in 2023 following the merger of leading intellectual property specialists Cedar White Bradley, PETOŠEVIĆ Group and Hahn & Hahn.

2019

ME

Medica

Medica is a leading medical trading company in the region with c.20 international brands across 12 countries.

GE

Geidea

Geidea is a merchant service provider and integrated payment solution provider that is headquartered in Riyadh, KSA.

2018

CL

Classic Fashion Holding Limited

Classic is the largest textile manufacturer in Jordan.

CH

CHO Company

A fully-integrated global producer and exporter of organic and natural olive oil.

How to pitch Gulf Ventures
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS, Enterprise — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $200K – $3.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Nour Al-Jaber, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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