What stage does Shorooq Partners invest at?

Shorooq Partners invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth, Late Stage stages.

What is Shorooq Partners's typical check size?

Shorooq Partners typically writes checks of $750K – $33M.

Where is Shorooq Partners located?

Shorooq Partners is headquartered in Abu Dhabi, AE.

Shorooq Partners

Venture capital

Abu Dhabi · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 15 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Shorooq positions itself as a multi-dimensional alternative investments manager rooted in the MENA region and serving global markets. It backs visionary founders from the start of their journey, drawing on its own company-building experience, regional networks and expertise. Focus areas include fintech, software, frontier tech and platform businesses across growth markets. On the investor side, it offers diversified, multi-asset, multi-strategy, multi-year opportunities, connecting regional and global capital sources such as sovereign wealth funds and family offices, and leveraging deep on-the-ground presence to generate returns and proprietary insights.

Invests inAgTech AI & Machine Learning Consumer Crypto & Web3 Deep Tech E-commerce Fintech Logistics & Supply Chain SaaS Sector AgnosticAbu DhabiAsia-PacificBangladeshDubaiJordanMiddle East & North AfricaPakistanSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesUnited States

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage

Pre-Seed–Late Stage

Check

$750K – $33M

Abu Dhabi, AE

Instruments

Equity

Founded

2017

Tracked investments

Team · 15 people

from the firm's website

Shane Shin· Founding Partner· Riyadh, Saudi Arabiain 𝕏

Co-Founding Partner who co-leads the firm. A Forbes 30 Under 30 and Kauffman Fellow, he previously worked at UBS, TD Securities, Lazard, Alpine Investors and GlobalFoundries. Studied Finance and Mandarin at Wharton.

Bilal Baloch· Partner

Leads Shorooq's AI investments and its value creation and strategy practice. Co-founder and former Co-CEO of Enquire AI (exited to Uzabase); holds a doctorate from Oxford and is an author and former Wharton faculty member.

Dr. Bilal Baloch· Partner

Leads the firm's AI investments and value creation and strategy practice. Co-founder and former Co-CEO of Enquire AI (exited to Uzabase), author, and holds a doctorate from Oxford.

Omer Zabit· Partner· Dubai, United Arab Emiratesin

Partner who spent over five years at Careem, ultimately as global head of food delivery, and previously held product and strategy roles in mobile money in Pakistan at JazzCash and Easypaisa.

Ahmed Elgabri· Principal· Cairoin

Investment professional based in Cairo focused on early-stage startups and deal origination. Holds a bachelor's in Economics from Universite de Montreal.

Joseph Barron· Principal· Dubai, United Arab Emiratesin

Principal within the credit team. Previously worked at SHUAA Capital in debt investments and at British International Investments on fund investments in infrastructure and climate. A CFA charterholder.

Tina Daher· Principal· Dubai, United Arab Emiratesin

Principal working with founders building disruptive tech solutions in emerging markets. Previously worked in private equity and investment banking; holds a master's from the LSE.

Abdul Hameed Arwani· Partner (Strategic Advisor)· Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emiratesin

Strategic advisor and entrepreneur with extensive experience in real estate and infrastructure investment, including serving as Managing Director of an engineering design firm.

Andrew Park· Strategy Associate· Gangnam District, Seoul, South Koreain

Strategy Associate supporting business development and company-building, focused on helping portfolio companies expand into South Korea. Previously worked at Lippincott and FnB People.

Kyle Yoon· EIR & Korea Lead· Seoul, South Koreain

Entrepreneur in Residence and Korea Lead spearheading Sprint, a Shorooq subsidiary bridging Korea and the GCC. Oversees Shorooq's investment and ecosystem presence in Korea.

Mohammed AlTwaijri· Senior Investment Professional· Riyadh

Senior investment professional at the Riyadh office. A former entrepreneur who built and exited multiple F&B and retail ventures. Holds a degree in Electrical Engineering and Electronics.

Passant Abed· Senior Investment Professional· Cairo, Egyptin

Senior Investment Professional with degrees in Business Mathematics and Mathematical Finance from Munich universities. Previously a quantitative analyst at UniCredit Bank.

Sana Currimbhoy· Head of Talent· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emiratesin

Head of Talent leading the People function and supporting talent across portfolio companies. Has a decade of HR experience in the UK at Lloyds, Sainsbury's and KPMG.

Shahir Henry· Investment Professional· Cairo, Egyptin

Investment professional focused on private equity investments across the GCC. Previously held investment roles at SPE Capital and CI Capital Holding.

Xiangzheng Zeng· Associate· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emiratesin

Associate leading the firm's AI initiatives and supporting investments in China, part of the Value Creation & Strategy team. Previously spent five years at Strategy& in Hong Kong.

What they invest in

from 12 of 94 portfolio companies

Fintech ×7SaaS ×6Enterprise Software ×5AI & Machine Learning ×3Consumer ×2Deep Tech ×2Hardware ×2Cloud Computing ×1

HQs:United States×4United Arab Emirates×3Egypt×2South Korea×1Norway×1Saudi Arabia×1

Investments · 94 tracked

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Leversuselevers.comin 𝕏✓ verified

Levers is a B2B finance software platform that modernizes accounts receivable processes and financial operations for businesses.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSJeddah, SA

Ammar Alkhouli(Founder)inMotasim Zawawi(Founder)in

44.014401.earthin 𝕏

Abhiabhi.ae

Ad Shieldad-shield.ioin

Jersey City, US

Dong Jun Cha(Executive Officer, Director)Joowon Ryoo(Executive Officer, Director)Kim Seojoon(Director)

Agroshiftagroshift.com

AMI Labsamilabs.xyz

AMI Labs develops advanced AI systems that understand the real world through world models and action-conditioned architectures, enabling intelligent agents with persistent memory, reasoning, and safety controls for industrial automation, robotics, and healthcare applications.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRobotics

Yann LeCun(Founder)

Amwalamwal.techin 𝕏

Arabianbusinessarabianbusiness.com

Aumetaumet.comin 𝕏

Averroesaverroes.aiin 𝕏

Blueheyblue.comin 𝕏

A keyboard application for iPhone that uses voice dictation, powered by OpenAI's ChatGPT, to enable faster text input through speech.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerHardwareSan Francisco, US

Omar Abdelaziz(Founder)inFarhan Hossain(Founder)inPeter Krogh(Founder)in

BNBbinance.com

Breadfastbreadfast.comin 𝕏

Breadfast is a delivery app offering groceries, fresh bakery items, fruits and vegetables, ready-to-eat meals, beauty, pharmacy, and household products, along with financial features like cashback and rewards.

ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainCairo, EG

Muhammad Habib(Founder)inAbdallah Nofal(Founder)in

Candidintelligencecandidintelligence.comin

Cayeshcayesh.me

Claraclara.coin 𝕏

Clara is a software platform that helps venture capital investors and portfolio companies organize legal and administrative tasks, including cap table management, legal compliance, and due diligence workflows.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechLegalTechSaaSAbu Dhabi, AE

COLABScolabs.pkin 𝕏

Corgeacorgea.comin 𝕏

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

Crunchedusecrunched.comin 𝕏

Crunched provides an AI assistant that automates analysis and model-building directly within Excel for consulting, investment banking, and private equity professionals, handling tasks such as error-checking, formula creation, and data extraction without requiring users to leave the spreadsheet environment.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechOslo, NO

Philip Borge(Founder)inLars Gjardar Musæus(Founder)inMichael Sakowski(Founder)inMarkus Skagemo(Founder)in

DealCartdealcart.io

Dharmaseekdharma.com

DigiKhatadigikhata.pkin 𝕏

Dxwanddxwand.comin

Ras Alkhaimah

Ahmed Ahmed Mahmoud Mohammed(Executive Officer, Director)

Enhanceenhance.online

Haflahafla.com

Haloaihaloai.app

Hebbiahebbia.comin 𝕏

Image Descriptiongulfnews.com

Immensalabsimmensalabs.com

ImpactGuruimpactguru.com

Intelmatixintelmatix.aiin 𝕏

Itsnuqtahitsnuqtah.com

Journifyjournify.io

KAIOkaio.xyzin 𝕏

Kasbkasb.comin 𝕏

Khanzakhazna.app

Khazenlykhazenly.com

Know moresettle-payments.com

Lean Technologiesleantech.me

Lean is a payments and financial data platform that enables businesses in the MENA region to process payments, verify identities, and access customer financial data through a fully regulated, API-first infrastructure.

Cloud ComputingFintechSaaSDubai, AE

Hisham Al-Falih(Founder & CEO)

Lendolendo.sain 𝕏

Luma Healthlumahealth.ioin 𝕏

Malatrymala.com

Mantramantrachain.io

Melltoomelltoo.com

Moznmozn.sain 𝕏

Munchonmunchon.com

Myzambeelmyzambeel.comin

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NodeShiftnodeshift.comin 𝕏

Nymcardnymcard.comin

Octane Techoctane-tech.ioin

Onezapponezapp.pk

Ownown.sain 𝕏

Pearlpearlsemi.com

Pearl Semiconductor is a fabless semiconductor company that designs high-performance reference clocks and timing ICs based on its patented SpurFree PLL architecture and SingleDie piezo MEMS SAW technology.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsCairo, EG

Pemopemo.ioin 𝕏

Pennypenny.coin 𝕏

PostExpostex.pk𝕏

Proteineaproteinea.comin 𝕏

Prypcoprypco.comin 𝕏

Pure Harvest Smart Farms

Controlled-environment agriculture company producing fresh food year-round in arid climates.

Frequently asked questions

What stage does Shorooq Partners invest at?: Shorooq Partners invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth, Late Stage stages.
What is Shorooq Partners's typical check size?: Shorooq Partners typically writes checks of $750K – $33M.
What sectors does Shorooq Partners focus on?: Shorooq Partners focuses on AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Deep Tech, E-commerce, Fintech, Logistics & Supply Chain, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Shorooq Partners located?: Shorooq Partners is headquartered in Abu Dhabi, AE.

From the blog

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Shorooq Partners recently published perspectives on navigating volatility and geopolitical uncertainty in Middle East investing, emphasizing that volatility creates opportunities rather than warrant retreat. The firm advises investors and founders to maintain disciplined capital deployment, focus on resilient sectors and B2B models, and capitalize on regional economic frameworks that remain structurally intact despite current disruptions. AI summary

Building Through Uncertainty: Supporting Founders in Challenging TimesMar 2026Founders can thrive during uncertainty by prioritizing team communication and safety, embracing innovation, managing finances strategically, and leveraging support from their networks and investors.The New Middle East: Regional Strategy and the Outlook for MENA with Dr. Vali R. NasrMar 2026Recent Middle East developments represent geopolitical recalibration rather than collapse, with Gulf economic strategies and regional resilience remaining fundamentally intact despite current tensions.Top 5 Strategies to Investing in Private Companies During Volatile MarketsMar 2026Investors can capitalize on market volatility by prioritizing B2B companies, leveraging AI, maintaining market engagement, focusing on resilient sectors, and pursuing global opportunities.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Bilal Baloch, Partner at Shorooq Partners | FII 2025 Interview

Ian Khan "The Futurist" · Bilal Baloch

According to VC Mahmoud Adi, founding partner of Shorooq Partners, Innovation is the key..

100X Podcast · Mahmoud Adi

Investing Through Volatility | Navigating Markets in Times of Uncertainty

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Investing Through Volatility | Navigating Markets in Times of Uncertainty

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Building Through Uncertainty | Supporting Founders in Challenging Times

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Middle East-based Presight & Shorooq Fund targets AI infrastructure in first five investments

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