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COTU Ventures launches $54M fund for pre-seed and seed startups in MENA


Amir Farha, one of the longest-serving MENA VCs, branches out with his own fund, COTU Ventures, focused on the pre-seed and seed stages.

Over the past two and a half years, COTU Ventures has actively deployed capital into startups across the GCC, focusing primarily on the UAE and Saudi Arabia and Egypt, with additional investments in Pakistan. Noteworthy investments by COTU Ventures include Huspy, a UAE mortgage platform backed by Peak XV and Founders Fund, and Egyptian fintech startup MoneyHash. He added that the venture capital firm also facilitates introductions to key stakeholders such as customers, hires, and potential follow-on investors, offering comprehensive support to its portfolio companies as they navigate Series A rounds and beyond.

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