Propeller Inc.
Venture capitalAmman · Pre-Seed–Series A
Investment thesis
Propeller Inc. focuses on Seed and Pre-A founders developing horizontal AI infrastructure and AI-native applications. Its core interest lies in platform and infrastructure layers such as vector databases, inference engines, MLOps, orchestration, runtimes, and APIs, along with hardware-adjacent model optimization and silicon tooling. It invests selectively in the application layer when infrastructure serves as the moat. Drawing on experience building and scaling their own software companies and engineering teams, the firm takes a founder-first, conviction-led approach and connects founders to a global investor network for strategic follow-on funding, encouraging startups to grow beyond their home markets from day one.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
What they invest in
from 24 of 32 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×14SaaS ×14Enterprise Software ×9Developer Tools ×7Cybersecurity ×6Cloud Computing ×3Data & Infrastructure ×2E-commerce ×2
HQs:United States×6Saudi Arabia×4United Arab Emirates×3United Kingdom×2Jordan×1
Investments · 32 tracked
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Activepieces is a no-code workflow automation platform that enables teams to connect apps, APIs, and webhooks to automate business processes across finance, marketing, sales, operations, and other functions.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Ashraf Samhouri(Co-founder and CEO)inMohammad AbuAboud(Co-Founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
BusinessChat is an ecommerce marketing platform that runs automated WhatsApp campaigns such as abandoned cart notifications and seasonal promotions, along with a WhatsApp customer care system featuring a chatbot and multi-agent inbox.
E-commerceMarketing TechSaaS
Ciphero provides a deterministic security layer that lets security teams observe, audit, and verify AI interactions across models, agents, and machines.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper Tools
Rob Gross(Founder)Sen Tian(Founder)Saoud Khalifah(Founder)in
Co-investorsEverywhere Ventures
Clarity (Onclarity) offers an AI customer service platform that resolves support tickets automatically, provides knowledge-base-backed AI agents, and unifies customer feedback from chats, reviews, and social channels into a "voice of customer" analytics tool.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLondon, GB
Abed Kasaji(Founder)Pavel Kochetkov(Founder)
Co-investorsPhaze VenturesTech Invest ComWamda CapitalHumba VenturesLMNT VenturesRegeneration.VC
Corgea provides developer-first security solutions that enable developers and security teams to ship secure code without slowing down development velocity.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Ahmad Sadeddin(Founder)in
Co-investorsShorooq PartnersY Combinator
Derq develops AI-powered intelligent transportation systems for road safety and smart cities, working with government agencies and transportation authorities.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureGovTechIoTMobility & TransportationDubai, AE
Dr. Georges Aoude(Co-founder and CEO)inKarl Jeanbart(Co-founder and COO)inAmer Abufadel(Co-founder, Founding CTO, and Sr. Advisor)in
Co-investorsDoon CapitalPhoenician VCPresightTechstarsWamda Capital
Gameball is a customer loyalty and retention platform that adds gamification elements—points, cashback, tiers, missions, and challenges—along with personalized offers and segmentation across web, mobile, and in-store channels.
Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechRetail TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Ahmed Khairy(Founder)inAhmed El Assy(Founder)inOmar Alfar(Founder)inAhmed Abdelraouf
Co-investors500 GlobalP1 VenturesSEEDRA Ventures
Geeks is an IT services provider offering IT support, custom IT solutions, cybersecurity, cloud services, and infrastructure projects for small and medium businesses as well as individuals.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareDubai, AE
Co-investorsEQ2 VenturesVision Ventures
Co-investorsJabbar Internet GroupVision Ventures
Pebble is an AI tool that triages customer support tickets from Zendesk, Intercom, or Slack by accessing a company's codebase, error logs, and system state to diagnose bugs, draft responses, and prepare fixes for engineering review.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Co-investorsCorazon Capital
HoundDog.ai offers a privacy code scanner and a dataflow context engine built on a static code-analysis engine, tracing 100+ sensitive data types (PII, PHI, auth tokens) across code paths to prevent leaks and automate GDPR data mapping and RoPA documentation.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US
Amjad Afanah(Founder)
Co-investorsEx/AnteMozilla VenturesPage One VenturesThe E14 FundRedbud VC
InvoiceQ provides electronic invoicing software certified for integration with Saudi Arabia's Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) Phase 2, offering e-invoicing, system integration, and AI-powered Arabic invoice translation for businesses.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Fadi Aljabali(Founder)
Juleb provides a cloud-based ERP and point-of-sale system for pharmacy retail and distribution businesses, covering sales, purchases, accounting, inventory, forecasting, reporting, prescriptions, and HR.
HealthtechMedia & EntertainmentRetail TechSaaS
Yousuf Jamjoom(Founder)inHussain AlaidarousMohammed JamjoomYousuf Jamjoom
Co-investors500 Global
Lawhive is a digital legal services platform that connects individuals and small businesses with licensed lawyers through a technology-driven process.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaSLondon, GB
Jaime V(Founder)Jaime V.(Founder)in
Co-investorsBalderton CapitalTq Ventures LlcEpisode1GV (Google Ventures)
Maqsam offers Arabic-first AI agents and cloud call center software for customer service teams in the MENA region, built on an in-house LLM trained on Arabic dialects.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsKhwarizmi VenturesVentureSouqIbtikar Fund
Amman-based provider of cloud, SaaS and IoT software for digitising farm and field service operations.
Cloud ComputingAmman, JO
Yousef Wadi
Co-investors500 GlobalTechstarsWamda Capital
Netpreme develops a Memory Processing Unit (MPU) and Networked Memory Tiering technology designed to extend XPU memory capacity for AI systems.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsCambridge, US
Zhizhen Zhong(Executive Officer, Director)inNikita Lazarev(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardYuqin Duan(Director)
Co-investorsRhapsody Venture PartnersThe E14 Fundboldstart ventures
OTO is a shipping management platform that lets e-commerce and retail businesses connect to 400+ carriers through one API and dashboard to book, track, and manage shipments, fulfillment, and returns.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Mohammad Al-Razaz
Co-investors500 GlobalIliad PartnersZ47MatrixPrime Venture Partners
AI-powered software development platform that automates engineering support and maintenance tickets end-to-end, integrating with tools like GitHub, Jira, Linear, Zendesk, and Sentry.
Starcloud is a deep-tech company building large-scale data center infrastructure designed to operate in space.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningClimate TechCloud ComputingDeep TechSemiconductorsSpace TechRedmond, US
Philip Johnston(Founder/CEO)inEzra Feilden(Founder)inAdi Oltean(Founder)in
Co-investorsDnx VenturesFUSEGround Up VenturesHarpoon VenturesImagination CapitalIntegra Groupe+22 more
Stealthium provides a runtime observability and security platform for GPUs and AI workloads, offering multilayer visibility across single nodes and multi-cluster deployments.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & Infrastructure
Co-investorsMango Capital
ZenHR is a cloud-based, AI-powered HR management system localized for Saudi Arabia and the MENA/GCC region, supporting Arabic and English and complying with local labor regulations such as WPS, GOSI, Mudad, and Muqeem.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS
Omar AsfourYousef Shamoun
Co-investors500 GlobalDASH VenturesImpact46
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Starcloud · techcrunch.com · Aug 21, 2026
Clarity · retailtechinnovationhub.com · Aug 17, 2026
Corgea · ycombinator.com · Jun 24, 2026
Maqsam · middleeastainews.com · Jan 7, 2026
Netpreme · arabnews.com · Nov 29, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Propeller Inc. invest at?
- Propeller Inc. invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Propeller Inc.'s typical check size?
- Propeller Inc. typically writes checks of $50K – $3.5M.
- What sectors does Propeller Inc. focus on?
- Propeller Inc. focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, SaaS, Semiconductors.
- Where is Propeller Inc. located?
- Propeller Inc. is headquartered in Amman, JO.
- Does Propeller Inc. lead rounds?
- Propeller Inc. typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
from their channelLet's Talk Product: Product is a Mindset (Ahmad Ibrahim)
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Let's Talk Product - Turning vision into reality (A conversation with Amjad Masad from Replit)
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Let's Talk Product - Anghami's Journey and how they build product (A conversation with Elie Habib)
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Let's Talk Product - You are not your user (A talk by Katriena Koedam-Wiersma)
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