MSA Novo
Venture capitalSingapore · Pre-Seed–Series A
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What they invest in
from 42 of 59 portfolio companiesFintech ×23SaaS ×16Consumer ×14E-commerce ×13FoodTech ×8Logistics & Supply Chain ×8B2B Marketplaces ×7Marketplaces ×7
HQs:Egypt×6United States×6Brazil×5Pakistan×5United Arab Emirates×4India×4
Who they back
founder profiles across 36 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×122 founders×123 founders×54+ founders×7
Where their founders studiedfrom 55 founders with education data
Stanford University ×6The American University in Cairo ×5Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×4Insper Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa ×3University of California, Berkeley ×3Ahmadu Bello University ×2Cairo University ×2FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 51 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×17Engineering ×15Computer Science ×6Economics ×6Finance & Accounting ×6Design & Architecture ×4Mathematics & Statistics ×3Humanities ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 59 founders with career history
Adentro ×2Bank of America Merrill Lynch ×2CI Capital Holding ×2Daraz ×2Ey ×2Flipkart ×2Goldman Sachs ×2PwC ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
11 hold an MBA (of 55 with degree data)
Investments · 59 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAirbnb is an online marketplace that enables people to book and list accommodations for short-term rentals, experiences, and services around the world.
ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US
Brian Chesky(Airbnb Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer)inNathan Blecharczyk(Airbnb Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer)inJoe Gebbia(Airbnb Co-founder)inJoe G.(Founder)inBelinda Johnson(Executive Officer)inLaurence Tosi(Chief Financial Officer)in
Co-investors137 VenturesA.Capital VenturesA*ACME CapitalAglae VenturesAllied Venture Partners+57 more
Palantir builds data integration and analysis platforms — Gotham for defence and government, Foundry for commercial operations — and deploys forward engineers inside customer organisations.
Palo Alto, US
Alexander Karp(Executive Officer, Director)Peter Thiel(Director)inStephen Cohen(Director)Nathan Gettings(Executive Officer, Director)Joe Lonsdale(Co-founder)in
BoardColin Anderson(Executive Officer)in
Co-investors137 Ventures8VCA*Akkadian VenturesAllied Venture PartnersArtis Ventures+35 more
Uber operates a multi-sided platform providing ride-sharing, food delivery, freight logistics, and business fleet management services across various global markets.
Logistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US
Travis Kalanick(Co-founder & CEO)Garrett Camp(Co-founder)Gautam Gupta(Executive Officer)inJeffrey Holden(Executive Officer)David Plouffe(Executive Officer)inEmil Michael(Executive Officer)in
Co-investors137 Ventures408 VenturesA*ACME CapitalAcross Capital PartnersAglae Ventures+67 more
Animoca Brands invests in blockchain and digital asset projects across gaming, infrastructure, culture, and real-world asset categories, with a portfolio of 600+ companies and a focus on Web3 ecosystem development.
B2B MarketplacesCrypto & Web3GamingSector Agnostic
Yat Siu(Founder & CEO)Robby Yungin
Co-investors2080 Ventures500 GlobalA'Z AngelsAdit Ventures Management, LlcAlpha Wave GlobalAppWorks Ventures+37 more
Autochek is an automotive technology company that builds solutions for auto loans, vehicle maintenance and after-sales services, warranties, and transactional marketplaces within Africa's automotive sector.
FintechMarketplacesMobility & Transportation
Iyamu Mohammed(Founder)inEtop Ikpe(Founder)in
Co-investors4DX VenturesCapria VenturesEndeavor CatalystEnza CapitalLateral CapitalNorrsken22+6 more
Baly is an Iraqi technology company that operates a unified application combining mobility, food delivery, and digital services designed for users in Iraq and to support the local private sector.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerFoodTechMarketplacesMobility & TransportationIraq, IQ
منقذ عزّاوي
Co-investorsRocket Internet SEVNV GlobalGlobal Founders CapitalMarch HoldingMSA CapitalVostok Ventures
Belvo provides an open finance platform that enables financial companies in Latin America to connect with customer financial data, understand behavior, and initiate account-to-account payments.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintechSaaSSão Paulo, BR
Oriol Tintoré(Founder)inPablo Viguera(Founder)inPablo Viguera Altolaguirre(Executive Officer, Director)Oriol Tintore Gazulla(Executive Officer, Director)Oriol Tintore(Founder)in
BoardNicolas Szekasy(Director)in
Co-investorsD4 VenturesKaszek VenturesKibo VenturesQuona CapitalRapid ScaleTrousdale Ventures+8 more
Company Picus backed from its earliest steps.
Madrid, ES
Raymond Shayo(Founder)inES Raymond Shayo(Founder)Gabriel Sendacz(Co-Founder)inPedro Carvalho(Co-Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsAstellaCanaan PartnersClocktower VenturesFEMSA VenturesNorte VenturesPICUS CAPITAL+2 more
ShopCider is an online fashion retailer offering 1990s-inspired apparel and accessories for consumers seeking vintage supermodel-era style.
Circular EconomyConsumerE-commerce
Fenco Lin(Cofounder)Michael Wang(Founder)inYu Oppel(Founder)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzHolly VenturesNotable Capital
Collective Health operates a platform connecting health plans, providers, and clinical partners to deliver transparent and accessible health benefits for employers and health organizations.
Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechInsurTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Ali Diab(Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsGreat Oaks Venture CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Ossian CapitalSand Hill AngelsSoftBank Vision FundMaverick Ventures+1 more
DigiKhata is a fintech company offering a mobile bookkeeping and accounting app that lets micro, small, and medium businesses digitally record credits, manage budgets, and collect payments.
E-commerceFintechSaaS
Adnan Aslam(Founder)inBilal Anjum(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsShorooq PartnersMSA CapitalSOSV
Flextock provides a fulfillment and logistics platform that manages warehouse operations, order consolidation, and cross-border expansion for e-commerce businesses.
E-commerceEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSCairo, EG
Mohamed Mossaad(Founder)inEnas Siam(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlter GlobalBY Venture PartnersCapria VenturesFoundation VenturesTLcom CapitalY Combinator+3 more
Flint is a Bengaluru-based global crypto investment app offering passive yield products built on top of cryptocurrencies.
Co-investorsBetter CapitalCoinbase VenturesConsensys Ventures
Fore Coffee operates a chain of coffee shops offering coffee, food (Fore Deli), a children's non-coffee menu (Fore Junior), and donuts, along with a mobile app for loyalty and online ordering.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechJakarta, ID
Co-investorsEast VenturesAC VenturesAgaeti VenturesInsignia Ventures PartnersSMDV
MPL (Mobile Premier League) operates a mobile gaming app where users play games; the page notes that deposits and cash games are no longer available in compliance with law.
ConsumerGaming
Co-investorsAdvantedge FoundersBase PartnersEmootepeerchequeRTP GlobalTitanium Ventures+2 more
Brazilian retail investing app for commission-free trading of B3 stocks, ETFs, FIIs, and BDRs, plus real-time quotes, charts, news, and portfolio tools.
São Paulo, BR
Felipe Catão(Co-Founder & CEO)inMarcelo Zuppardo(Co-Founder & CMO)inTom Bernardes(Co-Founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsPICUS CAPITAL
Homzmart is an online marketplace for home furniture and furnishings, selling sofas, dining sets, bedroom furniture, kids' furniture, home appliances, lighting, and decor to consumers in Egypt.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesPropTech
Mahmud IbrahimMahmoud Ibrahim(Founder)inRamy E. Husseinin
Co-investors500 GlobalEQ2 VenturesNuwa CapitalOutliers VCImpact46MSA Capital+3 more
Jar is an Indian fintech app that helps users save money by investing in digital gold, positioning itself as a simplified savings tool for everyday consumers.
ConsumerFintechSaaS
Misbah Ashraf(Founder)in
Co-investorsAdvantedge FoundersArkam VenturesCapria VenturesEmphasis VenturesEximius VenturesKalaari Capital+18 more
Jetstream provides technology and monitoring services for physical goods trade in Africa, operating Jetfinance, a digital trade finance loan management platform connecting verified borrowers to lenders, and Jetvision, an AI-powered CCTV monitoring system for stock and site visibility.
AI & Machine LearningFintechLogistics & Supply Chain
Co-investors4DX VenturesAlitheia CapitalIngressive CapitalOcterra CapitalThe MBA FundVestedWorld
Kaso develops supply chain optimization solutions for restaurants and suppliers to reduce food waste.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechImpact & Social GoodLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesSaaSDubai, AE
Manar Alkassar(Founder)in
Co-investorsBY Venture PartnersHALA VenturesVulpes VenturesY CombinatorGlobal Founders CapitalMSA Capital+1 more
Kitopi operates and manages a network of over 200 restaurants and delivery-only kitchens across the Middle East, running homegrown food brands supported by its in-house Smart Kitchen Operating System (SKOS) that manages kitchen operations.
B2B MarketplacesFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investorsCOTU VenturesNext Legacy PartnersNordstarReshapeSoftBank Vision FundVentureSouq+10 more
Klarna is a mobile banking and payments platform that offers flexible payment options, shopping features, and financial management tools to millions of users globally through partnerships with thousands of merchants.
ConsumerE-commerceFintechStockholm, SE
Sebastian Siemiatkowski(Co-founder & CEO)Victor Jacobsson(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAccess Ventures (New York)Adit Ventures Management, LlcAlpha Wave GlobalBackstage ABBase PartnersChaos Ventures+26 more
Krave Mart operates an online retail marketplace in Pakistan that delivers everyday consumer goods to customers with rapid delivery.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerE-commerceFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainKarachi, PK
Kassim Shroff(Founder)inCh Haziq Ahmed(Founder)inHammad Bawany(Founder)inMohammad Ahsan Kidwai(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmaana CapitalCats.vcKube VCSaison CapitalY CombinatorFirst Check Ventures+4 more
Meituan operates a digital platform for services retail and goods retail, connecting consumers with local businesses and merchants.
E-commerceFoodTechMarketplaces
Xing WANG 王兴(Founder)in
Co-investorsCoatue ManagementQiming Venture PartnersSource Code Capital
NayaPay is a mobile e-wallet and payments app offering account onboarding, a linked Visa virtual and physical card, money transfers, bill payments to 1100+ billers, QR payments, and international remittances.
ConsumerFintech
Co-investorsAmaana CapitalGraph VenturesSaison Capital
NowPay is a financial wellness platform offered to companies as an employee benefit, giving workers on-demand access to their earned salary, instant bill payments, money transfers, gold and silver investing, and shopping plans through an app.
FintechHR TechWellness & Fitness
Co-investors4DX Ventures500 GlobalCapria VenturesVKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures)BECO CapitalPlug and Play Ventures+1 more
Nubank is a digital bank offering checking accounts, credit cards, loans, and savings tools without annual fees or abusive charges.
FintechSão Paulo, BR
David Vélez(Founder & CEO)inCristina Junqueira(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsBase PartnersFounders FundHundreds CapitalKaszek VenturesQED InvestorsRedpoint Ventures+7 more
OlaClick provides a point-of-sale and delivery management platform for restaurants, including AI-powered menu creation, order management, and loyalty programs.
ConsumerFoodTechRetail TechSaaSLima, PE
Carol Riboud(Founder)inUlysse Lichtle(Founder)inJose RICO(Founder)in
Co-investorsCapria VenturesGradient VenturesPosition VenturesY CombinatorAC VenturesAngel Ventures+7 more
PawaPay enables businesses to collect payments, process payouts, and send remittances through mobile money accounts across 20 African countries via a single integration.
B2B MarketplacesFintechSaaSLondon, GB
Nikolai BarnwellinJamie Steellin
Co-investorsMSA Capital
PostEx provides courier and cash-on-delivery logistics for e-commerce businesses, delivering parcels nationwide including same-day delivery.
E-commerceFintechLogistics & Supply Chain
Muhammad Omer Khan(Founder)inSaad Mahmood(Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalAmaana CapitalDASH VenturesFlucas VenturesKube VCShorooq Partners+3 more
Qashio is a spend management platform that helps businesses manage expenses, corporate cards, and financial operations.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSDubai, AE
Jonathan Lau
Co-investors500 GlobalFairhaven Capital PartnersIliad PartnersNuwa CapitalOne Way VenturesRocketship.vc+2 more
QisstPay is a Buy Now Pay Later platform designed for Pakistan that offers zero-interest installment payments and is fully Shariah-compliant.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceFintechPakistan, PK
Co-investorsChaos VenturesFirst Check Ventures
Rabbit Mart operates an on-demand delivery app offering groceries, fresh produce, household items, cosmetics, and restaurant meals delivered to customers in about 15 minutes.
E-commerceFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainCairo, EG
Tarek ElGeresy(Founder)inWalid Shabana(Founder)in
Co-investorsFoundation Ventures
Sary operates a B2B e-commerce platform and app that connects merchants — including grocery stores, hotels, restaurants, cafés, and SMEs — with suppliers, letting them source products, compare prices and availability, place orders, and receive VAT invoices.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceRetail Tech
Co-investorsRAED VenturesRocketship.vcQatar Development BankSanabil InvestmentsSTV
slice is an Indian full-stack small finance bank (India's first fintech-turned-bank after merging with North East Small Finance Bank) offering consumer banking products such as savings accounts, fixed deposits, UPI, a UPI credit card, and credit/borrowing services.
ConsumerFintechSaaSBangalore, IN
Rajan Bajaj(Founder, MD & CEO)in
Co-investorsAdvent InternationalBlume VenturesInsight PartnersTiger Global Management8i VenturesBetter Capital+7 more
AppsForBharat operates Sri Mandir, a devotional and spiritual platform that provides guidance and services to users in India and abroad seeking spiritual connection and well-being.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerSocialWellness & FitnessIndia, IN
Prashant Sachan(Founder)in
Co-investorsElevation CapitalFundamentumiSeedpeerchequeTDV PartnersWEH Ventures
Sudo provides an account management platform with APIs and a dashboard for creating and managing local and international virtual bank accounts, letting users hold funds, manage cash flow, and perform domestic and cross-border transfers.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintechSaaSKaduna, NG
Aminu Ibrahim Bakori(Co-Founder & CEO)inKabir Bayo Shittu(Co-Founder & COO)in
Co-investorsFuture AfricaLoftyInc CapitalPICUS CAPITALBerrywood CapitalGlobal Founders CapitalVentures Platform
Tabby is a consumer money app offering buy-now-pay-later options (split into 4 interest-free payments or up to 12 monthly payments), cashback on spending, peer-to-peer money transfers, and shopping deals.
ConsumerFintech
Hosam Arab(Founder)in
Co-investorsArbor VenturesHOF CapitalHongShan Capital GroupOutliers VCPartners for GrowthPeak XV Partners+8 more
Tamatem localizes mobile games for Arabic-speaking players, adapting language, content and cultural references for the Middle East and North Africa market.
FintechGaming
Hussam Hammo(Founder)inRami HammadinSohaib Thiabin
Co-investors500 GlobalCedar Mundi VenturesFundersClubRAED VenturesVentureSouqVision Ventures+3 more
Thndr is a mobile investment platform that allows users to invest in Egyptian and international stocks, mutual funds, and gold.
FintechCairo, EG
Ahmad Hammouda(Founder)inSeif Amr(Cofounder)in
Co-investors4DX VenturesA'Z AngelsLoftyInc CapitalOlive Tree CapitalPlus VCThe Raba Partnership+4 more
San Francisco, US
Michael Ukpong(Executive Officer, Director)inRuke Awaritefe(Executive Officer, Director)Chukwunenye Onyekachi Izukanne(Executive Officer, Director)Onyekachi Izukanne(Founder)in
BoardTidjane Deme(Director)inCyril Collon(Director)in
Co-investorsSahel CapitalHelios Digital VenturesNovastar VenturesPartech Ventures
Goldfinch Finance provides onchain access to private credit funds managed by established firms like Ares, Apollo, and Golub, offering exposure to senior secured loans across multiple industries.
Crypto & Web3FintechWalnut, US
Blake West(Founder)Mike Sall(Founder)
Co-investorsA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzCoinbase VenturesIDEO CoLab VenturesVariant Fund
Xepelin offers a digital platform providing working-capital financing to businesses, including invoice advances, supplier payment financing, and supply-chain finance programs.
FintechSaaSSantiago, CL
Guillermo Molina Carvallo(Founder)inFintech SaaS Guillermo Molina Carvallo(Founder)Nicolás de Camino(Co-Founder & Executive Chairman)inSebastian Kreis(Co-Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAvenir Growth CapitalBattery VenturesCathay InnovationFluent VenturesKaszek VenturesKayyak Ventures+11 more
Yellow Metal offers home-delivered gold loans in India, aiming to provide rural households a simple gold loan at their home within 30 minutes.
FintechBengaluru, IN
Rahul Boggaram(Founder)in
Co-investorsFirst ChequeSpiral VenturesWaterBridge VenturesMSA Capital
Zid is an e-commerce platform that lets merchants build, manage, and grow online stores with integrated payments, global shipping, financing, and marketing tools, plus a POS system (Zid Cashier) for offline sales.
E-commerceRetail TechSaaS
Co-investorsCapria VenturesCedar Mundi VenturesArzan VCElmGlobal VenturesImpact46
Zippi is a Brazilian financial services platform that provides small business owners with flexible credit lines accessible via mobile app and Pix payments, with weekly billing cycles and dynamic credit limits that grow with business performance.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSão Paulo, BR
Andre Bernardes(Founder)inBruno Lucas(Founder)inLudmila Pontremolez(Founder)in
Co-investorsHummingbird VenturesMantis CapitalStartupsY CombinatorZillionizeCredit Saison+5 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AnimocaCayenaCollective HealthFinbloxForeGetirGoldfinchKeetaKraveMobile Premier LeagueQisstPay
Exits · 5
4 IPOs · 1 acquisitions · showing 3Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Uber · techcrunch.com · Sep 9, 2026

Zid · fwdstart.me · Sep 8, 2026

Flint · wnem.com · Aug 25, 2026

Baly · fwdstart.me · Aug 21, 2026

Jar · m.dailyhunt.in · Aug 18, 2026

Tabby · fwdstart.me · Aug 14, 2026
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Airbnb · barchart.com · Jul 17, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has MSA Novo made?
- MSA Novo has 59 tracked investments, 5 of which have exited.
- What stage does MSA Novo invest at?
- MSA Novo invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is MSA Novo's typical check size?
- MSA Novo typically writes checks of $1.5M – $32M.
- What sectors does MSA Novo focus on?
- MSA Novo focuses on Consumer, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, Fintech.
- Where is MSA Novo located?
- MSA Novo is headquartered in Singapore, SG.
- Does MSA Novo lead rounds?
- Yes, MSA Novo leads investment rounds.
- Who does MSA Novo co-invest with?
- MSA Novo most often shares deals with Y Combinator, 500 Global, Capria Ventures, among 239 tracked co-investors.
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