Ginco Investments
The 9 Tower, Marasi Dr, Business Bay, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Overview
We invest in Seed through Series B companies around the world. Our focus is to invest in companies where we can add material value through our deep relationships in UAE government as well as decades of developing successful enterprise software implementations. We invest directly and through our partners at Techstars and Human Ventures.
- Total investments
- 1
- Lead investments
- 1
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 3
Investment portfolio
- Natufia
Led · Seed · Sep 2018
Natufia Labs, based in Tallinn, Estonia, builds the Natufia Kitchen Garden, a connected appliance that automatically grows a variety of plants, vegetables, flowers and herbs year-round in households and restaurant kitchens. The product uses machine learning and real-time data analysis to process environmental changes and adjust its settings accordingly. The company currently offers more than 30 types of fully organic and recycled seed capsules, including basil and kale. Led by CEO Gregory Lu, Natufia plans to use its recent funding to expand into Europe and the US and expects its product to go on sale imminently. Natufia closed a $1.2m seed funding round to support these plans. The round was led by Butterfly Ventures, Techstars and the Dubai-based family office Ginco Investments.