Walid Mansour

Venture Capital

🔄 Updated September 2026💼 16 investments📅 15 years investing🗓 Last invested Feb 2023
Operator-angel
16
Total investments
5
Early stage
6
Mid stage
3
Late stage
15y
Years active

Portfolio

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Board Member
Feb 2023
Stake is a digital real estate investment platform providing the easiest and most transparent way to invest in rental properties in Dubai, no matter where you are in the world! Our mission is to modernize the way people invest in real estate by making it accessible and profitable to all. It is time for everyone to make great returns no matter how much you have to invest. Learn more about Stake and how you can now benefit from real estate’s potential to generate consistent cash flow and long term capital appreciation.
Board Member
Apr 2019
Nana is the largest digital grocery shopping platform in Saudi Arabia. We began in the capital, Riyadh, and are expanding to cover the Kingdom. If we’re not in your hometown just yet, sit tight and keep an eye out for us… we’ll be there soon.
Board Member
May 2018
Akıllı Personel Servisi.
Board Member
Apr 2018
Lyve is a B2B SaaS platform empowering businesses to digitize their customers’ journey from order to payment to delivery. Through its ever-expanding portfolio of digital technologies, Lyve’s solutions empower businesses across multiple verticals to seamlessly manage logistics operations, optimize fleet schedule and tracking, provide powerful analytics, and enhance customer acquisition channels. Based out of the UAE, Lyve operates from 20 countries around the world, offering its solutions to hundreds of clients and leading brands from the e-commerce, pharmaceutical, telecom, grocery and F&B industries. Lyve is about the way we do things and how we approach the world. It’s the cornerstone of our culture and forms the basis of our successful relationships. At Lyve, we believe that an always-on connected world is a better world, and that belief guides everything we do.
Board Member
Apr 2018
One Click Delivery Services reimagines logistics through advanced and agile solutions and technology innovations that connect organizations and opportunities. We power the digital economy with our logistics and technology solutions. From big data to multi-vertical service agents, from instant activation to scalable capacity, what we do continues to go beyond what’s typically considered delivery. One Click Delivery Services is about the way we do things and how we approach the world. It’s the cornerstone of our culture and forms the basis of our successful relationships. At One Click Delivery Services, we believe that an always-on connected world is a better world, and that belief guides everything we do.
Board Member
Apr 2017
Namshi is the Middle East's largest online fashion shopping hub for women, men, and kids. Since 2011, we have grown to offer an extensive selection of leading brands. We're on a mission to deliver the wardrobe for the region’s change. To ignite a new generation of personal expression through style. We are dynamic, bold, fun and rebellious, just like the change wave of our new generation. Everyone has style, and we’re promoting individualism. We encourage every person to be who they are, express it and live it to the max. Through style, to highlight our offering and emphasize on our fashion. Namshi is part of the noon Group.
late stageRetail
Board Member
Jan 2017
Fresha is the world’s leading marketplace platform for the beauty, wellness, and self-care industry, trusted by millions of consumers and businesses worldwide. For consumers, Fresha offers a seamless way to discover, book, and pay for beauty and wellness services with top local professionals. For businesses, Fresha provides an all-in-one platform that streamlines operations, from appointment management to client engagement, helping them grow effortlessly with powerful business software, integrated payments, financial services and cutting-edge technology solutions. Fresha’s comprehensive ecosystem empowers businesses and professionals with everything they need to operate seamlessly and efficiently. From appointment bookings, point-of-sale, client management, and marketing automation to loyalty programs, inventory management, and team coordination, Fresha provides an all-in-one solution designed to drive business growth. Fresha’s consumer marketplace helps businesses unlock their full revenue potential by maximizing online bookings and leveraging automated marketing tools. Through seamless integrations with major platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and Google, businesses can attract more clients while Fresha’s mobile apps ensure a smooth booking experience. Today, 130,000+ businesses and 500,000+ professionals rely on Fresha, with over 1 billion appointments processed to date. Headquartered in London, United Kingdom, Fresha has a global presence with offices in New York City, Orlando, Vancouver, Madrid, Paris, Amsterdam, Warsaw, Sydney, Singapore and Dubai.
Board Member
Jan 2017
Fresha is the world’s leading marketplace platform for the beauty, wellness, and self-care industry, trusted by millions of consumers and businesses worldwide. For consumers, Fresha offers a seamless way to discover, book, and pay for beauty and wellness services with top local professionals. For businesses, Fresha provides an all-in-one platform that streamlines operations, from appointment management to client engagement, helping them grow effortlessly with powerful business software, integrated payments, financial services and cutting-edge technology solutions. Fresha’s comprehensive ecosystem empowers businesses and professionals with everything they need to operate seamlessly and efficiently. From appointment bookings, point-of-sale, client management, and marketing automation to loyalty programs, inventory management, and team coordination, Fresha provides an all-in-one solution designed to drive business growth. Fresha’s consumer marketplace helps businesses unlock their full revenue potential by maximizing online bookings and leveraging automated marketing tools. Through seamless integrations with major platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and Google, businesses can attract more clients while Fresha’s mobile apps ensure a smooth booking experience. Today, 130,000+ businesses and 500,000+ professionals rely on Fresha, with over 1 billion appointments processed to date. Headquartered in London, United Kingdom, Fresha has a global presence with offices in New York City, Orlando, Vancouver, Madrid, Paris, Amsterdam, Warsaw, Sydney, Singapore and Dubai.
Board Member
Mar 2015
The first and largest platform in the Arab region that offers telemedicine consultation services, allowing patients to connect directly with doctors via audio calls and chats. Stemming from the fact that there are approximately 400 million people in the Arab World lacking access to essential medical services, Altibbi works diligently to circulate medical content in the Arabic Language via the Internet. By providing medical information from trusted sources and remote medical consultation services for all Arabic speakers, Altibbi helps patients access medical information and advice, thus reducing the number of unnecessary doctor visits and lessening the pressure on the healthcare system. Winner of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship Award and the World Summit Award for best digital content in the health and well-being category. Altibbi for business: (Employee wellness) https://app.altibbi.com/business-employee-benefits/ Altibbi for business (Other) kindly email: partnerships@altibbi.com
Board Member
Jan 2015
Like most iconic beginnings, The Luxury Closet has had a profound start. It all began with an Hermès Birkin handbag, and the rest, as we say, is history. Founded in 2012 in the bustling city of Dubai as a three-member team by our founder and CEO, Kunal Kapoor, The Luxury Closet is built on the firm foundation of circularity, authenticity, and excellent customer service. With thousands of unique designer products, global consignors, and buyers, we are one of the most trusted marketplaces for authentic luxury today. A significant milestone in our journey was when two of the Kattan sisters, Huda and Mona, came aboard as investors in 2020. Known as the ‘queen of beauty,’ Huda Kattan is the founder of her eponymous cosmetic line Huda Beauty, and Mona Kattan is the Co-Founder and Global President of Huda Beauty and Kayali. Together, the Kattan sisters bring their creative intake and exceptional business expertise to the TLC family. The Luxury Closet is paving its way to disrupt the world of luxury retail. Bain &Co estimates that there is $500 Billion worth of re-sellable luxury items in consumers closets, and nonetheless, each year consumers buy nearly $300B more of them. We are also backed by investors like Middle East Venture Partners, Wamda Capital, Two Four 54 - Abu Dhabi, and Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority who are helping us create an amazing company. Please visit www.theluxurycloset.com or download our app to find out more! New or pre-loved, luxury is guaranteed! We truly hope your experience with The Luxury Closet is a happy one.
Board Member
Jan 2015
As a leading digital, on-demand treasury management solution (TMS), Bottomline TreasuryXpress makes it possible for companies of all sizes manage cash, improve liquidity utilization, streamline electronic payments processes, and increase treasury controls and efficiencies. Over 200 corporate treasuries use our smart, scalable and on-demand TMS. Bottomline (NASDAQ: EPAY) makes complex business payments simple, smart, and secure. Corporations and banks rely on Bottomline for domestic and international payments, efficient cash management, automated workflows for payment processing and bill review, and state of the art fraud detection, behavioral analytics, and regulatory compliance solutions. Thousands of corporations around the world benefit from Bottomline solutions. Headquartered in Portsmouth, NH, Bottomline delights customers through offices across the U.S., Europe, and Asia-Pacific. For more information visit www.bottomline.com.
Board Member
Nov 2013
Based in Abu Dhabi with offices in Beirut, Dubai, Cairo and Riyadh, Anghami is the leading music streaming venture created by seasoned entrepreneurs, funded by leading firms in the Middle East, with the aim to change the way music is discovered and listened to. We’re looking for people willing to work hard and grow in a best of breed startup environment in a company that expects tremendous success. Anghami is a great place to work. We care about our users, our customers, our mobile operators, our advertisers, our artists & our team.
Board Member
Jan 2013
HyperPay is the fastest growing online payment service provider in the MENA region, serving the largest merchants and banks since 2014. We provide a wide range of payment processing services for businesses selling online and offline. Connecting merchants to a consolidated network of global, regional, and local payment methods.
Board Member
Jun 2011
Our strengths that we accumulated over the years are in massively multiplayer genres, in particular Strategy and RPG, and we act as a co-dev partner for such genres as well as for Metaverse applications. *Era of Vision* We created the first ever webgame MMO with authentic Arabic content from the Arab Conquests, not just Arabic language, collecting millions of users and revenues against all odds. Our first game, Forsan el Majd, is the role model of all the top grossing Chinese games that followed in MENA, inspiring both genre and theme. It was the early days of free-to-play and we foresaw a lot of best practices in China that we could apply to the MENA by adding Arabic content to the mix. The strategy genre and historic theme in a semi-realistic style have been abused and not yet innovated upon since, feel free to DM us if youre curious about what is the next native concept to win in the MENA market ;) *Era of Growth* Our second major title, a Strategy MMO called Harb el Hurub, was a breakthrough innovation for its time and certainly a first in the MENA (once more), being cross-platform between the web and iOS, enabling the player to use a single account for both. This strategy allowed us to leverage our user base on the web in order to penetrate mobile. It worked beautifully and allowed us to achieve a LTV to CPI ratio of 9x *Era of Diversification* We added oil to the fire by deciding to publish third-party titles in the MENA in addition to our original titles. One of such titles, Action Anime, was a large silent success yielding close to $10 per install. We were processing 50+ pipeline title reviews per week, mainly thanks to my network in China. However, we quickly realized that not owning your Intellectual Property was a quick route to oblivion and ceased the third-party publishing.
early stageComputer Games
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2023
Board Member
Feb 2023
Stake is a digital real estate investment platform providing the easiest and most transparent way to invest in rental properties in Dubai, no matter where you are in the world! Our mission is to modernize the way people invest in real estate by making it accessible and profitable to all. It is time for everyone to make great returns no matter how much you have to invest. Learn more about Stake and how you can now benefit from real estate’s potential to generate consistent cash flow and long term capital appreciation.
2022
Co-founder & Partner
Feb 2022
We are a team of purpose-driven, accomplished technology entrepreneurs with diverse backgrounds in the MENA’s knowledge economy. We build and invest in disruptive companies incepted by highly-driven founders. We focus our involvement on a limited number of companies per year: reflecting our high-conviction approach to startup creation and focus on accelerating the inception and commercialization phases.
2019
Board Member
Apr 2019
Nana is the largest digital grocery shopping platform in Saudi Arabia. We began in the capital, Riyadh, and are expanding to cover the Kingdom. If we’re not in your hometown just yet, sit tight and keep an eye out for us… we’ll be there soon.
2018
Board Member
May 2018
Akıllı Personel Servisi.
Board Member
Apr 2018
Lyve is a B2B SaaS platform empowering businesses to digitize their customers’ journey from order to payment to delivery. Through its ever-expanding portfolio of digital technologies, Lyve’s solutions empower businesses across multiple verticals to seamlessly manage logistics operations, optimize fleet schedule and tracking, provide powerful analytics, and enhance customer acquisition channels. Based out of the UAE, Lyve operates from 20 countries around the world, offering its solutions to hundreds of clients and leading brands from the e-commerce, pharmaceutical, telecom, grocery and F&B industries. Lyve is about the way we do things and how we approach the world. It’s the cornerstone of our culture and forms the basis of our successful relationships. At Lyve, we believe that an always-on connected world is a better world, and that belief guides everything we do.
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