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MBC Ventures

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Investor type

VC

Founded

1991

AUM

$3 700 M

Location

Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Investment Ticket

$10-50 m

Investment Stage

Seed Series A

Region of investment

Middle East
Investor profile last updated: 31 August, 2026

Profile

MBC Group (Middle East Broadcasting Center) is the largest and leading private media company in the Middle East & North Africa region that enriches people’s lives through information, interaction and entertainment. In 2002, nearly a decade after the launch of MBC1 in London, back in 1991, and as the 1st private free-to-air Arab satellite TV channel, MBC Group moved its headquarters to Dubai Media City, United Arab Emirates, where it remains.


Today, MBC Group includes 18 TV channels: MBC1 (general family entertainment); MBC2 and MBC MAX (24-hour western movies); MBC3 (children’s edutainment with a mix of both local productions and western acquisitions); MBC4 (entertainment for young families with a female-focus); MBC Action (an indigenous adrenaline-packed channel targeting young males with local and homegrown productions); MBC Variety (Western films and general entertainment with uninterrupted broadcasting); Al Arabiya News Channel (24-hour Arabic language news channel); Al Hadath (an extension of Al Arabiya News Channel with a specific focus on real events in the Arab world and beyond); Wanasah (24-hour Arabic music channel); MBC DRAMA (24/7 Arabic drama); MBC MASR (general family entertainment geared towards the Egyptian family); MBC + Drama (a joint paid-for channel between MBC and OSN); MBC Bollywood (delivering the freshest in Bollywood content geared towards the region via an Arabized interface); and most recently four sports channels, MBC PRO SPORTS (geared towards the “Saudi Football Premier League” fans in the Kingdom).


In July 2011, seven channels within MBC Group began to broadcast in HD across the MENA Region: MBC1 HD, MBC2 HD, MBC4 HD, MBC Action HD, MBC Drama HD, MBC Max HD and Al Arabiya HD. In 2013, MBC3 HD joined the bouquet of HD channels followed by MBC Variety HD in 2014.


MBC Group also includes two FM radio stations: MBC FM (Gulf music) and Panorama FM (contemporary Arabic hit music); as well as O3 Productions, a premium content drama production company. Furthermore, MBC Group includes online platforms: www.mbc.net, www.alarabiya.net, www.shahid.net (the first free VOD and catch-up portal in the Arab world) and www.actionha.net, and www.mbcprosports.net among others.

Industry

Business Services (B2B) Consumer Services (B2C) Fashion/Beauty Media and Entertainment Digital Gaming Marketing and Advertising Technology AdTech

MBC Ventures Funds

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Region 		Size AUM Launch date
MBC Ventures Fund
Private Equity (PE)
Digital
Media and Entertainment
Series B
Middle East
$5-10 m
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November 2018

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FAQs about MBC Ventures

MBC Ventures is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Seed and Series A, writing tickets of $10-50 m.
MBC Ventures is located in Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
MBC Ventures was founded in 1991.
MBC Ventures invests in companies and startups in Business Services (B2B), Consumer Services (B2C), Fashion/Beauty, Media and Entertainment, Digital, Gaming, Marketing and Advertising, Technology, AdTech.
MBC Ventures invests in companies and startups in Middle East.
MBC Ventures invests in companies and startups at Seed, Series A.
MBC Ventures usually invests $10-50 m on average.
MBC Ventures has around $3 700m assets under management.
MBC Ventures last fund was created/launched in 2018-11-10
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