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Saned Partners is an independently managed venture capital firm based in Beirut, Lebanon, established in 2013. The firm aims to nurture early-stage companies in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region into growth and profitability. Saned Partners partners with entrepreneurs to provide the means and resources necessary to transform their projects into established, best-in-class businesses that offer exceptional value to stakeholders. The firm's mission is to serve as a catalyst for economic and social development in the region by providing entrepreneurs with the opportunity to capitalize on their ambition and ideas. Saned Partners primarily focuses on sectors such as E-Commerce, FinTech, and Retail, with a particular emphasis on Commerce and Shopping, Financial Services, and Internet Services across Asia, particularly in Dubai, Beirut, and Amman. The firm typically invests between US$100,000 and US$400,000, seeking influential minority shares in target companies while leaving management control to the entrepreneurs. Saned Partners also leverages its regional networks and expertise to guide its portfolio companies through their growth process and help them realize their full potential. Saned Partners is drawn to entrepreneurs presenting validated and scalable business models, proven concepts, as well as products and services that are creating or addressing market demand. The firm's strategy is to target investments that typically range in value between US$100,000 and US$400,000, although larger investments can be considered should an out-of-the-ordinary opportunity present itself. Saned's edge lies in the networking opportunities and well-rooted versatile expertise its partners enjoy. In addition to the invested capital, Saned Partners is committed to offering entrepreneurs guidance and support along the way.