Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund (ISSF)
issfjo.com Limited partner
The Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund (ISSF) is a fund of funds that invests in local, regional, and international venture capital funds with a focus on Jordanian startups. It aims to expand access to finance and mobilize private capital into Jordan's venture capital ecosystem.
Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund (ISSF) is a fund of funds headquartered in Amman, Jordan. It invests in funds as a limited partner, through fund commitments, in FoodTech, PropTech, media & Entertainment and IT Services. $148m under management and 25 portfolio companies, as it reports.
“The ISSF is an investment fund established to propel venture capital in Jordan and beyond.”
— Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund (ISSF), own website
- Layer
- Limited partner
- Type
- Fund of funds
- Stage
- Funds
- Invests in
- Jordan, local, regional, international
- Sectors
- FoodTech, PropTech, Media & Entertainment, IT Services, Sustainability, FinTech, EdTech, Transport & Logistics
- Assets under management
- $148m
- Portfolio
- 25 companies
Team, as Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund (ISSF) publishes it
- H.E. Dr Adel Sharkas Chairman
- Maha Bahou Vice Chairman
- Basem Salfiti Board Member
- Dr. Omar Al Jazy Board Member
- Valentina Kassisieh Board Member
- Dr. Bashar Hawamdeh Board Member
- Dr. Ashraf Bany Mohammed Board Member
- Eng. Mohammed Al Muhtaseb CEO
- Saeed Khalaf Finance Director
- Dina Toukan Investment Manager
- Dana Zasha HR & Operations Assistant Manager
- Farah Batayneh Senior Portfolio Officer
Names and roles exactly as listed on issfjo.com. Nothing else about these people is recorded.
Where this comes from
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- https://issfjo.com/name, is_investor, layer, type, hq_country, hq_city, invests_in_geographies, sectors, thesis_quote, thesis_quote_page, description, aum, portfolio_count, status, confidence, stage_min, stage_max
- https://issfjo.com/en/our-teampeople
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Record 7869 · added 2026-09-19 · link last verified 2026-10-21 · confidence high
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