Investors in Iraq

Iraq Venture Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in pre-seed, seed, early-stage, and pre-series A-stage investment. The firm primarily invests in the technology sector. The firm seeks to invest in companies based in Iraq. The firm seeks to invest more than $0.25 million. Venture Partners was founded in 2021 and based in Iraq.

Four Rivers is a private equity firm. The firm specializes in emerging markets. The firm seeks to invest in in Russia, India, Iraq, and the UAE. Four Rivers is headquartered in Myanmar.

EQIQ Limited is a venture capital firm specializing in startups and growth capital investments. The firm invests in technology sector. The firm seeks to invest in Iraq, Middle East and North Africa region. EQIQ Limited was founded in 2022 and is based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Fajr Capital Limited is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in early venture, mezzanine, growth capital, buyout, infrastructure investments. It makes its investments with a commitment to Shariah principles. The firm invests in companies operating across diversified sectors with a focus on financial services, infrastructure, healthcare, energy and resources, education, food and beverage sector, logistics, oil and gas services, industrial manufacturing, and renewable energy. The firm also makes investments in waste water treatment, hospitals and healthcare centers, schools, marine ports and services, road and rail, marine, water, sewer and pipeline construction, petrochemicals, oil and gas storage and transportation sectors. The firm primarily makes its investments in high-growth Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) markets focusing on Algeria, Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Egypt, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia. The firm invests between $50 million and $100 million in its portfolio companies. Fajr Capital Limited is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates with additional offices in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and London, United Kingdom.

Impact Fund Denmark is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in financing in the form of equity, mezzanine, loans, debt and guarantees. It makes socially conscious investments. It makes directly & indirectly investments. Under directly investing, it invests in early stage & growth capital investments. Under indirectly investments, it invests in venture capital funds. It specializes in establishing new companies, setting up joint ventures between Danish companies and local business partners and in acquiring existing companies. It provides financing to private-sector projects in the developing countries. The firm can only invest in countries whose 2008 GNI capita income is below $0.03 million with an exemption granted to South Africa, Botswana, and Namibia. Also, the host countries of investments must be on the OECD’s DAC list of development aid recipients. It invests where private sector financing is unavailable or insufficient. It invests in sustainable growth and high-impact solutions in developing markets/countries. It does not invest in Forced labor or child labor, Ozone depleting substances, PCB's (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) and other specific, hazardous pharmaceuticals, pesticides/herbicides or chemicals, wildlife or products regulated under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species or Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Unsustainable fishing methods, Cross-border trade in waste and waste products, unless compliant with the Basel Convention and the underlying regulations, Destruction of High Conservation Value areas, Radioactive materials and unbounded asbestos fibres, Pornography and/or prostitution, Racist and/or anti-democratic media, Alcoholic Beverages (except beer and wine), Tobacco, Weapons and munitions, Gambling, casinos and equivalent enterprises, Standalone fossil fuelled power plants, Drilling, exploration, extraction, refining and sale of crude oil, natural gas and thermal coal, Storage, supporting infrastructure (pipelines etc.), transportation and logistics, and services primarily related to fossil fuels, Any business using captive coal for power and/or heat generation, Electricity generation from peat and activities leading to deforestation, Investments and/or other projects that aim to produce or make use of agricultural or forestry products, Biomaterials and biofuel production, Export-oriented agribusiness mod, Meat and dairy industries. It prefers investing in commercial services and supplies, biofuels, electric power by solar and wind energy and irrigation systems sector. The firm seeks to invest in climate and Agribusiness. It focuses its investments in Green energy & infrastructure with focus on Clean, affordable renewable energy, Waste recycling and management, Energy efficiency, Water access and management; Financial Services with focus on Microfinance, MSME financing, Development banks and Insurance; Sustainable food systems with focus on Climate farming, Storage and distribution, Processing, Forest and land; Healthcare with focus on Hospitals and clinics, Pharmacy chains, Diagnostic services, Pharmaceuticals & medical equipment. The firm prefers to invest in companies based in Africa focusing on North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, South America, Central America, Middle East and Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Jordan, Denmark, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Democratic Republic of Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Arab Rep., Eritrea, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, São Tomé and Principe, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe; Asia focusing on Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Brazil, Malaysia, Turkey, Mexico, Kiribati, Laos, South Korea, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Federal States of Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Marshall Islands, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Western Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, East Timor, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Bank and Gaza, Yemen; Europe focusing on Albania, Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Belarus, Balkans, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro, Romania, Slovenia, Georgia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Serbia, Ukraine; and Latin America with a focus on Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines, Suriname, Ecuador, and Jamaica and North Asia, United States of America, Latin America and parts of Europe. It seeks to invest between from DKK15 million ($2.32 million) and DKK500 million ($77.52 million). The firm can invest up to DKK350 million ($51.34 million) per company. The firm seeks to co-invest with Danish businesses in projects based in developing countries. It prefers to take minority stake between 10% to 30% and up to 49 per cent in small projects. It prefers to take a board membership. The firm prefers to exit its investments within five to seven years when the loan has been repaid or the shares have been sold. The firm also offers special assistance to small and medium-sized enterprises which employs less than 300 employees, with an annual revenue of up to DKK 300 million ($53.16 million) and has a positive result in two out of three latest financial years. It also provides advisory services to business investments in developing countries. The firm makes two thirds of its investments in partnership and can also provide additional financing. Impact Fund Denmark was founded in 1967 and is based in Copenhagen, Denmark with additional offices across Asia, Europe, South America, and Africa.

Euphrates Advisors LLC is an employee owned hedge fund sponsor. It primarily provides its services to pooled investment vehicles. The firm is a large advisory firm which provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. The firm manages hedge fund and a venture capital firm. It seeks to invest in seed/startups, early and growth capital. It invests in publicly-traded securities of companies based or doing substantial business in Iraq. It employs a fundamental, concentrated, research-intensive investment strategy to make its investments. The firm obtains external research to complement its in-house research. Euphrates Advisors LLC was founded in 2010 and is based in Washington, District of Columbia.

GroFin Capital (Pty) Ltd. is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing debt, equity, growth capital and mezzanine. It invest in all stages of business development, from start-ups, early venture, mid venture, late venture, through growth to expansions. The firm invests in outright purchases, management buy-outs, buying of businesses, management buy-ins, self-liquidating debt and franchises. It does not invest in primary agriculture (agricultural pursuits outside of a ‘controlled’ environment), not-for-profit organizations (NGO’s), informal or micro-enterprise, on-lending (fund-of-fund) activities, self-help groups, co-operatives, proof-of-concept or R&D programs. It also do not support any businesses which do not comply with applicable environmental, legal and social requirements as detailed in our ESG (environmental, social and governance policy). It does not consider seed capital, grants, soft loans, or short-term bridging finance. The firm seeks to invest in all sectors with a focus on specialized finance, consumer services, consumer goods, air freight and logistics, agricultural services, agricultural machinery and equipment, fertilizers and agricultural chemicals, including franchises, education, healthcare, manufacturing, labour intensive businesses and key services (water, energy and sanitation). The firm seeks to invest in small and medium sized businesses in South Africa, Iraq, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Jordan, Zambia, Oman, Egypt, and Tanzania. It also prefers to invest in the Middle East and North Africa region. It prefers to invest in companies with an annual turnover not exceeding $5 million and gross assets not exceeding $3 million. The firm's deal size ranges between $0.01 million and $3 million per investment. It seeks to invest for a period of three years with the maximum being eight years. The fund prefers to take majority or minority stakes between 10 percent and 49 percent. GroFin Capital (Pty) Ltd. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Bambous, Mauritius with additional offices in East Africa, West Africa, Southern Africa and Middle East & North Africa.