Investing in early-stage startups with a MENA angle since 2015
Joined June 2015
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Turns out the Arzan VC Founder Mafia has been busier than we thought.
Founders behind 10 Arzan VC-backed companies went on to build 18 additional tech startups, with at least 10 raising more than $77 million in publicly announced funding.
mailchi.mp/arzanvc/our-found…
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Family Postcard 💌 (ed. May'26)
Hulexo pivoted to Sylus AI (we love their new icon teaser below ^^)
@TruKKerTech closed a $300 million cross-border trade receivables securitization facility with @OfficialADCB
@PositiveLuxury recognized @Mejuri as Jewelry Business of the Year
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@Favikon_ recognized @Moneyfellows' Ahmed Wadi
@repzoapp got elected for the Google for Startups Accelerator MENA Türkiye Class of 2026
@zidappcom & @MukatafaFou released "Saudi E-Retail Sector Report"
@tryYamm released "Saudi Returns Benchmark Report 2025 for e-commerce"
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visit Sylus AI at sylus.ai/
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The latest jobs at Arzan VC Family
RIY
@tryYamm Sr Ent Sales Exe
@TruKKerTech Bus Dev Manager
@Hala_payment Corp Gov Manager, AI Engineer, Automation Specialist
CAI
@GameballCo Ent Account Exe
@zidappcom Ops Associate
Upper Egypt:
@Moneyfellows Sales Distribution Exe
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Who are the Arab founders building their way into the world’s most concentrated startup ecosystem?
In our very first newsletter in April 2016, we called them Citizens of Silicon Valley.
Our 2026 edition: mailchi.mp/arzanvc/citizens-…
@Replit @Get_Writer @vectara @sullyai @WHOOP
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Family Postcard 💌 (ed. April'26)
@SwvlEgypt's GCC revenue surges 122% YoY, city rides service is back to Cairo
@Moneyfellows is expanding to Morocco with @WafacashMaroc
@CitronDubai opened its infrastructure via “Rise by Citron” – hats off, @ChemmaaSara (the gif is for you!)
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Partnerships! @zidappcom with DRB Logistics; @tryYamm with Osan®👓and ZBRAND; @CARSEERReport with Mitsubishi Motors’ dealer in Jordan
@TruKKerTech's perspective on the Hormuz tensions
@AiKlaim Karim Dakki spoke at Fintech Morocco Summit
#menabuildersdontpause
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The latest scoop of jobs at Arzan VC Family 🍦
@Moneyfellows
@KhazenlyKSA
@tryYamm
@Hala_payment
@TruKKerTech
@GameballCo
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Family Postcard 💌 (ed. 03'26)
▪️Yozo.ai voice-to-voice went live
▪️@YasminaIns @RERSaudi signed a cooperation agreement
▪️Lucky App Suez Canal Bank
▪️@zidappcom took part in the Farah Clothing Initiative to provide Eid clothing for beneficiary families
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▪️@QoyodAPP published a guide on how to prepare businesses for Zakat
▪️@Moneyfellows shared a guide on how to pay off holiday debt fast
▪️@CitronDubai founder Sara Chemmaa got featured in Gulf News
▪️@Mejuri was shortlisted for “Jeweler of The Year Award”
#menabuildersdontpause
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Look around and you’ll notice something: MENA’s builders keep building – and hiring. Would you expect anything else though? We wouldn’t.
For example, @TruKKerTech has built resilient overland freight corridors, with fixed pricing.
Our latest newsletter: mailchi.mp/arzanvc/builders-…
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Some of the open roles below were posted just hours ago. Amid a challenging moment for the region, our portfolio companies continue to build and hire. Here’s the latest scoop of jobs at ArzanVC Family🍦
linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…
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Do you ever imagine what kind of food we will eat in 10 years?
Here are 6 hard truths about the future of food: mailchi.mp/arzanvc/6-hard-tr…
#foodtech #nutrition #farming #gcc
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About the round: Yozo.ai closed a $1.7 million pre-seed round co-led by Access Bridge Ventures & DisrupTech Ventures with participation from Arzan Venture Capital, Oraseya Capital, Suhail Ventures, Plus VC ( VC), Glint Ventures & M-Empire Angels.
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