Phaze Ventures

Co-Founder and CEO Abdullah Al-Shaksy leads the investment team, supported by co-founder and partners Mohammed Al-Wahaibi and Masoud Al-Rawahi. Al-Shaksy's background spans more than a decade in public and private equities across the US, Europe, and the Middle East. The firm has not published an investment committee structure, but the three co-founders collectively own the investment process.

Phaze Ventures operates a hybrid model that pairs a venture fund with PhazeRo, an in-house data-science consultancy serving enterprise clients in Oman and the wider Gulf. That consultancy provides direct sightline into technology demand patterns inside regional enterprises and creates relationships with technical founders. The firm also maintains an active co-investor network including accelerators like Y Combinator and venture funds such as a16z, which generate syndicated deal flow from North America.

Phaze's public portfolio reports only direct equity investments in companies from pre-seed to Series A, alongside co-investors that include Y Combinator, a16z, and other strategic capital sources. The firm has not disclosed any fund-of-funds commitments or LP positions in external venture funds.

The firm backs early-stage B2B AI and deeptech companies, covering pre-seed, seed, and Series A rounds. Its holdings range from newly formed companies such as Boardy.ai and Metal to later early-stage businesses like Sully.ai and Qeen.ai that have reached Series A. Phaze has not disclosed a typical initial check size or follow-on reserve policy.