Yango Ventures Fund I

About Yango Ventures Fund I

Yango Ventures Fund I is a venture capital firm based in United Arab Emirates, focusing on Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited Arab Emirates

Funding StageSeed

Industry Focus

Saas

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

B2B fintech founder rebuilding MENA financial infrastructure

B2B fintech

MENA focus

embedded finance

SME capital

AI-driven underwriting

Bullish Signals

Portfolio co Comfi raised $65M pre-Aexternal

Comfi: 900% YoY revenue growthexternal

Co-invests with Iliad, Shorooq, Raw Venturesexternal

Early bet on MENA B2B payments thesisexternal

Comfi: 630% GMV growth, 1,000+ clientslinkedin

15,000+ invoices processed by portfolio colinkedin

18-month runway secured — no imminent raiselinkedin

Equity + mezzanine + credit facility stackedlinkedin

300% more active customers at Comfilinkedin

Comfi: 4,000+ finance leaders on platformlinkedin

24hr receivables liquidity via AI underwritinglinkedin

Contrarian Signals

First MENA investment — regional newcomerexternal

No GP info publicly visibleexternal

Founder Do's

Show strong revenue growth metrics

Target broken payment infrastructure

Build for MENA commerce layer

Combine equity + debt structures

Demonstrate 10x+ YoY traction

Founder Don'ts

Avoid markets without clear pain

Don't pitch without growth data

Skip pre-product stage pitches

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$20M

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Key People

Dmitry Stepanov