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EQ2 Ventures
Venture capital · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Middle East and Africa
EQ2 Ventures is an evergreen venture holding that invests in early-stage startups, spun off in 2020 from Equitrust, the corporate venture arm of Choueiri Group. It makes seed to Series A investments and can invest up to $3M in follow-on rounds, with investment decisions screened by an independent Investment Committee.
Invests inE-commerce & MarketplacesFintechHealthcare & Biotech
In its own wordsadtechecommercemarketplacesedtechfintechai saas
Your fit with EQ2 Ventures
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Or find every investor that fitsEQ2 Ventures lists 28 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 1 funding round. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 100% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are E-commerce & Marketplaces (25%), Fintech (16%) and Healthcare & Biotech (16%). 38% of its companies are based in United Arab Emirates. It invests most often alongside Nuwa Capital, Wamda Capital and Actions Capital.
Counts come from funding rounds that name EQ2 Ventures, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not EQ2 Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 1 company; its own site lists 28. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 100% |
| Series A | 0% |
| 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 | 1 | 0 |
| '26 | 0 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 65th | 28 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 100th | 100% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 36th | 25% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 93th | 9 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 25% | 6% |
| Fintech | 16% | 12% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 16% | 15% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 9% | 18% |
| Real Estate & Construction | 7% | 3% |
| Mobility & Logistics | 7% | 1% |
| Media & Entertainment | 5% | 4% |
| Consumer | 5% | 3% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Nuwa Capital | 3 |
| Wamda Capital | 3 |
| Actions Capital | 2 |
| BECO Capital | 2 |
| General Atlantic | 2 |
| Impact46 | 2 |
| Middle East Venture Partners | 2 |
| Oraseya Capital | 2 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers28100%
- 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.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare EQ2 Ventures head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with EQ2 Ventures| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 2025 | Seed |
Round details for EQ2 Ventures
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in EQ2 Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
28 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Afrilens manufactures freeform ophthalmic lenses on Schneider Optical equipment. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| AIfluence provides predictive customer intelligence and AI-powered solutions for various industries, including financial services, telcos, NGOs, and brands. | FintechAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Alfan provides infrastructure for brands to run their creator programs | E-commerce & MarketplacesEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| ArabyAds helps companies acquire, re-engage and monetize their customers through various marketing platforms | E-commerce & MarketplacesMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Needle runs paid social and email marketing campaigns for ecommerce brands | E-commerce & MarketplacesMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Balio provides online financial education and courses on personal finance, investment, and entrepreneurship. | EducationFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Carswitch buys and sells used cars in the UAE | E-commerce & MarketplacesMobility & Logistics | Portfolio page | ||
| Coraly connects marketplace benchmarking with practical real-estate AI for property marketplaces | Real Estate & ConstructionAI & Machine Learning | Aug 2025Seed | Funding round | |
| Coraly connects marketplace benchmarking with practical real-estate AI for property marketplaces | Real Estate & ConstructionAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Cosmo provides a loyalty network infrastructure for banks and fintechs to reward customers with points and miles in various programs | FintechLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides an online platform for renting and buying high-end fashion items | E-commerce & MarketplacesFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company sells eyewear products, including contact lenses, sunglasses, and glasses, online and in physical stores. | E-commerce & MarketplacesHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company sells makeup, skincare, and perfume products online | E-commerce & MarketplacesHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Flowcart provides a WhatsApp revenue and retention platform for ecommerce businesses | E-commerce & MarketplacesAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Fresha allows users to book salons and spas nearby through their platform | Healthcare & BiotechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Geeks provides IT support, maintenance, security, consulting, and repair services to individuals and businesses. | Industrial & ManufacturingConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Heroleads generates leads, bookings, direct sales, and acquisitions for businesses through data-driven digital solutions. | EducationHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- eq2ventures.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 13 Aug 2025
- Companies checked
- 28
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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