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Shorooq Partners

VC
Abu Dhabi, UAEWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Pre-Seed

Check Size

$250K – $2.0M

AUM

$500M

Portfolio

16+ companies

Team

10 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focused on early-stage tech startups in the MENA and Islamic economies, specializing in fintech and Islamic financial solutions.

Meet the Team

TF

Tarek Fouad

Partner

FK

Fahad Khan

Finance Director

MM

Maya Milan

Compliance Director

OZ

Omer Zabit

Partner

SS

Shane Shin

Partner

MA

Mahmoud Adi

Partner

SC

Sana Currimbhoy

Director of Talent Acquisition

KS

Kunal Savjani

Partner

TA

Tamer Azer

Partner

YA

Yousef Albabtain

Partner

Industry Focus

Invests In

Fintech
Other

Portfolio Companies (16)

Other

PU

Pure Harvest

AgriTech
SA

Sarwa

Fintech
CA

Candid Intelligence

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

Candid handles spec parsing and document churn for engineers Candid’s AI agent collapses the notoriously inefficient pre-construction bidding phase for EPCs (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction). preparation time by 10x, enabling firms to submit high-fidelity bids in just 1–2 weeks.

BL

Blue

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

The AI Assistant that can control any app on your iPhone. Blue is developing the first functional 'Action Model' for mobile, designed to bypass the traditional limitations of app APIs. Unlike current reactive voice assistants, Blue’s technology executes complex multi-step commands.

CR

Crunched

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

Crunched is the Excel AI analyst for power users. Crunched is an AI-powered Excel analyst designed for power users in consulting and investment finance.

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Nodeshift

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

One click AI built for sovereignty. NodeShit is building the first AI-native sovereign cloud platform designed to replace fragmented legacy infrastructure.

HE

Hebbia

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

Enterprise-grade AI built to handle the world’s most complex knowledge work. Hebbia is an enterprise-grade AI platform built to handle the world’s most complex knowledge work in finance, law, and government.

TA

Tamara

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

Buy-Now-Pay-Later Platform. With Tamara, you can shop and split your payments, no fees or interest involved.

TR

TruKKer

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

Any truck, anytime and anywhere. TruKKer is the Middle East’s largest tech-driven logistics solution.

LE

Lendo

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

Instant invoice finance made easier. Lendo is Saudi’s leading P2P SME lending platform and leading invoice factoring.

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