- What
- Kanoo Group's direct-equity arm for later-stage tech, growth deals and joint ventures.
- Who
- Later-stage tech and mid-market growth companies; partners entering the GCC.
Checked · October 2026 · kanoo.com/business/ventures-overview · How we check ↗
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Kanoo Ventures is a corporate venture arm — later-stage technology and VC, growth, joint ventures in Bahrain. Direct equity investing and partnering platform of the YBA Kanoo Group, founded in 2022, with the group's head office in Kanoo Tower, Diplomatic Area, Bahrain. It invests in later-stage technology and venture capital opportunities and mid-market growth companies, and builds joint ventures with international players across the GCC — for example CorrosionRADAR (2024, with Aramco Ventures, Dow and Mercia Ventures).
- Amount
- Ticket size not published
- Eligibility
- Later-stage technology companies, mid-market growth companies, international partners entering the GCC
- Sectors
- Sustainability and resources
- shifting demographics
- connected world
- Portfolio
- CorrosionRADAR · Eye Infirmary (via a healthcare fund)
- Status
- Active — investment news March 2026; no application form (checked October 2026)
What the source says
“Founded in 2022, Kanoo Ventures is the direct equity investing and partnering platform for YBAK”
“Later-stage Technology and Venture Capital Opportunities”
“Mid-market Growth Opportunities”
“Geographic Expansion via Joint Ventures and Other Partnerships With Established International Players”
“Sustainability and resource focus | Shifting demographics | Connected world”
“Kanoo Tower, Level 19, Entrance No. 155, Road 1703, Block 317, Diplomatic Area, Kingdom of Bahrain”
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Highest amount in each programme’s own “What” line. Other currencies converted for sorting only (Gulf pegs; KWD, EUR, GBP approximate).
Questions founders ask
What does Kanoo Ventures offer?
Kanoo Group's direct-equity arm for later-stage tech, growth deals and joint ventures.
Does Kanoo Ventures take equity?
Equity.
How do I apply?
No application form is published. Its website is the way in.
Sources
Primary source · kanoo.com/business/ventures-overview · Checked October 2026