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COTU Ventures
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
COTU Ventures focuses on early‑stage (pre‑seed to seed) startups in the MENA region, backing exceptional founders building in large, fragmented markets. They provide both capital (typically $150K‑$2M) and hands‑on operat...
Portfolio
41+
Employees
5+
Founded
N/A
AUM
≈ $54.0M
Investment focus
Stages
Pre-Seed → Series A
Industries
Financial Technology
Geographic scope
United Arab EmiratesEgyptJordanLebanonSaudi Arabia
Fund details
Funds
COTU Ventures Fund
Vintage 2024 • $54.0M
Check sizes
Min: $150.0K
Typical: $500.0K
Max: $2.0M
Sources
COTU Ventures
COTU Ventures focuses on early‑stage (pre‑seed to seed) startups in the MENA region, backing exceptional founders building in large, fragmented markets. They provide both capital (typically $150K‑$2M) and hands‑on operational support to help companies achieve product‑market fit and scale. Their thesis centers on backing under‑dog entrepreneurs with high conviction and deep regional networks.
Portfolio
41+
Employees
5+
Founded
N/A
AUM
≈ $54.0M
Funds
COTU Ventures Fund · Vintage 2024 • $54.0M
Check Sizes
Min: $150.0K
Typical: $500.0K
Max: $2.0M
Showing 24 of 38 matched portfolio companies
AdalFi provides a digital lending infrastructure that utilizes AI-powered credit scoring to enable real-time access to credit for consumers and small businesses. By partnering with banks, AdalFi facilitates the launch of various digital loan products, enhancing financial inclusion and streamlining the lending process.
Funding: $7.5M
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COTU VenturesFatima Gobi Ventures
COTU VenturesFatima Gobi Ventures
Funding: $7.5M
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Aydi provides a global system for modern agriculture, offering field intelligence to growers and agronomists. Their ORTH product delivers instant, context-aware answers for pest detection and compliance, extending expert reach. The aydieye platform unifies labor and input management, providing scalable operational visibility and control for farms of any size.
This platform automates HR and insurance policy selection, streamlining the process for businesses. It offers transparent policy comparisons, payroll automation, and schedule management, helping companies save time and money on insurance and employee administration.
Funding: $25.0M
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DisruptAD
DisruptAD
Funding: $25.0M
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Careem is creating an integrated mobile platform for the Middle East that facilitates transportation, food delivery, and payment management through a single application. This approach addresses the fragmented service landscape, enhancing user convenience and operational efficiency.
Funding: $200.0M
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Kingdom Holding Company
Kingdom Holding Company
Funding: $200.0M
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Cassbana utilizes AI and machine learning to create behavior-based credit scoring systems that establish financial identities for underserved communities in Egypt. This technology enables unbanked individuals and businesses to access Shariah-compliant short-term financing and deferred payment options, addressing the lack of financial data and support in the shadow economy.
Cercli is a human resources and payroll platform tailored for the Middle East and North Africa, enabling businesses to manage employment data, payroll, and reimbursements in multiple currencies from a single secure source. The platform ensures compliance with local regulations while automating payroll processes, reducing human error, and providing customized financial reporting.
Funding: $4.5M
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Funding: $4.5M
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ChatFood is a commission-free online ordering platform that enables restaurants to manage direct orders through their website, social media, and messaging apps, streamlining the ordering and payment process. By providing tools like QR code menus and payment links, ChatFood helps hospitality businesses increase in-store sales and reduce order processing time.
Dapi provides an open-source real-time banking API that enables developers to connect with over 11,000 financial institutions for seamless data aggregation, payment initiation, and treasury management. This platform simplifies fintech application development by offering a unified solution that reduces vendor reliance and accelerates time-to-market through no-code components and comprehensive documentation.
DUPLAYS is a digital platform that aggregates live and on‑demand sports content for the MENA region into a single subscription service. It integrates with league rights‑management systems to deliver adaptive‑bitrate streams via a regional CDN, secured with DRM, and provides subscription billing, analytics, and AI‑driven recommendations across mobile, TV, and web devices.
Englease provides live online English language classes taught by expert instructors, utilizing a scalable platform that offers unlimited access to sessions for learners at all proficiency levels. The company addresses the need for flexible and effective English language education by delivering accredited courses and resources to individuals, organizations, and educational institutions.
Funding: $3.4M
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Learn CapitalLearnStart
Learn CapitalLearnStart
Funding: $3.4M
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Fresha is a marketplace and business management platform that enables users to book beauty and wellness services locally while providing service providers with tools for appointment scheduling, payment processing, and client management. This platform addresses the inefficiencies of traditional booking methods by offering a streamlined, user-friendly interface that facilitates instant appointment bookings and enhances customer engagement.
Funding: $291.7M
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JP Morgan
JP Morgan
Funding: $291.7M
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GoAudience utilizes AI-driven insights and a database of 220 million U.S. consumers to generate custom audience lists for social media advertising, significantly enhancing targeting precision. This platform addresses the rising customer acquisition costs by enabling brands to efficiently reach potential buyers based on their spending behavior rather than demographics.
Funding: $20.0K
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Funding: $20.0K
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Provides a digital platform that streamlines the mortgage process by offering tailored financing options, affordability calculators, and pre-approval tools. Reduces the typical two-month mortgage timeline to two weeks by partnering with leading banks and guiding clients through every step, from application to disbursal.
Funding: $47.0M
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Funding: $47.0M
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Kingpin is a B2B e-commerce marketplace that enables international brands to create digital storefronts and manage product catalogs efficiently, facilitating seamless collaboration with retailers in emerging markets. The platform streamlines wholesale operations by consolidating order management and inventory tracking into a single dashboard, reducing time spent on administrative tasks and enhancing sales conversion rates.
Funding: $70.0K
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Funding: $70.0K
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Kitopi operates a network of cloud kitchens that exclusively serve delivery orders for restaurants, utilizing advanced kitchen management software to optimize food preparation and delivery logistics. This model addresses the challenges of high overhead costs and limited physical space for traditional restaurants, enabling them to expand their reach without the need for a brick-and-mortar location.
Funding: $835.0M
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SoftBank Vision Fund
SoftBank Vision Fund
Funding: $835.0M
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Laimoon is an online marketplace that aggregates self‑paced courses, virtual classrooms, and professional certifications from multiple providers. It offers unified search, enrollment, progress tracking, and a provider dashboard, while also linking learners to corporate training packages and job opportunities.
Funding: $400.0K
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Funding: $400.0K
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Marti operates a fleet of over 46,000 electric mopeds, bikes, and scooters across 16 cities in Turkey, providing an eco-friendly transportation solution for urban commuters. The platform addresses the need for convenient and sustainable mobility options, reducing traffic congestion and carbon emissions in densely populated areas.
MaxAB is a B2B e-commerce platform that utilizes proprietary technologies and data analytics to streamline the supply chain for food and grocery retailers, offering over 3,000 SKUs and real-time demand monitoring. The platform addresses inefficiencies in inventory management and payment processes, providing retailers with transparent pricing, on-demand delivery, and embedded finance solutions.
Funding: $40.0M
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DisruptADSilver Lake
DisruptADSilver Lake
Funding: $40.0M
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Mayple is a platform that uses a data-driven vetting process and an AI-powered matching algorithm to connect brands with top-performing marketing professionals tailored to their specific needs. By optimizing the hiring and management of marketing service providers, Mayple increases the likelihood of successful brand growth and enhances the performance of marketers.
MoneyHash offers a cloud‑native payment orchestration platform for businesses in Africa and the Middle East, consolidating hundreds of pay‑in and pay‑out providers behind a single universal API. The solution lets merchants define programmable routing, fraud controls, and automatic recovery flows to maximize authorization rates, lower processing costs, and accelerate time‑to‑market across fragmented payment ecosystems.
Funding: $18.7M
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Funding: $18.7M
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Monil develops livestock tracking and virtual fencing technology that utilizes GNSS and 4G connectivity to monitor cattle movements and optimize grazing efficiency. This system reduces feed costs and resource usage by enabling farmers to manage pasture access and animal health through a mobile app.
Optimal offers integrated software solutions for the feed and food industries, streamlining least-cost formulation and laboratory data management. The platform centralizes analytical results and supports automated quality control, enabling companies to reduce production costs and improve product accuracy.
Proximie offers a cloud‑based operating‑room operating system that connects people, devices, and data to create a unified, secure platform for surgical performance. The solution provides real‑time low‑bandwidth video streaming, AI‑driven analytics, and an open API/SDK for custom applications, enabling remote mentorship, workflow automation, and standardized care across hospitals and med‑tech partners.
Funding: $140.1M
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AWS Healthcare Accelerator
AWS Healthcare Accelerator
Funding: $140.1M
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Qureos is an AI-powered platform that connects job seekers with employers by matching candidates' skills and career aspirations to relevant job opportunities, significantly reducing the time to hire. The platform also offers personalized mentorship and real-world projects to enhance candidates' employability and build a competitive portfolio.
Funding: $3.2M
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Funding: $3.2M
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