About MEVCA
MEVCA serve the Middle East’s entrepreneurial and investment community through a concerted effort to advance the region’s venture capital industry and greater entrepreneurial ecosystem, by raising awareness about venture capital and through educational programs, seminars, and events.
Mission
To create a complete ecosystem for the venture capital industry in MENA, by acting as a forum for knowledge exchange, networking, policy advocacy, and sustainable best practices in the region.
Why Does the middle eastern vC community need an industry body?
Responsible investment is instrumental to value creation. We offer support to the growing community and act as the hub for venture capital and private equity firms, international investors and other offices by providing a mechanism to measure, manage and mitigate risks. With the establishment and education of best practices within the region, we aim to accelerate the region’s growth, presence and reputation to become a platform of innovation.


How Do We Achieve Our Mission?

Community Networking
Creating and hosting regular events with regional and global thought leadership

Policy & Advocacy
Contributing to advancing policy agenda to encourage best practices by global standards,
stimulating the venture capital ecosystem

Education & Advancement
Providing industry data & analysis, workshops & seminars & an Ecosystem Mentorship
program by leading VCs and global industry specialists
Mevca Activities
Board Of directors

Noor Sweid
Partner
Global Ventures

Abdallah Yafi
Managing Partner
B&Y Venture Partners

Abdullah Mutawi
Chairman
Dubai Angel Investors

Christos Mastoras
Founder & Managing Partner
Iliad Partners

Ghaith Yafi
Managing Partner
B&Y Venture Partners

Ivo Detelinov
General Partner
Hambro Perks Oryx Fund

Karim Hussein
Managing Partner
Algebra Ventures

Khaled Talhouni
Managing Partner
Nuwa Capital

Khaled Zainalabedein
Founder
AlKeri Partners

Mohammad Al Wazzan
Managing Partner
Valia Ventures

Mahmoud Adi
Founding Partner
Shorooq Ventures

Nabeel Koshak
CEO
Saudi Venture Capital

Najla Ahmed Al Midfai
CEO
Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa)

Omar Almajdouie
Founding Partner and CEO
RAED Ventures

Omar Sati
General Partner
DASH Ventures

Salman Jaffrey
Chief Investment Officer
Wa’ed Ventures – Saudi Aramco

Sonia Gokhale
Founding Partner
VentureSouq

Sonia Weymuller
Founding Partner
VentureSouq

Tala Al Jabri
Partner
HOF Capital

Thomas Tsao
Founder
Gobi Partners

Yasmin Almostehy
Executive Director
MEVCA
Best Practices Committee
The Best Practices Committee sits within the MEVCA Board, and ensures proper governance of the
Association, as per the official Terms of Reference, Governance Handbook, and Articles of Association.

Noor Sweid
Partner
Global Ventures

Omar Almajdouie
Founding Partner and CEO
RAED Ventures

Christos Mastoras
Founder & Managing Partner
Iliad Partners

Abdullah Mutawi
Chairman
Dubai Angel Investors
Legal Advisory Committee
The Legal Advisory Committee members volunteer their time to help the VC ecosystem by drafting and
publishing best practices for the industry across all of MENA

Abdullah Mutawi (co-chair)
Dubai Angel Investors

Grace Hunt (co-chair)
Allen Overy

Abdul Rahman Hammad
Hammad & Al Mehdar

Amit Agarwal
Trukker

Fawaz Elmalki
Support Legal

Hugo Cugnet
Global Ventures

James Stull
King & Spalding

Kareem Zureikat
Taylor Wessing

Osama Audi
Baker Mckenzie

Phillip Dowsett
Dechert Ltd

Tarek Bilani
Shorooq Partners

Victor Kiriakos
ADSMEhub