Participated · Seed · Jun 2026

Algebra AI emerged from stealth and publicly launched in conjunction with a $7 million financing announced in the press. The company’s launch post referenced individuals Anis Harb, Francis Pedraza, and Namek T. Zu'bi. Beyond the launch and its backers, the articles provide no description of the company’s products, services, or go-to-market plans. The coverage also does not disclose revenue, user metrics, or other operating metrics. The only disclosed financial detail is the $7 million financing from the named investor consortium.

Led · Seed · May 2026

Founded in 2024 by Ibrahim Aldlaigan, Stream offers billing and payments infrastructure for businesses across the MENA region. The company has raised a total of $9.2 million in seed funding following a $5.2 million seed extension led by BECO Capital. Investors in the extension include STV, Flourish Ventures, Arab Bank, and existing backers Outliers Venture Capital and BYLD. The financing position reflects early-stage support for Stream's platform-focused operations. The articles do not report revenue, user counts, or specific product roadmap milestones.

Participated · Equity · Jan 2026

Founded in 2007 by Michael Lahyani and Renan Bourdeau, Property Finder operates one of MENA’s largest online real-estate classifieds platforms, allowing consumers to browse, filter, and compare properties to buy or rent. The company is expanding beyond listings to build a broader real-estate operating system, rolling out AI-driven tools such as Credit Optimizer, Home Valuation, and SuperAgent to increase transparency and data-driven decision-making. It is also partnering with firms like Stake and Keyper to capture more of the transaction journey. Propelled by strong UAE property demand and supportive local regulation, the firm aims to cement its leadership position in the region. Financially, Property Finder has now raised nearly $700 million in equity and secured an additional $250 million in debt from Ares Management and HSBC. Previous high-profile investors include funds advised by Permira and Blackstone Growth, which led a $525 million investment in 2025, while General Atlantic has held a significant stake since 2018. The fresh capital further reinforces the company’s balance sheet and funds its product and geographic expansion plans.

Participated · Equity · May 2025

Thndr operates a digital retail investment platform that provides access to local and U.S. stocks, gold, mutual funds and savings products. The platform holds regulatory licences from Egypt's Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) and the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) FSRA. Founded in 2020 by Ahmad Hammouda and Seif Amr, Thndr says it is helping millions take control of their financial futures. The company intends to use its latest funding to support regional expansion, naming the UAE and Saudi Arabia as priority markets. Financially, Thndr raised $15.7M in the reported round and has raised a total of $37.76M to date. Thndr is an Egyptian mobile investing app that simplifies opening and managing brokerage accounts for retail users in Egypt and the wider MENA region. Launched in late 2020 by Ahmad Hammouda and Seif Amr and backed by Y Combinator, it currently provides access to the Egyptian stock market and mutual funds through a consumer-focused app with educational tools (simulators, articles, videos, webinars, podcasts and newsletters). The platform emphasizes low barriers to entry—commission-free trading, no deposit or withdrawal charges and no account minimums—and monetizes via subscriptions, revenue-share agreements with asset managers and float on idle cash. Thndr has shown strong traction: more than 300,000 downloads, assets under custody grew 29x in 2021, 87% of users invested for the first time via the app, 36% of new registrations on Egyptian exchanges in 2021 came through Thndr, and 40% of users are outside Cairo and Alexandria. The company plans to add U.S. securities and other foreign assets via partner brokers, pursue a GCC regulatory licence, and expand across the MENA region. The recent funding is earmarked for product development and regional expansion as Thndr builds an "investment supermarket" of local and international investment products.

Participated · Seed · Mar 2025

ClearGrid builds AI-first software and APIs to automate and modernize debt collection for banks, fintechs and lenders. Its models score repayment likelihood, predict customer behavior, personalize outreach across channels and drive automated AI voice agents; the company says 95% of operations are automated. The platform categorizes borrowers by ability and willingness to pay, structures repayments into smaller chunks, and claims it can cut collection costs by 50% while resolving debts twice as fast as traditional collectors (38–50% resolution rates). Since launching in 2024 ClearGrid says it manages hundreds of millions in debt portfolios, signed ten major UAE fintechs and banks, and engages over 130,000 borrower accounts monthly. An unnamed major bank reportedly increased recovery rates by 30% and halved costs, while a leading BNPL provider doubled recoveries through early-stage automation. ClearGrid charges a percentage fee on recovered amounts; revenues in the UAE are growing 30% month-on-month and the company says it is already profitable there. The startup plans to enter Saudi Arabia this year, double its engineering team next quarter and “10x” revenue and accounts managed in 2024 to build a regional credit orchestration infrastructure.