Mahmoud Adi

Mahmoud Adi is an Abu Dhabi-based investor associated with Shorooq Partners, one of MENA’s more active early-stage venture firms, writing $100K to $250K at pre-seed and seed into health IT software and digital health. The Shorooq affiliation is the strongest signal: it indicates institutional-grade deal access, follow-on capacity through a recognized fund platform, and a strong brand in the regional venture ecosystem. The check size and stage range fit angel co-investment alongside the fund or independent angel checks where the Shorooq network adds material value. AI is not flagged, so the framing is on practical health IT and digital health software rather than algorithm-led pitches. The Abu Dhabi base provides access to Mubadala-adjacent capital, UAE healthcare digitization initiatives, and broader Gulf family-office relationships. Founders most likely to fit are MENA-focused or MENA-expanding health IT and digital health teams, clinic-tech plays selling into Gulf health systems, and payer-provider software that benefits from UAE regulatory tailwinds. US-only founders, biotech, devices, and pure consumer wellness are weaker matches. The entry path is a LinkedIn message or a direct approach via Shorooq Partners, ideally warmed by a mutual MENA venture or healthcare operator connection. Lead with the regional opportunity, the buyer persona, the regulatory plan, and the specific reason an Abu Dhabi-based angel and the Shorooq platform materially accelerate the company. Generic Western digital health decks without MENA grounding will not convert at this check size.