Dany Farha
InvestorFounder & Managing Partner at BECO Capital · Board director at SWVL
United Arab Emirates
About
Dany Farha leverages operator experience building Bayt.com into one of MENA’s largest recruitment platforms to invest with a mission to transform the GCC and MENA into exporters of global tech.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AgTechFintechFoodTechMobility & TransportationPropTechSaaS
Board director at SWVL
Intro paths
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In turn, Dany can intro founders to SWVL's investors below.
SWVL's investors · 7
Arzan VCKuwait · $180K – $25M checksBECO BoosterDubai · since 2025BECO CapitalDubai · $905K – $60M checks · since 2024Colle Capital PartnersNew York · $500K – $2M checks · since 2025Endeavor CatalystNew York · $5.5M – $200M checksRAED VenturesRiyadh · $400K – $33M checksSilicon BadiaNew York · $250K checks
Co-founders at SWVL
AS
Ahmed SabbahInterim Chief Financial Officer
MK
Mostafa KandilChief Executive Officer and Chairman
Experience
- BECO CapitalFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2012 — presentDubai
- MetawrxCo-Foundercurrent2021 — presentDubai
- KitopiBoard Member at Kitopicurrent2018 — presentDubai, United Arab Emirates
- SwvlBoard Member at Swvlcurrent2018 — presentDubai, United Arab Emirates
- propertyfinder.aeMember of the Board of Directors2013 — 2024Dubai
- Bayt.comCo-founder & COO2000 — 2009Dubai
- Butlers Dry Cleaning & Laundry ServicesFormer Board Member and Co-Founder1998 — 2000
- Intercat Hospitality LLCFormer Board Member & Co-Founder1996 — 2000Dubai
- Lehman BrothersFixed Income Sales1992 — 1995
Skills & more
Business Strategy63Business Development45Entrepreneurship64Leadership53Start-ups97Management29Management Development4Human Resources3Finance3Venture Capital22Internet Entrepreneur3Internet Services2
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InvestmentsSales OperationsPartnership-buildingMergers & AcquisitionsPrivate EquityTeam BuildingProduct ManagementStrategic PlanningManagement ConsultingCorporate DevelopmentCorporate FinanceBusiness PlanningLanguages Arabic · English · French · German
From Dany's professional profile.
Deals · 1
SWVLBoard seat
via BECO Capital · filed Nov 2024 · $6.7M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at BECO Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dany Farha?
- Dany Farha leverages operator experience building Bayt.com into one of MENA’s largest recruitment platforms to invest with a mission to transform the GCC and MENA into exporters of global tech.
- Where does Dany Farha work?
- Dany Farha is Founder & Managing Partner at BECO Capital and Board director at SWVL.
- What does Dany Farha invest in?
- Dany Farha invests in AgTech, Fintech, FoodTech, Mobility & Transportation, PropTech, SaaS.
- What boards does Dany Farha sit on?
- Dany Farha holds tracked board seats at SWVL.
- Where did Dany Farha go to school?
- Dany Farha studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Executive Education, Executive Program for Growing Companies); UCL (Bsc, Management Sciences (SCORE)); Westminster School.
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Also attended UCL396
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Also attended Westminster School15
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