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Khwarizmi Ventures

About

Muḥammad Al-Khwārizmī, a 9th century Muslim polymath who produced works in mathematics, astronomy, and geography. The terms “algorism” and “algorithm” are derived from the name al-Khwārizmī. In Europe, the word “algorithm” was originally used to refer to the sets of rules and techniques used by Al-Khwarizmi to solve algebraic equations, later being generalized to refer to any set of rules or techniques.

About Us

Khwarizmi Ventures is a Saudi-based Venture Capital firm investing in early-stage startups with proven traction in the MENA region. Ever since its launch in 2018, Khwarizmi has seed-funded notable startups, assisted various founders, and scaled multiple regional companies. We aim to help leading companies of the future in accelerating their reach to their full potential. Investing our vast network and rich expertise in the MENA region, we pursue scalable opportunities and disruptive ideas as our core interest to solve the problems of today’s everchanging world.

Vision

To be the leading Venture Capital firm in the MENA Region and the preferred partner for startups.

Why Khwarizmi?

  • Our efficient investment process: We leverage our team and advisors’ backgrounds across entrepreneurship and VC to respond to founders in a timely manner, allowing them to focus on what's important: their core business.
  • Our industry expertise: We offer broad investment experience combined with deep industry expertise on a local, regional, and global level.
  • Our commitment to building a winning team: We support our founders in their biggest challenge: talent. Our partnerships with key players enable us to recruit the best-in-class talent in the region. We also provide access to top schools for sourcing talent through our network.

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