Investing in Emerging Market Founders On a Mission to Change the World
About Global Ventures
Global Ventures is a leading, UAE-based, international venture capital firm, investing in founders and ideas across emerging markets. We partner with growth-stage companies and help them scale across the Middle East and Africa.
Our team combines deep market expertise with global perspective to help our portfolio companies navigate their growth journey. We invest in disruptive companies that are addressing real market needs with innovative, tech-enabled solutions across key sectors including FinTech, HealthTech, EdTech, AgriTech, and Enterprise SaaS.
At Global Ventures, we focus on creating long-term value by supporting entrepreneurs with the capital, expertise, and networks they need to build transformative companies. Our hands-on approach and commitment to our portfolio companies have established us as a trusted partner in the region's venture ecosystem.
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Empowering visionary founders to create transformative ideas with global impact.
Together, we build a future of growth and innovation.

Immensa is a solution provider that leverages advanced technologies such as additive manufacturing (AM) to take physical spare parts and dematerialize them into the digital, on-demand world.

BioSapien is a preclinical oncology biotechnology company developing innovative cancer treatment solutions with its flagship product, MediChip. The company primarily focuses on creating a patented, slow-release drug delivery platform designed to treat cancers locally while minimizing systemic side effects associated with conventional chemotherapy.

Paymob is a Cairo-based electronic payment enabler that offers integrated infrastructure solutions across a wide range of payment methods and channels.

Seafood Souq is the operator of a vertically integrated B2B marketplace intended to facilitate trade for the global seafood industry. The company's platform uses traceability technology that connects fisheries, aquaculture farms, and artisanal fishers to buyers all over the world.

Zid was born out of a need to facilitate the digital shift in Saudi’s retail sector, by offering merchants a fully-integrated eCommerce-in-a-box solution to set their businesses up online. The company enables retailers to build their online store in a few clicks and integrates directly with payment, warehousing, and delivery providers, and gives access to a network of professional service providers.

Yodawy is an app enabling patients to easily order any medicine or cosmetics online from the nearest pharmacy and receive it instantly to their doorstep.

Supy streamlines the end to end ordering process between restaurants and suppliers, allowing restaurants to: place orders in less than a minute saving hours of weekly data entry work; communicate and place orders with all suppliers through a single, integrated platform.

Nexford University enables greater social and economic mobility across the world by providing learners with access to high quality, affordable, dynamic education that prepares them for the global workplace.
Our Team
We are a team of driven, passionate, and curious individuals, operating together in an ever-changing and dynamic marketplace. Our diverse backgrounds and expertise enable us to identify unique opportunities and support visionary founders.

Noor Sweid
Managing Partner

Medea Nocentini
Senior Partner

Said Murad
Senior Partner

Simon Sharp
Senior Partner

Diya Kumar
Partner

Omar Alkhawaja
Executive Advisor
Our Perspectives
Stay updated with our latest insights on innovation, emerging markets, and venture capital trends. We share deep analysis, thought leadership, and strategic perspectives on the evolving landscape of technology investment across the Middle East and Africa.

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