Early-stage Impact Fund
Backing transformative ventures from MENA & beyond.
We partner with visionary founders building scalable solutions in learning, wellbeing and climate resilience — the pillars of a generational regional transformation.
Our Mission
We empower visionary entrepreneurs tackling the most pressing challenges in our region — and across the globe.
Anara Impact Capital is a purpose-built impact fund investing at seed and Series A in founders building category-defining companies across MENA and its diaspora. We back a focused portfolio of founders tackling learning, wellbeing and climate resilience.
Built on Alfanar Venture Philanthropy’s two-decade track record, Anara brings rigour, conviction and patience to a region long overlooked by global capital. Our strategy pairs commercial discipline with measurable social and environmental outcomes.
Sectors of Focus
Three pillars. One generational shift.
Learning, wellbeing and climate are the region’s largest underserved opportunity — and only a fraction of regional venture funding reaches them.
Who We Are
Operators, investors and builders.
Our team brings together decades of experience in venture, private equity, M&A and entrepreneurial ecosystems across MENA, Europe and North America.

Nafez Dakkak
Managing Partner
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Nadia Moukaddem
Principal · Levant & North Africa
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Mohamed Hussein
Principal · Egypt & North Africa
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