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Venture capital, founder-first · Dubai · Riyadh · Cairo
Redefining venture capital
A radical investment platform reshaping the relationship between founders and capital — investing across MENA, Turkey and Pakistan from Dubai, Riyadh and Cairo.
إعادة تعريف رأس المال الجريء— Redefining venture capital
$100M
Fund I — Nuwa Ventures Fund I
~35
Portfolio companies
3
Offices — Dubai · Riyadh · Cairo
2020
Established, Dubai (DIFC)
Nuwa Capital — MENA venture capital, founded 2020, Dubai · Riyadh · Cairo. $100M Fund I. ~35 portfolio companies including Calo, Baraka, Eyewa, Qashio. Investing across MENA, Turkey and Pakistan.
Where we invest
One region. Three offices. Four core markets.
Hover a country — on the map or in the legend — to see the companies we back there. Solid rings are our offices, dashed rings are core markets, and every chip is a real portfolio company — chips marked ↗ open their real sites in a new tab.
Saudi Arabia Riyadh 7
Türkiye 4
Pakistan 1
Tazah
Selected companies by primary market — chips marked ↗ open the company's real site in a new tab. The full portfolio of ~35 companies is below. Footprint spans MENA + Türkiye + Pakistan.
Portfolio
35 companies. One founder-first thesis.
From fintech in Riyadh to agritech in Lahore — every company below is a real Nuwa investment.
Fully customizable healthy meal-plan provider in the GCC.
Low-commission investing platform making public markets accessible across the GCC.
Omnichannel eyewear marketplace for the Middle East.
Expense management & financial control center for business spend.
B2B SaaS helping automotive dealers digitize their services.
E-commerce disrupting used-car buying in Egypt.
Furniture & home-decor e-commerce marketplace.
Operating system for short-term rental property owners.
Super-API aggregating payment & fintech APIs across MEA.
Flexxpay
Salary-advance platform for earned salary, commissions & pensions.
Saudi marketplace for automotive parts.
Health & wellness super-app to track and improve health.
KSA revenue-based financing for digital-first businesses.
P2P lending democratizing SME funding in Saudi Arabia.
SoftPOS turning any smartphone into a payment terminal.
Mala
Saudi Arabia's first B2B Buy-Now-Pay-Later for enterprises.
Debt-resolution platform powered by emerging tech.
Delivers liquidity to the Saudi Exchange.
Social-commerce democratizing e-commerce for underserved communities.
The Arab world's first mental-wellness ecosystem.
Tazah
Tech-enabled OS for the agriculture & food value chain.
Egypt's leading cloud-kitchen platform.
End-to-end turnkey equity-management platform.
Omnichannel commerce & retail-media platform.
Parametric insurance built for today's digital risks.
Contemporary footwear blending Italian craftsmanship with modern design.
Tapper
SaaS/AI for creators.
Nafes
AI-powered procurement & bid-management platform.
KeepConverting AI
Automates e-commerce UI/UX to lift conversions.
Usersdot
AI-powered data intelligence for brands & e-retailers.
Mascotte Health
Integrates human veterinarians with technology.
Bundle Kitchen
Multi-brand cloud kitchen in Turkey.
Aydi
Two-sided platform for sourcing seasonal workers.
Butterfly Foods
Converts agricultural waste into climate-conscious food ingredients.
Who we are
We are only defined by how well we serve the founders we invest in.
“We invest in founders first.”
The Nuwa principle
“We will not give false hope or make deceptive promises.”
How we work
“We are only defined by how well we serve the founders we invest in.”
Our measure of success
Capital Founders first.
Nuwa Capital was founded in 2020 by Khaled Talhouni, Sarah Abu Risheh and Stephanie Nour Prince as a radical investment platform — reshaping the relationship between founders and capital across MENA, Turkey and Pakistan.
The Nuwa Network extends what a fund alone can do: operating partners, anchor relationships — including our partnership with Al Faisaliah Group — and a bench of value-creation support behind every investment.
Nuwa Capital Limited is regulated by the DFSA and based in DIFC, Dubai, with offices in Riyadh and Cairo.
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The team
The people behind the platform.
Partners, principals and the operating bench — tap any face to open their LinkedIn. Meet the full team & board →
Insights & podcast