About KBBO Group
KBBO Group is a venture capital firm founded in 2008. It is primarily based out of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. As of Jan 2018, KBBO Group has invested in 24 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in Egypt based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Healthcare to Education and Food and Agriculture. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of BitOasis Overall, KBBO Group portfolio has seen 4 acquisitions including key companies like BitOasis, NMC healthcare and One Financial Markets. A lot of funds co-invest with KBBO Group, with names like Jabbar sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. KBBO Group has team of 9 people including 4 partners.Key Metrics
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KBBO Group's List of Top Investments
KBBO Group has a portfolio of 24 companies. Their most notable investmentis in BitOasisTheir portfolio spans across United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Morocco and 2 more locations. They have invested in Healthcare, Education, Food and Agriculture and 13 other sectors, across stages such as Series A stage. Here is the list of top investments by KBBO Group:1. BitOasis
BitOasis provides an online exchange platform for cryptocurrencies. It features a multi-signature bitcoin wallet that enables consumers to buy, sell, and store Bitcoins. Their core offering is a bitcoin wallet, that can also be used to send and receive bitcoins. Its app is available for both Android and IOS devices.
Key facts about BitOasis
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $40M
- Employee Count: 145 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Global Founders Capital, Digital Currency Group and 19 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Aug 25, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Key facts about NMC healthcare
- Founded Year: 1975
- Location: Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)
- Stage: Acquired
- Employee Count: 4 as on Dec 31, 2021
- Investors: Goldman Sachs, Emirates NBD and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Dec 14, 2016, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Yaoota!
Yaoota! is a shopping search engine with a local take on comparison shopping. It offers Egyptian audience with a simple access to search, compare and buy products sold by numerous online stores. Has thousands of products on its platform from over 80 online stores. It not only hels shoppers navigate through online products, but also support merchants to expand their customer base. They charge commissions from the retailers for providing leads. It is the first product of the flyingelephantlab.com.
Key facts about Yaoota!
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Cairo (Egypt)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $2.7M
- Employee Count: 34 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: KBBO Group
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Oct 01, 2015, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Key facts about Alameda Health Care
- Founded Year: 1999
- Location: Maadi (Egypt)
- Stage: Late Stage
- Total Funding till date: $190M
- Investors: Development Partners International and KBBO Group
- Latest Funding Round: PE, Jul 09, 2025, $*****
One Financial Markets provides MT4 based online trading platform for forex, CFDs, bullion, indices, energies, commodities, ETFs, and cryptocurrencies. It features indicators, expert advisors, investment strategies, trading seminars, market news, and economic calendar. It offers partnership programs for asset managers, white label solutions, and introducing brokers.
Key facts about One Financial Markets
- Founded Year: 2007
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Acquired
- Employee Count: 42 as on Jan 31, 2021
- Investors: KBBO Group
- Highlight: Acquired
KBBO Group's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
KBBO Group has invested in 24 companies over the last 11 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in BitOasis.KBBO Group's Investments by Stage
KBBO Group has made 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $2.7M.KBBO Group's Investments by Sector
KBBO Group has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Blockchain - Industry Applications, Blockchain Technology, Consumer, FinTech and Retail. Notably, it has invested in 6 Consumer (B2C) companies, 4 Tech companies, 2 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 2 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
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Blockchain - Industry Applications | 1 |
Blockchain Technology | 1 |
Consumer | 1 |
FinTech | 1 |
Retail | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
KBBO Group's Investments by Geography
KBBO Group has made most investments in Egypt (1), followed by United Arab Emirates where it has made 1 investment.KBBO Group's recent investments
KBBO Group has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by KBBO Group:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jan 17, 2018 | United Arab Emirates | Series A | 2091 | [+2] | |
Oct 01, 2015 | Egypt | Series A | 7885 | - |
Acquired companies in KBBO Group's Portfolio
4 companies from KBBO Group's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were NMC healthcare in May 2025 by Tawoos.Here are KBBO Group's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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May 20, 2025 | - | - | 7884 | |
Jul 03, 2024 | Jan 17, 2018 | Series A | 8278 | |
Aug 06, 2018 | - | - | 5294 | |
Jan 22, 2018 | - | - | 1115 |
Team profile of KBBO Group
KBBO Group has a team of 9 members including 4 Partners and 2 Principals located in United Arab Emirates and Venezuela. KBBO Group's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in KBBO Group:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | United Arab Emirates | - | - | |
Partner | United Arab Emirates | - | ||
Partner | Abu Dhabi | - | - | |
Principal | United Arab Emirates | - | - | |
Principal | Venezuela | - | - |
Co-investors of KBBO Group
Over the past 11 years, 11 investors have co-invested in KBBO Group's portfolio companies. This includes only funds.
- Invested before KBBO Group: Wamda Capital, Digital Currency Group and 1 other have invested in rounds before KBBO Group. There is 1 company where Wamda Capital has invested before KBBO Group and 1 company where Digital Currency Group has invested before KBBO Group.
- Top Co-investors of KBBO Group: 2 investors entered a company along with KBBO Group. These include investors like Jabbar (1 company).
- Invested after KBBO Group: A total of 6 investors have invested in KBBO Group's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include CoinDCX (1 company), Jump Capital (1 company) and Wamda (1 company).
Recent News related to KBBO Group
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KBBO hires restructuring expert for $2bn debt revampGulf Business•Sep 23, 2020•KBBO Group, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
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KBBO appoints restructuring advisers as it takes measures to limit impact of NMC HealthThe National•Jul 01, 2020•KBBO Group, Trussbridge, PwC, Hadef Partners and 1 other
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Abu Dhabi-based KKBO said set to hire PwC, Trussbridge to restructure debtArabian Business•Jun 25, 2020•KBBO Group, PwC, Trussbridge
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Intellicheck Appoints Two New Board MembersBusiness Wire•Mar 11, 2020•Intellicheck Mobilisa, KBBO Group
