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Annex Investments

Family office

Abu Dhabi · Pre-Seed–Series A · 8 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Annex Investments positions itself as a hybrid venture single-family office, merging the patient, long-term capital orientation of a traditional SFO with the high-growth strategies of a venture firm. Its model rests on four pillars: direct venture capital investment, joint ventures and strategic partnerships, a proprietary venture studio that actively builds businesses, and comprehensive market entry and advisory services. The firm emphasizes actively building companies, forging partnerships, and shaping the future of the MENA business environment.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 20, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
Check
$100K – $6.5M
HQ
Abu Dhabi, AE
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2010
Last 12 months
1 investment
Tracked investments
55
Unicorns
1

Team · 8 people

from the firm's website
Ahmed Nasser Al Nowais· Founder & CEO
Babak Ahmadzadeh· Co-Founder | Forma
Kareem Anabtawi· Co-Founder & Partner
Omar Al Jundi· Founder & CEO of Badia Farms
Suhail Al Ansari· Managing Partner & Co-Founder | Asab Investment LLC
Dr. Abed Benaichouche· CSO & Advisor
Geir Christian Karlsen· CTO & Advisor
Mohamed Wazil Liyadudeen· Head of Operations

What they invest in

from 29 of 55 portfolio companies

Enterprise Software ×11Media & Entertainment ×9AI & Machine Learning ×8Fintech ×8SaaS ×8PropTech ×5Data & Infrastructure ×4Consumer ×3

HQs:United Arab Emirates×12United States×3Saudi Arabia×2Canada×1Egypt×1Mauritius×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 14 portfolio companies
64%
solo founders
9 of 14 mapped founding teams
45%
repeat founders
of 11 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×92 founders×33 founders×2

What their founders studiedfrom 10 founders with field-of-study data

Engineering ×5Business & Management ×3Economics ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 11 founders with career history

JLL ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

500 Global ×3

Investments · 55 tracked

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Alma Healthalmahealth.ioin𝕏

Xoilac Live (Xôi Lạc TV) is a Vietnamese-language website offering free live streaming of football matches in Full HD with Vietnamese commentary, covering leagues such as the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1, Champions League and V-League.

ConsumerMedia & Entertainment

Khaldoon Bushnaq(Founder)inTrần Đức Thiện(CEO)

Co-investorsJoa CapitalWamda CapitalOryx FundSalica Investments

AppsCo Venture Builderappsco.comin𝕏

Appsco offers a workforce platform that provides access control and app management for employee onboarding, offboarding, and changes, integrating with services like Google Workspace and Microsoft 365.

Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSUS, US

Geir Christian Karlsen(CEO)inBård Frode Rønningen(Head of R&D)inFilip Gačević(CFO)in

Asia Business Outlookasiabusinessoutlook.comin𝕏

Asia Business Outlook is a business news and media outlet covering industry trends, leadership perspectives, mergers and acquisitions, corporate deals, and startups across Asia.

Media & Entertainment

Co-investorsTrucks VC

Barakah Venture Investmentsbarakah.appin𝕏

Barakah operates a mobile app that connects food retailers with consumers to sell surplus meals at steep discounts, reducing food waste while providing affordable dining options.

B2B MarketplacesCircular EconomyFoodTechImpact & Social GoodMarketplaces

Co-investors500 GlobalFoodLabsPlus VCSalica Investments

Bramston & Associatesbramston.associatesin𝕏

Bramston & Associates is a risk management and intelligence consultancy serving multinational corporations, financial institutions, and government agencies across energy, ICT, financial services, and global trade sectors.

CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnergyEnterprise SoftwareFintechGovTechImpact & Social GoodCybercity Ebene, MU

Carbon Healthcarbonhealth.comin𝕏

Carbon Health operates a chain of clinics offering urgent care, primary care, and chronic condition management, combining technology with in-person care to provide broader access to health services.

Digital HealthHealthtechMedia & Entertainment

Eren Bali(Founder)inGreg BurrellinTom Berry

Co-investors500 Emerging Europe500 GlobalAkkadian VenturesBuilders VCCatalio Capital Management, LPDCVC (Data Collective)+17 more

ClearGridcleargrid.ai

ClearGrid is an AI-powered platform that transforms operational data into automated workflows and actionable insights for financial services institutions.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Co-investorsProtagonist

Cobi Venture Investmentshellocobi.com

Cobi is an AI tool that interprets customer, product, transactional, and engagement data to identify changes, answer questions about customer behavior, recommend next actions, and execute decisions through a team's existing tools.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech

Co-investorsPresight

DTEK (FKA Dukkantek) Venture Investmentsdtek.aiin𝕏

Dtek.ai (formerly Dukkantek) builds digital tools to help traditional retail merchants and small shops in the Middle East move their operations online.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaS

Shadi Joulani(Founder)in

Co-investorsAMK Investment OfficeColle Capital PartnersWamda Capital

Ejari Venture Investmentsejari.sain𝕏

Ejari is a Saudi rental-financing service that pays a landlord the full annual rent upfront and lets tenants repay it in 12 monthly installments with a fixed, transparent service fee.

FintechPropTech

Fahad AlbedahinYazeed AlshamsiKhalid Almunif(Founder)in

Co-investors500 GlobalSalica InvestmentsVision Ventures

eMushrifemushrif.comin𝕏Jan 2026

A company focused on school transportation that aims to enhance safety, operational efficiency, and management experience for schools, families, and operators.

Enterprise SoftwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaS

Adnan Al Shuaili(Chief Executive Officer)

Co-investorsPhaze VenturesDtec VenturesIDO InvestmentsJasoor VenturesOTF Jasoor Ventures

Fortunefortunearabia.comin𝕏

Fortune Arabia is a news and business media outlet publishing articles on the economy, artificial intelligence, corporate affairs, and global business.

Media & Entertainment

Gulf Todaygulftoday.ae𝕏

Gulf Today is a news publication reporting on regional and international affairs, including coverage of the Middle East such as the United Arab Emirates, Iran, and Yemen.

Media & Entertainment

Holo Venture Investmentsuseholo.comin𝕏

Holo operates a property buying platform in the United Arab Emirates that combines finance, property, and technology in one place to help people buy property and make property decisions.

FintechMarketplacesPropTech

MichaelArran

Co-investorsPlus VCWamda CapitalImpact46

Investopiainvestopia.aein𝕏

Investopia is a UAE-based platform launched by government leadership that brings together investors, business leaders, and governments to identify investment opportunities and facilitate capital flow into high-impact sectors across the region.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechMedia & EntertainmentSector AgnosticDubai, AE

Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum(Founder (Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, Ruler of Dubai))Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri(Founder (UAE Minister of Economy))

Keyper Venture Investmentsrealkeyper.comin𝕏

Keyper is a property management and rental platform that uses technology and data analytics to digitize real estate operations in the UAE and beyond, serving property owners and renters.

Data & InfrastructureFintechPropTechSaaSDubai, AE

Co-investorsJabbar Internet Group

Lumi AI Venture Investmentslumi-ai.comin

Lumi AI is an agentic analytics platform that connects to enterprise data sources such as ERPs and databases, automatically builds a semantic layer, and surfaces revenue and cost-saving opportunities through conversational and autonomous analytics workflows.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareToronto, CA

Tudor Boiangiu(Founder)in

Mascotte Healthmascottehealth.comin𝕏

Mascotte provides veterinary clinics with dedicated remote customer service reps and vet techs who answer phones, book appointments in the clinic's PIMS, manage prescriptions and follow-ups, and handle online pharmacy tasks.

Future of WorkHealthtechMiami, US

Co-investorsNuwa Capital

Morgantimorgantigcc.comin

Morganti GCC is a construction and facilities management company offering project management, property management, total facilities management, and fit-out services to government and private clients across the Gulf and MENA regions.

Construction TechEnterprise SoftwarePropTechRidgefield, AE

John MorgantiWalid Salman(President)Dany J. Saliby(Executive MD - MENA)inNabhan Bazbaz(CEO - KSA)in

Mr Good Guys Venture Buildermrgoodguys.comin𝕏

Mr Good Guys is a "SuperApp" that connects customers with professionals offering home-visit services, including carwash, cleaning, laundry, healthcare, AC technician, and plumbing.

ConsumerMarketplacesSaaS

Ovasave Venture Investmentsovasave.comin

Ovasave offers at-home hormone and fertility testing along with doctor-formulated supplements and an app for cycle tracking, symptom logging, and expert consultations.

Digital HealthDirect to ConsumerFemTechAbu Dhabi, AE

Torkia M(Founder)

PriviCore Venture Builderprivicore.comin𝕏

Privicore provides a data-level zero trust platform that controls real-time access to data for AI systems, humans, and devices, using tokenization, elliptic curve encryption, decentralized storage, and separated key management.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & Infrastructure

SceneNowscenenow.com𝕏

Qme is an AI-driven customer journey platform that integrates queueing, booking, payments, and analytics into a single system for organizations in government, healthcare, banking, and other sectors.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerEnterprise SoftwareMedia & EntertainmentSaaSCairo, EG

Maged Negm(Founder and CEO)

Sooner Venture Investmentsjoinsooner.comin

Sooner provides first-time homebuyers in Dubai with financing for upfront mortgage costs, covering up to 10% of a property's value (DLD transfer fees, agency commission, registration, and valuation) repaid in fixed monthly instalments over up to five years.

FintechPropTechDubai, AE

The Worlds Timestheworldstimes.comin𝕏

Anthropic is an artificial intelligence research company that develops safe, interpretable language models and AI systems for applications including writing, programming, education, research, business productivity, and customer support.

AI & Machine LearningMedia & Entertainment

Dario Amodei(Co-founder and CEO)

Co-investorsTRUST ESPORT

Ventures Central Venture Builderventurescentral.aein𝕏

Ventures Central provides mobile app development and UI/UX design services, and organizes B2B networking events including conferences, trade shows, and exhibitions.

Developer ToolsEnterprise Software

Vissibl Venture Investmentsvissibl.aiin𝕏

Vissibl is building an agentic compliance operating system for operational businesses in construction, oil and gas, and manufacturing.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSSector Agnostic

Sean HurleyinHitesh Nalamwarin

Wamdawamda.comin𝕏

Tabby is a platform offering buy-now-pay-later and installment payment options for online purchases across the Middle East and North Africa, designed as an alternative to cash-on-delivery and traditional card payments.

B2B MarketplacesE-commerceFintechMedia & Entertainment

Fadi Ghandour(Founder)in

Co-investorsDASH VenturesNorrsken22

Wellx Venture Investmentswellxai.comin

Wellx is a digital health platform that helps individuals optimize their insurance coverage and health outcomes through proactive wellness support.

Cloud ComputingDigital HealthInsurTechWellness & FitnessAbu Dhabi, AE

Vaibhav Kashyapin

Co-investors500 GlobalDASH VenturesPlug and Play Ventures

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Annex HealthAnnex Health Venture BuilderAppsCoBarakahCobiDTEK (FKA Dukkantek)EjarieMajliseMajlis Venture BuilderImage DescriptionKeyperLevelUp FitnessLevelUp Fitness Venture BuilderLumi AILyans CreativeLyans Creative Venture BuilderMorganti MisrMr Good GuysMyneMyne Venture InvestmentsOvasavePriviCoreSoonerVentures CentralVissiblWellx

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Annex Investments made?
Annex Investments has 55 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Annex Investments invest at?
Annex Investments invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What is Annex Investments's typical check size?
Annex Investments typically writes checks of $100K – $6.5M.
What sectors does Annex Investments focus on?
Annex Investments focuses on Healthtech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Annex Investments located?
Annex Investments is headquartered in Abu Dhabi, AE.
Who does Annex Investments co-invest with?
Annex Investments most often shares deals with 500 Global, Wamda Capital, DASH Ventures, among 33 tracked co-investors.

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