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ABOUT

ARC is a unique venture fund that backs early-stage companies serving
fast-growing markets in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). It was designed
to address the unmet need for meaningful support of breakthrough technology in
the region. Our mission is to empower preeminent founders with the global
capital, network connections and specialized resources to build successful
companies at scale.








WHY

We’re on the cusp of one of the biggest market opportunities of our era driven
by rapid tech adoption among MENA’s young, hyper-connected population. As
governments reform legacy regulations, VC-backed companies are finally unleashed
to transform under-digitized sectors. The result? Innovation has never been
faster and more widespread, creating record-breaking exits. At the heart of this
virtuous cycle are visionary entrepreneurs building tomorrow’s high-impact
companies.



    


MODEL

DEVELOP PIPELINE

Discover and attract discounted early-stage tech startups with some traction

 * Leverage the managing team’s far reaching network, proven track record, and
   intimate knowledge of the MENA entrepreneurship ecosystem
 * Collaborate with key players such as accelerators, incubators, seed/early
   stage funds, and angel networks

INVEST IN STARTUPS

Make investment decisions based on carefully-crafted investment policy

 * Extraordinary teams with deep knowledge of their business / industry and
   strong execution track record
 * Clear product-market fit with proven business model
 * Highly scalable
 * Focus on digitilzation of large economic sectors

BUILD PORTFOLIO VALUE

Mitigate the higher risk of early-stage startups and drive their growth

 * Deep engagement with startups through targeted acceleration, participation on
   boards of directors, and monitoring progress
 * Staging follow on investments when necessary solely and/or in collaboration
   with other investors

MONETIZE INVESTMENTS

Develop supply of quality startups for growing demand of Series A VCs

 * Carefully identify and assess different exit options for each startup
 * Adopt an active business development approach to develop and drive exit
   opportunities
 * Collaborate with investors across MENA and the USA

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SUSTAINABILITY

We support all-star companies that demonstrate integrity in governance while
minimizing their environmental impact. We are committed to making positive,
substantial changes in the diversity, equity and inclusion of the communities we
serve now and into the future. We believe that we best fulfill our mission when
all members of our community are able to leverage the experiences and ideas of
others, embrace different viewpoints and know that their contributions are
valued.

 


TEAM


NIDAL QANADILO

Managing Partner


NIDAL QANADILO

Managing Partner

Nidal Qanadilo has been a champion of the MENA region’s entrepreneurship sector,
shaping ecosystems and helping thousands of aspiring entrepreneurs to build
enduring companies. He has created acclaimed acceleration programs and invested
in many startups at Oasis 500, the region's leading seed fund and business
accelerator.

As managing partner at South Point, Nidal supports exceptional early-growth
stage tech companies through his signature coaching approach, wide-reaching
network, and securing funding. He also helps leading organizations with
entrepreneurial-orientation in the telecom, healthcare, and Fintech sectors
build their open-innovation systems.

In addition to dedicating a considerable amount of time mentoring startups,
Nidal works with leading private and public organizations to develop an
ecosystem approach to advancing entrepreneurship in Jordan and other MENA
countries. He is engaged with the World Bank on large-scale projects aimed at
accelerating SMEs' and tech startups' growth with a focus on increasing access
to funding and markets.

Nidal led the development of Jordan’s national entrepreneurship policy that
establishes the country as a startup engine, contributes to its economic growth
and enhances its profile as a leader in the digital economy. Nidal sits on
several boards and received his MBA from Lancaster University, UK.

In 2021, he launched UnleashNow, an innovative platform designed to bridge the
knowledge gaps of MENA entrepreneurs and startups at various stages of
development.

Previously, he was a director of investment at Jordan’s Ministry of ICT where he
partnered with global technology firms. He was a pioneer in building the
country’s booming tech sector and he helped establish Jordan as an offshore
contact center hub.

Nidal believes deeply in the limitless potential of entrepreneurs and the virtue
of social justice. He is known by his friends for his wry sense of humor. If you
happen to call him after hours, you will be treated to the sounds of kids
playing soccer, kickboxing, gymnastics, swimming and all the crazy stuff his
three wonderful children rope him into.

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STEVE FINIKIOTIS

Managing Partner


STEVE FINIKIOTIS

Managing Partner

Steve Finikiotis is a globally-minded strategy and business development
specialist who has led projects for market-leading companies in over 35
countries on five continents. His career spans advanced technology,
telecommunications and commercial aviation.

Steve’s mission is to support entrepreneurs who are expanding life’s
possibilities through the creative application of technology. His background
reflects an abiding interest in developing inventive solutions to daunting
problems in global markets. His most recent work focuses on building
relationships with capital and strategic partners across boundaries.

At South Point, an accelerator he co-founded, he helps high-potential ventures
to scale their business and extend their reach to cross-border markets. He works
closely with growth-stage founders on critical facets of business development,
market entry and fundraising.

Previously, he co-founded a consultancy, Osprey, to assist international firms
including AT&T, Adobe Systems and Federated Department Stores, and institutions
with their market development projects. He previously consulted in the airline
sector advising the International Air Transport Association, and advised both
entrenched legacy carriers and innovative startups.

Earlier in his career, Steve was a managing director at Trans World Airlines
when it served 93 markets worldwide, where his responsibilities included
operations, IT/systems, revenue, planning and logistics. He managed 8 divisions
and a $470 million budget in service of the carrier's performance turnaround.

One of Steve's inflection points came while working in Africa during the telecom
boom over a decade ago when hundreds of millions of Africans became newly
connected with each other and the rest of the world. Inspired by the breadth of
the changes he observed, he began a quest to support entrepreneurs solving
technical challenges in under-served markets.

Outside his strategic responsibilities, Steve is devoted to mentoring
entrepreneurs which he views as "restorative." He has worked closely with
institutions and universities that offer entrepreneurship education including
Brown University’s lauded program where he supported fledgling entrepreneurs in
a variety of global start-up ventures.

Steve sits on the boards of several tech companies in the USA and overseas. He
speaks French, Spanish and Greek.

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KARIM SAMAKIE

Fund Advisor


KARIM SAMAKIE

Fund Advisor

Samakie has been a tireless advocate for entrepreneurs who are building a better
future in the Middle East through technology. He has served as an advisor to the
World Bank Group on entrepreneurship and ecosystem development throughout the
region including Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Palestine.

Karim specializes in creating innovative entrepreneurial programs including
setting up and managing impactful early-stage investment funds, angel
investments and government-backed ventures.

He’s known for successes in analyzing investment opportunities, building
investor relations and leading a string of impressive fund-raising campaigns. He
is adept at optimizing funds through skillful financial modeling and
forecasting.

Throughout his career, he has worked closely with companies at various growth
stages to improve performance and accelerate investment readiness. He has helped
early-stage companies understand and leverage the product-adoption curve.

Karim has had various roles supporting Jordan’s government in its quest to
accelerate the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector as an engine for the
country’s economic growth and stability.

He has also played a pivotal role in developing and implementing programs that
create and leverage market linkages that improve the competitiveness of the
Palestinian private sector.

Karim advised Monsha’at, the Saudi Arabian government authority aimed at
bolstering the Kingdom’s SMEs to boost their productivity and contributions to
the national economy.

He’s a member of the core design team of Jordan’s ambitious $110Mn five-year
COVID-19 Private Sector Recovery and Resilience Project focused on the
supporting the SME sector.

Karim is also a key advisor and trainer for Jusoor, a non-profit organization
focused on developing the skills of displaced people from Syria, Lebanon and
Iraq as they take on the rigors of building enduring technology businesses.

Prior to his Arc Capital and World Bank commitments, he was an investment
manager for Oasis500, Jordan’s acclaimed pre-seed and seed fund manager and
accelerator where he managed a portfolio of 120 startups. He helped aspiring
entrepreneurs gain new skills, access funding, engage industry leaders and scale
their businesses.

In the near term, Karim is slated to become the SME enablement manager with the
Royal Commission of the Saudi City of Al Ula, a Saudi Arabian project with the
goal of building a vibrant regional ecosystem where SMEs can thrive.

Karim holds a global masters in finance at IE Business School and a bachelor of
commerce degree specializing in finance, international business, and
entrepreneurship from the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University

Outside of work, he enjoys hanging out with his family including his young
daughter who may be having a tea party, singing or dancing, skills that he is
working on but has not yet mastered. He loves going on short, unplanned family
getaways and exploring new destinations.

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DAVID PRAIS

Chairman


DAVID PRAIS

Chairman


David Prais is one of Britain’s most sought-after investors and fund managers.
He is a seasoned founder, board director and chairman with a background in
venture capital, public and private equity, and digital and marketing functions.



David is board chairman of the Greater London Investment Fund, a £100
million fund of funds, which taps his extensive investment experience to provide
loans and equity financing to London’s most promising SMEs.



He is also vice chairman of Funding London which invests in the city’s high
growth companies through designated fund managers while also enhancing its
burgeoning startup ecosystem.



David is a co-founder at Collider, a cutting-edge venture accelerator that
helps later-stage start-ups to upgrade their business performance as they
raise critical funding.



His well-earned reputation for building successful companies hearkens back to
the dawn of the personal computing era. Since then, he’s demonstrated his
acumen, from strategy and execution to business development, across myriad
industries and companies.



After university, David tackled various roles at blue chip companies and by his
mid-twenties, he joined Dell as head of Strategy working closely with Michael
Dell before being hired away by Dell’s chief rival, Gateway.



As Gateway’s head of marketing, the company became the fastest growing European
manufacturing business with a turnover of $1.5Bn in its first 12 months. In
no time, the upstart retailer became the fastest growing company in the
Fortune 100.



Always the disruptor, David later founded and built Chumbo, the largest
on-line software retailer which he sold two years later to AOL. After his
successful foray as an entrepreneur, David returned to England where he shifted
his attention to supporting fledgling founders. He has sat on, or advised, over
200 boards of directors, and helped countless entrepreneurs build profitable,
enduring companies.



His abiding interest in cutting-edge technologies drew him to working
on distributed ledger and blockchain solutions, and he became chairman of
a successful block chain incubator in Eastern Europe.



As an active board member, David is a devoted mentor who works closely with the
company’s management team. As one colleague put it, “When the CEO can’t sleep at
2 am and needs to talk to someone, David will be on the other end of the phone.”
His ability and willingness to distill practical insights for both aspiring and
seasoned entrepreneurs makes him a standout leader in the global startup
community.


LUMA FAWAZ

Fund Advisor


LUMA FAWAZ

Fund Advisor


Luma Fawaz is one of the Middle East’s most influential leaders in early-stage
business acceleration, investment and fund management. For the last two years,
she was named by Forbes as one of the region’s Top 100 Power Businesswomen.



She is the CEO of Oasis500, the path-breaking pre-seed and seed fund investor
and accelerator based in Amman, Jordan. The company has nurtured a wide range of
technology and media companies from inception to investment readiness and
beyond.



Under her leadership, Oasis500 has been the most active investor and catalyst in
building Jordan’s outsized start-up ecosystem.



Luma brings two decades of experience investing in and mentoring high-potential
entrepreneurs. She has overseen over 150 early-stage deals and worked with more
than 2,500 entrepreneurs.



Beyond pre-seed and seed funding, Oasis500’s signature acceleration process
consists of helping startups develop products, sharpen business models, receive
coaching and gain access to a growing network of experts spanning industries.
Prior to her work at Oasis500, Luma served at Nuqul Group’s head office where
she recommended investments and assessed risk. She served as a financial and
investment advisor at advisory firm PanBuck Limited and as head of equity
investments at Awraq Investments, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cairo Amman Bank.



Luma is a staunch advocate of enabling women entrepreneurs in the Middle East to
raise capital, develop relationships with investors and suppliers, and pursue
the resources necessary to overcoming systemic barriers to company building.



Her unwavering commitment to diversity and inclusion has resulted in a record
number of successful women-led businesses. She has also led outreach efforts in
support of entrepreneurs in remote, underserved regions of Jordan.



Luma holds a master’s degree in finance and a bachelor’s degree in political
science and international relations from Boston University. She is also a
certified investment manager.




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