VentureSouq (VSQ) is a GCC-based VC for global early-stage technology businesses.
Location: United Arab Emirates, Dubai
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 2013
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A
Portfolio 190
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 19.07.2022 | Bloom Fina... | withbloom.com | $6.5M | United Sta... |
| 05.10.2021 | PostEx | postex.pk | $8.8M | Pakistan, ... |
| - | TRM Labs | trmlabs.com | $151.6M | United Sta... |
| - | erad | erad.co | $18.4M | United Ara... |
| - | Odeko | odeko.com | $179M | United Sta... |
| - | Dayra | dayra.co | $6M | Egypt, Cai... |
| - | Sourcify –... | trysourcify.com | - | United Sta... |
| - | Trella | trella.app | $43.2M | Morocco |
| - | Sublime Bl... | sublimeblack.com | $150K | United Sta... |
| - | Wallets Af... | wallets.africa | - | United Sta... |
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Mentions in press and media 26
| Date | Title | Description |
| 16.05.2025 | MENA Digest: Egypt's Nawy, Saudi startup WakeCap bag big Series A cheques | The Nawy team Nawy, an Egyptian proptech startup that offers a full stack of the real estate ecosystem, led funding activity in the Middle East and North Africa region this week, securing growth capital from top venture capital funds in the... |
| 16.05.2025 | Nawy Raises $52M in Series A Funding | Nawy, a Cairo, Egypt-based developer of an end to end platform providing an experience for prospective buyers, sellers and investors in the real estate space, raised $52M in Series A funding. The round was led by Partech, with participation... |
| 05.05.2025 | erad secures $16 M Pre-series A to bridge SME credit gap in MENA | erad, the Riyadh-headquartered alternative financing platform for SMEs, has successfully raised $16 million [SAR 60 million] in a Pre-Series A round to accelerate its growth and expand its operations in Saudi Arabia and beyond. The round wa... |
| 01.05.2025 | "We Got Funded!" KSA-Headquartered erad's US$16 Million Pre-Series A Round Backed by YCombinator and VentureSouq erad is a financing platform that helps SMEs access Shariah-compliant working... | erad, a Saudi Arabia-based alternative financing platform for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), has raised US$16 million in a pre-Series A round. The round was backed by a plethora of well-known global and regional venture capital (VC) f... |
| 12.12.2024 | Fintech Abu Dhabi: A Beacon of Innovation in the Financial Landscape | Fintech Abu Dhabi has emerged as a vibrant hub for financial innovation, drawing global leaders and innovators to the heart of the UAE. The eighth edition of this festival, part of Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW), showcased the dynamic interp... |
| 12.12.2024 | Fintech Abu Dhabi Unites Global Tech Leaders, Reaffirms Abu Dhabi as a Hub for Financial Innovation | ABU DHABI, UAE, Dec. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Fintech Abu Dhabi returned for its highly anticipated eighth edition, reinforcing its status as the Middle East's biggest fintech festival. Part of Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW), the flagship ev... |
| 08.10.2024 | Unlocking the Global Impact of Emirati Women through Innovation Research shows that while women in the UAE are eager to lead and innovate, many remain confined to local markets. | Emirati women in the UAE have long proven their ability to invest and lead with impact. They constitute over 90% of all female holdings on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, and the number of commercial licenses owned by Emirati women conti... |
| 16.09.2024 | Asia Digest: Pathao raises $12m for fintech push; GIC sells Hilton hotel in Japan | Bangladeshi startup Pathao has raised $12 million in its pre-Series B funding round while Singapore’s GIC has sold a Hilton hotel property in Japan. Bangladesh’s Pathao raises $12m, shifts to fintech Bangladeshi consumer technology startup ... |
| 15.09.2024 | Bangladesh’s Pathao Secures $12m in Pre-Series B Funding, Expands Into Fintech | Listen to this article 0:00 / 1:23 1X BeyondWords Bangladeshi consumer technology provider Pathao has announced raising $12 million in a pre-Series B funding round as the company shifts its focus towards fintech. The latest investment bring... |
| 13.09.2024 | Amman Seed Program’s sixth cohort graduates, Flat6Labs celebrates | Flat6Labs held its sixth Demo Day in Amman on September 4, 2024. Seven startups were honored at the Demo Day for successfully completing Cycle 6 of the Amman Seed Program. The startups, which originated in Jordan, Palestine, Iraq, and Leban... |
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