SAVE OUR STARTUPS FUND (SOSF)

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Save Our Startups Fund (SOSF) is a high-growth equity fund created under IM Ventures, the implementer of USAID Lebanon Investment Initiative (LII).

SOSF aims to support the startups and the overall investment ecosystem during the current economic crisis in Lebanon.

The fund invested in 11 startups in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector, operating out of Lebanon with sustainable and scalable business models and products geared towards export.

SOSF targeted the Lebanese Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (LVCPEA) members to define its investment universe.

SOS FUND IN NUMBERS

$12M

FUND SIZE

$1M

AVERAGE TICKET SIZE

11

TECH STARTUPS FUNDED

230+

JOBS CREATED

600+

JOBS SUSTAINED

30%

WOMEN INCLUSION

1

EXIT

4

FOLLOW-ON ROUNDS