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MENA Moonshots
Venture capital · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Middle East and Africa
MENA Moonshots is an independent investment firm based in Dubai that invests its own capital in early stage companies. It brings an operator's perspective to its portfolio, focusing on customer experience and cash discipline.
Invests inHealthcare & BiotechFintech
In its own wordstechnologyretailservicescustomer experiencecash flowearly stage
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Or find every investor that fitsMENA Moonshots lists 7 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are Healthcare & Biotech (38%), Fintech (25%) and Industrial & Manufacturing (13%). 40% of its companies are based in United Arab Emirates. It invests most often alongside Accelerate Fund, Al Dhow Capital and Brand Capital International.
No funding round on record names MENA Moonshots yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 12th | 7 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 70th | 38% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 70th | 4 countries |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers7100%
- 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare & Biotech | 38% | 15% |
| Fintech | 25% | 12% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 13% | 7% |
| Education | 13% | 7% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 13% | 6% |
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare MENA Moonshots head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
7 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atelier 10 Salon offers hair, nail, barber, and other beauty services in Dubai | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Canvas Envision captures expertise as visual work instructions and delivers them to workers building and servicing products | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| DRBY connects parents, educational institutions, and companies through one intelligent platform designed to simplify education payments and support every student's journey from kindergarten to graduation. | EducationFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Studio14 offers Pilates classes and private sessions in Dubai | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Syantra develops a cancer detection platform that focuses on detecting shifts in normal body systems to identify potential cancer | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Warehow helps businesses to outsource elements of their fulfilment, including order imports, stock management, and delivery | E-commerce & MarketplacesFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- menamoonshots.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 7
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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