Investing in early-stage startups with a MENA angle since 2015
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4 of our portfolio companies made Forbes Middle East’s Fintech 50 for 2026!
#16 @Hala_payment
#36 Lucky App
#39 @meritincentives (new entrant)
#49 @AiKlaim (new entrant)
MENA’s fintech momentum remains unshaken by geopolitics.
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The latest scoop of #jobs at Arzan VC Family 🍦
📍Riyadh
@Hala_payment
- Manager, Governance & Operational Risk
- Sanction Officer
@zidappcom
- Senior Specialist, Enterprise Sales
@TruKKerTech
- Collections Specialist
📍Cairo
@Moneyfellows
- Head of Financial Planning & Analysis
- Senior Devops Engineer
- People Business Partner
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Our latest newsletter presents The MENA Startup Graveyard (and who walked out alive): mailchi.mp/arzanvc/are-you-a…
Hayvn · Fetchr · TradeHub · Shgardi · Capiter · Awok · The Modist · CashU
In other news...
🏆Merit Incentives won Best B2B Product or Service at the Gift Card & Voucher Association (GCVA) Hall of Fame Awards 2026 in London
🏆TruKKer received the Best Workplace Practices Award at the Asia Pacific HRM Congress Awards 2026
▪️Zid | زد partnered with 5 entities including STC Bank, Arab National Bank, and Barq
▪️Yasmina has 3 new partners: Jisr, Qoyod, and Alinma Bank
▪️Qoyod - قيود signed an MoU with Bank Albilad and partnered with Masdr and Yasmina
▪️Merit Incentives signed an MoU with Moyasar
12 VACANCIES... here's the latest scoop of #jobs at Arzan VC Family🍦
Riyadh:
@Hala_payment AML/CFT Monitoring Manager, Cybersec GRC Manager, Financial Audit & Assurance
@meritincentives FP&A Director
@zidappcom Business Owner - Zid Financing
@TheLuxuryCloset Sales Op Manager
Cairo:
@Moneyfellows Software Quality Control Engineer, Senior People Operations and Analytics Specialist @GameballCo Enterprise Account Executive
Connect Money: Senior Product Owner
Dubai:
@TruKKerTech Senior Regional Sales Manager, Regional Sales Manager
Fall semester begins and here's #Syrian #Startup Ecosystem 101:
The unraveling of tech Syria from duct-taping code to broken infrastructure to diaspora-led startup revival.
Full piece: mailchi.mp/arzanvc/fall-seme…
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Family Postcard💌 (ed. August'26)
▪️@SwvlEgypt got $14.5M from Coefficient LP (Sawiris-backed) & others
▪️@Lvlupvc (US) invested in @GameballCo Pre-Series A
▪️@Hala_payment is Al-Ahli Club Company’s official payments and financing partner
▪️Mejuri’s campaign ahead of the US Open:
▪️@TheLuxuryCloset’s Chief Brand Officer named to @inc_arabia Women of Influence 2026 list
▪️Tap to Pay on iPhone by @tryNearpay is now LIVE for merchants in the US
▪️@QoyodAPP analyzed the implications of PIF’s 2026-2030 growth strategy on Saudi SMEs
12 VACANCIES... here's the latest scoop of #jobs at Arzan VC Family 🍦
Riyadh:
@Hala_payment AI & System Engineer, IT Audit Manager, Auditor, Head of AML/CTF
@zidappcom Senior Mobile Engineer
Cairo:
@Moneyfellows Senior Revenue Assurance Analyst, Senior Specialist CRM
@KhazenlyKSA Data Analyst, DevOps Engineer (Mid-level), Software Tester
@GameballCo Customer Happiness Specialist, Founding Sales Development Representative
Family Postcard 💌 (ed. July'26)
▪️2 trips to the US: @tryNearpay -> RetailNOW; @meritincentives -> Incentive Marketing Association Summit
▪️@SwvlEgypt expanded its footprint in KSA with @BankAlbilad
▪️Explore @CitronDubai’s back-to-school collection🎒 (⬇️photo credit: Citron)
▪️@CARSEERReport’s Amjad Al-Zabin was recognized by Jordan Global Leaders
▪️@zidappcom + @TheChefzB2B
▪️Yozo.ai has live integrations with WooCommerce, Salesforce, Odoo, and Zoho
11 vacancies at Arzan VC Family 🍦
Riyadh:
@Hala_payment Head of AML/CTF, Director Of Data, Compliance Officer, Fraud Governance & Risk Senior Officer
Cairo:
@Moneyfellows Operations Specialist - Corporate, Senior Ap & GL Accountants
Delhi:
@TheLuxuryCloset VP Finance
@KhazenlyKSA Projects Accountant, Performance Marketing Specialist
@GameballCo Enterprise Account Executive, Founding Sales Development Representative