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Nuwa Capital

VC
Dubai, UAEWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$250K – $3.0M

AUM

$100M

Portfolio

38+ companies

Team

11 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Nuwa Capital supports transformative ideas driving change in MENA, with priorities in mobility, marketplaces, and safety-oriented solutions.

Meet the Team

KS

Kiana Sharifi

Partner

MENA Innovation
Mobility
KK

Kaan Kalıpçı

Venture Partner

KT

Khaled Talhouni

Managing Partner

Early-stage venture capital
Growth in emerging markets
Consumer & tech sectors in MENA/Turkey/Pakistan
NR

Nitin Reen

Partner

Product-market fit
Go-to-market growth
Scaling operations
Sector-agnostic value creation
VC

Victor Candi

Partner

MM

Mikail Malik

Venture Partner

SA

Sarah Abu Risheh

Partner, Investments

SaaS
Autotech / mobility
Supply chain & logistics
Founder-first investment in MENA
SN

Stephanie Nour Prince

Partner, Network and Operations

Founder networks
Operational scaling
Community building
Strategic operations in venture
VS

Victor Sunyer

Partner

Growth stage investing
Board advisory
Geographic expansion (e.g. Turkey, KSA)
TK

Tarek Kabrit

Venture Partner

Mobility / Autotech
Market expansion / scaling
Strategic sector experience
KK

Kaan Kalipci

Venture Partner - Turkey

Turkish startups
Cross-border expansion
Regional deal sourcing & diligence

Industry Focus

Invests In

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

Portfolio Companies (38)

Other

ZI

Ziina

Fintech
DA

Dailymealz

Food Marketplace
AL

Alfredo Bandini

D2C·Early

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

Contemporary footwear brand blending Italian craftsmanship with modern design—minimal, expressive sneakers made to move effortlessly between worlds.

MA

Mantas

SaaS·Early

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

Parametric insurance built for today's digital risks.

GO

Gowit

Retail 3.0 SaaS·Early

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

Omnichannel Commerce & Retail Media Platform.

NA

Nafes

SaaS AI·Early

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

Nafes is an AI-powered procurement and bid management platform that automates tender discovery, bid preparation, compliance validation, and pricing optimization.

KE

KeepConverting AI

AI·Early

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

Keep Converting is a platform that automates and improves e-commerce UI/UX, delivering quick, measurable increases in conversions and unlocking untapped revenue.

MA

Mala

Fintech·Early

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

Mala is Saudi Arabia’s first B2B 'Buy Now, Pay Later' platform, revolutionizing business credit access for medium and large sized enterprises.

CL

ClearGrid

Fintech·Early

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

ClearGrid is a debt resolution platform powered by emerging technologies.

MU

Muwazana

Fintech·Early

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

Muwazana delivers critical liquidity to the Saudi Exchange, enabling market participants to make better, more informed decisions while making the market more efficient.

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