e& capital

Profile, fund size and portfolio

Parent e& groupHQ Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesFounded 2022

e& capital is the corporate venture arm of e& group, a telecommunications company. It was founded in 2022 and is based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It invests from Series A to Series B. Sectors it names: telecom and 5G, fintech, education, enterprise software.

AUM or capital under managementS1: USD 500M

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Snapshot

Investment stage: Series A to Series B

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Item	Value
Stage range	Series A to Series B
Sectors	Telecom and 5G, Fintech, Education, Enterprise software, Artificial intelligence, Cybersecurity
Geography	Global, Middle East and Africa
Offices	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Sources: S1 e& capital page.

Scale and capital allocated

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Measure	Value	Unit	Kind	Source
Headline size	USD 500M	AUM or capital under management	Stated by the firm or its parent	S1
Companies on the firm's portfolio page	16	companies	Counted from the firm's own list	S1

Sources: S1 e& capital page.

Where it invests and who leads it

Geography

Headquarters: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Offices: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Investment regionsS1

LeadersS3 S1

Kushal ShahHead of Corporate Venture CapitalFind on LinkedIn
Eddy FarhatExecutive Director, e& capitalFind on LinkedIn Firm page
Cecilio ChidiacPrincipal, e& capitalFind on LinkedIn Firm page
Laine MelkerteSenior Analyst, e& capitalFind on LinkedIn Firm page

e& capital on LinkedIn

Key facts

Fact	Value	Status	Source
Parent company	e& group	Single source	S1
Parent industry	Telecommunications	Single source	S1
Founded	2022	Single source	S2
Headquarters	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Reported by Mubasher: Emirates Telecommunications Group (e&) company profile	S4
Status	Active	Single source	S1
Capital source	Parent company only	Single source	S2
Headline size	USD 500M (AUM or capital under management)	Single source	S1
Stages	Series A, Series B	Single source	S1

For founders

Item	What the firm says	Source
Stages	Series A, Series B	S1
Check size	USD 5M to USD 30M	S1

Portfolio

The firm's portfolio page lists 16 companies.S1

Shared portfolio with other corporate VCs

2 companies on the e& capital portfolio page also appear on the portfolio page of at least one other firm in this directory. Matched by company website, or by name where no website is published.

Firm	Shared	Companies in common
KPN Ventures	1	Airalo
LG Technology Ventures	1	Airalo
Orange Ventures	1	Airalo
Rakuten Capital	1	Airalo
Singtel Innov8	1	Airalo
T.Capital	1	Airalo
Pearson Ventures	1	Emergence

Companies backed by the most corporate VCs

Every company on the e& capital list

16 companies, as listed on the firm's own website.S1 Read the firm's list.

Airalo
Almentor
Breadfast
Clockwork
CTS
Derq
Emergence
Ikigai Labs
Komi
Lablabee
Maxbyte
Merlyn Mind
Opus
Qlub
Traydstream
Vuz

Fund vehicles

Vehicle	Size	Year	Source
e& capital VC fund	USD 250M	2022	S2

Official pages

Read the firm's own pages for current information.

Website www.eand.com/en/capital.html

Sources

S1e& capital pageFirm
S2Zawya: e& presents e& capital, powered by USD 250mln VC fund, at GITEX Global 2022Firm
S3LinkedIn post: welcome Kushal Shah to the e& capital teamPress
S4Mubasher: Emirates Telecommunications Group (e&) company profile, Abu Dhabi addressThird-party report

Disclaimer and corrections

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