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Deep Middle Eastern roots with a global mindset thriving both ways, bridging heritage and innovation seamlessly.

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Founders and CEOs Driving Bold Innovation Across B8's Industry-Changing Portfolio

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B8VP
Dr Vinay Nair
Founder & CEO

TIFIN

Al for Financial Prosperity.

• Primary Office: Boulder – Colorado, USA
• CEO/Founder: Vinay Nair
• Embedded Finance Theme One
• Domain/Sector/Vertical: ML, SaaS, Embedded Finance via WealthTech and Asset Management, Super Apps, Investment Science, Robo Advisory, Fund Services, Digital Marketing, Distribution, Investment Research Tech
• B8 Ventures Investor since June 2021
• B8 Ventures follow-on: Yes
• B8 Ventures involvement (current/previous): Board
• Lead/Key Investor(s): B8 Ventures (through several SPVs) Vinay Nair, Franklin Templeton, J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Morningstar, Broadridge, Motive Partners, Hamilton Lane
• Number of Employees: Greater than 150
Alex Mans, Founder & CEO, FLYR
Alex Mans
Founder & CEO

FLYR

The Operating System for Travel.

• Primary Office: California, USA
• CEO/Founder: Alex Mans
• Embedded Finance Theme Two
• Domain/Sector/Vertical: AI, SaaS, Embedded Finance via Revenue Optimisation, Digital Transformation for Aviation and Hospitality.
• B8 Ventures Investor since June 2021
• B8 Ventures follow-on: Yes
• B8 Ventures involvement (current/previous): Advisory Level
• Lead/Key Investors: B8 Ventures through several SPVs, WestCap, Peter Thiel, Silver Lake Partners, JetBlue Technology Partners
• Number of Employees: Greater than 250
Oz Alashe, Founder & CEO CYBSAFE
Oz Alashe
Founder & CEO

CybSafe

The Human Risk Management Platform.

• Primary Office: California, USA
• CEO/Founder: Alex Mans
• Embedded Finance Theme Two
• Domain/Sector/Vertical: AI, SaaS, Embedded Finance via Revenue Optimisation, Digital Transformation for Aviation and Hospitality.
• B8 Ventures Investor since June 2021
• B8 Ventures follow-on: Yes
• B8 Ventures involvement (current/previous): Advisory Level
• Lead/Key Investors: B8 Ventures through several SPVs, WestCap, Peter Thiel, Silver Lake Partners, JetBlue Technology Partners
• Number of Employees: Greater than 250
Bassel El Koussa, Co-Founder & CEO QUIQUP
Bassel El Koussa
Co-Founder & CEO

Quiqup

A Logistics as a Service Providing Fast Delivery Solution to e-commerce Players.

Barmak Heshmat, Founder & CEO BRELYON
Barmak Heshmat
Founder & CEO

BRELYON

Amplifying your Visual Experience with Computers.

• Primary Office: California, USA
• CEO/Founder: Barmak Heshmat
• Embedded Finance Theme Two
• Domain/Sector/Vertical: Ultra Reality Display, Metaverse, Plug & Play, Hardware
• B8 Ventures Investor since May 2022
• B8 Ventures follow-on: Yes
• B8 Ventures involvement: N/A
• Lead/Key Investor(s): B8 Ventures (through several SPVs), Lockheed Martin Ventures, MIT E14 Fund, LG Technology Ventures, Corning Incorporated, UDC Ventures, and Franklin Templeton
• Number of Employees: Greater than 25
Charlotte Saulny
CEO

Coaching.com

The World's First Coaching Enablement Platform.

• Primary Office: Boulder – Colorado, USA
• CEO/Founder: Vinay Nair
• Embedded Finance Theme One
• Domain/Sector/Vertical: ML, SaaS, Embedded Finance via WealthTech and Asset Management, Super Apps, Investment Science, Robo Advisory, Fund Services, Digital Marketing, Distribution, Investment Research Tech
• B8 Ventures Investor since June 2021
• B8 Ventures follow-on: Yes
• B8 Ventures involvement (current/previous): Board
• Lead/Key Investor(s): B8 Ventures (through several SPVs) Vinay Nair, Franklin Templeton, J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Morningstar, Broadridge, Motive Partners, Hamilton Lane
• Number of Employees: Greater than 150
Anubhav Saxena, CEO CHOOCH
Anubhav Saxena
CEO

Chooch

Vision Al for Making Cameras Intelligent.

Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of the Semantics, a large language ocean. A small river named Duden flows by their place and supplies it with the necessary regelialia. It is a paradisematic country, in which roasted parts of sentences fly into your mouth.
Agustin Guilisasti
Founder & CEO

Forest

London's most sustainable shared micro-mobility company.

• Primary Office: Boulder – Colorado, USA
• CEO/Founder: Vinay Nair
• Embedded Finance Theme One
• Domain/Sector/Vertical: ML, SaaS, Embedded Finance via WealthTech and Asset Management, Super Apps, Investment Science, Robo Advisory, Fund Services, Digital Marketing, Distribution, Investment Research Tech
• B8 Ventures Investor since June 2021
• B8 Ventures follow-on: Yes
• B8 Ventures involvement (current/previous): Board
• Lead/Key Investor(s): B8 Ventures (through several SPVs) Vinay Nair, Franklin Templeton, J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Morningstar, Broadridge, Motive Partners, Hamilton Lane
• Number of Employees: Greater than 150
Mintoo Bhandari
Founder & Global Head of Institutional Relationships

Monument Bank

A Pioneering Cloud-Native Digital Bank for the Mass Affluent.

• Primary Office: Boulder – Colorado, USA
• CEO/Founder: Vinay Nair
• Embedded Finance Theme One
• Domain/Sector/Vertical: ML, SaaS, Embedded Finance via WealthTech and Asset Management, Super Apps, Investment Science, Robo Advisory, Fund Services, Digital Marketing, Distribution, Investment Research Tech
• B8 Ventures Investor since June 2021
• B8 Ventures follow-on: Yes
• B8 Ventures involvement (current/previous): Board
• Lead/Key Investor(s): B8 Ventures (through several SPVs) Vinay Nair, Franklin Templeton, J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Morningstar, Broadridge, Motive Partners, Hamilton Lane
• Number of Employees: Greater than 150
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Our Track Record.

At B8 Venture Partners, we invest early, typically at Series A, and double down on high-impact ventures as they scale. Our track records speaks for itself – backing transformative ventures while strategically unlocking opportunities in the Middle East.

>$2Bn

Portfolio Gross Equity Value

>60%

Ventures accessed the GCC through B8 Ventures

9

Ventures in the Portfolio

25%

Ventures at Unicorn or close to Unicorn Level

7

Successful Exits by B8 Ventures & its Venture Partners

2000

Jobs Created

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Our Portfolio Ventures

We invest in Series A growth companies.

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News & Highlights

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March 30, 2026

Forest Strengthens Partnership with Hammersmith & Fulham Council...

Forest is growing in West London 🌲 Forest delighted to strengthen partnership with Hammersmith & Fulham Council, helping residents move around the borough in ways that are more sustainable, affordable,…
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March 25, 2026

Forest Shortlisted for the 2026 BusinessGreen UK Green Business Award...

Forest has been nominated in the Transport Project of the Year category for our bike refurbishment project, an initiative we launched in 2023 to increase the number of our e-bike…
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March 25, 2026

Monument Bank to Launch £250M Tokenised Deposits

🚀 Today we announced plans to launch a tokenised deposit product, targeting to raise up to £250 million of retail customer deposits - a first for a UK-regulated bank on…
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March 20, 2026

Forest Expands E-Bike Services in London with New Partnerships

It’s been an exciting week for Forest as we announced new partnerships with the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, the London Borough of Lambeth, and Lewisham Council, opening up…
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