About Anara

Deep commitment to a region rich with untapped potential.

Deep commitment to a region rich with untapped potential.

Anara Impact Capital backs visionary founders building scalable, category-defining companies in learning, wellbeing and climate resilience — across MENA and its diaspora.

Who We Are

Meet the team.

Meet the team.

Meet the team.

Our team brings together decades of experience in venture, private equity, M&A and entrepreneurial ecosystems across MENA, Europe and North America.

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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Co-founder BLDR Ventures (MENA’s first learn-to-earn studio). Built MENA’s largest Arabic learning platform reaching 10M+ learners. Awarded Jordan’s Order of Independence. Yale · Harvard · Oxford.

Co-founder BLDR Ventures (MENA’s first learn-to-earn studio). Built MENA’s largest Arabic learning platform reaching 10M+ learners. Awarded Jordan’s Order of Independence. Yale · Harvard · Oxford.

Nadia Moukaddem

Principal · Levant & North Africa

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10+ years of experience in private equity and venture capital investing in Africa and the Middle East. Previously Amethis Finance and BY Venture Partners. Sciences Po · HEC.

10+ years of experience in private equity and venture capital investing in Africa and the Middle East. Previously Amethis Finance and BY Venture Partners. Sciences Po · HEC.

Mohamed Hussein

Principal · Egypt & North Africa

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20+ investments at Acasia Ventures across Africa and the Middle East. Eight years at KPMG Deals London, advising on landmark M&A transactions across Europe and MENA. CFA Charterholder. Bayes · Carnegie Mellon.

20+ investments at Acasia Ventures across Africa and the Middle East. Eight years at KPMG Deals London, advising on landmark M&A transactions across Europe and MENA. CFA Charterholder. Bayes · Carnegie Mellon.

For Founders

Building something that matters?

We back founders at seed and Series A tackling learning, wellbeing or climate at scale across MENA. We invest early and keep backing founders as they grow.

For Founders

Building something that matters?

We back founders at seed and Series A tackling learning, wellbeing or climate at scale across MENA. We invest early and keep backing founders as they grow.

For Founders

Building something that matters?

We back founders at seed and Series A tackling learning, wellbeing or climate at scale across MENA. We invest early and keep backing founders as they grow.

An early-stage impact fund investing in learning, wellbeing and climate resilience — built on two decades of regional conviction.

© 2026 Anara Impact Capital. All rights reserved.

Domiciled in the Netherlands · External AIFM under EU Directive 2011/61/EU

Anara is part of the broader efforts under the Social Entrepreneurship Fund (SEF) – a catalyst financing initiative for the social economy started by remarkable group of institutional investors such as BMZ and EU.

Attention: This investment falls outside AFM supervision. No license required for this activity. This website is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to buy or sell any security. Prospective investors should consult their own professional advisers before any investment decision.

An early-stage impact fund investing in learning, wellbeing and climate resilience — built on two decades of regional conviction.

© 2026 Anara Impact Capital. All rights reserved.

Domiciled in the Netherlands · External AIFM under EU Directive 2011/61/EU

Anara is part of the broader efforts under the Social Entrepreneurship Fund (SEF) – a catalyst financing initiative for the social economy started by remarkable group of institutional investors such as BMZ and EU.

Attention: This investment falls outside AFM supervision. No license required for this activity. This website is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to buy or sell any security. Prospective investors should consult their own professional advisers before any investment decision.

An early-stage impact fund investing in learning, wellbeing and climate resilience — built on two decades of regional conviction.

© 2026 Anara Impact Capital. All rights reserved.

Domiciled in the Netherlands · External AIFM under EU Directive 2011/61/EU

Anara is part of the broader efforts under the Social Entrepreneurship Fund (SEF) – a catalyst financing initiative for the social economy started by remarkable group of institutional investors such as BMZ and EU.

Attention: This investment falls outside AFM supervision. No license required for this activity. This website is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to buy or sell any security. Prospective investors should consult their own professional advisers before any investment decision.