Equity
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Proving Grounds
Shorooq Partners is one of the most active venture capital firms across the MENA region, backed by the world's leading sovereign wealth funds. With a trusted reputation, we employ a multi-dimensional approach, strategically investing in a diverse range of sectors and stages. This enables us to support innovative startups and scale-ups, leveraging extensive regional expertise and deep market insights to drive growth and success.
Dynamic
Multi-Dimensional Investment
At Shorooq, we adopt a fresh approach to venture capital. We back founders from the earliest idea and pre-seed stage through to growth and exit. Our Bedaya Funds seed the beginning of the journey; our Qatalyst Fund supports category leaders as they scale toward and beyond late stage. Our value-focused strategy is unique to our ecosystem and, combined with deep regional knowledge through locally-embedded partners, enables us to identify and nurture high-potential founders and startups. With a meticulous deal-making process, we seek out exceptional outliers—those founders with the potential to become the most successful leaders in their industries.
Bedaya Funds
Every category-defining company has a moment before the world catches on — when the idea is raw, the team is small, and conviction is the only capital that matters. That is where we invest. Shorooq backs founders at the very beginning, from pre-seed through early rounds, across fintech, software, frontier technology and platforms. We move early, commit deeply, and stay close — bringing operational muscle, regional networks and the patience to build something durable. We have been founders ourselves; we know what the first cheque means, and what has to come with it.
‘Bedaya’ means ‘beginnings’. This name describes our new ventures and the approach of the founders we invest in.
Qatalyst Funds
Some of the region's most important companies are no longer looking for their first cheque — they are looking for a partner with the conviction and capital to help them win their category and reach the public markets. That is the role of our late-stage strategy. Through our Qatalyst Fund, we invest in proven, high-growth companies as they approach and move beyond late stage — providing growth capital, strategic support and access to a global network of sovereign and institutional partners. Anchored by leading regional investors, Qatalyst backs the companies that are ready to lead, not just to launch. From the first believers to the final mile before IPO, Shorooq is built to back founders across the entire journey.
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