SABAH.fund

Empowering the Pioneers, Building Tomorrow

We fuel

The Future

The Visionaries

The Innovators

The Changemakers

The Passionate

The Outliers

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About us

We are providers of capital, meaningful support and access, strategic and operational expertise and advice, and game-changing connections from our networks for ambitious entrepreneurs at the forefront of innovation. For those looking to shake things up, raise the bar and drive transformative change, we seek to be the most founder friendly partners, equipping you with all the tools needed to grow and succeed. We are in the opportunity business and help you to unlock the full potential of your disruptive (ad)ventures so you can make lasting impact and shape the future.

Our mission

As catalysts of change, we are committed to empowering visionary companies and the next generation of changemakers poised to redefine the future, driving innovation and sustainable progress across industries and geographies. Through this we build a brighter future for our communities, countries and the wider world. We recognize that when trailblazing entrepreneurs win, we all win.

Focus areas

Stage

From planting the seeds of disruption to green shoots rapidly emerging ahead of harvest time

We invest early at pre-seed and seed stages, where our entrepreneurial DNA allows us to bring the highest impact to the start-ups. Our tickets range from $100k up to $750k, and we often lead, but also are willing to follow rounds.

Industries

Finding and funding those building solutions for the greatest challenges our world faces

FinTech

EduTech

CleanTech

HealthTech

Other breakthrough ideas

Geographies

We believe that our regions are home to the largest pool of untapped talent in the world

We focus primarily on founders from (including diaspora) or those with operations in the South Caucasus, Central Asia and MENAPT+ (regions that make up the strategic ‘Silk Road’ between East and West), with continental or worldwide potential. We leverage our cross-border reach, building an innovation bridge with our neighboring regions to take our portfolio companies from local winners to regional leaders and global champions.

Who

Those who think differently, who want to change the status quo and make their mark

We look for exceptional entrepreneurs that are obsessed with the problem they are solving and have a burning ambition that they can execute on.

We seek founder-market fit, where fast-growing markets collide with outstanding founders uniquely positioned to tackle them and build traction.

We believe that investing in diverse and traditionally overlooked groups with different perspectives is a source of huge untapped opportunities.

We find that purpose driven founders whose motivation is not solely financial are typically more engaged and motivated and are therefore likely to succeed in scaling their businesses.

Resilience is a fundamental trait and we look for founders who are able to deal with the setbacks that are part of the entrepreneurial journey.

Our team

We commit as one SABAH. When we invest, you have access to the entire SABAH.HUB support ecosystem including our team of investors, entrepreneurs, operators, functional experts and mentors, each with a wide range of different professional experiences and backgrounds, as well as perspectives and expertise. We are in the partnership business, and seek alignment of interests with our founders. We truly believe that technology is the greatest potential platform for change and our approach to supporting those working at the cutting edge of innovation goes above and beyond the typical.

Rahim Bayramli

Co-Founding General Partner

Abbas Kazmi

Co-Founding General Partner

Togrul Ismayilov

Finance Director

Orhan Abbasov

Startup Development Director

Masud Alisoy

Investor

Our Principles - The SABAH.fund way

Our vision for the SABAH.fund is to be one of the best VC firms of its kind in the world and the most entrepreneur friendly. We recognize that in order to get there, it is not just what we do that matters but how we do it and as such, a clearly defined commitment to founders and set of core principles serves as our North Star. We rely on our principles to guide everything we do: how we interact with each other, our portfolio companies, the communities in which we operate, and all of our other stakeholders and partners. These principles represent our core values, our aspirations, and our cultural language – uncompromisingly lived, breathed and embraced by every team member at our firm:

We care about legacy and are in it for the long run

We always strive for better and stay curious

We collaborate, not compete - VC is not zero sum

We are passionate about impact, people and performance

We move fast and are adaptable and creative

We are transparent, approachable and dependable

We trust, respect and care

We are win-win

We, before me

We pay it forward

Our Commitment to Founders

We have your back, supporting you through the highs and lows

We are conscious of the distinctly different roles and risks in the Founder-VC relationship but having sat at both sides of the table and been in your shoes we have empathy and understanding of the challenges you face and the physical, mental and emotional investments founders make. We do not take our responsibility lightly. As more than just capital providers, we truly are partners to founders, making sure that we work with them to set them up with the best possible chances of being more successful than they otherwise would have been. Once a deal is done we continue to support our portfolio companies as we believe that we should see founders like professional athletes, and nurture their potential and feed their relentless appetite for self-development. We firmly believe that founders are not just building a start-up but that the start-up is also building them - they need to grow together. We recognize that the early-stages are when founders need the most support to overcome the obstacles they face and we do our best to help them bridge the gap.

Pitch us

We are always eager to hear from trailblazing entrepreneurs looking to build their visions and are keen to learn more about you and what you are working on so that we can see how we can help. Each week we enjoy speaking with ambitious, talented and passionate innovators and want to be of assistance so please get in touch below so we can discuss further.