Igniting NextGeneration Founders

GrowthX Capital is a venture investment hub backing exceptional founders at the earliest stages, and partnering as a strategic LP across the region's best venture funds.

We choose who we invest in, and grow alongside them to succeed.

$150M
FUND SIZE
1
UNICORN IN PORTFOLIO
Pre-Seed
to Series A
DIRECT ENTRY POINT
GCC
& MENA
WHERE WE OPERATE
WHO WE ARE

A venture hub built for the full arc of a company

Hamad Al-Hajri
Hamad Al-Hajri
Founder & CEO of Snoonu
Founder, GrowthX Capital

GrowthX Capital is a venture investment hub with a portfolio that already includes a unicorn.

We operate with a dual mandate: backing exceptional founders directly at the earliest stages, and investing as a strategic LP in leading early and growth stage venture capital funds.

This hybrid model gives us a unique vantage point across the entire venture ecosystem, from first cheque to scale, and now extending into secondary market capital.

Headquartered in Doha, active across the GCC and MENA.

WHAT WE DO

Three ways we put capital to work

One mandate, three entry points into the same ecosystem.

01
DIRECT INVESTMENTS

Early Stage

Pre-seed → Series ADay-one partnerOperator support

We invest in early stage startups (pre-seed to Series A), partnering closely with founders from day one. Beyond capital, we bring operational experience, growth expertise, and a network that opens doors.

02
FUND INVESTMENTS

LP in VC Funds

Early & growth stageDeal-flow insightDiversified exposure

We invest in early and growth stage venture capital funds, partnering with exceptional fund managers. This gives us broad market coverage, deal flow insight, and diversified exposure across sectors and geographies.

03
SECONDARIES

Secondary Market Capital

LiquidityFounder & LP pathsPre-exit

We provide liquidity and capital in the secondary market, giving founders, early investors, and fund LPs flexible paths to realize value without waiting for a traditional exit.

WHY THE HUB MODEL WORKS

One platform, compounding advantage

01
Full-spectrum visibility

Direct deals sharpen our founder judgment; fund positions give us macro insight and pipeline.

02
Compounding network

Founders, GPs, and co-investors all connect through one platform.

03
Founder-first DNA

Built by leaders, GrowthX Capital understands what it takes to go from zero to scale.

GrowthX
THE HUB
FOUNDERS
Direct, from day one
GP & FUNDS
LP positions
CO-INVESTORS
Shared pipeline
PORTFOLIO

Our Portfolio

We don't just invest in potential. We help build it.

Snoonu

Super-App and Q-Commerce
DIRECT INVESTMENT

Snoonu is Qatar's homegrown super-app and the country's first unicorn. Proof of our ability to identify and back category-defining companies early.

Eden Mountain

Marketplace and Alternative Asset Class / FinTech
DIRECT INVESTMENT

Eden Mountain is the creator of the world's first marketplace for Enterprise Non-Operating Rights (ENORs), converting territorial, non-operating brand presence into tradable, revenue-generating assets.

GRO Solutions

FinTech and Artificial Intelligence
DIRECT INVESTMENT

GRO Solutions is an AI-powered fintech company developing personalized financial literacy companions, analyzing user financial behavior and delivering real-time, actionable insights.

Rasmal Ventures

Venture Capital and Asset Management
FUND INVESTMENT

Rasmal Ventures is a forward-thinking venture capital firm dedicated to empowering early-stage tech startups across emerging markets, pairing strategic capital with deep regional insight.

Deus Robotics

AI, Robotics and StoreOps / Supply Chain Automation
DIRECT INVESTMENT

Deus Robotics is an AI and robotics company transforming retail and warehouse operations through its Deus AI platform. Combining computer vision, autonomous robots, and hardware-agnostic fleet management, the company enables real-time issue detection, task automation, and more efficient supply chain operations without significant infrastructure investment.

Yuno

FinTech and Payment Infrastructure
DIRECT INVESTMENT

Yuno is a global payment orchestration platform that simplifies payment operations, fraud management, and cross-border commerce through a single API. Connecting enterprise merchants to 1,000+ payment methods across 190+ countries, Yuno uses smart routing, real-time analytics, and automated decline recovery to maximize payment approvals, reduce transaction costs, and enable seamless global expansion.

Open CX

Enterprise Conversational AI and Customer Support Automation
DIRECT INVESTMENT

Open CX is an AI-native customer experience platform that automates complex customer support across voice, email, chat, WhatsApp, and messaging channels. Its conversational AI goes beyond answering questions by reasoning through customer requests and executing actions directly within enterprise systems, enabling businesses to resolve interactions autonomously, reduce support costs, and deliver seamless customer experiences at scale.

ShipBee

Logistics Tech and E-Commerce Infrastructure
DIRECT INVESTMENT

ShipBee is a digital logistics platform that unifies local and international shipping through a single interface. By connecting businesses to multiple courier and express carrier networks, ShipBee enables instant booking, automated dispatch, real-time tracking, and competitive pricing, helping e-commerce and enterprise clients streamline fulfillment and scale across regional and global markets.

Shorooq Partners

Venture Capital and Alternative Asset Management
DIRECT INVESTMENT

Shorooq Partners is a leading alternative investment firm connecting global institutional capital with high-growth technology companies across MENA and global markets. Through venture capital, private credit, and AI-focused investments, Shorooq provides flexible capital and strategic support to help ambitious startups scale, expand internationally, and become market leaders.

OUR VALUES

How we show up for founders

Six commitments that decide how we invest, how we advise, and how we behave when it gets hard.

01
Founders first

We back people before ideas. Our job is to serve founders with fast decisions, honest feedback, and real help when it matters.

02
Make something people want

We invest in teams obsessed with users and real problems, not hype. Traction and love from customers beat polished decks.

03
Move fast, stay scrappy

Speed is a startup's greatest advantage. We act with the same urgency we expect from our founders.

04
Data over opinions

Conviction built on evidence, we let usage, growth, and unit economics guide decisions, not noise.

05
Pay it forward

Our hub thrives on founders helping founders. Every company we back strengthens the network for the next one.

06
Radical honesty

We tell founders the truth, especially when it's hard. Trust is built on candor, not comfort.

CONTACT US

Let's start a
conversation.

Tell us what you have in mind. We read everything, we answer fast, and we tell you the truth either way.

STAGE
Pre-seed → Series A
GEOGRAPHY
GCC, MENA and beyond
RESPONSE
Within 10 working days