Founding Partners
Shorooq Partners
Founded in 2017, Shorooq Partners is the leading seed-stage venture capital firm investing in the most innovative startups across the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan (MENAP region). The firm built deep sectoral expertise in Fintech, Platforms, Software and Web3.0. Shorooq Partners has backed market leading disruptors, some of which include Pure Harvest Smart Farms, Sarwa, Lean Technologies, TruKKer, Retailo, Mozn and Penny. Since its inception, Shorooq Partners was built on the principle of being founders’ partners, company builders and value investors.
Shorooq Partners is headquartered in Abu Dhabi, UAE and has offices across KSA, Bahrain, Egypt, and Pakistan.
Shorooq Partners refers to a group of companies that are affiliates of each other and which operate under this business name, of which Shorooq Partners Ltd (regulated by the ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority FSRA Registration) is a member.
AUC Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
In 2015, the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI) became a pioneer hub for all entrepreneurial stakeholders not only in Egypt but also for the entire MENA region. For the past 10 years, CEI focus was directed towards promoting entrepreneurial education, supporting the entrepreneurial ecosystem, offering capacity-building opportunities and research. Over the course of time, entrepreneurship and innovation changed from being the contexts to being the concepts that help achieve core objectives like financial sustainability, employment, gender equality, ... etc. CEI is now a reputable brand in the ecosystem and a go-to reference for stakeholders, who seek to engage youth, women, startups, MSMEs and underserved communities.
Founded in 2017, Shorooq Partners is the leading seed-stage venture capital firm investing in the most innovative startups across the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan (MENAP region). The firm built deep sectoral expertise in Fintech, Platforms, Software and Web3.0. Shorooq Partners has backed market leading disruptors, some of which include Pure Harvest Smart Farms, Sarwa, Lean Technologies, TruKKer, Retailo, Mozn and Penny. Since its inception, Shorooq Partners was built on the principle of being founders’ partners, company builders and value investors.
Shorooq Partners is headquartered in Abu Dhabi, UAE and has offices across KSA, Bahrain, Egypt, and Pakistan.
Shorooq Partners refers to a group of companies that are affiliates of each other and which operate under this business name, of which Shorooq Partners Ltd (regulated by the ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority FSRA Registration) is a member.
AUC Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
In 2015, the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI) became a pioneer hub for all entrepreneurial stakeholders not only in Egypt but also for the entire MENA region. For the past 10 years, CEI focus was directed towards promoting entrepreneurial education, supporting the entrepreneurial ecosystem, offering capacity-building opportunities and research. Over the course of time, entrepreneurship and innovation changed from being the contexts to being the concepts that help achieve core objectives like financial sustainability, employment, gender equality, ... etc. CEI is now a reputable brand in the ecosystem and a go-to reference for stakeholders, who seek to engage youth, women, startups, MSMEs and underserved communities.