NOVATELOS

Venture Studio · MENA · Est. 2026

Capital is the
easy part.
We bring the rest.

Novatelos builds and backs category-defining companies across the MENA region — in markets where local insight, technical execution, and trust matter more than cheques.

Pitch the studio How we work
10
Countries operating
Riyadh → Casablanca
15
Portfolio companies
Pre-seed to Series B
10
Studio operators
Embedded from day zero

[ Portfolio · 07 ]

Companies we built or backed in their first twelve months.

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01
FAMILY SAFETY

KiddoSec

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02
E-COMMERCE

SharesHub

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03
E-COMMERCE

Gomlan

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04
PROPTECH

Smsarco

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05
HEALTHTECH

Qlinora

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06
MEDTECH

Orthovo

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07
FINTECH INFRA

KairPay

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01
FAMILY SAFETY

KiddoSec

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02
E-COMMERCE

SharesHub

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03
E-COMMERCE

Gomlan

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04
PROPTECH

Smsarco

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05
HEALTHTECH

Qlinora

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06
MEDTECH

Orthovo

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07
FINTECH INFRA

KairPay

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[ Thesis ]

Three things we believe more than the market does.

We invest in the gap between what's possible in MENA and what's been built. Most funds price the gap. We close it.

01 /

Local insight

We grew up in these markets. We know which regulators answer the phone, which neighborhoods convert, and which problems are pleasantly tolerated but quietly hated.

02 /

Technical execution

Our studio ships. Founding engineers, designers, and operators embed from week one — turning a thesis into a shippable v1 before a term sheet exists.

03 /

Trust as capital

Capital is commodity. The difference is who picks up when a regulator escalates, a customer churns, or a co-founder leaves. We're that call.

[ Who we back ]

Operators inside the problem. Not tourists.

"Before you have a deck."

Ex-operators, regulators, and builders sitting inside the problem. We co-found from week zero — design, engineering, GTM, regulatory.

ABOUT THE FIRM

Stage

Studio · co-founded
Pre-seed · anchored
Seed · led or co-led
Series A · follow-on

Sectors we live in

Family Safety
E-commerce
PropTech
HealthTech
MedTech
Fintech Infra

[ Working with us ]

Solving a structural problem in MENA?
Talk to us before the deck.

Founders, operators, LPs, and corporate partners — every introduction is read by a partner within 72 hours.

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info@novatelos.com
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