e& capital
eand.com Direct investor
e& capital is the investment arm of e& (Etisalat Group), investing in tech startups and supporting cross-border expansion between the MENA region and international markets. It targets Series A-B companies in sectors aligned with the e& group's verticals.
e& capital is a corporate venture arm headquartered in United Arab Emirates. It invests directly in companies, from Series A to Series B, in next gen. connectivity / IOT, data / data monetisation, entertainment-tech and fintech / embedded finance. Its stated cheque size is an average of USD 5 to 30 million. ~$500 million under management, as it reports.
“By investing an average of USD 5 to 30 million in Series A-B companies, we position these start-ups to flourish during their growth phases, providing the necessary support to foster innovation, expansion, and meaningful cross-border connections.”
— e& capital, own website
- Layer
- Direct investor
- Headquarters
- United Arab Emirates
- Invests in
- MENA, global
- Sectors
- next gen. connectivity / IOT, data / data monetisation, entertainment-tech, fintech / embedded finance, ed-tech, SME SaaS, enterprise SaaS, ad-tech
- Cheque size
- an average of USD 5 to 30 million
- Assets under management
- ~$500 million
Team, as e& capital publishes it
- Eddy Farhat Executive Director
- Cecilio Chidiac Principal
- Laine Melkerte Senior Analyst
- Labeabah Almheiri Senior Analyst
- Jina Cho Senior Manager
Names and roles exactly as listed on eand.com. Nothing else about these people is recorded.
Where this comes from
Every fact above was read from a page e& capital publishes itself. Nothing is taken from third-party databases. Investment activity (deals, co-investors) is not yet recorded.
- https://www.eand.com/en/capital.htmlname, is_investor, layer, type, invests_in_geographies, stage_min, stage_max, sectors, cheque_size, thesis_quote, thesis_quote_page, description, aum, people, status
- https://www.eand.com/en/who-we-are.htmlhq_country
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