Propeller Inc.
Venture capitalAmman · Pre-Seed–Series A · 2 people tracked
Not to be confused with Propeller (Accelerator · New Orleans, US)
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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.
Team · 2 people
from curated & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 26 of 32 portfolio companiesSaaS ×17AI & Machine Learning ×16Enterprise Software ×13Developer Tools ×8Cybersecurity ×6Cloud Computing ×4Data & Infrastructure ×3E-commerce ×2
HQs:United States×8United Arab Emirates×4Saudi Arabia×4United Kingdom×2Jordan×1
Investments · 32 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 12023 · 23 dated
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(CEO)inMohammad AbuAboud(CTO)inAshraf Samhouri Mohammad AbuAboud(Founder)
Co-investorsY CombinatorSequoia Capital
BusinessChat offers a discount pop-up tool for e-commerce stores that captures visitor information and redirects customers to WhatsApp to claim offers.
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)inSen Tian(Founder)inSaoud Khalifah(Founder)in
Co-investorsEverywhere VenturesBullpen CapitalChingona VenturesHustle FundLotus Venture PartnersSovereigns Capital Venture
Clarity (formerly Anecdote) builds customer experience tools with an emphasis on compliance, data privacy, and security.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLondon, GB
Abed Kasaji(Co-Founder & CEO)inPavel Kochetkov(Founder)inPavel Kotchetkov(Co-Founder & CTO)
Co-investorsProsus VenturesSukna VenturesOraseya CapitalPhaze VenturesTech Invest ComWamda Capital+6 more
Codemod provides compiler-aware code intelligence and orchestration tools that help developers and AI coding agents execute framework upgrades, code migrations, and security remediation across large codebases.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Co-investorsRebellion VenturesTenacity Capital Global
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)inAdam Bronte(Founder)Tamara Abualhsan(Founder)Yutaka Hosoai(Founder)
Co-investorsShorooq PartnersY CombinatorDecacorn Capital
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 AbdelraoufinAhmed El Assy(Founder)inOmar Alfar(Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalArzan VCP1 VenturesLaunch Africa VenturesSEEDRA Ventures
Geeks provides IT support services, managed infrastructure, cloud solutions, and cybersecurity services to small and medium-sized businesses and individuals across the Middle East.
Cloud ComputingConsumerCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSDubai, AE
Co-investorsEQ2 VenturesOraseya CapitalVentureSouqVision VenturesWamda 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(CEO & Co-founder)inJoohwan Oh(CTO & Co-founder)in
BoardEMRE ACIKSOZ(Director)HABIB HADDAD(Director)in
Co-investorsEx/AnteMozilla VenturesPage One VenturesThe E14 Fund
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
Hussain AlaidarousinMohammed JamjoominYousuf Jamjoom(Founder)in
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)inFlinn Dolman(Founder)Jaime van Oers(Founder)Pierre Proner(Founder)
Co-investorsBalderton CapitalTq Ventures LlcEpisode1GV (Google Ventures)Oraseya CapitalVentures Together+1 more
Maqsam provides a cloud-based contact center platform for small and medium businesses, enabling customer communication through voice and WhatsApp channels with features like IVR, call recording, and real-time analytics.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsKhwarizmi VenturesVentureSouqIbtikar Fund
Amman-based provider of cloud, SaaS and IoT software for digitising farm and field service operations.
Cloud ComputingAmman, JO
Co-investors500 GlobalTechstarsWamda CapitalPropeller
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(Co-Founder & CEO)inNikita Lazarev(Co-Founder & CTO)in
BoardYuqin Duan(Director)
Co-investorsRhapsody Venture PartnersThe E14 Fundboldstart ventures
Open builds AI systems for customer communication and support that automate ticket resolution, quality assurance, and customer insights in a single unified platform.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Mohammad Gharbat(Founder)inMo Gharbat(CEO)Ajeesh Achuthan(Founder)Anish Achuthan(Founder)Deena Jacob(Founder)Enrico Mentana(Founder)
Co-investorsPioneerShorooq PartnersY Combinator3one4 CapitalBetter CapitalGlobal Brain+4 more
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 PartnersMiddle East Venture Partners (MEVP)Sadu CapitalSoma CapitalZ47+3 more
Pebble is a platform that enables support teams to resolve customer issues independently by querying data, accessing logs, and deploying fixes with lightweight engineering approval.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Alex(Co-founder)Dima(Co-founder)
Co-investorsCorazon CapitalThe E14 Fund
Starcloud is a deep-tech company building large-scale data center infrastructure designed to operate in space.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningClimate TechCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeep TechSemiconductorsSpace TechRedmond, US
Philip Johnston(CEO)inEzra Feilden(CTO)inAdi Oltean(Founder)inPaul Adrian Oltean(Executive Officer, Director)Philip Johnston Ezra Feilden(Founder)
BoardMorgan Beller(Director)in
Co-investorsAb Capital Holding BVAmbush CapitalCisco InvestmentsDnx VenturesDragon CapitalFUSE+58 more
Stealthium provides a runtime observability and security platform for GPUs and AI workloads, correlating low-level GPU metrics, kernel traces, and logs into unified insights across single or multiple nodes and clusters.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & Infrastructure
Co-investors6 Degrees CapitalEncoded VenturesMango CapitalThe Westly Group
ZenHR is a cloud-based HR platform designed for organizations throughout the Middle East and North Africa, providing localized payroll, compliance, and employee lifecycle management.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS
Omar AsfourinYousef Shamoun(Cofounder - CEO)in
Co-investors500 GlobalDASH VenturesImpact46
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
BithGamergHelloworldkidsKaderappTapflow
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Starcloud · techcrunch.com · Aug 21, 2026
Corgea · ycombinator.com · Jun 24, 2026
Ciphero · thesaasnews.com · Dec 22, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Propeller Inc. made?
- Propeller Inc. has 32 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- 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 $750K.
- 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.
- Who does Propeller Inc. co-invest with?
- Propeller Inc. most often shares deals with Corazon Capital, Everywhere Ventures, The E14 Fund, among 3 tracked co-investors.
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)
Propeller
Let's Talk Product - You are not your user (A talk by Katriena Koedam-Wiersma)
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