About Arab Angel
Arab Angel is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. It is primarily based out of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. As of Apr 2019, Arab Angel has invested in 54 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and HealthTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Tru Optik Overall, Arab Angel portfolio has seen 1 unicorn and 17 acquisitions including key companies like Flutterwave, Synthego and Kinsa. A lot of funds co-invest with Arab Angel, with names like Maven Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Arab Angel has team of 7 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Unicorns
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Arab Angel's List of Top Investments
Arab Angel has a portfolio of 54 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investmentis in PelagoTheir portfolio spans across United States, India, Ireland and 3 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, HealthTech and 24 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Arab Angel:
1. Flutterwave
Provider of payment solutions for online and physical business transactions. It offers tools for accepting payments, payouts, transfers, and creating online stores. The company provides application programming interfaces for developers to integrate payment functionalities. It also facilitates tuition payments and event ticket purchases.
Key facts about Flutterwave
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $489M
- Employee Count: 883 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Glynn Capital, Salesforce Ventures and 73 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Jul 07, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Hello Heart
Hello Heart offers a wellness program for heart disease and high blood pressure to employers. The company offers clinically-tested mobile therapeutic for heart risk to employees and members. Offers blood pressure tracker and management app for iOS and Android users. Claims to be the first mobile therapeutic clinically-tested app to help manage high blood pressure and related heart risks.
Key facts about Hello Heart
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Tel Aviv (Israel)
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $137M
- Employee Count: 682 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Western Technology Investment, Maven Ventures and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Apr 15, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Sure
Insurance as a service platform for insurance carriers and other businesses. It offers an API-driven infrastructure-as-a-service platform to enable businesses to offer insurance products to clients. It offers policy management, claims settlement, quoting management, and more.
Key facts about Sure
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: San Diego (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $123M
- Employee Count: 484 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Bluepointe Ventures, EQUIAM and 25 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Sep 22, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. KarmaCheck
Cloud-based applicant tracking system for employee background checks. It offers various screening packages for any hiring situation that include education verifications, employee verification, motor vehicle reports, reference checks, lite checks, drug tests, and comprehensive criminal checks. It enables candidates to onboard anywhere or anytime and provides accurate turnaround estimates.
Key facts about KarmaCheck
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $60M
- Employee Count: 65 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Globivest, PruVen Capital and 19 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jun 27, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Synthego
Developer of CRISPR-engineered cell and gene therapies. Their flagship product "CRISPR evolution", is a portfolio of synthetic guide RNA designed for CRISPR genome editing and research. Its products include CRISPR/Cas9 EZ RNA kit in either a single guide RNA format, or a two-part tracrRNA format and optional chemical modifications, full-length synthetic RNAs, and screening libraries based on the CRISPRevolution platform. It uses extensive automation in its production pipeline. The company is working in collaboration with many universities to conduct CRISPR research in applications such as stem cells, primary human cells, and mouse embryos.
Key facts about Synthego
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Redwood City (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $460M
- Employee Count: 170 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Perceptive Advisors, AME Cloud Ventures and 30 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Feb 17, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Arab Angel's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Arab Angel has invested in 54 companies over the last 10 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Tru Optik and most recent follow-on round was in Hello Heart.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Arab Angel's Investments by Stage
Arab Angel has made 4 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.47M and 4 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $6.14M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 4 |
Series A | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Arab Angel's Investments by Sector
Arab Angel has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, HealthTech, FinTech, High Tech and Internet of Things - Industry Applications. Notably, it has invested in 50 Tech companies, 36 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 28 Software companies and at least 24 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 6 |
HealthTech | 3 |
FinTech | 2 |
High Tech | 2 |
Internet of Things - Industry Applications | 2 |
Others | 9 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Arab Angel's Investments by Geography
Arab Angel has made most investments in United States (6), followed by Israel where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 6 |
Israel | 1 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Arab Angel's recent investments
Arab Angel has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Arab Angel:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 03, 2019 | United States | Series A | 1039 | [+3] | |
Mar 27, 2019 | United States | Seed | 6176 | [+8] | |
Jul 24, 2018 | United States | Series A | 4620 | [+1] | |
May 22, 2018 | United States | Seed | 4566 | [+9] | |
Jan 2018 | Israel | Series A | 4189 | [+4] |
Unicorns in Arab Angel's Portfolio
Arab Angel has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Flutterwave. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Flutterwave which became a unicorn in 2021, 5 years before Arab Angel first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Arab Angel's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
83 | Provider of payment solutions for online and physical business transactions | 2016 | San Francisco | Series E | bnjkuif |
Acquired companies in Arab Angel's Portfolio
17 companies from Arab Angel's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Synthego in Jun 2025 by Perceptive Advisors for $*****.Here are Arab Angel's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 26, 2025 | - | - | 6979 | |
Mar 05, 2024 | - | - | 5396 | |
Dec 05, 2023 | Sep 06, 2017 | Seed | 5810 | |
Mar 15, 2023 | - | - | 9961 | |
Dec 01, 2022 | - | - | 6472 |
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Team profile of Arab Angel
Arab Angel has a team of 7 members including 1 Partner and 1 Venture Partner located in United States. Arab Angel's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Arab Angel
Over the past 10 years, 91 investors have co-invested in Arab Angel's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Arab Angel: Y Combinator, Resolute Ventures and 26 others have invested in rounds before Arab Angel. There are 2 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Arab Angel and 1 company where Resolute Ventures has invested before Arab Angel.
- Top Co-investors of Arab Angel: 40 investors entered a company along with Arab Angel. These include investors like Maven Ventures (1 company).
- Invested after Arab Angel: A total of 23 investors have invested in Arab Angel's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include IVP (1 company), Khosla Ventures (1 company) and BlueRun Ventures (1 company).
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