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An operator's holding company building across MENA.

We build, run, and back category-defining businesses in industries the region actually runs on. Fifteen years of operator execution behind every bet.

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How we operate
Three principles. No exceptions.

We build from the inside.

Every business we run, we operate. No remote management. No client decks. We're inside the work or we're not in it.

We use AI as leverage, not as the product.

AI is internal infrastructure across every company we run — forecasting, ops, content, customer intelligence. It makes a small team punch like a big one. It's never the thing we sell.

We compound over decades, not quarters.

We don't flip businesses. We build them to own. Each one sharpens the next.

Portfolio
What we've built, what we're building.

Three bets. Different stages. All operator-led.

Live

Enrichment Platform

Education

AI-powered intelligence and engagement platform. Live with institutions across the region.

Live

Loyalty Cards, Reimagined

Consumer / Loyalty

Create stunning digital loyalty cards in minutes. No app downloads required. Works seamlessly with Apple & Google Wallet.

Building

Levant Heritage Foods

Consumer / Distribution

A category-defining heritage food brand bringing the Levant to the world. Launching 2026.

Next venture in motion.

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The Thesis
MENA doesn't need more horizontal software.

It needs operators who build businesses from inside the work — with capital that doesn't flinch, taste that doesn't compromise, and patience that compounds. We build for that gap.

The operator behind it.
Built by people who've actually run the work.

15 years of operator instinct — Uber, CloudKitchens, Nash — in every business we build.

Uber
Built Saudi & Gulf operations from zero.
250K+ drivers$2B GMV
CloudKitchens
First MENA hire. Dark-kitchen infrastructure across 5 countries.
50+ locations$400M deployed
Nash
Last-mile delivery infrastructure across EMEA.
EMEA launchEnterprise SaaS
Deloitte & AT Kearney
Government transformations and sovereign fund mandates, Gulf-wide.
$3B+ deals
Recent Advisory
Archer Aviation
eVTOL air taxi. First flights outside the US — Abu Dhabi.
$5B+ valuationUAE market
Our Habitas
Luxury hospitality across Saudi Arabia. AlUla flagship. NEOM next.
10+ propertiesAlUla flagship
Get in Touch
Start a conversation.

We don't pitch. We don't take cold meetings about generic AI. If you're building something interesting in MENA — or thinking about selling one — start a conversation.

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