Who we are

A radical investment platform reshaping the relationship between founders and capital.

Nuwa Capital was founded in 2020 by Khaled Talhouni, Sarah Abu Risheh and Stephanie Nour Prince to redefine venture capital across MENA, Turkey and Pakistan. We invest in founders first — and we are only defined by how well we serve the founders we invest in.

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What we believe

Four beliefs that shape every decision.

01 — Founder-centricity

We invest in founders first.

Once we invest, we believe in the founder’s ability to lead. Our job is to back that conviction with capital, network and operating muscle — not to run the company for them.

02 — Transparency

We will not give false hope or make deceptive promises.

We communicate honestly and stay attentive to the companies we back — through the good quarters and the hard ones. Straight talk is a feature, not a risk.

03 — Collective growth

We share the upside.

We share the upside with portfolio founders and the broader Nuwa Network. When the region’s ecosystem grows, everyone in it wins — so we build for the whole, not just the deal.

04 — Engaged, not intrusive

Strongly engaged, deeply respectful.

We stay close to our companies while respecting founder autonomy and decision-making. Present when it counts; never in the way.

The Nuwa model

A fund is only the start. The network is the multiplier.

The Nuwa Network — accomplished entrepreneurs who mentor and guide the founders we back.

Community

Operating Partners — subject-matter experts giving hands-on help across product, growth, recruitment, fundraising and legal.

Hands-on support

A true partnership — a community-based model that puts founders at the centre of everything we do.

Structure

The Al Faisaliah partnership.

Our corporate partnership with Al Faisaliah Group — one of Saudi Arabia’s largest diversified groups — lets portfolio companies expand geographically and accelerate across verticals with an anchor relationship behind them.

Nuwa Capital Limited is regulated by the DFSA and based in DIFC, Dubai, with offices in Riyadh and Cairo. It serves Professional Clients through Qualified Investor Venture Capital Funds.

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Developing the next generation

VC-in-Training.

A quarterly, six-week program — launched in Summer 2021 — developing the next generation of investment professionals across the MENA region. Part of how we invest in the ecosystem, not just individual companies.

The team