{"id":118037,"date":"2026-06-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/?p=118037"},"modified":"2026-06-08T02:49:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T02:49:57","slug":"could-now-be-the-time-for-cvcs-to-shine-mashreqs-neoventures-ceo-thinks-so","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2026\/06\/08\/could-now-be-the-time-for-cvcs-to-shine-mashreqs-neoventures-ceo-thinks-so\/","title":{"rendered":"Could now be the time for CVCs to shine? Mashreq\u2019s NeoVentures CEO thinks so"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>As some foreign VCs are expected to shy away from regional startups as ongoing <\/strong><strong>headwinds hit sectors across the region<\/strong>, other local investors are ramping up investments. \u201cWe are not slowing down in terms of reaching out to the right founders and making the right [wagers] in this time of uncertainty,\u201d CEO of Mashreq\u2019s corporate VC arm NeoVentures and head of wholesale digital banking at Mashreq Amith Rajan tells EnterpriseAM.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>\u201cWe believe that there are some things that will work and [for] those that will work, the fundamentals have not changed<\/strong>,\u201d he says. \u201cDubai has a strong track record of navigating periods of stress well, including during the Covid-19 pandemic, so it\u2019s all about how we respond to those crises [\u2026] All we need to do is look at the boost the economy got after Covid-19,\u201d Rajan says.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>As a bank-backed corporate venture capital arm, NeoVentures is able to deploy capital with a longer-term perspective<\/strong>, without the fund-raising pressures or forced exit timelines typically associated with traditional VC models.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>They also follow metrics that are different from those of typical investors \u2014 and, in some cases, much more flexible.<\/strong> \u201cWe identify as \u2018patient capital\u2019 [\u2026] we\u2019re not an undisciplined, \u2018broad-based\u2019 kind of investor,\u201d Rajan says. He looks at four criteria to decide whether or not to pull the trigger on an investment: a) The business has a technology or solution that could help boost Mashreq\u2019s own revenues; b) it has a technology or solution that could help improve customer experience somehow; c) it improves the bank\u2019s risk management capabilities; and d) it helps improve their operational efficiency.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>\u201cWhen we invest in a business, it\u2019s because it fits into our strategic priorities as a bank <\/strong>[\u2026] the strategic alignment allows us to explore synergies outside of just pure returns,\u201d Rajan explains.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The other differentiator is venture building.<\/strong> While there are venture builders in the region, having a venture builder that\u2019s housed within a bank offers some advantages. NeoVentures incubates and validates products within the bank itself prior to market deployment. \u201cThat\u2019s where we validate it before we take it to market,\u201d Rajan says.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>That gives them confidence when they\u2019re building something that there is a product-market fit.<\/strong> \u201cWe\u2019re a commercial bank and we\u2019re using it for ourselves, which provides early validation of value and fit,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>It also gives the startup that is building those solutions scale and resources that are hard to find elsewhere.<\/strong> \u201cWe\u2019re building the software in-house alongside our partners, so there\u2019s appreciation for what the founder does and what their challenges are,\u201d Rajan explains. \u201cBecause of that and because of the backing of Mashreq, we\u2019re able to give them instant access to capital and to customers, we give them the [chance] to scale up, and very importantly, we give them regulatory and compliance coverage, because they come onto our regulatory and compliance rails, which adds that degree of credibility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The venture building side of things operates with a lean team, but the CVC \u201csits on the shoulders of a giant<\/strong>,\u201d as Rajan puts it. He notes that the Wholesale Digital Studio and NeoVentures are closely integrated, allowing for product transfer and execution across the bank and venture arm. \u201cThere is a lot of cross-pollination between the bank and NeoVentures, and that\u2019s the way we would like it to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>\u201cOne of the things that we are very careful not to do is setting up something that\u2019s a siloed organization<\/strong> that operates completely separate from the bank, and then getting no one to use [the products we build],\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">The investment strategy<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>NeoVentures always acquires minority stakes in fintechs it\u2019s investing in<\/strong>, Rajan tells us. \u201cWe don\u2019t want to run the business; we want to support the founder and help them grow the business.\u201d Ticket sizes are tailored to the startup\u2019s stage of growth.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The VC arm usually goes for seed to series B stage startups<\/strong>, and the strategy is to stay with a startup throughout its journey and invest in future funding rounds as well, Rajan says.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>NeoVentures is looking for \u201ccategory-defining fintechs\u201d<\/strong> with the ambition and capability to scale meaningfully, first across the region and, over time, internationally. While it has so far had its eyes only on the region, it\u2019s open to investing globally provided the investment prospects fit into the bank\u2019s priorities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">What Rajan is bullish on<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top:0pt;margin:0;padding-left:0;padding-bottom:12pt;line-height:1.2;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left;padding-right:0\"><strong>Given NeoVentures\u2019s mandate to stay aligned with the bank\u2019s own strategic objectives, areas of focus right now include payments, cross-border FX, and digital assets<\/strong>, Rajan tells us. \u201cWe're also looking at growing our trade business, our SME business, and our wealth business,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top:0pt;margin:0;padding-left:0;padding-bottom:12pt;line-height:1.2;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left;padding-right:0\"><strong>Since launching in 2024<\/strong>, NeoVentures has made strategic investments in firms like NewBridge Fintech, which owns EMEA-focused loan syndication platform <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/loan-book.com\/\" style=\"\">LoanBook<\/a>, and has commercialized bank-integrated products such as <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/10\/24\/dp-world-pours-usd-226-9-mn-into-london-gateway-hub-property-finder-takes-stake-in-stake\/\" style=\"\">Traydstream<\/a>, a digital platform enabling secondary market sales of trade finance assets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-top:0pt;margin:0;padding-left:0;padding-bottom:12pt;line-height:1.2;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left;padding-right:0\"><strong>Right now, it\u2019s building its largest product yet \u2014 an end-to-end credit platform<\/strong> that it\u2019s getting ready to take to market soon, Rajan tells us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s a good time to have a CVC as a backer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":118038,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_primary_brand":0,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1680],"tags":[159,7,1342,25,288,1781],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-118037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-spotlight","tag-banking","tag-enterpriseam-uae","tag-investment","tag-investment-watch","tag-mashreq","tag-spotlight","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"38afbec0-2a2d-4d0e-8e2c-8065db57a4b9","order":"5","is_powered_by":false,"story_type":"1","photo_url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/2025\/5\/407.jpg","photo_position":"above","homepage_title":"","full_issue_title":"Could now be the time for CVCs to shine? 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