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Shorooq Partners
New· 4Shorooq Partners is a multi-strategy investment firm in the UAE that invests from pre-seed to late-stage companies
TrustList summary
Shorooq Partners is a multi-strategy investment firm, regulated in ADGM, that began as a venture firm in the MENA region in 2017. It invests from pre-seed through to late-stage companies, and its site describes activity across venture capital, private credit, private equity and real assets. The firm is based in the UAE.
Services
- Pre-seed investing: early backing through the Bedaya programme.
- Qatalyst Fund: backs companies with a proven record and fast growth as they near and pass late stage.
- Presight Shorooq AI Fund: a global investment platform focused on artificial intelligence.
- Private credit and private equity: strategies that sit alongside its venture capital activity.
Customers and markets
Founders building companies across sectors in global markets, from early-stage to late-stage businesses.
Key facts
- Based in: UAE
- Founded: 2017
- Regulated by: ADGM
Summary written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.
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Updated 9/17/2026
Shorooq Partners rankings
Shorooq Partners is ranked on 3 TrustList rankings: #22 on 1, #23 on 1 and #37 on 1.
Every ranking orders its listings by their reviews, how complete the profile is and the Trust Score. Shorooq Partners has no reviews yet, 2 of the 10 profile details we look for and a Trust Score of 4. Where no listing on a page has been reviewed, the order follows the profiles alone.
Investor · 3 rankings
- #22of 100Growth stage
It is one of 10 here listing pre seed and one of 20 here listing seed stage.
Of the top 64 here, 20 also cover seed stage and 14 also cover series a; 16 also work in San Francisco and 12 also work in New York City.
Behind Volta Energy Technologies.
- #23of 160Pre seed
It is one of 7 here listing growth stage.
Its profile: “It invests from pre-seed through to late-stage companies, and its site describes activity across venture capital, private credit, private equity and real assets.”
Of the top 70 here, 16 also cover early stage and 16 also cover series; 11 also work in Silicon Valley and 11 also work in London.
Ahead of BackBone Ventures.
- #37of 199Seed stage
It is one of 11 here listing growth stage and one of 24 here listing pre seed.
Of the top 56 here, 24 also cover pre seed and 11 also cover growth stage; 5 also work in Boston and 4 also work in Bangalore.
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