
BY Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm with roots in the MENA region, investing in early-stage technology startups. Founded by former entrepreneurs, the firm provides operational support and global network connections to founders across seed and growth stages.
Deal activity decreased year-over-year (1 deal in the last 12 months vs 2 prior). Their most common stage is series-a (42% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $13.9M (across 31 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
28
Fund Size
$50M
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
1
Team
Emilie Thomas
CEO, Oktopi (UAE)
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
36 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | — | Jan 2026 | |
| Seed | $2.5M | Oct 2025 | |
| Series B | $59M | Jul 2025 | |
| Series A | $17M | May 2025 | |
| Seed | $8M | Jan 2025 | |
| QQuench.ai | Pre-Seed | $5M | Jul 2023 |
| Series A | $12M | May 2023 | |
| Pre-Seed | $5M | Jan 2023 | |
| QQuench.ai | Pre-Seed | $5M | Jan 2023 |
| Series A | $12M | Jan 2023 | |
| Series A | $37M | Jun 2022 | |
| TThreads Styling | Growth | $12M | Mar 2022 |
| Seed | $12M | Jan 2022 | |
| Series A | $37M | Jan 2022 | |
| Seed | $3.4M | Dec 2021 | |
| Series A | $7.5M | Dec 2021 | |
| Series A | $10M | Dec 2021 | |
| Series A | $30M | Aug 2021 | |
| Seed | $3.6M | Jun 2021 | |
| IIkcon | Series A | $20M | Mar 2021 |
| Series C | $50M | Apr 2019 | |
| MMyki | Series A | — | Sep 2018 |
| Series A | $8M | Jun 2018 | |
| MMyki | Series A | $4M | Jan 2018 |
| Series C | $16M | Jan 2018 |
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Top Co-Investors
Plug and Play Tech Center7 shared
COTU Ventures4 shared
Antler4 shared
Primary Venture Partners3 shared
Talis Capital3 shared
Founders Fund3 shared
BECO Capital3 shared
Accel3 shared
firstminute capital3 shared
Notion Capital3 shared
Together Fund3 shared
FJ Labs2 shared
Peak XV Partners2 shared
Alter Global2 shared
Zayn VC2 shared
Chimera Capital2 shared
VentureFriends2 shared
Breyer Capital2 shared
Fifth Wall2 shared
Inovia Capital2 shared
Last updated: 20 October 2026