Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) is one of the oldest and largest venture capital firms in the Middle East and North Africa, investing in the region since 2010. The firm's own company profile describes it as the largest and most established VC in the region, with more than USD 260 million in assets under management, and a clear cross-border investment appetite across the GCC and Levant.

MEVP invests in both the early and growth stages of innovative technology companies, focusing on talented entrepreneurs building for the Middle East. Its stated sector coverage spans e-commerce marketplaces, mobility, new media, enterprise/SaaS/BaaS/IoT, and e-education and e-health. The firm has raised four funds to date — Middle East Venture Fund I, II and III (MEVF I–III) and the IMPACT Fund — and its homepage announces the launch of Middle East Venture Fund IV (MEVF IV), a $150 million vehicle.

The portfolio reflects a thesis built around MENA's digital consumers and enterprises. It includes Invygo, the car subscription and financing platform operating in the UAE and Saudi Arabia; Money Fellows, the Egyptian fintech driving financial inclusion; Stake, the Dubai property-investment platform; grocery delivery leader Nana; music streaming pioneer Anghami; and The Luxury Closet. The firm also reports a marquee exit: a partial exit from Fresha, the beauty and wellness software platform, in the company's $100 million Series C round led by General Atlantic, generating a 39x cash-on-cash return.

MEVP is led by Walid Hanna (Founder, Chairman and Co-CEO) and Walid Mansour (Co-founder & Co-CEO), with General Partner Rabih I. Khoury and Partner Ali Almajthoob among the senior team. The firm operates from Beirut, Dubai, Bahrain and Riyadh, giving it a cross-border network that mirrors the expansion paths of its portfolio companies, which routinely scale from one Gulf or Levant market into the next.

For founders, MEVP's value proposition is patient, stage-flexible capital: the firm writes about providing "patient capital with the commitment and the suitable resources" for founders scaling technology businesses, and its track record spans seed rounds to growth-stage follow-ons and exits.

Why it matters for founders

MEVP is the natural first call for founders building tech businesses meant to scale across the GCC and Levant — its funds cover both early and growth stages, so a seed investment can be followed deep into scale-up. The Fresha exit (39x) shows the firm's reach into global growth capital like General Atlantic, which is exactly the path ambitious MENA founders need mapped for them.