The Future

is

Emerging

21VC backs founders redefining AI, FinTech, and Industrials across MENA and Southeast Asia — transforming how emerging economies operate, connect, and scale.

Sector

FinTech, AI & Industrials

Sector

FinTech, AI & Industrials

Sector

FinTech, AI & Industrials

GEOs

MENA & Southeast Asia

GEOs

MENA & Southeast Asia

GEOs

MENA & Southeast Asia

Check Size

$500K – $1.5M

Check Size

$500K – $1.5M

Check Size

$500K – $1.5M

Stages

Pre-Seed & Seed

Stages

Pre-Seed & Seed

Stages

Pre-Seed & Seed

/ ABOUT US /

01 / Approach

Early conviction. Active partnership. Lasting impact.

21VC is a hands-on partner from day one — combining early capital with deep strategic engagement. We lead rounds, help founders structure growth, and stay close through every inflection point.

Our approach blends a founder’s mindset with institutional discipline: clear ownership, focused conviction, and long-term alignment.

We don’t spread wide — we go deep with the few building the future of intelligent infrastructure across emerging markets.

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02 / Geographic Focus

We invest where transformation is inevitable.

MENA and Southeast Asia are entering a historic economic inflection point. Rapid growth, digital-native populations, and ambitious political tailwinds are fueling demand for smarter infrastructure — from financial systems to industrial technology and AI-driven productivity.

We believe this convergence of demographics, policy, and tech enablement positions emerging markets not as followers, but as the next global centers of innovation — and we invest at the foundation of that shift.

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03 / Stage Focus

Our focus lies where conviction matters most.

We invest at the Pre-Seed and Seed stages — when vision outweighs certainty and the right partner can define the outcome.

21VC backs founders at their most formative stage with capital, conviction, and hands-on partnership — helping shape ideas into products, teams, and real traction.

For us, being early means being involved. We lead, support, and stay close as founders turn ambition into enduring companies.

03

We Invest in the systems powering tomorrow’s economies.

/ Our Domains /

Emerging markets are undergoing an unprecedented digital and industrial transformation. 21 Ventures focuses on three interconnected pillars — AI, FinTech, and Industrials — each forming the foundation of an intelligent, connected, and resilient future.

FinTech

The financial rails of emerging markets are being rebuilt from the ground up. Digital payments, embedded finance, and SME-focused banking are unlocking liquidity, inclusion, and efficiency across economies once constrained by legacy infrastructure.

Artificial Intelligence

Industrials

FinTech

The financial rails of emerging markets are being rebuilt from the ground up. Digital payments, embedded finance, and SME-focused banking are unlocking liquidity, inclusion, and efficiency across economies once constrained by legacy infrastructure.

Artificial Intelligence

Industrials

FinTech

The financial rails of emerging markets are being rebuilt from the ground up. Digital payments, embedded finance, and SME-focused banking are unlocking liquidity, inclusion, and efficiency across economies once constrained by legacy infrastructure.

Artificial Intelligence

Industrials

/ OUR TEAM /

LinkedIn

Founder & General Partner. Previously led venture investments at JRF Investments in Dubai, deploying $8M across global SaaS, FinTech, and Industrial startups.

General Partner

Jacob

Isaev

General Partner

Jacob

Isaev

LinkedIn

Founder & General Partner. Previously led venture investments at JRF Investments in Dubai, deploying $8M across global SaaS, FinTech, and Industrial startups.

General Partner

Jacob

Isaev

General Partner

Jacob

Isaev

LinkedIn

Founder & General Partner. Previously led venture investments at JRF Investments in Dubai, deploying $8M across global SaaS, FinTech, and Industrial startups.

General Partner

Jacob

Isaev

General Partner

Jacob

Isaev

LinkedIn

Principal at 21 Ventures. Previously worked across JRF Investments, PwC, and TDK Ventures, with a focus on AI, deep tech, and industrial innovation.

Principal

Anshul



Khazanchi Sinha

Principal

Anshul



Khazanchi Sinha

LinkedIn

Principal at 21 Ventures. Previously worked across JRF Investments, PwC, and TDK Ventures, with a focus on AI, deep tech, and industrial innovation.

Principal

Anshul



Khazanchi Sinha

Principal

Anshul



Khazanchi Sinha

LinkedIn

Principal at 21 Ventures. Previously worked across JRF Investments, PwC, and TDK Ventures, with a focus on AI, deep tech, and industrial innovation.

Principal

Anshul



Khazanchi Sinha

Principal

Anshul



Khazanchi Sinha

LinkedIn

Venture Partner at 21 Ventures. Formerly led £100M in pre-seed and seed investments at Salica and Ascension, following a seven-figure entrepreneurial exit.

Venture Partner

Sam

Marchant

Venture Partner

Sam

Marchant

LinkedIn

Venture Partner at 21 Ventures. Formerly led £100M in pre-seed and seed investments at Salica and Ascension, following a seven-figure entrepreneurial exit.

Venture Partner

Sam

Marchant

Venture Partner

Sam

Marchant

LinkedIn

Venture Partner at 21 Ventures. Formerly led £100M in pre-seed and seed investments at Salica and Ascension, following a seven-figure entrepreneurial exit.

Venture Partner

Sam

Marchant

Venture Partner

Sam

Marchant

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London

Dubai

(UTC)
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