Ali Tabba

EQ4 Ventures backs early-stage founders across the Middle East & Africa, from Seed to Series A. Every EQ4 shareholder has built, scaled, or opened markets from scratch. We share our operating team and investment committee with EQ2 Ventures, which has backed founders across MEA for a decade, connecting our portfolio to experienced operators and later-stage capital. We write first cheques of $250–500K, with concentrated follow-on of $2–3M into breakout performers. We invest in consumer, marketplaces, fintech, ad-tech, healthtech, AI-native models, and legacy industries waiting for change.

Afrilens was founded with the goal of reigniting trust in the optical industry by ensuring that every lens we produce meets the highest standards of precision, transparency, and quality.

TERN is a AI-Recruitment platform on a mission to address critical workforce shortages in the UK, EU, US and GCC, thats now over 40 million short, translating into a $1Tn category. TERN is a full-stack solution to source and relocate top-tier medical and engineering talent from India, North Africa, South Africa and Central Asia. Our approach ensures a seamless, ethical, and transparent migration process, drastically cutting complexity and shaving cost for healthcare systems. TERN stands as the bridge between high-potential international professionals and European/GCC institutions, fostering a global workforce that is skilled, diverse, and professionally equipped.

Needle is the marketing agency alternative for e-commerce brands. Same output (ads, emails, videos, social) without the bloated retainers, missed deadlines, or creative that flatlines after month two. We plug into your Shopify, Meta, and Klaviyo etc., learn what makes your brand convert, then produce and publish weekly content that gets sharper over time. Human strategists + AI speed. You approve. We run it. 200+ DTC brands use Needle to scale content at 10× the velocity and 1/3 the cost of traditional agencies. For brands stuck in the "Messy Middle"... too big to do it yourself, too smart to overpay for it. See what wed build for your brand: www.askneedle.com

Were the private investment arm of an industrial family. The capital is our own — no outside investors, no fund, no clock. That last part is the point. We can hold a company for as long as the thesis holds, instead of selling to meet a funds deadline — and after six decades building industrial businesses, we invest like operators, not just financiers. We back two kinds of company. One is technology-led growth — AI, infrastructure, and the platforms built on them — usually beside strong institutional leads, from Series B on. The other is real assets and industrial businesses, where the missing piece is operating capability, not capital. Everything clears the same bar: a proven model, operators whove done it before, a clear path to exit, and a lead we trust. We decide fast, we hold for the long run, and we dont compete for control or credit. Based in Singapore. We invest globally. Co-investment and partnership enquiries: hello@grandcres.com · grandcres.com

EQ4 Ventures backs early-stage founders across the Middle East & Africa, from Seed to Series A. Every EQ4 shareholder has built, scaled, or opened markets from scratch. We share our operating team and investment committee with EQ2 Ventures, which has backed founders across MEA for a decade, connecting our portfolio to experienced operators and later-stage capital. We write first cheques of $250–500K, with concentrated follow-on of $2–3M into breakout performers. We invest in consumer, marketplaces, fintech, ad-tech, healthtech, AI-native models, and legacy industries waiting for change.

Afrilens was founded with the goal of reigniting trust in the optical industry by ensuring that every lens we produce meets the highest standards of precision, transparency, and quality.

TERN is a AI-Recruitment platform on a mission to address critical workforce shortages in the UK, EU, US and GCC, thats now over 40 million short, translating into a $1Tn category. TERN is a full-stack solution to source and relocate top-tier medical and engineering talent from India, North Africa, South Africa and Central Asia. Our approach ensures a seamless, ethical, and transparent migration process, drastically cutting complexity and shaving cost for healthcare systems. TERN stands as the bridge between high-potential international professionals and European/GCC institutions, fostering a global workforce that is skilled, diverse, and professionally equipped.

Needle is the marketing agency alternative for e-commerce brands. Same output (ads, emails, videos, social) without the bloated retainers, missed deadlines, or creative that flatlines after month two. We plug into your Shopify, Meta, and Klaviyo etc., learn what makes your brand convert, then produce and publish weekly content that gets sharper over time. Human strategists + AI speed. You approve. We run it. 200+ DTC brands use Needle to scale content at 10× the velocity and 1/3 the cost of traditional agencies. For brands stuck in the "Messy Middle"... too big to do it yourself, too smart to overpay for it. See what wed build for your brand: www.askneedle.com