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Christos Mastoras

@cmastoras

Venture Capital investor on a Middle Eastern journey | Founder & Managing Partner of @IliadPartners | MIT Sloan MBA #epicjourney

 Dubai, UAE
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Joined May 2007
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Iliad Partners@IliadPartnersApr 27
We are excited to announce our investment in Comfi, UAE B2B embedded finance platform leveraging AI to enable SME access to working capital, alongside @PFGrowth, @ShorooqPartners, Yango Ventures and Raw Ventures. Read here: bit.ly/3QOFEgd #VC #Fintech #MENA #EpicJourney
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Iliad Partners@IliadPartnersFeb 10
A warm welcome to Spyridon Sofianos, who has joined our team as an Investment Analyst. He is a recent graduate of New York University Abu Dhabi with a background in VC and startup acceleration at Hub71. Welcome to Iliad Partners and the Epic Journey! 🚀 iliad-partners.com/spyros
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I look forward to attending #Step Conference 2026 in Dubai this week and moderating the panel "Investing in Emerging Markets: From Risk to Return". @IliadPartners #Epicjourney @stepconference
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Iliad Partners@IliadPartnersFeb 2
GCC, Middle East region poised for next wave of global investments zawya.com/en/business/invest…
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Money Review@Money_Review_4 Oct 2025
Iliad Partners: Mε συμμετοχή τριών ελληνικών τραπεζών γύρος χρηματοδότησης 50 εκατ. δολαρίων. #moneyreview moneyreview.gr/business-and-…

Iliad Partners: Mε συμμετοχή τριών ελληνικών τραπεζών γύρος χρηματοδότησης 50 εκατ. δολαρίων |...

Στη δεύτερη φάση άντλησης κεφαλαίων συμμετείχαν τρεις συστημικές ελληνικές τράπεζες -Eurobank, Εθνική Τράπεζα και Τράπεζα Πειραιώς- ως στρατηγικοί θεσμικοί επενδυτές.

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Iliad Partners@IliadPartners1 Oct 2025
ADGM-based Iliad Partners raises funds from Greek lenders for start-up investment @TheNationalNews thenationalnews.com/business…
ADGM-based Iliad Partners raises funds from Greek lenders for start-up investment | The National

ADGM-based Iliad Partners raises funds from Greek lenders for start-up investment | The National

Latest funding round nearly doubles assets under management of the company’s tech ventures fund

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Iliad Partners@IliadPartners1 Oct 2025
ΝΑΥΤΕΜΠΟΡΙΚΗ: Κεφάλαια ύψους 50 εκατ. δολαρίων για startups από Iliad Fund και συστημικές τράπεζες   naftemporiki.gr/business/201… @naftemporikigr
Κεφάλαια ύψους 50 εκατ. δολαρίων για startups από Iliad Fund και συστημικές τράπεζες

Κεφάλαια ύψους 50 εκατ. δολαρίων για startups από Iliad Fund και συστημικές τράπεζες  

Η Iliad Partners, εταιρεία venture capital με έδρα τα Ηνωμένα Αραβικά Εμιράτα (ΗΑΕ), ανακοίνωσε την ολοκλήρωση του δεύτερου κύκλου συγκέντρωσης κεφαλαίων του

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Iliad Partners@IliadPartners1 Oct 2025
Iliad Partners: Το τεχνολογικό fund των 50 εκατ. δολαρίων που συνδέει τη Μέση Ανατολή με την Ελλάδα cnn.gr/oikonomia/epixeirisei… @CNN
Iliad Partners: Το τεχνολογικό fund των 50 εκατ. δολαρίων που συνδέει τη Μέση Ανατολή με την Ελλάδα

Iliad Partners: Το τεχνολογικό fund των 50 εκατ. δολαρίων που συνδέει τη Μέση Ανατολή με την Ελλάδα

Τις ευκαιρίες που υπάρχουν για ελληνικές startup εταιρείες που θέλουν να επεκταθούν στη Μέση Ανατολή αλλά και για επιχειρήσεις τεχνολογίας από χώρες όπως η...

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Iliad Partners@IliadPartners1 Oct 2025
Iliad Partners: Τρεις ελληνικές τράπεζες στον δεύτερο κύκλο συγκέντρωσης κεφαλαίων του fund $50 εκατ. capital.gr/epixeiriseis/3947… @capitalgr

Iliad Partners: Τρεις ελληνικές τράπεζες στον δεύτερο κύκλο συγκέντρωσης κεφαλαίων του fund $50...

Venture capital εταιρεία με έδρα τα Ηνωμένα Αραβικά Εμιράτα.

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Iliad Partners@IliadPartners1 Oct 2025
Iliad Partners completes second close of $50 million fund targeting MENA startups wamda.com/2025/09/iliad-part… via @wamdame
Iliad Partners completes second close of $50 million fund targeting MENA startups

Iliad Partners completes second close of $50 million fund targeting MENA startups

UAE-based venture capital firm Iliad Partners has announced the second closing of its $50m fund. The closing features key players in...

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Iliad Partners@IliadPartners20 Jul 2025
Check out additional coverage of Iliad Partners in the Greek media alongside other international funds targeting the booming Greek startup ecosystem @FortuneGreece fortunegreece.com/article/di… – at Lefktro, Greece

Διεθνή funds ψάχνουν το επόμενο «big thing» στην Ελλάδα | Fortunegreece.com

Παγκόσμιοι επενδυτές, όπως ο γαλλικός επενδυτικός όμιλος Eurazeo και ο χρηματοδοτικός βραχίονας της Σαουδικής Αραβίας Jada, έχουν στρέψει το ενδιαφέρον τους στο εγχώριο startup οικοσύστημα.

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capital.gr@capitalgr26 May 2025
Τα ελληνικά πλάνα του αραβικού VC fund Iliad Partners #capitalgr ebx.sh/QTbzpu
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What does it take to build in the Middle East - and keep going? 🎙️ New #Unscripted episode with @cmastoras, founder of @IliadPartners. From startup life to venture investing, this one's full of 🔥 insights for anyone building something bold. 🎧 Watch now → youtube.com/watch?v=XkeExkGi… #StrategyandAlumni
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Thrilled to participate in the Investor Program at #Step2025 on February 19-20 at Dubai Internet City! Looking forward to connecting with the region’s most promising startups. See you at Step! invt.io/1lxb2w41rtg
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Coverage of the @IliadPartners Fund launch in the Greek media - @Money_Review_ 🇬🇷 moneyreview.gr/startup/16750… – at Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Κωνσταντακόπουλοι και Olayan: Συμμετέχουν σε αραβικό fund που επενδύει σε startups – Τα ελληνικά...

Κωνσταντακόπουλοι και Olayan: Συμμετέχουν σε αραβικό fund που επενδύει σε startups – Τα ελληνικά...

Σε νέες επενδύσεις – αυτή τη φορά στην τεχνολογία – συμμετέχουν οι οικογένειες Κωνσταντακόπουλου και Olayan, οι οποίες ήδη συνεργάζονται στην Ελλάδα σε μεγάλα projects.

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Iliad Partners@IliadPartners12 Dec 2024
A big week for us this week at Iliad Partners. On Tuesday, we announced the launch of our new MENA VC fund. Read all about it in our latest feature in @ForbesME #EpicJourney #MENA #VC #Tech forbesmiddleeast.com/industr…
PIF-Backed Iliad Partners Launches $50M VC Fund To Boost MENA Startups

PIF-Backed Iliad Partners Launches $50M VC Fund To Boost MENA Startups

UAE-based venture capital (VC) firm Iliad Partners unveiled Tuesday the first close of its $50 million VC fund, which aims to bolster startups in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region with a

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@inc_arabia10 Dec 2024
#UAE-based @IliadPartners has announced the launch--as well as the first close--of its US$50 million Iliad Partners Tech Ventures Fund I--we talked to Iliad Partners founder Christos Mastoras (@cmastoras) to learn more about it: en.incarabia.com/iliad-partn… #entrepreneurs #startups

Iliad Partners Launches US$50 Million MENA VC Fund

The Iliad Fund aims to drive early-stage B2B software startups transforming industries such as fintech, logistics, and proptech.

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Iliad Partners@IliadPartners10 Dec 2024
Today, we are excited to announce the launch of our new Iliad Partners MEVA VC Fund. Backed by leading regional and global investors, the fund will invest in early-stage MENA startups, with a focus on Saudi Arabia and the UAE #EpicJourney bit.ly/iliad-fund
Iliad Partners Announces Launch of $50M MENA VC Fund

Iliad Partners Announces Launch of $50M MENA VC Fund

Abu Dhabi, UAE, 10th December 2024 — UAE-based venture capital firm Iliad Partners has announced the launch and first close of its $50m Iliad Partners Tech Ventures Fund I.

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Talabat raises over $2 billion, valued at $10.2 billion in the largest global tech IPO of the year menabytes.com/talabat-final-… via @MENAbytes
Talabat raises over $2 billion, valued at $10.2 billion in the largest global tech IPO of the year

Talabat raises over $2 billion, valued at $10.2 billion in the largest global tech IPO of the year

Talabat, the leading on-demand delivery platform in the Middle East and North Africa, has priced its initial public offering (IPO) at the top of its price range, raising $2.04 billion. The company...

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Iliad Partners@IliadPartners2 Nov 2024
.@QashioMENA becomes MENA’s first spend management to pass 1 Billion AED mark in transaction volume #Qashio gn24.ae/120abf94537db000
Qashio becomes MENA’s first spend management to pass Dh1b mark in transaction volume

Qashio becomes MENA’s first spend management to pass Dh1b mark in transaction volume

Dubai-based spend management and corporate card solutions provider set to redefine fintech

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