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    COTU

    Dubai, United Arab EmiratesFounded 2020

    COTU Ventures primarily focuses on pre-seed and seed-stage startups in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, aiming to be the first institutional investor. Their strategy emphasizes building authentic, trust-driven relationships with founders and providing hands-on support in areas such as strategy, fundraising, product, technology, and data science, while remaining sector-agnostic but leaning into large markets.

    60% of their portfolio is in Fintech. Deal activity decreased year-over-year (1 deals in the last 12 months vs 2 prior). Their most common stage is series-a (60% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $7.6M (across 5 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    5

    Fund Size

    $54M

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    1

    Team

    AF

    Amir Farha

    Managing Partner

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    5 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Cercli logoCercliSeries A$12MOct 2025
    MoneyHash logoMoneyHashSeries A$5.2MJan 2025
    Cercli logoCercliSeed$4MSep 2024
    AdalFi logoAdalFiSeries A$7.5MFeb 2023
    Zenda logoZendaSeed$9.4MApr 2022

    Top Co-Investors

    Y Combinator2 shared
    STV1 shared
    VentureSouq1 shared
    Rebel Fund1 shared
    Picus Capita1 shared
    Fatima Gobi Ventures1 shared
    Zayn Capital1 shared

    Last updated: 5 March 2026