Hope Ventures

Digital Mission Ventures (DMV) is building the SEA redemptive ecosystem by bringing together founders, funders, mentors, and partners for Kingdom impact at scale. Over the next 10 years, DM Ventures will journey with 100 early-stage tech founders to maximize their Kingdom impact.

We believe in the untapped potential of the Saudi entrepreneur. With the right support, network, and funding, we can scale up opportunities to become globally competitive. Rua Growth Fund’s core thesis is to bridge the funding gap of promising startups, and yield meaningful returns to the entrepreneurs, and investors, while accelerating growth of the tech revolution in the Kingdom.

We’re here to back individuals who dare to be different and in innovation that pushes the boundaries of possibilities. Our story from seed to treeThe seed: In 2011, Aly El Shalakany and Hossam Allam founded the Cairo Angels, which was Egypt and Africa’s first angel investment network. The idea was simple - to bring together a group of mission driven investors to invest and support founders to build technology businesses right here in our region in order to have a positive impact on our societies The sprout: It was tough going at first and there were plenty of naysayers. There were too few of us trying to do too much. The seedling: Once you have a few wins under your belt, belief can be quite infectious. As the number of our investments grew, so did the number of founders building exciting new startups, which brought more and more investors to our community. Before we knew it, the perception of startups and investing in startups was changing all around us and a virtuous cycle began to take hold. The sapling: As we started making returns for our investors, we started to think to ourselves - what more can we be doing? How can we have more impact? Programs. Check. Partnerships. Check. Events. Check. Launch of our first fund. Check. The tree: Today, we look back at the last decade and think to ourselves - that was fun, where did the time go? But ten years is nothing in the life of a tree; we’re just getting started. We have places to go and people to see. We are the Acasia tree. Our PhilosophyFirst believers: We love to be the first folks outside of friends and family (and fools!) to back exceptional founders to build enduring companies. Founder-focused: The founders are at the heart of everything we do. We want to be partners for life in this exciting journey, through thick and thin, come what may. We’re in it for the long haul. Collaboration: It takes a village to raise a child. We’re happy to pay it forward, because we’re all in this together. That’s what ecosystem building is all about. Impact-driven: We believe that, given the possibility, we have the talent to build enduring technology firms right here in our part of the world. For Us By Us: We believe that, given the possibility, we have the talent to build enduring technology firms right here in our part of the world. Enabling People We empower people with big ideas to go the distance, and aspire to understand the humans behind the ideas. Sustaining Growth We commit to long-term, hands-on support in all aspects of a startup to facilitate personal and business development. Fueling Innovation We connect visionaries of the region by converting interest into investment.

Can a country achieve further development when not failing is valued more than taking on a challenge? Should entrepreneurs waste their time on financing rather than working to fulfill their dreams? In 2019, Delight Ventures was founded as a venture capital firm aiming to help startups and entrepreneurs emerge from Japan and go out into the world. Founded by an entrepreneur who developed DeNA from zero to a major tech company, the firm now attempts to make use of that knowledge for Japan's future – to support startups who are about to create great value for society, and entrepreneurs passionate about making their visions a reality. Now is the time to create business that moves the world with us. 5 Promises Delight Ventures is an independent venture capital firm by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs, and we have committed to the following five promises to support entrepreneurs and produce large-scale businesses. We will sincerely engage in our work with a high ethical standard on the basis of these five promises. Entrepreneurs first: This is what we value most. We stand on the side of the entrepreneur, put their success as our top priority, and give our all to supporting them. We build on the practical business experience of Tomoko Namba who built the now large company DeNA from the ground up, and will consult as needed, being an equal partner to help entrepreneurs strive towards global scale business expansion. Speedy decision-making: We are an independent venture capital firm able to make decisions ourselves. This enables us to make speedy decisions, with no need to demand strategic synergy. We support entrepreneurs by ensuring they are not exhausted by the back and forth of fundraising and instead can focus their valuable time on making their vision come true. Future value over short-term profits: We often hear that other venture capital firms tend to push for a quick listing on the stock exchange, or make contracts that require executives to make stock purchases or personal guarantees. We give our all to supporting entrepreneurs who take on the challenge of creating major value, rather than focusing on short-term profits. Our mission is to maximize the mid to long term business, and we pay close attention to make sure our contracts are not against the interests of the entrepreneur. Failure is valuable: We put a premium value on people who have experienced failure. Entrepreneurs who have experienced failure are better positioned to learn from that experience and achieve great success on their next try. Our wish is to support entrepreneurs courageous enough to go off the beaten path, and we want to be a solid foundation for them to devote their attention to taking on new challenges. Global standard: We aim to support entrepreneurs who are trying to create great value for society. At times, Japanese customs may become a bottleneck for that goal. We provide knowhow about global standards to startups, and work with them to strive towards global scale business expansion.

Algebra Ventures is Egypt’s leading tech Venture Capital firm. We have been partnering with bold and resilient founders building transformative companies since 2016. While our entrepreneurs are doing the heavy lifting, we support by providing multi-stage capital, assisting with strategy and operations as well as helping build star teams. We are a diverse and experienced team of founders, geeks and operators who are passionate about the positive impact of tech on people’s lives in the MEA region. Our DNAEgypt: Grounded in our continued belief in Egyptian tech entrepreneurs, Algebra Ventures doubled down on its home market with the launch of its $90M second fund, while still opportunistically investing in the rest of the MEA region. Founders: We are dedicated to our founders by providing capital, assisting with strategy and operations, as well as helping build star teams to ensure that the most qualified and ambitious individuals continue to join Algebra’s portfolio. Impact: We partner with founders who are transforming industries, addressing long-standing problems that only technology can provide solutions for, and directly improving the lives of millions. Network: We engage with the strongest co-investors with EM experience to bring the right value to our startups and connect our portfolio with industry partners to support growth and future exit.