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Who are the Arab founders building their way into the world’s most concentrated startup ecosystem? In our very first newsletter in April 2016, we called them Citizens of Silicon Valley. Our 2026 edition: mailchi.mp/arzanvc/citize… @Replit @Get_Writer @vectara @sullyai @WHOOP

Partnerships! @zidappcom with DRB Logistics; @tryYamm with Osan®👓and ZBRAND; @CARSEERReport with Mitsubishi Motors’ dealer in Jordan @TruKKerTech's perspective on the Hormuz tensions @AiKlaim Karim Dakki spoke at Fintech Morocco Summit #menabuildersdontpause

Family Postcard 💌 (ed. April'26) @SwvlEgypt's GCC revenue surges 122% YoY, city rides service is back to Cairo @Moneyfellows is expanding to Morocco with @WafacashMaroc @CitronDubai opened its infrastructure via “Rise by Citron” – hats off, @ChemmaaSara (the gif is for you!)

The latest scoop of jobs at Arzan VC Family 🍦 @Moneyfellows @KhazenlyKSA @tryYamm @Hala_payment @TruKKerTech @GameballCo

We wish our founders, teams, partners and colleagues a blessed Eid Al Fitr🌙

▪️@QoyodAPP published a guide on how to prepare businesses for Zakat ▪️@Moneyfellows shared a guide on how to pay off holiday debt fast ▪️@CitronDubai founder Sara Chemmaa got featured in Gulf News ▪️@Mejuri was shortlisted for “Jeweler of The Year Award” #menabuildersdontpause

Family Postcard 💌 (ed. 03'26) ▪️Yozo.ai voice-to-voice went live ▪️@YasminaIns + @RERSaudi signed a cooperation agreement  ▪️Lucky App + Suez Canal Bank ▪️@zidappcom took part in the Farah Clothing Initiative to provide Eid clothing for beneficiary families

Look around and you’ll notice something: MENA’s builders keep building – and hiring. Would you expect anything else though? We wouldn’t. For example, @TruKKerTech has built resilient overland freight corridors, with fixed pricing. Our latest newsletter: mailchi.mp/arzanvc/builde…

Some of the open roles below were posted just hours ago. Amid a challenging moment for the region, our portfolio companies continue to build and hire. Here’s the latest scoop of jobs at ArzanVC Family🍦 linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

Happy National and Liberation Days to our Kuwait and its people! ♡

مبارك عليكم الشهر We wish you and your loved ones a blessed holy month of Ramadan

Do you ever imagine what kind of food we will eat in 10 years? Here are 6 hard truths about the future of food: mailchi.mp/arzanvc/6-hard… #foodtech #nutrition #farming #gcc

About the round: Yozo.ai closed a $1.7 million pre-seed round co-led by Access Bridge Ventures & DisrupTech Ventures with participation from Arzan Venture Capital, Oraseya Capital, Suhail Ventures, Plus VC (+VC), Glint Ventures & M-Empire Angels.

Presenting: Portfolio company no. 51🔥 Hi Yozo.ai! We're re-welcoming Hossam Ali & his cofounders Abdallah Moheb El-Din, Salma AlBarkouky, Zeiad Haridy and Taha Salah to our family!

After the successful exit of Fund II with Fatura, here's to another success with Yozo ;) Yozo is building an AI-native Revenue Engine that automates the work traditionally done by e-commerce growth and retention teams.

Portfolio company no. 50! 😎 @tryYamm has the perfect end-to-end answer for struggles with returns, refunds and logistics. Their Seed round was co-led by Vision Ventures and us. Congrats to the team! cc Sultan Al-Subhi, Mohammed Alshalati and Hamadah Alkhaldi

Here's to health, peace & great seed deals in 2026. It’s only been a few days, yet the old year already feels long gone. Ready to look back at the past 12 months and celebrate the wins – big and small – across the Arzan VC family? mailchi.mp/arzanvc/to-hea…

a new year scoop of jobs (a big one!) at ArzanVC Family 🍦 check them out here: linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

New year. New ventures. We wish Arzan VC family and our partners a very successful new year.

17 autumn acquisitions = mainly practical, operational deals. The rise of “boring = beautiful” sectors. @zidappcom, you made us proud - again. Our November 2025 newsletter: mailchi.mp/arzanvc/17-aut…