The fund that was always missing.
CAPITAL WITH CONVICTION
Backing Jordanian founders
building global companies
Manara Ventures is a $70M fund investing in technology founders with Jordanian roots — wherever they build, whatever they build. Institutional backing and deep regional access, for founders who deserve both.
$350 K
MINIMUM TICKET
FUND 1 COMMITTED CAPITAL
$70 M
$3 M
MAXIMUM TICKET
Backed by Lunate — $115B AuM, Abu Dhabi — and the Jordan Capital and Investment Fund, Jordan's largest private fund, backed by 16 Jordanian banks.
The fund that was always missing.
CAPITAL WITH CONVICTION
Backing Jordanian founders
building global companies
Manara Ventures is a $70M fund investing in technology founders with Jordanian roots — wherever they build, whatever they build. Institutional backing and deep regional access, for founders who deserve both.
$350 K
MINIMUM TICKET
FUND 1 COMMITTED CAPITAL
$70 M
$3 M
MAXIMUM TICKET
Backed by Lunate — $115B AuM, Abu Dhabi — and the Jordan Capital and Investment Fund, Jordan's largest private fund, backed by 16 Jordanian banks.
STAGE
Post Recurring-Revenue
FOUNDER PROFILE
Jordanian roots, global
ambition
GEOGRAPHY
Build Anywhere
SECTORS
Technology-enabled
STAGE
Post Recurring-Revenue
FOUNDER PROFILE
Jordanian roots, global ambition
GEOGRAPHY
Build Anywhere
SECTORS
Technology-enabled
INVESTMENT THESIS
A specific bet on a specific kind of founder
Jordanian founders are building category-defining companies across the world — without a dedicated, credible growth-stage fund behind them. That's the gap Manara exists to close.
01
THE FOUNDER
We back founders with Jordanian roots regardless of where they're building. The diaspora is a feature, not a limitation.
02
EARLY AND COMMITTED
We write $350K–$3M checks at post recurring-revenue — when conviction matters most. We move when we believe.
03
IMPACT IS STRUCTURAL
Our mandate includes measurable impact for Jordan's tech ecosystem — employment, capital deployment, knowledge transfer. Embedded in how we assess every company.
04
UNFAIR ACCESS TO A CONNECTED ECOSYSTEM
Between Lunate's global network and JCIF's roots across Jordan's financial system, our portfolio companies get access no other seed fund can replicate.
INVESTMENT THESIS
A specific bet on a specific kind of founder
Jordanian founders are building category-defining companies across the world — without a dedicated, credible growth-stage fund behind them. That's the gap Manara exists to close.
01
THE FOUNDER, NOT THE ADDRESS
We back founders with Jordanian roots regardless of where they're building — London, San Francisco, Amman, or Dubai. The diaspora is a feature, not a limitation.
02
EARLY AND COMMITTED
We write $300K–$3M checks at post recurring-revenue — when conviction matters most. We make decisions without committees and move when we believe.
03
IMPACT IS STRUCTURAL
Our mandate includes measurable impact for Jordan's tech ecosystem — employment, capital deployment, knowledge transfer. Embedded in how we assess every company.
04
UNFAIR ACCESS TO A CONNECTED ECOSYSTEM
Between Lunate's $115B global network and JCIF's roots across Jordan's financial system, our portfolio companies get access no other seed fund can replicate.
WHAT WE OFFER FOUNDERS
Value that goes beyond the capital
Institutional LP network
Direct access to Lunate's global private markets infrastructure and JCIF's positioning inside Jordan's financial establishment — from day one.
Market entry support
We open doors in MENA that would otherwise take years — government relationships, enterprise customers, and co-investor introductions.
Context capital can't buy
We know what it means to build a global company from this part of the world — the structural challenges, the talent dynamics and where the leverage is.
Founder-speed decisions
Lean process, fast IC cycles. No six-month deliberation. If we're aligned on the thesis, we move.
Follow-on capacity
Our commitment extends well beyond the first round. We reserve meaningful follow-on capital to back founders as they scale.
Long-term partnership
Our mandate aligns with building for the long term. We care about the companies we back beyond the exit.
WHAT WE OFFER FOUNDERS
Value that goes beyond the capital
Institutional LP network
Direct access to Lunate's global private markets infrastructure and JCIF's positioning inside Jordan's financial establishment — from day one.
Market entry support
We open doors in MENA that would otherwise take years — government relationships, enterprise customers, and co-investor introductions.
Context capital can't buy
We know what it means to build a global company from this part of the world — the structural challenges, the talent dynamics, where the leverage is.
Founder-speed decisions
Lean process, fast IC cycles. No six-month deliberation. If we're aligned on the thesis, we move.
Follow-on capacity
Our commitment extends well beyond the first round. We reserve meaningful follow-on capital to back founders as they scale.
Long-term partnership
Our mandate aligns with building for the long term. We care about the companies we back beyond the exit.
BACKED BY
Institutional LPs with aligned conviction
An independent global investment firm investing across private equity, venture capital, credit, real assets, and public markets. A lead LP in Manara and a partner in co-investment.
GLOBAL ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT MANAGER - ABU DHABI
Lunate
Jordan's largest private sector fund, established by 16 Jordanian commercial and Islamic banks. JCIF's mandate to develop Jordan's private sector makes it a deeply aligned anchor LP.
GROWTH CAPITAL IMPACT FUND - AMMAN
Jordan Capital & Investment Fund
BACKED BY
Institutional LPs with aligned conviction
An independent global investment firm investing across private equity, venture capital, credit, real assets, and public markets. A lead LP in Manara and a partner in co-investment.
GLOBAL ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT MANAGER - ABU DHABI
Lunate
Jordan's largest private sector fund, established by 16 Jordanian commercial and Islamic banks. JCIF's mandate to develop Jordan's private sector makes it a deeply aligned anchor LP.
GROWTH CAPITAL IMPACT FUND - AMMAN
Jordan Capital & Investment Fund
BACKED BY
Institutional LPs with aligned conviction
An independent global investment firm investing across private equity, venture capital, credit, real assets, and public markets. A lead LP in Manara and a partner in co-investment.
GLOBAL ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT MANAGER - ABU DHABI
Lunate
Jordan's largest private sector fund, established by 16 Jordanian commercial and Islamic banks. JCIF's mandate to develop Jordan's private sector makes it a deeply aligned anchor LP.
GROWTH CAPITAL IMPACT FUND - AMMAN
Jordan Capital & Investment Fund
THE TEAM
One fund. One focused mandate.
Managing Director at Manara Ventures
Luma Fawaz
Three years running, Forbes named Luma one of the Middle East's Top 100 Power Businesswomen. Before launching Manara, she spent nearly a decade as CEO of Oasis500 — Jordan's most active early-stage investor and the institution that built the country's startup ecosystem. Under her leadership, Oasis500 closed over 180 deals and worked with more than 2,500 founders.
A 2022 Eisenhower Fellow, Luma brings two decades of investing experience and deep relationships across Jordan's financial, government, and technology ecosystems.
THE TEAM
One fund. One focused mandate.
Luma Fawaz
Founder & Managing Director
Three years running, Forbes named Luma one of the Middle East's Top 100 Power Businesswomen. Before launching Manara, she spent nearly a decade as CEO of Oasis500 — Jordan's most active early-stage investor and the institution that built the country's startup ecosystem. Under her leadership, Oasis500 closed over 180 deals and worked with more than 2,500 founders.
A 2022 Eisenhower Fellow, Luma brings two decades of investing experience and deep relationships across Jordan's financial, government, and technology ecosystems.
Forbes Top 100
Eisenhower Fellow '22
180+ early-stage deals
Boston University