Silicon Badia

Silicon Badia is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by brothers Fawaz H. Zu'bi and Namek T. Zu'bi, with more than 100 investments spanning fintech, mobility, healthtech and enterprise software across offices bridging the US and MENA. Its MENA-rooted portfolio includes UAE insurtech/HR platform Bayzat, Egyptian last-mile logistics firm Bosta, B2B grocery marketplace Cartona, expense-management SaaS Expensya, Jordan-founded payments gateway HyperPay, healthtech platform Vezeeta and mobility company Swvl, alongside global names like Gatik AI and Newsela. In January 2026 the firm promoted Erass Majdoubeh and Hossam Shafick to Partner.

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Recent activity: Promoted Erass Majdoubeh and Hossam Shafick to Partner in January 2026. · source