Abdullah Alaraj Joins Nama Ventures
Nama Ventures is pleased to announce the joining of Abdullah Alaraj as a Managing Partner. Abdullah has tremendous experience in the angel investing space where he invested in more that 20 startups in the USA, UK, Saudi Arabia. Abdullah is the co-founder and chairman of board of Riyadh Angels, a Saudi-based angel network. Abdullah’s joining […]
What I learned in the last 2 years since moving to Riyadh
Almost two years ago, I set my sights on moving to Saudi Arabia, in particular to Riyadh. At the time, I felt that the regional entrepreneurial center of gravity had shifted to the Kingdom and I felt it would be a great opportunity to be part of this new shift. I launched Nama Ventures, a […]
SOAJS Collaborates with Nama Ventures to help MENA Startups
26 August, Boston, USA. SOAJS, a US based open source microservices management platform, that is currently empowering Acumos AI (an LFAI project with key members including AT&T, Tech Mahindra, Ericson, Huwawei, Baidu, IBM, Tencent and ZTE) has signed a partnership agreement with Nama Ventures, a tech based early stage venture capital fund focused on MENA, […]
Announcing our investment in Starzly.io
10 August, DUBAI. Starzly, the platform that allows people to have a unique experience from their favorite Stars , announced that it has raised an undisclosed amount in a pre-seed funding round led by Nama Ventures, with participation from Jabbar Internet Group, Woman Spark, and other notable angel investors. It’s impossible to get in touch […]
What we don’t know about Silicon Valley: the real reasons behind its success – A personal perspective
I’ve been wanting to write this blog for a while now. Actually since 2010, which was a year after I moved from Silicon Valley to Dubai. Even 9 years later, the thoughts I had back then are still relevant today. I will share with you my personal perspective on ethics, and what makes entrepreneurship thrive […]
The 3rd Arab Tech Revolution
The first Arab tech revolution happened when Yahoo acquired Maktoob in 2009. The event was pivotal in driving a whole generation of entrepreneurs, primarily in Jordan, but also in the Levant & Egypt. Pre-2008 tech in the Arab world was predominantly dominated by value added resellers and integrators. I was at the time in Silicon […]