SamāVentures — VC Deal Sourcing · GCC

Who we are

Early-stage deal sourcing across GCC and India — connecting the right founders with the right funds.

SamāVentures is a scout sourcing network. We identify pre-seed and seed stage companies, conduct first-pass diligence, and bring qualified deal flow directly to fund partners. We don't invest — we source, verify, and connect.

What we look for

Stage

We focus on companies at the earliest stages of their journey, before institutional capital.

Pre-Seed Seed Series A

Geography

Founders based in or building for GCC markets and India. We track deal flow across both regions actively.

UAE KSA India GCC

Cheque range

We work with funds writing early-stage cheques in this range. Larger rounds considered case by case.

$100K – $1.5M

Sectors

We are sector-agnostic but have active coverage in the following areas through SamāIntel.

AI / ML Fintech Healthcare Climate SaaS Defense Consumer

What makes a strong submission

A clear problem, a defensible market, early customer or usage evidence, and a founder who understands why now. You don't need a perfect deck — you need a compelling story and a credible path.

Submit your company

Fill in the form below. Every submission is diligently reviewed. If there's a fit with one of our fund partners, we'll be in touch within 2 weeks.

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About

SamāVentures is the deal sourcing arm of SamāIntel — a curated VC intelligence platform tracking funding activity across GCC and India. Built by Arun Ragav, VC ecosystem enthusiast and author of The Allocation Thesis.

Submissions that pass our diligence process are shared directly with active fund partners. Verified deals are also featured on SamāIntel's Sourcing Pipeline, giving founders additional visibility with the platform's investor audience.

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Deals tracked

363+

GCC + India · Q3'25–Q1'26

Funds covered

39

Active VC funds · curated

Markets

7

UAE · KSA · India
Bahrain · Kuwait · Qatar · Oman

Focus stages

3

Pre-Seed · Seed · Series A