Samena Capital

Samena Capital

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Overview

Samena Capital is a principal investment group focusing on the Subcontinent, Asia, Middle East and North Africa, collectively the SAMENA region. It has raised US$1.1 billion of assets since 2008 and has returned c. US$500 million in capital from over 40 full and partial exits. Samena Capital currently manages total capital commitments of approximately US$700 million across three primary investment strategies: private equity, direct investments and credit.

Highlights

Founded

2008

Industry

Financial Services

Employees

11-50

Investment

15

Lead Investment

12

Exits

8

Stages

Early Stage Venture, Private Equity, Late Stage Venture

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Location

Europe

Contact Information

Social

Profile Resume

Samena Capital, established in 2008 and headquartered in Europe., specializes in Early Stage Venture, Private Equity, Late Stage Venture investments across E-Commerce, Mobile, Grocery, Financial Services, Venture Capital, Finance, B2B, FinTech, Financial Exchanges, Music. The organization boasts a portfolio of 15 investments, with an average round size of $84.9M and 8 successful exits. Their recent investments include HappyFresh, Vertex Ventures, SMDV, Endeavor Catalyst, Sinarmas. The highest investment round they participated in was $29.3B. Among their most notable exits are HappyFresh and Vertex Ventures. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.

Employees

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V-Nee Yeh

Co-Founder & Honorary Chairman of Value Partners

imagePlace Shirish Saraf

Shirish Saraf

Founder & Vice Chairman

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Samir Fancy

Founder

imagePlace Sheikh Nawaf Nasser Bin Khalid Al Thani

Sheikh Nawaf Nasser Bin Khalid Al Thani

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of NBK Holding

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Kamal Bahamdan

Member of the Board of Directors

imagePlace Ramiz Hasan

Ramiz Hasan

Co-Founder, COO

Investment portfolio

Samena Capital has made 15 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jul 25, 2019, when LEAP India raised $31.2M.

investments

15

Diversity investments

0

Lead investments

12

Number of exits

8

Investments

15

Annouced DateOrganization NameIndustryMoney Raised
Apr 19, 2018--16.6M
Apr 22, 2019
HappyFresh HappyFresh
E-Commerce20.0M
Jul 25, 2019
LEAP India LEAP India
Transportation31.2M
Jul 03, 2020--669.5K

Exits

8

Funding Timeline

Funding rounds

15

Investors

0

Funds

3

Funding Rounds

15

Samena Capital has raised 15 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jul 03, 2020 from a Debt Financing - Medlife round.

Annouced DateTransaction NameNumber of InvestorsMoney RaisedLead Investor
Apr 19, 2018
Series B - Bloom Hotels Series B - Bloom Hotels
-16.6M-
Apr 22, 2019
Series C - HappyFresh Series C - HappyFresh
-20.0M-
Jul 25, 2019
Series C - LEAP India Series C - LEAP India
-31.2M-
Jul 03, 2020
Debt Financing - Medlife Debt Financing - Medlife
-669.5K-

Investors

0

There is no funding round available on this profile

Fund raised

2

Susa Ventures has raised a total of $590M across 6 funds, their latest being Susa Ventures Opportunities II. This fund was announced on Aug 30, 2021 and raised a total of $250M.

Annouced DateFund NameMoney Raised
May 10, 2013
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1.0M
May 11, 2013
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1.0M

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