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Global Ventures

Venture Capital · Founded 2018 · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

#14 Investor Ranking 2026 Top 1% in MENA

Investing in globally minded founders building growth-stage technology companies that are transforming emerging markets and creating global impact

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62 Portfolio companies+68% in 5 years
3 Unicorns
88 Investments
Jun 2026 Last investment
01 · Knowledge graph
News Maalexi raises $2.8M led by Tawuniya to build a regulated agricultural exchange Jun 25, 2026
02 · Biggest holdings

Global Ventures’ biggest current holdings.

Global Ventures is a named shareholder in 4 companies. Dealroom estimates those stakes are worth about $77M in total — the disclosed percentage × each company’s latest valuation. The 4 biggest are below, each sized by that estimate.

5ire $41M 2.7% of $1.5B
Kitopi $23M 1.5% of $1.6B
Noda $8M 1.79% of $450M
Airalo $5M 0.5% of $1.0B
#CompanyEst. stakeValuationEst. value
  1. 1 5ireFintech · Unicorn 2.7% $1.5B $41M
  2. 2 KitopiRobotics · Unicorn 1.5% $1.6B $23M
  3. 3 NodaEnergy · Colt 1.79% $450M $8M
  4. 4 AiraloTravel · Unicorn 0.5% $1.0B $5M

Estimated value = Global Ventures’ disclosed ownership % × Dealroom’s latest company valuation; direct named stakes only, exited positions excluded. Figures are indicative, not reported marks. Global Ventures also appears inside investor groups in Aledade, ApplyBoard, Aviatrix Systems, BaseTen, Benchling, Bitpanda, Blockchain.com, BlueVoyant and 4 more, where a standalone stake isn’t disclosed. See the underlying shareholder registers on Dealroom →

03 · Portfolio analysis

Where Global Ventures’ portfolio is concentrated.

Distribution of portfolio companies by headquarters country, sector, entry stage and current growth stage. Across all 62 portfolio companies. "Stage entered" is the first priced round the investor joined, derived from the investor’s transaction history.

By countryCount
  1. UAE20
  2. USA17
  3. Egypt13
  4. Saudi Arabia9
  5. UK3
  6. Nigeria2
  7. Singapore2
  8. Ghana1
  9. India1
  10. Kenya1
  11. Rwanda1
  12. Switzerland1
By sectorCount
  1. Fintech22
  2. Health15
  3. Education8
  4. Food8
  5. Enterprise Software5
  6. Transportation5
  7. Marketing4
  8. Kids3
  9. Security3
  10. Travel3
  11. Jobs Recruitment2
  12. Robotics2
By stage enteredCount
  1. Seed25
  2. Series A25
  3. Series B+12
By growth stageCount
  1. Breakout Stage45
  2. Early Growth17
  3. Late Growth9
04 · Portfolio market map

Inside Global Ventures’ portfolio.

The 60 highest-funded portfolio companies, of 62 tracked.

Kitopi
Food · Unicorn
$1.6B
tabby
Fintech · Unicorn
$4.5B
Moniepoint
Fintech · Unicorn
$1.0B
Tribal Credit
Fintech
$164M
Proximie
Health
$320M
Lean
Fintech
$270M
PayMob
Fintech
$250M
MAX
Transportation
$155M
Helium Health
Health
$120M
Zid
Marketing
$200M
Tarabut
Fintech
$128M
iyris
Food
$64M
Altibbi
Health
$176M
Sendexa
Enterprise Software
$200M
BioSapien
Health
$175M
ELSA
Education
$92M
Holidayme
Travel
$28M
Lucky
Fintech
$74M
Citcon
Fintech
$120M
Yodawy
Health
$80M
Classera
Education
$160M
Thndr
Fintech
$100M
Immensa
Transportation
$80M
Pyypl
Fintech
$80M
NowPay
Fintech
$80M
Zension
Consumer Electronics
$120M
Zinc Money
Fintech
$102M
Zinc Learning Labs
Education
$102M
Mumzworld
Kids
$80M
Cartona
Transportation
$60M
Hive
Security
$53M
spiderSilk
Security
$36M
Elmenus
Travel
$40M
Abhi Finance
Fintech
$90M
Vivoo
Health
$24M
Mamo Pay
Fintech
$40M
Valeo Health
Health
$48M
Remedial Health
Health
$32M
Fold
Health
$24M
Rabbit
Food
$44M
Elevatus
Jobs Recruitment
$42M
Supy
Food
$32M
Hakbah
Fintech
$20M
Ilara Health
Health
$19M
Maalexi
Fintech
$11M
Nexford University
Education
$32M
GIBLIB
Health
$10M
Ogram
Jobs Recruitment
$12M
Klasha
Fintech
$8.0M
Sympl
Fintech
$24M
MUNCH:ON
Food
$10M
Floranow
Travel
$12M
Udenz
Health
$20M
Neol
Education
$21M
Arrow Labs Solutions
Security
$20M
Minly
Media
$14M
dru
Health
Almouneer
Health
$14M
Subsbase
Fintech
$12M
AlgoDriven
Transportation
$8.0M
05 · Portfolio founders

Where Global Ventures’ portfolio founders come from.

130 founders across the 71 highest-funded portfolio companies — by current location, university attended, and the companies they worked at before founding. Sourced from the founder records the API links to each portfolio company.

LocationCount
  1. United Arab Emirates41
  2. Egypt27
  3. United States19
  4. Saudi Arabia11
  5. United Kingdom8
  6. Nigeria7
  7. India4
  8. Pakistan3
  9. Türkiye2
  10. Canada1
UniversityCount
  1. The American University in Cairo11
  2. Cairo University6
  3. INSEAD Business School6
  4. Stanford University6
  5. University of Cambridge6
  6. Columbia Business School4
  7. Harvard Business School4
  8. IE Business School4
  9. London Business School4
  10. American University in Dubai3
Previous companyCount
  1. Vodafone9
  2. Careem5
  3. Strategy&4
  4. Uber4
  5. Alphabet | Google3
  6. Deutsche Bank3
  7. Goldman Sachs3
  8. Microsoft3
  9. Procter & Gamble3
  10. PwC3
06 · Similar investors

Similar investors.

Peers the API surfaces as most similar by portfolio shape, with Dealroom investor rank and portfolio scale.

Y Combinator
Accelerator · San Francisco
#62 rank 7,127 companies $1.9T portfolio
Sequoia
Venture Capital · Menlo Park
#3 rank 1,921 companies $23T portfolio
FJ Labs
Venture Capital · New York City
#228 rank 784 companies $207B portfolio
500 Global
Venture Capital · Palo Alto
#431 rank 2,321 companies $284B portfolio
Tiger Global
Private Equity · New York City
#19 rank 811 companies $3.9T portfolio
General Catalyst
Venture Capital · San Francisco
#16 rank 927 companies $2.1T portfolio
Plug and Play
Venture Capital · Sunnyvale
#410 rank 1,576 companies $290B portfolio
Andreessen Horowitz
Venture Capital · Menlo Park
#2 rank 1,188 companies $4.4T portfolio
07 · Key people

Key people at Global Ventures.

Noor Sweid
Noor Sweid
Founder
 Sacha Haider
Sacha Haider
Partner
 Simon Sharp
Simon Sharp
Partner
 Diya Kumar
Diya Kumar
Director
 Chris Varelas
Chris Varelas
Board Member
 Medea Nocentini
Medea Nocentini
COO
Source: Dealroom next-gen API — investor team endpoint.