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Yango Ventures Fund I

United Arab Emirates
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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

Comfi closed $65M pre-Series Alinkedin
900% YoY revenue growth confirmedlinkedin
630% GMV growth, 1,000+ clientslinkedin
15,000+ invoices processed successfullylinkedin
24-hour receivables liquidity via AIlinkedin
18-month runway secured post-closelinkedin
4,000+ finance leaders on platformlinkedin
300% YoY active customer growthlinkedin
Equity + debt + mezzanine stackedlinkedin
Family office participation validates structurelinkedin
Co-investors: Iliad, Raw Ventures, Shorooqlinkedin
Complementary investor motivations enable growthlinkedin
Founded 2023, already market leaderlinkedin
UAE-based, expanding across MENA marketslinkedin

Contrarian Signals

First MENA investment for Yangolinkedin

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

Key GPs & Partners

SS
Sanjar Samiev
Co-founder & CEO
visionaryexecution-focusedcapital-structure savvy
AA
Alisher Akbarov
Co-founder
fintech operator
AA
Amal Abdullaev
Co-founder
product-driven
DG
Dennis Gavrilin
Co-founder
operator

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$20M
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Key People

Dmitry Stepanov

Sanjar SamievCo-founder & CEO
Alisher AkbarovCo-founder
Amal AbdullaevCo-founder
Dennis GavrilinCo-founder

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