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Venture Capital Bank
Esterad Bank is a Shari’ah-compliant investment bank specialising in alternative asset management, with a primary asset focus on income-yielding real estate...
Venture Capital Bank
Esterad Bank is a Shari’ah-compliant investment bank specialising in alternative asset management, with a primary asset focus on income-yielding real estate and selective private equity. The Bank’s objective is to generate consistent returns with calculated risk from high-quality, rigorously-investigated, efficiently-structured and well-managed investment opportunities.
General information
Firm type
Venture Capital
Year founded
2005
Location
Region
Middle East
Country
Bahrain
City
Manama
Corporate office
Manama, Bahrain
Principals
Abdullatif Janahi
Founding CEO
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Is the firm a venture capital fund or a bank?
Venture Capital Bank operates under an Islamic wholesale banking license from the Central Bank of Bahrain. Unlike a pure venture capital fund, a wholesale bank holds capital on its own balance sheet, accepts deposits from qualified institutional and high-net-worth clients, and deploys capital through a blend of proprietary investments and client co-investment vehicles (per the firm's regulatory filings).
What asset classes does Venture Capital Bank deploy into?
The bank's investment activities span early-stage venture capital, growth equity, real estate development — particularly in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia — and restructuring and turnaround situations. Its Shariah-compliant mandate means the firm avoids conventional debt instruments and sectors incompatible with Islamic finance principles (per Altss research).
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