{"id":6963,"date":"2026-11-09T06:06:22","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T11:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.madeinliban.com\/middle-east-venture-partners-mevp-made-in-lebanon\/"},"modified":"2026-11-09T06:06:22","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T11:06:22","slug":"middle-east-venture-partners-mevp-made-in-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madeinliban.com\/es\/middle-east-venture-partners-mevp-made-in-lebanon\/","title":{"rendered":"Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) | Made in Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Venture capital firm that began in Beirut and backs early and growth-stage tech companies across the Levant and Gulf.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>MEVP is a venture capital firm with deep Beirut roots. A 2010 Executive Magazine report described how Walid Hanna persuaded his partners to move the venture from Dubai to Lebanon, where its first Middle East Venture Fund closed at 10 million dollars, backed by Lebanese banks, conglomerates and individual investors. The early plan was to invest mostly in Lebanese companies with regional or global markets. The firm has since grown, now listing offices in Beirut, Dubai, Cairo, Bahrain, Riyadh and Abu Dhabi and reporting more than 300 million dollars in assets under management. Its portfolio includes Anghami, Fresha, The Luxury Closet, Altibbi, HyperPay and MNT-Halan, and its fourth fund was announced at 150 million dollars. In 2025 it fully funded the seed round of XFOLIO, a French-Lebanese fintech.<\/p>\n<h2>Brand Information<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Brand Name<\/th>\n<td>Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Based In<\/th>\n<td>Beirut<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Founders<\/th>\n<td>Walid Hanna, Walid Mansour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Products<\/th>\n<td>Early-stage venture capital, growth-stage funding, Middle East Venture Fund IV, founder support<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Where to Buy<\/th>\n<td>Founders apply directly through the firm; offices in Beirut, Dubai, Cairo, Bahrain, Riyadh and Abu Dhabi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Website<\/th>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mevp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mevp.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Description<\/th>\n<td>Venture capital firm that began in Beirut and backs early and growth-stage tech companies across the Levant and Gulf.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) at a glance<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>First fund closed at 10 million dollars, raised largely in Lebanon<\/li>\n<li>Reports more than 300 million dollars under management<\/li>\n<li>Portfolio includes Anghami and Altibbi<\/li>\n<li>Fourth fund announced at 150 million dollars<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Who is behind Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Walid Hanna<\/strong> (Founder, Chairman and Co-CEO). Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mevp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mevp.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Walid Mansour<\/strong> (Co-founder and Co-CEO). Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mevp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mevp.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<h3>What stage does MEVP invest in?<\/h3>\n<p>Early and growth-stage technology companies, mainly in the Levant and Gulf.<\/p>\n<h3>Does MEVP have an office in Lebanon?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes. Beirut is one of its listed offices, alongside Dubai, Cairo, Bahrain, Riyadh and Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n<h3>Which Lebanese startups has MEVP backed?<\/h3>\n<p>Its portfolio includes Anghami, and in 2025 it funded the seed round of French-Lebanese fintech XFOLIO.<\/p>\n<h2>Sources and further reading<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"sources\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mevp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MEVP official site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.executive-magazine.com\/business\/a-new-venture-for-capital\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A new venture for capital (Executive Magazine)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vc4a.com\/mevp?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Middle East Venture Partners (VC4A)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Venture capital firm that began in Beirut and backs early and growth-stage tech companies across the Levant and Gulf. MEVP is a venture capital firm with deep Beirut roots. 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