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    BY Venture Partners

    Beirut, LebanonFounded 2015

    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 deals in the last 12 months vs 2 prior). Average disclosed round size is $13.7M (across 24 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    22

    Fund Size

    $50M

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    1

    Team

    Abdallah Yafi

    Abdallah Yafi

    Founding Partner

    Ghaith Yafi

    Ghaith Yafi

    Founding Partner

    Rami El Jisr

    Rami El Jisr

    General Partner

    Carl Nehme

    Carl Nehme

    Venture Partner

    Maya Moufarek

    Maya Moufarek

    Venture Partner

    Sohrab Jahanbani

    Sohrab Jahanbani

    Partner

    Tara Al Arnaout

    Tara Al Arnaout

    Principal

    Jana El Husseini

    Jana El Husseini

    Senior Associate

    Mayssa Farah

    Mayssa Farah

    Senior Associate

    Guy Labaki

    Guy Labaki

    Associate

    Dylan Haddad

    Dylan Haddad

    Senior Analyst

    Emilie Thomas

    Emilie Thomas

    CEO, Oktopi (UAE)

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    26 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Maket logoMaketSeed$2.5MOct 2025
    Huspy logoHuspySeries B$59MJul 2025
    Infinity Constellation logoInfinity ConstellationSeries A$17MMay 2025
    Vasco logoVascoSeed$8MJan 2025
    QQuench.aiPre-Seed$5MJul 2023
    Quench logoQuenchPre-Seed$5MJan 2023
    QQuench.aiPre-SeedJan 2023
    Huspy logoHuspySeries A$37MJun 2022
    Pemo logoPemoSeed$12MJan 2022
    Englease logoEngleaseSeed$3.4MDec 2021
    Learnerbly logoLearnerblySeries A$10MDec 2021
    Bazaar logoBazaarSeries A$30MAug 2021
    Minly logoMinlySeed$3.6MJun 2021
    Washmen logoWashmenSeries B$6.2MJul 2019
    Onfido logoOnfidoSeries C$50MApr 2019
    Washmen logoWashmenSeries B$6.2MJan 2019
    Scalefast logoScalefastSeries A$8MJun 2018
    MMykiSeries A$4MJan 2018
    Vessel logoVesselSeed$7.5M
    Bridged Media logoBridged MediaPre-Seed
    IIkconSeries A$20M
    Zbooni logoZbooniSeries A$5M
    Hoken logoHokenUnknown$9M
    Seez logoSeezSeries A$6M
    MMykiSeed$1.2M
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    Last updated: 14 September 2026