BY Venture Partners
Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Countries of investment
- United Arab Emirates
- Saudi Arabia
- Lebanon
- Iraq
- Pakistan
- United States
- Canada
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
Investment stages
- Pre-Seed
- Seed
- Series A
Industries
- AI
- Machine Learning
- Enterprise Software
- B2B Software
- Fintech
- PropTech
- Cybersecurity
- Health Tech
- Climate Tech
About
BY Venture Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Abdallah Yafi, Ghaith Yafi and Rami El Jisr, with offices in Dubai, Beirut and Lisbon. The firm has made 113 investments across 20 countries and reports four unicorns across its first two funds, including portfolio companies such as Invisible, Huspy, NymCard and Toters. In October 2026 it held the final close of Fund III at $60M, anchored by the Dubai Future District Fund with MultiLane, Transmed Capital and the Idriss Family Office among the LPs, to back AI-native companies from Pre-Seed to Series A. Fund III has made 15 of a planned 40 investments and lifts the firm's assets under management above $200M.
BY Venture Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Abdallah Yafi, Ghaith Yafi and Rami El Jisr, with offices in Dubai, Beirut and Lisbon. The firm has made 113 investments across 20 countries and reports four unicorns across its first two funds, including portfolio companies such as Invisible, Huspy, NymCard and Toters. In October 2026 it held the final close of Fund III at $60M, anchored by the Dubai Future District Fund with MultiLane, Transmed Capital and the Idriss Family Office among the LPs, to back AI-native companies from Pre-Seed to Series A. Fund III has made 15 of a planned 40 investments and lifts the firm's assets under management above $200M.
Investment Thesis
BY Venture Partners backs ambitious founders building category-defining technology companies, with Fund III focused on AI-native startups that rethink enterprise workflows. It invests from Pre-Seed to Series A with checks of up to $1M, deploying roughly two-thirds of capital outside MENA, mainly in North America and Europe. Its edge is a partnership of former operators who have built companies themselves, a MENA base bridging regional founders with global markets, and a founder support program, BY Accelerate.
Manager's Experience
Abdallah Yafi, Ghaith Yafi and Rami El Jisr founded BY in 2015 with their own capital after careers as entrepreneurs, and the partnership has collectively built 10 companies and taken 6 to exit. Sohrab Jahanbani joined first as an advisor and then as a partner, bringing his own operating experience. Across Fund I and Fund II the firm reports four unicorns and meaningful capital returned to LPs.
Team
Ghaith Yafi - Founding Partner
Abdallah Yafi - Founding Partner
Rami El Jisr - General Partner
Sohrab Jahanbani - Partner
Tara Arnaout - Principal
Adnan Soubra - Senior Associate
Jana El Husseini - Senior Associate
Mayssa Farah - Senior Associate
Portfolio
Invisible
Huspy
PQShield
Isometric
CoSyne Therapeutics
ChatFeatured
Ro
Toters
NymCard
Stake