Impact MENA

What Impact MENA does

Impact MENA is a regional consulting and advisory firm headquartered in Amman, Jordan, founded in 2012. The company operates in the entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem across the MENA region, serving governments, universities, non-profits, investors, and SMEs. Its offerings span consulting, advisory, program design and implementation, and training services, organized across seven service/product tracks, plus a flagship E-Commerce Export Accelerator program that was launched in 2020 with USAID support.

The firm builds its delivery model on layered partnerships with globally recognized ecosystem players, notably Kauffman FastTrac and GrowthWheel, which supply curriculum and methodology, combined with donor-funded program budgets from agencies such as USAID and TASDEER. This structure allows Impact MENA to deliver branded programs to SME cohorts without owning the underlying curriculum IP.

The business model is project- and grant-based: revenue is generated through consulting fees, advisory contracts, and program implementation budgets sourced primarily from donor agencies and institutional clients. The team consists of 5 employees led by CEO and co-founder Farhan Kalaldeh, with Khaldoon Tabaza serving as Managing Director. The company cites 55 engagements as track record, providing a credentialing asset for institutional sales, though revenue scale, growth rate, and financial metrics are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Impact MENA

Legal name

Impact MENA

Website

https://impactmena.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Impact MENA is an Amman-based consulting and advisory firm that supports entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems across MENA, serving governments, universities, non-profits, investors, and SMEs through consulting, program design, training, and donor-funded accelerators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting Services

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172), Other Grantmaking and Giving Services (813219)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Impact Investing & Social Finance (Funds, CDFIs, Microfinance) (BPAGALAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Social Entrepreneurship & Impact Business (EDAMAHAK)

Keywords

• Entrepreneurship consulting
• Innovation advisory
• SME growth advisory
• Ecosystem development
• Venture creation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Amman

HQ country

Jordan

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting and Advisory Services: Professional consulting services provided to governments, universities, non-profit organizations, investors, and high-growth businesses for entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem development.
2. Entrepreneurship Program Development: Design and implementation of national and regional entrepreneurship programs including culture development, capacity building, venture creation, and growth programs.
3. E-Commerce Export Accelerator: Funded program providing training, coaching, and e-commerce services to Jordanian SMEs and startups expanding to KSA and UAE markets through e-commerce.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Impact MENA is a regional consulting and advisory firm that designs and implements entrepreneurship and innovation programs for governments, universities, non-profit organizations, investors, and high-growth businesses across the MENA region. Its offerings span entrepreneurship culture development, specialized capacity building, venture creation (incubation and acceleration), and SME strategic and financial advisory, delivered through direct consulting engagements and donor-funded programs such as the USAID E-Commerce Export Accelerator.

Product overview

Impact MENA is a Regional Consulting and Advisory firm offering a portfolio of seven interconnected service and product tracks focused on entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem development in the MENA region. The offering includes: Entrepreneurship Services Track for ecosystem development; International Entrepreneurship Products Track (leveraging Kauffman FastTrac® and GrowthWheel® partnerships) for global best practices localization; Local Entrepreneurship Products Track for regional challenges; Innovation Services Tracks for both private sector and government/non-profit organizations; Small Business Services Track; and Management & Financial Consulting Services Track. Additionally, the firm delivers specific programs like the E-Commerce Export Accelerator targeting Jordanian SMEs seeking cross-border e-commerce expansion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Entrepreneurship Services Track Consulting and advisory services focused on developing entrepreneurship ecosystems, including culture development, awareness activities, and specialized capacity building programs for governments, universities, non-profits, and other institutional clients in the MENA region.
• International Entrepreneurship Products Track Localization and dissemination of globally proven entrepreneurship tools and resources in the MENA region through strategic partnerships with Kauffman FastTrac and GrowthWheel.
• Local Entrepreneurship Products Track Locally developed entrepreneurship products designed to address specific challenges in the MENA region with customized solutions.
• Innovation Services for Private Sector Track Advisory services helping private sector companies integrate innovation practices and develop innovation capabilities.
• Innovation Services for Governmental & Non-Profit Sectors Track Services supporting government entities and non-profit organizations in developing innovation strategies and programs.
• Small Business Services Track Advisory and support services for small and medium enterprises focusing on business development and growth.
• Management & Financial Consulting Services Track Strategic and financial advisory services for SMEs including strategic planning and financial advisory.
• E-Commerce Export Accelerator A USAID-funded program designed to empower Jordanian SMEs and startups in expanding to KSA and UAE markets through e-commerce, providing training, coaching, digital export strategy development, marketplace listings, digital marketing campaigns, and shipping support.

Quantifiable outcome

• 55 total engagements completed across entrepreneurship development, venture creation, and enterprise growth
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Kauffman FastTraccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership to localize, disseminate and implement Kauffman FastTrac entrepreneurship tools and resources in the Arab world. Kauffman FastTrac is a leading global entrepreneurship development program provider.
• GrowthWheelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership to localize and implement GrowthWheel tools and resources in the MENA region. GrowthWheel provides business advisory tools for growth-oriented entrepreneurs.
• TASDEERflagshipImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartner organization collaborating with Impact MENA on the E-Commerce Export Accelerator program evaluation and implementation for Jordanian exporters.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Oasis500: Jordan-based early-stage investor and seed accelerator providing entrepreneurship programs in Amman — directly comparable geographically to Impact MENA and operating in overlapping SME and venture-creation programs in the same country.
• Flat6Labs: MENA-wide early-stage seed fund and accelerator running programs across Tunisia, Egypt, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and Bahrain — directly comparable to Impact MENA's venture creation and SME advisory service tracks across the same region.
• Endeavor Jordan: Jordan affiliate of global high-impact entrepreneurship support organization, operating selection, acceleration, and ecosystem programs in the same market as Impact MENA and serving overlapping founders, investors, and government stakeholders.
• Berytech: Lebanon-based ecosystem builder operating innovation centers, accelerators, and entrepreneurship programs in the Levant — comparable to Impact MENA as a regional MENA entrepreneurship support organization, though it operates more as an operator/incubator than a pure advisory firm.

Direct peers

• Startup Genome: Startup Genome provides research, advisory, and policy recommendations to governments and ecosystem builders worldwide on startup ecosystem development, sharing Impact MENA's model of selling ecosystem-development consulting to public-sector clients.
• Endeavor Insight: Endeavor Insight is the research and advisory arm of Endeavor, conducting entrepreneurship ecosystem research and advising governments and institutions on high-impact entrepreneurship policy — directly comparable to Impact MENA's mission of advising MENA governments and institutions on entrepreneurship ecosystem development.

Broad incumbents

• Dalberg Advisors: Global consulting firm with established MENA presence advising governments, donors, and foundations on inclusive economic growth and entrepreneurship — directly competing with Impact MENA for donor-funded advisory engagements in MENA.
• GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit): German development agency implementing donor-funded entrepreneurship and SME development programs across MENA — directly comparable as a competitor and counterpart for implementing USAID/development-bank-funded entrepreneurship assignments.

Others

• Kauffman Foundation: Source of the FastTrac curriculum that Impact MENA localizes under its strategic partnership; Kauffman is the global reference for ecosystem entrepreneurship research and a direct ecosystem peer in terms of content and methodology.

Emerging players

• ABRAJ Capital / Riyada Ventures (legacy): Riyada Ventures was Khaldoon Tabaza's prior VC firm (acquired by Abraaj in 2010) and represents the closest historical comparability in the MENA VC/ecosystem space; Abraaj itself remains a competitor for high-impact entrepreneurship assignments.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/impact-mena

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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