$3.8M for Zest Equity to modernise private investments

Here’s Zest Equity! The start-up provides a digital solution that streamlines the once-tedious realm of private market investment processes.

With a fresh infusion of $3.8 million in seed funding, they have their sights set on revolutionising how founders and VCs in the MENA ecosystem transact, aiming for speed, transparency, and enhanced liquidity.

• Launched in 2021, the platform provides entrepreneurs with digital tools to manage their own transactions while also grouping their investors into a single legal framework.

Investor check: Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) led the round, with participation from Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF) and DASH Ventures. 

• Along with early supporters like 500 Sanabil, Nuwa Capital, and a strong contingent of regional angel investors and founding teams, they've brought Zest Equity's total funding to $5.7 million to date.

🔄 Out with the old, in with the new

Private market transactions are historically manual, slow, and cumbersome, especially for startups navigating investor relations, cap table management, and secondary trades.

Zest's tech-first approach promises to accelerate and streamline these dealings.

Rest easy. From facilitating founders to invite investors to rounds and share vital info, to enabling investors to express interest and view fellow VC participants, Zest is streamlining it all. Their legal infrastructure further allows for investor syndication, simplifying investment processes and cap table management.

⏭️ The future

They're eyeing secondary share trade capabilities and charting a course for expansion in North Africa, South Asia, and Turkey.