Investor

COTU Ventures

Compiled from public sources

COTU Ventures is a Dubai-based venture capital firm founded in 2020 that seeks to reinvent seed-stage investing in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The firm’s name, an acronym for "Champions of the Underdog," reflects its investment strategy of backing extraordinary founders at the beginning of their journeys, often when they are most underestimated. COTU typically acts as the first institutional investor, partnering with founders from the pre-seed stage through to Series A and beyond. Based in the United Arab Emirates, the firm follows a founder-centric approach, providing deep operational support in areas such as go-to-market strategy, recruitment, and fundraising to help startups accelerate their path to product-market fit.