Adq is a government-backed investor and private equity firm. Team members are concentrated in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Known portfolio companies include Dfns, Bayzat, Salmon, Okadoc, Lumi AI and Vistria Group, 8 companies in all.
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Who to pitch at Adq
Jaap Kalkman
Group Chief Investment Officer
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Madusudanan Ramani
Head Of Investment Resilience
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Hend Al Falasi
Senior Investment Manager
United Arab Emirates
Adq portfolio companies (8)
- Dfns
- Bayzat
- Salmon
- Okadoc
- Lumi AI
- Vistria Group
- Plenary Group
- Sagard
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About Adq
The firm's listing covers sectors AI, Commerce, Education and FinTech, and focus areas AgriTech, Biotech, Customer Service and Cybersecurity; known deals cluster at Growth, Late-Stage and Seed.
Of the 23 people on file at Adq, Jaap Kalkman (Group Chief Investment Officer), Madusudanan Ramani (Head Of Investment Resilience) and Hend Al Falasi (Senior Investment Manager) are listed as the contacts to approach first.
Adq shares portfolio companies with 20 other investment firms, among them Argentem Creek Partners, FJ Labs and Further.
Frequently asked questions
What is Adq?
Adq is a government-backed investor and private equity firm whose team is concentrated in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, with a known portfolio of 8 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does Adq invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Commerce, Education and FinTech; listed focus areas include AgriTech, Biotech, Customer Service and Cybersecurity. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does Adq invest at?
The known deals of Adq include Growth, Late-Stage and Seed rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at Adq?
3 of the 23 people on file at Adq are listed as contacts for the firm. All 23 have their own profile page.
How do I contact Adq?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 23 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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