- Disrupt.com commits USD 100 million to fund AI-driven ventures, focusing on early-stage investments.
- The firm focuses on tech sectors, including cybersecurity, Web3, automotive tech, and retail innovation, prioritizing ventures that integrate AI.
- With VC funding in MENA dropping 29%, Disrupt.com aims to reshape investment through a build, co-build, and invest model.
What is the deal? Disrupt.com commits USD 100 million to fund the next wave of AI technology ventures.
Company Snapshot It was founded by Aaqib Gadit, Uzair Gadit, and Umair Gadit. Disrupt.com is a venture builder that collaborates with entrepreneurs to accelerate business growth. Furthermore, the firm specifically focuses on technology and innovation and typically partners with founders at a very early stage.
More specifically, its focus is from pre-series to Series A. They aim to provide not just funding but also guidance, operational expertise, and access to a network of experts.
The firm focuses on four technology sub-sectors which includes cybersecurity, Web3, automotive technology and retail innovation. Additionally, AI serves as the overarching theme connecting these sub-sectors.
Existing Investments The firm has already invested over USD 40 million in its portfolio which includes four growth stage companies, seven early stage investments and an exit.
Why does this matter? This comes amid a 29% decline in VC funding in MENA in 2024. The venture firm is putting AI tech platforms first as it views them as the winners of the future.
What’s New? The founders aim to deviate from the traditional VC route by offering a different approach to venture investment. They describe their approach as a three-pronged model in which they build, co-build and invest. Thus, they build startups from scratch, co-build alongside external founders and invest in early stage ventures.
Aaqib Gadit, co-founder of Disrupt.com stated “Now is the time to double down on our experience and financial investment to build the next wave of startups shaping the future.”
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