Nuwa Capital

Name

Nuwa Capital

Legal name

Nuwa Capital Limited

Website

https://nuwacapital.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital Fund Management

NAICS

All Other Financial Investment Activities (52399), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities (523999)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282), Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

Early-Stage Venture Capital (Pre-Seed/Seed) (FSANAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Corporate Innovation & Technology Scouting Units (with investment mandate) (FSANAHAI), HoldCo / Permanent Capital ETA (FSANALAE)

Keywords

• Venture capital
• Early-stage investing
• Startup funding
• Growth equity
• MENA tech investment

Headquarters

HQ city

Dubai

HQ country

United Arab Emirates

HQ region

Middle East

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Venture fund management fees and carried interest: Nuwa Capital Limited is a DIFC-registered, DFSA-regulated manager of a Qualified Investor Fund (Venture Capital Fund) targeting Professional Clients only. Revenue is generated from managing third-party capital via a debut fund targeting up to $100M for MENA, Turkey, and Pakistan, with economics from management fees on committed capital and carried interest on exits (standard VC fund structure).
2. Co-investment and joint-venture returns (Amplify Growth Partnership): Joint venture with Ajeej Capital (Amplify Growth Partnership) deploys Sharia-compliant growth capital (e.g., $5M into Turkish modest fashion platform Touché Privé in October 2025), generating fund-level economics alongside Nuwa's main fund.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Nuwa Capital is a Dubai-based venture capital fund manager that invests pre-seed through growth-stage capital into technology-enabled startups across MENA, Turkey, and Pakistan. It pairs capital deployment with the proprietary Nuwa Network of accomplished entrepreneurs and a bench of Operating Partners providing hands-on product, growth, recruitment, fundraising, and legal support to portfolio companies. The firm also operates the Amplify Growth Partnership joint venture with Ajeej Capital for Sharia-compliant growth capital and the VC-in-Training program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Nuwa Network: Network of accomplished entrepreneurs who dedicate their time to support, guide and mentor companies the firm invests in.
• Nuwa Growth Fund I

Products and services

• Nuwa Capital Fund
• Nuwa Growth Fund I

Quantifiable outcome

• Fund first close of $75M toward a $100M target for MENA, Turkey, and Pakistan (announced February 2020)
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Wamda Capital: Pan-MENA early-stage VC platform and Nuwa's most direct precedent — same founder lineage (Khaled Talhouni was previously Managing Partner at Wamda). Operates a comparable thesis across fintech, SaaS, and digital commerce in MENA. Direct competitor for MENA deal flow and LP relationships.
• B&Y Venture Partners: MENA-anchored early-stage VC with comparable fund size and sector mandate (fintech, SaaS, digital health). Direct competitor for MENA Series A deals and limited regional LP allocation.
• Raed Ventures: Saudi-anchored early-stage VC with KSA-first thesis. Direct competitor for Saudi pre-seed and seed deals, and increasingly for KSA LP allocation; differentiated by KSA-native presence and STV corporate backing.
• Averroes Ventures: MENA early-stage VC with comparable thesis and fund vintage. Direct competitor for Series A deals and LP re-up conversations.
• EQ2 Ventures: MENA-focused early-stage VC operating from Dubai with comparable fund size and stage focus. Direct competitor for UAE and Egypt deal flow.
• 500 Global (MENA): Global early-stage accelerator/VC with active MENA deployment. Direct competitor at pre-seed/seed stage, particularly in Egypt, Pakistan, and Turkey; differentiated by global network vs. Nuwa's regional focus.

Regional players

• 212 VC: Turkey-focused early-stage VC. Indirect peer — competes for Turkey deal flow within Nuwa's geographic mandate, with comparable seed/Series A focus.
• Algebra Ventures: Egypt-focused early-stage VC. Indirect peer — competes for Egypt deal flow and overlapping portfolio support, but operates a more geographically concentrated thesis.
• i2i Ventures: Pakistan-focused early-stage VC. Indirect peer — competes for Pakistan deal flow within Nuwa's geographic mandate, but with country-concentrated thesis.

Broad incumbents

• Sanabil Investments: Sovereign-backed Saudi venture allocator (PIF subsidiary) deploying >$2B into regional and global VC. Largest direct competitor for KSA strategic deal flow and anchor LP relationships; structurally advantaged by sovereign capital and Saudi Vision 2030 mandate.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nuwacapital
• Facebookfacebook.com/nuwacapital
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nuwacapital
• Instagraminstagram.com/nuwacapital

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments42 records

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