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Disrupt positions itself as an operator-led 'company factory' that engineers and builds ventures internally rather than funding external ideas. Over 17+ years it has operated entirely bootstrapped, building, exiting, and rebuilding market-leading companies from the MENA region to the global stage. The firm emphasizes execution, discipline, and pattern recognition from experience running businesses, embedding lessons about what destroys or compounds companies into every new venture it creates. It reports a portfolio valued at $850M+, all built rather than funded, and cites the acquisition of Cloudways by DigitalOcean in 2022 at a $350M valuation as evidence of its operating track record.
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2 people who came through Disrupt.com went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 22 of 35 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×13SaaS ×10Enterprise Software ×8Cloud Computing ×4Data & Infrastructure ×4Developer Tools ×4Deep Tech ×3Fintech ×3
HQs:United States×8Pakistan×3United Arab Emirates×1Canada×1Germany×1India×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 9 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×72 founders×13 founders×1
Where their founders worked beforefrom 10 founders with career history
Microsoft ×3Boss Consulting SA ×2Cisco ×2
Investments · 35 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 12024 · 12022 · 14 dated
Agentnoon provides an org design and workforce planning platform that helps organizations model their structures and make workforce decisions.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSToronto, CA
Ali Nawab(Founder)inDave Y. Kim(Founder)in
Co-investorsJude GomilaScale Shift VenturesWayfinder VenturesY CombinatorDavidovs Venture CollectiveFlexport+8 more
Blue Tulip Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in companies building human-centric AI, focusing on technology that augments human ability rather than replaces it.
AI & Machine Learning
Endeavor is a nonprofit organization that supports high-growth entrepreneurs by connecting, mentoring, and investing in them to help scale their companies and build entrepreneurial ecosystems in emerging and underserved markets worldwide.
Impact & Social Good
Linda Rottenberg(Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalDASH Ventures
Ruby is an AI sales platform that builds context about a company's products and customers to generate deal strategies, tailored sales content (one-pagers, decks, proposals), stakeholder maps, and next-best-actions after each customer interaction.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Hyperspell builds a context platform that connects to enterprise data sources (Slack, email, documents, CRMs, ticketing systems) and synthesizes them into a unified, permission-aware knowledge graph accessible to AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Conor Brennan-Burke(Founder)inManu Ebert(Founder)in
Co-investorsDraper B1Fjor FoundersImagination CapitalMento vcOlive Tree CapitalPerceptive Ventures Management Company, Llc+21 more
Indus.vc is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs Pakistani founders building startups across multiple sectors, often as the first investor.
Sector Agnostic
Aatif Awan(Founder)in
Co-investorsDSG Consumer PartnersRukam CapitalThe Chennai Angels
LAAM is an online marketplace for South Asian fashion, offering women's, men's, and kids' clothing, jewellery, and accessories from a range of brands and sellers.
E-commerceMarketplacesRetail Tech
Arif Iqbal(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmaana Capital
Little Umbrella develops social and AI-powered games that combine established game genres with AI mechanics for dynamic stories and personalized gameplay.
AI & Machine LearningGamingSocial
Co-investorsBreakpoint CapitalA16Z SpeedrunAndreessen HorowitzFounders FundGFR FundReinvent Capital+1 more
NodeShift is a technology company operating in the private AI space, with a globally distributed team.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityDeep TechDeveloper ToolsAbu Dhabi, AE
Andrey Surkov(Founder)inMihai Mărcuță(Founder)in
Co-investorsInovo VCShorooq Partners10x FoundersNotion Capital
Oro Money offers gold loans in India, lending against gold at a per-gram rate with repayment allowed within six months and no credit score requirement.
Fintech
Co-investorsXeed VenturesArcher Capital GroupMapleblock CapitalMH VenturesSlauson & Co.x21 Digital
Paklaunch is an entrepreneurial community and platform connecting founders, investors, and professionals across emerging markets, offering startup funding opportunities, mentorship, events, and networking.
Future of WorkSocial
Co-investorsIndus Valley CapitalRidge Ventures
PersistIQ is a sales engagement platform that helps small teams find prospects, automate personalized outreach via email and calls, and track campaign performance.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Pouyan Salehi(Founder/CEO)inCyrus Karbassiyoon(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsFundersClubPoint NineY Combinator10x GroupSalesforce VenturesZillionize
Red Glass Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in companies at the intersection of AI and the physical world.
Menlo Park, US
Replit is a platform for software development that aims to make app creation accessible to non-programmers through intuitive tools and AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCreator EconomyData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEdTechEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Haya Abdalla(Founder)inAmjad Masad(Co-founder & CEO)inHaya Odeh(Co-Founder, Design)inLuis Héctor Chávez(CTO)
Co-investors137 Ventures7BC Venture CapitalA.Capital VenturesAbstract VenturesAIspace VenturesAllied Venture Partners+60 more
Rescale provides cloud-based engineering and R&D platform with simulation, modeling, and digital engineering tools for enterprise engineering teams across multiple industries.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Joris Poort(Founder and Chief Executive Officer)inAdam McKenzie(Founder and Chief Technology Officer)in
BoardToshiya Otani(Director)Yanev Suissa(Director)in
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)DVCFf Venture CapitalFlucas VenturesHat-Trick CapitalHitachi Ventures+33 more
Shopping platform serving both consumers and merchants in Pakistan.
Co-investorsAmaana CapitalFatima Gobi VenturesGlobal Founders CapitalRally Cap Ventures
Snapdocs automates the digital mortgage closing process by connecting lending, settlement, and secondary market teams.
AI & Machine LearningFintechLegalTechPropTechSaaSPortland, US
Aaron King(Founder & Executive Chairman)inMatt Schindel(Executive Officer)Sanam Pangali(Executive Officer)Michael Sachdev(CEO)in
BoardDavid Jegen(Director)inAndrew Reed(Director)in
Co-investors137 VenturesAccelerator VenturesAlkeon InnovationF-Prime CapitalMetaPropMetaProp Ventures+19 more
Tapper operates a platform that ingests first-party customer data and uses machine learning to predict customer lifetime value, then orchestrates real-time bidding actions on Google, Meta, and TikTok to optimize ad spend.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech
Co-investorsNuwa Capital
Truely provides an eSIM service offering mobile data connectivity across 190+ countries without SIM swaps or roaming fees, with unlimited or customizable data bundles.
ConsumerHardwareTravel & Hospitality
Simon Landsheer(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investors1982 VenturesDG Daiwa VenturesBEENEXT
Valyrian provides network visibility and control software for telecom operators, ISPs, governments, and enterprises.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AirSwapCloudwaysEndeavor CatalystIndus Valley CapitalLemonRubyValyrianWhirl AI
Exits · 3
3 acquisitions · showing 2Agentnoonacq. by DayforceCloudwaysacq. by DigitalOcean
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesReplit · techcrunch.com · Mar 11, 2026
Hyperspell · ycombinator.com · Oct 15, 2025
Rescale · rescale.com · Apr 7, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Disrupt.com made?
- Disrupt.com has 35 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What sectors does Disrupt.com focus on?
- Disrupt.com focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3.
- Who does Disrupt.com co-invest with?
- Disrupt.com most often shares deals with Andreessen Horowitz, Felicis Ventures, Khosla Ventures, among 55 tracked co-investors.
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