CE-Ventures Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Venture Capital

  • Status
  • Active

  • Professionals
  • 1

Professionals

  • Investments
  • 66

  • Portfolio
  • 42

  • Exits
  • 23

Exits

CE-Ventures General Information

Company Description

Founded in 2017, CE-Ventures is a corporate venture capital arm of Cresent Enterprises based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The firm prefers to invest in technologies, energy tech, enterprise SaaS, fintech, medical tech, supply chain management technologies, education tech, agriculture tech, and food tech sectors across the MENA region.

Business Details

Year Founded
2017
Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Corporate Venture Capital
Corporate Office
  • Crescent House, P.O. Box 2222
  • Corniche Al Buhaira
  • Sharjah United Arab Emirates

CE-Ventures Investments (66)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Aptadir Therapeutics 29-Sep-2026 Seed Round Drug Discovery Pre-Clinical Trials
Suno 03-Jun-2026 Entertainment Software Generating Revenue
Anthropic 28-May-2026 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue/Not Profitable
LayerZero Labs 10-Feb-2026 Financial Software Generating Revenue
Solace (Clinics/Outpatient Services) 29-Jan-2026 Clinics/Outpatient Services Generating Revenue
Think Bioscience 20-Jan-2026 Drug Discovery Generating Revenue
Mesh (San Francisco) 05-Jan-2026 Financial Software Generating Revenue
Crusoe 24-Oct-2025 Systems and Information Management Generating Revenue
Aalo 28-Sep-2025 Early Stage VC Alternative Energy Equipment Generating Revenue
Distil (Specialty Chemicals) 23-Sep-2025 Early Stage VC Specialty Chemicals Generating Revenue
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CE-Ventures Exits (23)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Shiprocket 19-Aug-2026 IPO
Turtlemint Fintech Solutions 29-Jun-2026
XCath 01-Jun-2026
connectRN 20-Apr-2026
Transcorp International 23-Oct-2025
Tara (Business/Productivity Software) 17-Dec-2024
Marti (Automotive) 10-Jul-2023
Volt Lines 26-Jan-2023
Prime Medicine 20-Oct-2022 IPO
EdCast 16-May-2022 Buyout/LBO
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CE-Ventures Investments by Industry, Year, and Region

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CE-Ventures FAQs

  • What is CE-Ventures?

    Founded in 2017, CE-Ventures is a corporate venture capital arm of Cresent Enterprises based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

  • When was CE-Ventures founded?

    CE-Ventures was founded in 2017.

  • Where is CE-Ventures headquartered?

    CE-Ventures is headquartered in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.

  • How many investments has CE-Ventures made?

    CE-Ventures has made 66 investments.

  • What has CE-Ventures invested in?

    CE-Ventures has made numerous investments in companies like Aptadir Therapeutics, Suno, and Anthropic within the Drug Discovery, Entertainment Software, and Business/Productivity Software industries.

  • What has CE-Ventures invested in recently?

    CE-Ventures's latest investment was on 29-Sep-2026 in Aptadir Therapeutics, a company within the Drug Discovery industry.

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