Middle East & North Africa
Middle East & North Africa
In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), we are seeing some of the toughest challenges worldwide along with some of the most innovative entrepreneurs. We are not working on this alone. In the past few years, we have seen an increase in MENA-based investors supporting impact-focused entrepreneurs. Investors realize that doing good makes sense. But there’s a lot of work still to be done.
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Want to join our VilCap MENA network? Stay in the loop with us on social media and in your inbox with email updates for the latest opportunities, including new accelerator programs. You can also join our mentor community for the chance to work with our startup founders!
Partners we've worked with
Meet our Experts
Below, meet a few of the investors, entrepreneurs, and experts who have served as advisory board members and mentors – helping our cohort founders level up.
Didem Altop
Co-Founder, 2C Project House
Heba Ali
Managing Director at Egypt Ventures
Amal Enan
Chief Investment Officer at the American University in Cairo
Issa Aghabi
Founder & Managing Partner at Access Bridge Ventures
Tamer Al-Salah
Managing Director at BeyondCapital
Sirine Fadoul
Founder at SDGeneration
Reda Maamari
Founder of Arab Financial Inclusion Innovation Prize
Ayşe Sabuncu
Co-Founder at Impact Hub Istanbul
Latest News
More funding needed for women-led start-ups in Middle East and North Africa
Notwithstanding the sudden surge of interest by international investors to fund start-ups from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, female entrepreneurs face greatly unequal access to the capital necessary to grow and scale their start-ups, a sector expert said.
Village Capital launches accelerator programme for impact startups in Mena, Turkey
US-based venture capital (VC) firm Village Capital has launched an investment readiness accelerator programme for impact startups from the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey. The programme, held with the support of the international finance corporation (IFC), will host two cohorts consisting of 21 companies.
Village Capital and MetLife Foundation's Financial Health Innovation Fund makes investments in Chari and Finerio Connect
Washington, DC: Village Capital announced today that Chari and Finerio Connect will be the next investments from its Financial Health Innovation Fund, an early-stage investment vehicle funded by MetLife Foundation.