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.
57% of their portfolio is in Fintech. Their most common stage is seed (71% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $14.5M (across 7 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
7
Fund Size
$54M
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
2
Team
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
7 investments
Top Co-Investors
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Rebel Fund1 shared
Picus Capita1 shared
Knollwood Investment Advisory1 shared
Balderton Capital1 shared
Peak XV1 shared
Turmeric Capital1 shared
B&Y Venture Partners1 shared
Chimera Capital1 shared
Fatima Gobi Ventures1 shared
Zayn Capital1 shared
Dubai Future District Fund1 shared
VentureFriends1 shared
Last updated: 15 April 2026