Propeller Inc.
Venture capitalAmman Β· Pre-SeedβSeries 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 18 of 32 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning Γ11SaaS Γ10Enterprise Software Γ7Developer Tools Γ6Cybersecurity Γ5Cloud Computing Γ2Data & Infrastructure Γ2Advanced Manufacturing Γ1
HQs:United StatesΓ4United Arab EmiratesΓ3United KingdomΓ1Saudi ArabiaΓ1
Investments Β· 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
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
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
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
FrontierZero is a SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) platform that gives organizations real-time visibility into identity risks, vendor integrations, shadow IT, compliance, and SaaS spend from a single view.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
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
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
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
Netpreme develops a Memory Processing Unit (MPU) and its X-Mem Networked Memory Tiering technology to expand the memory capacity of AI accelerators (XPUs), integrating with existing systems through standard interfaces to work with ML systems.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsCambridge, US
Zhizhen Zhong(Executive Officer, Director)Nikita Lazarev(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardYuqin Duan(Director)
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 designs and deploys data centers in space to support hyperscale computing workloads, leveraging continuous solar energy and radiative cooling for gigawatt-scale AI training clusters.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningClimate TechCloud ComputingDeep TechSpace TechSeattle, US
Philip Johnston(Founder/CEO)inEzra Feilden(Founder)inAdi Oltean(Founder)in
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
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesStar Cloud Β· techcrunch.com Β· Jul 5, 2026
Corgea Β· ycombinator.com Β· Jun 24, 2026
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 β $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 Β· 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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