Khaled A.

Investment Banker and Angel Investor

📍 United Arab Emirates🔄 Updated September 2026💼 8 investments📅 10 years investing🗓 Last invested May 2021
VC🌍 United Arab Emirates
8
Total investments
2
Early stage
3
Mid stage
0
Late stage
10y
Years active

Portfolio

7 investments · sorted by recency
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Jun 2020
Avara is a software technology company, renowned for building innovative web3 products based on blockchain technologies. Founded by Stani Kulechov, we’ve developed the battle tested Aave Protocol, the Aave-native stablecoin GHO, and Lens, the decentralized social networking protocol. With strategic acquisitions including the metaverse app, Sonar, and Family crypto wallet, Avara is dedicated to realizing a people-powered internet that benefits everyone. Learn more at avara.xyz.
Investor
May 2020
Spiderwort Inc. is a tissue engineering company specializing in the development of transformative biomaterials for repairing and regenerating tissues within the human body.
Investor
Mar 2020
Effective 11/09/23, EQRx., Inc. is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Revolution Medicines (https://www.revmed.com/)
Investor
Apr 2019
Kitopi is a creator of magical food experiences - we discover, create and curate homegrown brands from the region, for the region. Founded in January 2018, our purpose is to satisfy the world’s appetite to create joy. Kitopi has established a strong presence in the Middle East with over 200 outlets, including dine-in and delivery-only locations, across five markets: UAE, KSA, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar. Our smart kitchen operating system (SKOS) - built in-house, ensures speed and efficiency, in all our operations, with a focus on making sure our customers are always satisfied and that their brand is continuously growing.
early stageFood & Beverages
Investor
Feb 2019
corporate content never felt like Monzo.
mid stageBanking
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Aug 2017
At OnDeck, we make small business a big deal. Our passion for Main Street and the cutting-edge technology we use to evaluate businesses based on their actual performance, not solely business owners’ personal credit scores, make it possible for us to responsibly expand access to credit. This allows businesses to spend their time where it provides the most benefit—on their customers, not looking for a small business loan. As of fall 2020, OnDeck is an Enova International brand.
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Aug 2016
Careem is building the Everything App for the greater Middle East, making it easier than ever to move around, order food and groceries, manage payments, and more. Careem is led by a powerful purpose to simplify and improve the lives of people and build an awesome organisation that inspires. Since 2012, Careem has created earnings for over 2.5 million ride-hailing and delivery Captains, simplified the lives of over 50 million customers, and built a platform for the region’s best talent to thrive and for entrepreneurs to scale their businesses. Careem operates in over 70 cities across 10 countries, from Morocco to Pakistan. In 2019, Careem was acquired by Uber Technologies, Inc. In April 2023 we welcomed the global technology investor e& (formerly Etisalat) as a partner, following their investment in the Careem Everything App.
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2021
Investor
May 2021
Adyen (AMS: ADYEN) is the financial technology platform of choice for leading companies. By providing end-to-end payments capabilities, data-driven insights, and financial products in a single global solution, Adyen helps businesses achieve their ambitions faster. With offices around the world, Adyen works with the likes of Meta, Uber, H&M, eBay, and Microsoft. For support visit: https://support.adyen.com
2020
Investor
Jun 2020
Avara is a software technology company, renowned for building innovative web3 products based on blockchain technologies. Founded by Stani Kulechov, we’ve developed the battle tested Aave Protocol, the Aave-native stablecoin GHO, and Lens, the decentralized social networking protocol. With strategic acquisitions including the metaverse app, Sonar, and Family crypto wallet, Avara is dedicated to realizing a people-powered internet that benefits everyone. Learn more at avara.xyz.
Investor
May 2020
Spiderwort Inc. is a tissue engineering company specializing in the development of transformative biomaterials for repairing and regenerating tissues within the human body.
Investor
Mar 2020
Effective 11/09/23, EQRx., Inc. is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Revolution Medicines (https://www.revmed.com/)
2019
Investor
Apr 2019
Kitopi is a creator of magical food experiences - we discover, create and curate homegrown brands from the region, for the region. Founded in January 2018, our purpose is to satisfy the world’s appetite to create joy. Kitopi has established a strong presence in the Middle East with over 200 outlets, including dine-in and delivery-only locations, across five markets: UAE, KSA, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar. Our smart kitchen operating system (SKOS) - built in-house, ensures speed and efficiency, in all our operations, with a focus on making sure our customers are always satisfied and that their brand is continuously growing.
early stageFood & Beverages
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