Aditum Venture Capital Fund
Invests in early-stage technology companies in fintech and B2B software across the MENA Region. We partner with strong founding teams seeking to disrupt large industries.
| Fund Information | |
|---|---|
Domicile | Luxembourg |
Investment Manager | Aditum Investment Management Limited |
Fund Administrator | Apex Fund Services Ltd. |
Auditor | KPMG |
Fund Type | Alternative Investment Fund |
Structure | SICAV – RAIF |
Currency | USD |
Inception Date | May, 2021 |
Minimum Capital Commitment | $1,000,000 |
Middle East & North Africa (MENA)
Rest of the World
We invest in bold founders building enduring business that solve challenging problems in big markets. We support founders with domain expertise, fundraising assistance and introductions to our network.
Investment Strategy
The Investment Strategy is based on three central pillars:
Sector
We are sector specialized with a focus on financial technology and B2B software, leveraging domain expertise within the investment team and broader Aditum firm.
Geography
We focus on investments in the Middle East and North Africa where we can help leverage our network and market expertise to support founders.
Stage
We invest from Pre-seed stage to Series A seeking ownership stakes of 5% to 15%. 50% of our capital is reserved to provide follow on capital in later rounds.
Sarah Majidi
Portfolio Manager
Sarah joined Aditum in February 2024 as a Portfolio Manager, bringing her extensive background and expertise to the multi-asset and fixed-income team.
In her previous role, Sarah worked with Paravene Capital in London for 4 years, where she was in charge of Investments and Structuring. Prior to that, she worked for 2 years as a FX and Rates Trader at Societe Generale.
Ms Majidi holds a MSc Finance from University of Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne.
Bejin Thomas
Venture Capital Investment Analyst
Bejin Thomas joined Aditum in 2022 bringing with him over 5 years of investment experience. Prior to joining Aditum, Mr. Thomas held an internship at Shorooq Partners assisting in investing and fundraising activities of their venture debt fund. Since graduating in 2017, he spent four years as an analyst at various funds in India, focusing on the startup ecosystem, which included 18 months at Equanimity Investments, a Venture Capital Fund backed by Dr. Mark Mobius, investing in early-stage tech businesses across India. Mr. Thomas holds a Bachelor of Commerce in accounting and finance.
| Fund Information | |
|---|---|
Domicile | Luxembourg |
Investment Manager | Aditum Investment Management Limited |
Fund Administrator | Apex Fund Services Ltd. |
Auditor | KPMG |
Fund Type | Alternative Investment Fund |
Structure | SICAV – RAIF |
Currency | USD |
Inception Date | May, 2021 |
Minimum Capital Commitment | $1,000,000 |
Middle East & North Africa (MENA)
Rest of the World
We invest in bold founders building enduring business that solve challenging problems in big markets. We support founders with domain expertise, fundraising assistance and introductions to our network.
Investment Strategy
The Investment Strategy is based on three central pillars:
Sector
We are sector specialized with a focus on financial technology and B2B software, leveraging domain expertise within the investment team and broader Aditum firm.
Geography
We focus on investments in the Middle East and North Africa where we can help leverage our network and market expertise to support founders.
Stage
We invest from Pre-seed stage to Series A seeking ownership stakes of 5% to 15%. 50% of our capital is reserved to provide follow on capital in later rounds.
Sonali Goila
Head of Desk, Venture Capital
Ms. Goila is a full-cycle, multi-stage investor, operator and business-builder with over 18 years of experience across emerging markets including the Middle East, North Africa, Southeast Asia and India. Through her various roles, Ms. Goila has been an investor across multiple alternative asset classes over the past 18 years – Venture Capital, Private Equity and Derivatives of Fixed Income, Currencies, Commodities and Credit. Her experience has spanned all stages of investing from early-stage VC to late-stage PE buyouts, cross-asset portfolio building and management, capital structure modelling and financing for infrastructure projects, as well as business building in early-stage startups, and operational value-creation/turnarounds in growth stage business models. Ms. Goila has also directly managed portfolios of various family offices, out of which two have been of UAE Royal Family investors.
Ms. Goila was one of the pioneers of the Singapore startup ecosystem – having led and fostered some of the first few entrepreneurial ties for Singapore Universities with the Silicon Valley, founded and served on the Board of ASES Stanford’s Singapore Chapter, and co-founded a startup with this community in Singapore. Ms. Goila has an MBA (triple-major) from The Wharton School (UPenn), and a Bachelor’s in Computer Engineering from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore.
Bejin Thomas
Venture Capital Investment Analyst
Bejin Thomas joined Aditum in 2022 bringing with him over 5 years of investment experience. Prior to joining Aditum, Mr. Thomas held an internship at Shorooq Partners assisting in investing and fundraising activities of their venture debt fund. Since graduating in 2017, he spent four years as an analyst at various funds in India, focusing on the startup ecosystem, which included 18 months at Equanimity Investments, a Venture Capital Fund backed by Dr. Mark Mobius, investing in early-stage tech businesses across India. Mr. Thomas holds a Bachelor of Commerce in accounting and finance.
Mazin Abbas
Venture Capital Investment Analyst
Mazin Abbas joined Aditum in August 2023 bringing with him over 4 years of investment experience. Prior to joining Aditum, Mr. Abbas was an investment professional at Foundation Ventures, an Egypt-based early-stage venture capital fund and a sister fund of US-based HOF Capital, investing across the MENA region. Since graduating in 2019, he has worked in the private equity space focusing on investments in healthcare as well as gaining hands-on experience scaling an F&B startup in the United States. Mr. Abbas holds a BSc in Finance from the University of Tampa in Florida.
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