Rasmal Ventures

Qatar
Pre Seed
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About Rasmal Ventures

Rasmal Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Qatar, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, Climate & Sustainability, Mobility Transport, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionQatar
Funding StagePre Seed
Industry Focus
Ai Ml
Climate Sustainability
Mobility Transport
Saas

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Infrastructure founders solving global scale + GCC localization

deep tech
fintech infrastructure
GCC expansion
AI + hardware
global payments/scale

Bullish Signals

Co-invested with Qatar Development Bankexternal
Active deep-tech deal in building energyexternal
Doha-based, Qatar ecosystem playexternal
Qatar positioned as global deep-tech launchpadlinkedin
EnergyX: AI + cloud + hardware envelopelinkedin
More acquisitions imminent — pipeline activelinkedin
Gulf Times coverage boosts visibilitylinkedin
GCC + Europe dual-market deployment fundedlinkedin
Engineering + manufacturing capacity expansion fundedlinkedin
Korea-founded portfolio — global founder opennesslinkedin
Active community engagement, strong Qatar tieslinkedin
Backed by Qatar Investment Authority (QIA)external
Yuno $45M Series B: Andreessen + Tiger Globalexternal
Portfolio company hit $5B recovered transactionsexternal
Saudi Central Bank certified, Tap Payments partnerexternal
McDonald's, NetEase, GoFundMe as customersexternal
Qatar emerging as GCC payments infrastructure hubexternal
Real-time payments market fastest-growing globallyexternal

Contrarian Signals

GCC-specific deal flow may limit scaleexternal
Heavy reliance on QDB co-investmentexternal

Founder Do's

Have integrated software + hardware platform
Show real-world deployment traction
Target GCC and Europe markets
Come with acquisition growth strategy
Build genuinely local global infrastructure

Founder Don'ts

Pure software-only plays without hardware angle
No global ambition beyond local market
Skip technical diligence preparation

Key GPs & Partners

SB
Soumaya Ben Beya Dridje
Partner
deep-tech + fintechinfrastructure focusedecosystem builder

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$100M
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Key People

Alexander Wiedmer, Soumaya Ben Beya Dridje

Soumaya Ben Beya DridjePartner

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