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Emkan
Venture capital · Saudi Arabia · Middle East and Africa
Emkan is an early-stage venture fund based in the GCC that invests in MENA technology companies and mentors founders. It runs a Majlis mentorship program connecting entrepreneurs with international experts and co-investors.
Invests inFintechHealthcare & BiotechE-commerce & Marketplaces
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Or find every investor that fitsEmkan lists 6 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 2 funding rounds, 2 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 50% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Fintech (46%), Healthcare & Biotech (18%) and E-commerce & Marketplaces (18%). 50% of its companies are based in United Arab Emirates. It invests most often alongside Run Ventures, 100 Ventures and AAIC Investment.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Emkan, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 50% |
| Series A | 50% |
| Series B | 0% |
| Growth | 0% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 0 | 0 |
| '26 | 2 | 2 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 8th | 6 companies |
| Recent activity | 69th | 2 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 73th | 50% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 89th | 17% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 80th | 46% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 59th | 3 countries |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Run Ventures | 2 |
| 100 Ventures | 1 |
| AAIC Investment | 1 |
| Impact46 | 1 |
| Joa Capital | 1 |
| Olive Tree Capital | 1 |
| Rainmaking | 1 |
| Right Side Capital | 1 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers6100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Fintech | 46% | 12% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 18% | 15% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 18% | 6% |
| Legal & Compliance | 9% | 2% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 9% | 7% |
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare Emkan head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Funds
as stated on its siteRecent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Emkan| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2026 | Series A Led | |
| 9 Feb 2026 | Seed Led |
Round details for Emkan
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Emkan's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
6 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aumet provides a pharmacy management system that includes inventory management, sales, and supplier ordering | Healthcare & BiotechE-commerce & Marketplaces | May 2026Series A | Funding round | |
| Awaed operates an investment platform for trading and investing in various assets, including stocks and funds. | FintechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Hubpay provides a payment platform for businesses to manage multi-currency accounts, corporate FX, payment links, and global payroll | FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| The company allows users to invest in US and Saudi stocks through its platform. | FintechFintech | Feb 2026Seed | Page + round | |
| Novogenomics is a Saudi Biotech company focused on localizing and applying technologies in genomics and multi-omics | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Trukkin provides logistics and cargo truck transport services | Legal & ComplianceIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- emkan.vc
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 9 Feb 2026
- Companies checked
- 6
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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