Backing B2B Founders,
from 0 to the Moon
A venture platform built by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs.
We support AI-powered B2B startups in the Middle East, Africa & Central Asia, bringing firepower, network, investment and on-the-ground execution to turn big ideas into industry-defining companies.
Sharjah
Almaty
Riyadh
Cairo
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Scale Your AI B2B Startup with Discipline & Capital
For AI B2B startups with early revenue ready to scale across MENA & beyond.
A comprehensive set of programs helping growth stage startups scale faster. Our flagship program, BASECAMP KSA, helps startips test the Saudi market, meet partners, and soft land without jumping in blindly.
Our investment arm invests in the best AI B2B Startups in the Middle East, Africa & Central Asia. INVEST is composed of a traditional VC Fund and an Deal-by-Deal Investment Club acting as Syndicate.
Our Portfolio
Our Focus
COFOUNDER MINDSET
We act as true cofounders—sharing the risk, doing the work, and making decisions with you, not just advising from the sidelines.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
We work with AI-native startups, creating unfair advantages in product, operations, and growth.
FASTER PROFITABILITY
We push for lean builds, clear pricing, and high-value use cases in order to reach breakeven faster and raise from a position of strength.
B2B BUSINESS MODELS
We focus exclusively on B2B, helping founders build durable, recurring-revenue businesses that solve real problems for companies.
GO TO MARKET FIRST
We start from customers and distribution, not from features to validate demand and win your first revenues as fast as possible.
GATEWAY TO SAUDI ARABIA
We provide founders with a structured, de-risked path into the largest MENA market, Saudi Arabia.
Our team
Serial entrepreneurs and experts dedicated to your success
Yassir EL ISMAILI EL IDRISSI
Managing Partner
Ebrahim BADRAN
Partner - Expansion
About
Ebrahim, Egyptian national raised in Saudi Arabia, is a strategic business developer with deep roots and an extensive network across MENA
Send me a message
ebrahim@1morething.io
Haitham MOHSEN
Partner - Operations
About
Haitham is an operations and finance expert with over 15 years of experience in business acceleration, financial planning & large-scale operations
Send me a message
haitham@1morething.io