AfamiaGroup, a venture capital company based in California, USA, has announced a $25 million deployment plan for 2025, aimed at identifying and backing two standout startups tackling some of the world’s most pressing innovation gaps.
Alatri, a senior staff member, revealed in a LinkedIn post that the group is actively scouting for ambitious projects across a wide range of sectors, including energy, big data, healthcare, supply chain & logistics, real estate, mobility, mining, agriculture, defense R&D, theme parks, and crypto infrastructure.
The call is open-ended, encouraging founders with proven execution, not just pitch decks, to get in touch directly.
“We’re backing bold, scalable innovations. Ready to deploy capital,” Alatri wrote. “DM or pitch now.”
This $25 million commitment aligns with broader trends showing renewed investor interest in real-economy technologies.
According to PitchBook, global VC funding into deeptech and infrastructure-based innovation sectors rose 13% in Q1 2025 compared to the same period last year, despite a cautious funding climate overall.
“The capital is there, but it’s looking for operational excellence, not hype,” said Nourah Al-Hamadi, an Abu Dhabi-based venture advisor not affiliated with the deal. “What AfamiaGroup is doing here is cutting through the noise.”
How to Apply
Startups interested in the opportunity are encouraged to reach out via email at ramzi.alatri@afamiagroup.com or contact@afamiagroup.com. Selection will prioritize traction, scalability, and governance readiness.
About AfamiaGroup and What They Do
AfamiaGroup is a privately held advisory and capital deployment firm established in 2014, headquartered in California, USA, with active operations in the United Arab Emirates, Europe, and Africa.
The firm provides strategic support in fund structuring, cross-border project finance, M&A advisory, and intellectual property strategy for growth-stage startups, infrastructure developers, and institutional investors.
To date, the Group has supported over 70 startups and scale-ups across 15+ countries, facilitating more than $180 million in blended capital transactions. These include standout projects such as a €45 million, 50MW solar energy park in Andalucía, Spain, and a $22 million waste-to-energy public-private partnership (PPP) in Nairobi, Kenya.
The firm also has exposure in sectors such as defense R&D, fintech, logistics, clean energy, and crypto infrastructure. The Group is known for its startup CPR approach, emphasizing Compliance, Performance, and Reputation to de-risk early-stage ventures and elevate them to institutional-grade investment readiness.
Catalyst for Ecosystem Development
In an era where capital often chases hype over hard work, AfamiaGroup’s recent call for two standout startups to receive a combined $25 million in funding offers a refreshing, high-impact deviation, and a potential turning point for emerging market ecosystems.
By targeting sectors like clean energy, logistics, healthcare, big data, defense R&D, and crypto infrastructure, the firm is doubling down on real-economy innovation, the kind of solutions that lay the groundwork for scalable national and regional progress.
This is more than a capital injection; it’s a deliberate pointer.
“We’re looking for bold founders solving real problems,” said Ramzi Alatri, the investor behind the announcement, emphasizing execution over pitch decks.
What makes this opportunity a true catalyst is AfamiaGroup’s integrated approach: capital is matched with deep legal, structural, and compliance support, helping founders move from prototype to scale-ready without being buried in administrative or regulatory quicksand.
This aligns perfectly with what many African and MENA founders lack, not ideas or ambition, but investment-grade readiness.
Talking Point
For us at TechParley, this $25 million opportunity from AfamiaGroup is not just generous, it’s strategically disruptive.
In a funding climate where many startups are navigating shrinking venture pipelines and over-saturated pitch competitions, AfamiaGroup’s offer stands out for a few reasons.
First, the capital is large but the selection is tight, just two winners. That forces a meritocratic approach focused purely on business fundamentals: traction, scalability, governance, and execution. No fluff, no smoke and mirrors.
Second, the sector spread is telling: energy, logistics, healthcare, defense, crypto, these are real-economy industries where innovation isn’t just nice to have, it’s urgently needed. This displays AfamiaGroup’s appetite for infrastructure-grade innovation, not just another B2C app.
Third, the no-pitch-deck, founder-first philosophy shows they understand what founders really need: trust, fast decisions, and flexible capital backed by legal and structural support, not endless demo days.
In all, it’s a rare alignment of deep pockets, wide sector coverage, and serious deal-readiness, a sign to ambitious founders in MENA, Africa, and beyond: this just says, if you’re ready to build boldly, someone’s ready to back you.
