Oryx Fund

Investor type

VC

Founded

2017

AUM

$50 M

Location

London, England, United Kingdom

Investment Ticket

$0-1 m

Investment Stage

Seed Series A

Region of investment

Middle East Europe Africa
Investor profile last updated: 16 August, 2026

Profile

Oryx Fund is a venture capital firm based in London, United Kingdom, founded in 2021. The firm is led by a team of professionals including Ali Qaiser, Ivo Detelinov, Natasha Abu Khader, and Anas Al Salamah. Oryx Fund is known for its focus on early-stage technology companies in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, leveraging deep expertise in sectors such as finance, healthcare, enterprise, logistics, and education.

The fund primarily invests in seed-stage companies, with a strong emphasis on technology sectors. Oryx Fund is backed by prominent regional investors and focuses exclusively on the MENA region. The firm manages Oryx Fund I, which was launched in 2021 with an AUM of $50 million.

Notable investments by Oryx Fund include Grubtech - a foodtech platform, Holo - financial software, Alma Health - healthcare services, Barq - logistics solutions, Penny - enterprise software, Merit - business productivity tools, and Ejari - real estate services.

Industry

Education Edtech Financial Services Fintech Food and Beverage Foodtech Healthcare Services Medical Devices Pharmaceuticals Technology Logistics Real Estate SaaS Security Software HealthTech

Oryx Fund Funds

Name Type
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Industry
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Stage
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Region
Size AUM Launch date
Oryx Fund I
Venture Capital (VC)
Financial Services
Fintech
Food and Beverage
Foodtech
Healthcare Services
Real Estate
SaaS
Security
Software
HealthTech
Pre-seed
Seed
Europe
Middle East
$5-10 m
$50 M
February 2021
Oryx Fund
Venture Capital (VC)
Education
Financial Services
Technology
HealthTech
Logistics
Seed
Middle East
Africa
$0-1 m
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September 2026

Contacts

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FAQs about Oryx Fund

Oryx Fund is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Seed and Series A, writing tickets of $0-1 m.
Oryx Fund is located in London, England, United Kingdom.
Oryx Fund was founded in 2017.
Oryx Fund invests in companies and startups in Education, Edtech, Financial Services, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Foodtech, Healthcare Services, Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals, Technology, Logistics, Real Estate, SaaS, Security, Software, HealthTech.
Oryx Fund invests in companies and startups in Middle East, Europe, Africa.
Oryx Fund invests in companies and startups at Seed, Series A.
Oryx Fund usually invests $0-1 m on average.
Oryx Fund has around $50m assets under management.
Oryx Fund last fund was created/launched in 2021-02-24
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