- What
- Equity from pre-seed to seed; tickets $100K–$1M (pre-seed) and $500K–$2M (seed).
- Who
- Pre-seed and seed tech startups across MENA, with a strong focus on Saudi Arabia.
- From abroad
- Within the region: MENA (Middle East and North Africa) All programmes open to founders from abroad →
- Timeline
- Application review takes up to 2 weeks ↗As published by the programme itself
Checked · October 2026 · namaventures.com · How we check ↗
In detail
Nama Ventures is a venture capital firm in Saudi Arabia. CMA-licensed venture firm (24293-02); an early-stage, technology-focused fund whose typical entry is at pre-seed and seed, with tickets of $100K–$1M (pre-seed) and $500K–$2M (seed). Accepts applications through its dealflow form.
- Amount
- Pre-seed to Seed
- $100K–$1M pre-seed
- $500K–$2M seed
- Focus
- Technology startups, early stage
- Status
- Active
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What the source says
“committed to backing high-growth, tech-enabled startups across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)”
“Nama Ventures Capital Company is licensed under Saudi Capital Market Authority with License No. 24293-02, dated 01/03/1446 AH (corresponding to 04/09/2024) for activity Managing Investments.”
“License No. 24293-02, dated 01/03/1446 AH”
“$100k to $1,000,000 in the pre-seed round, $500K to $2,000,000 in the Seed Round, and other later stage rounds.”
“We are an early stage fund, and our typical entry in startups is at the pre-seed and see rounds, but we have done later stage rounds also”
“The apply page links to https://submit.mydealflow.com/nama/ and notes 'it sometime takes up to 2 weeks to review your submission.'”
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No programmes match these filters.
Highest amount in each programme’s own “What” line. Other currencies converted for sorting only (Gulf pegs; KWD, EUR, GBP approximate).
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Questions founders ask
What does Nama Ventures offer?
Equity from pre-seed to seed; tickets $100K–$1M (pre-seed) and $500K–$2M (seed).
Does Nama Ventures take equity?
Equity.
Can founders from abroad apply?
Within the region: MENA (Middle East and North Africa).
How do I apply?
Through its own application form — the Apply button on this page goes straight there.
Sources
Primary source · namaventures.com · LinkedIn · linkedin.com/company/namaventures · Checked October 2026