US EditionExclusive: Qatar Backs New $200M Fund From Abu Dhabi’s Shorooq
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Exclusive: Qatar backs new $200M fund from Abu Dhabi’s Shorooq
The ScoopAbu Dhabi-based alternative asset manager Shorooq has raised $200 million to address what it sees as a gap that has slowed the Gulf’s startup-to-IPO pipeline, drawing Qatar as a backer for the first time.Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) joins other sovereign and institutional investors from the GCC and Asia in the new fund, which aims to bring institutional capital to the region’s late-stage and pre-IPO companies, according to a stateme…
Qatar wealth fund plans to invest in new venture capital funds
The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) plans to invest in five new venture capital funds as part of an expanded $3 billion venture capital programme, the sovereign wealth fund said on Monday. The new funds, called Greycroft, Ion Pacific, Liberty City Ventures, Shorooq and Speedinvest, are set to open offices in Doha in an effort to develop Qatar as a venture capital hub, it said in a statement. The "Fund of Funds" initiative was unveiled in 2024 t…
Doha, February 3, 2026 – Shorooq, a diversified technology investment firm, announced the launch of a $200 million fund, backed by the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and other partners, to support companies in the pre-IPO and advanced stages of the market. Launched under the Qatalyst Series, the fund is designed to support companies with proven growth potential, strong financial fundamentals, and clear exit strategies, particularly through an …
Shorooq Launches $200M Fund to Back GCC Scale-Ups Preparing for IPOs
Shorooq, a tech-focused multi-strategy investment firm, has launched a US$200 million late-stage growth fund, backed by QIA and other investors, at Web Summit Qatar. The fund, part of the Qatalyst Series, targets companies with proven scale, solid fundamentals, and clear exit plans, particularly via IPO. Backed by QIA and supported by Shorooq’s network of sovereign and institutional partners across the GCC and Asia, the fund seeks to establish a…
QIA ups startup backing with $2bn funding pool
Startup registrations double PM cites eightfold rise in incentives Launches entrepreneur residency scheme Qatar will increase the size of its Fund of Funds programme by $2 billion to support startups and venture capital, prime minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has said. The Qatar Investment Authority’s (QIA) initial $1 billion commitment has already anchored 12 major venture capital companies in Doha, the state-run Qatar News Age…
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