We are company builders, with founders' attitudes, and investors' mindsets

We back great teams that are building innovative online platforms and support them to grow and scale their companies to become regional champions and global winners in their categories

Get in touch

Introducing Venture Oasis Podcast: conversations with digital economy builders

MORE

Our Regional Champions

MORE

iMENA: What it Takes to Stay Ahead in Tech

MORE
عربي

A founder’s natural habitat

Online platforms that make a difference

We build and invest in innovative online platforms that advance economies and improve lives. We believe in business models that address key needs, in large markets, with innovative technologies, and defensible network effects.

Focused, hands-on, strategic

Our diverse team has first-hand experience in the day-to-day tactical and strategic ins and outs of building, growing, and scaling start-ups, from the seedlings of an idea all the way to exit.

Khaldoon H. Tabaza

Founder & Managing Director

Adey Salamin

Founder & Board Member

Fadel Kremid

Chief Financial Officer

Sarah Barkawi

Senior Investment Manager

Ayman Abu Dre’i

Finance Manager

Rania El Shenoufy

Investment Manager

Nisreen Abu Maizer

Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

Aayad Ghananim

PR & Communications Manager

Board of Directors

Khaldoon Tabaza

Adey Salamin

Mazin Aldawood

Nasir Alsharif

Hamad Al Sulaiman

Sultan Alturki

Khalid Al Sulaiman

Eddy Farhat

Marco Somalvico

Read, learn, stay up to date

News
September 5, 2024

Opensooq is thrilled to share some fantastic feedback from one of its trusted partners in Oman!

The recent DOOH (Digital Out of Home) campaign in Muscat has been creating a buzz, capturing attention across the city and leaving a lasting impression.

News
August 4, 2024

Telr Elevates E-Commerce with Mastercard's Click to Pay

Telr, the award-winning online payment gateway, has announced its strategic collaboration with Mastercard to introduce its digital checkout solution, Click to Pay, across its extensive network of merchants in the UAE.

News
July 30, 2024

Rua Growth Fund participated in the $20 million Series A funding round for Intelmatix.

Rua Growth Fund participated in the $20 million Series A funding round for Intelmatix, a Saudi Arabia-based deeptech AI company

News
August 28, 2023

Setting up a thriving e-commerce model, the Dubai way

Saygin Yalcin, CEO of SellAnyCar.com and Carnab.com in Dubai, began his entrepreneurial journey after identifying a gap in the UAE's e-commerce market.

Sign up to our newsletter and stay up to date

We’d love to hear from you.

Supercharging MENA’s tech champions

We back ambitious founders with the focus and energy to drive their teams to build companies that improve people’s lives and shape the future of the region’s vibrant digital economy.