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Meridian Ventures

Backing frontier founders across MENA's next decade.

Abu Dhabi, UAEEst. 2019
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Fund size$120M
Min. investment$250K
Check size$250K – $3M
Fees2% / 20%Management / carry
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What they back

Software is eating financial services in emerging markets. We back founders rebuilding the rails: payments, lending, and the infrastructure beneath them.

Meridian Ventures is an early-stage firm partnering with technical founders building category-defining companies. We lead and co-lead rounds, and stay close through the messy early years — hiring, GTM, and follow-on capital.

Stage
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
FintechInfrastructureAI
Geography
MENATurkeyGlobal
Team

The people behind the fund

Layla Haddad

Managing Partner

Former fintech operator; led product at two exits before founding Meridian.

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Omar Farouk

General Partner

Ex-founder and angel with 40+ early-stage investments across MENA.

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Sara Nasser

Principal

Leads diligence and platform; previously growth at a Series C fintech.

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Key details

Fund size
$120M
Minimum investment
$250K
Check size
$250K – $3M
Management fee
2%
Carried interest
20%
Vintage
2019
Fund term
10 years
Investment period
4 years
Structure
Delaware LP