{"id":43430,"date":"2025-04-28T18:21:12","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T15:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/?p=43430"},"modified":"2025-04-28T18:30:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T15:30:41","slug":"zest-equity-secures-4-3-million-in-pre-series-a-funding-to-digitize-private-market-transactions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/2025\/04\/zest-equity-secures-4-3-million-in-pre-series-a-funding-to-digitize-private-market-transactions\/","title":{"rendered":"Zest Equity Secures $4.3 Million in Pre-Series A Funding to Digitize Private Market Transactions"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"362\" data-end=\"516\"><strong>Zest Equity<\/strong> raised <strong>$4.3 million in a Pre-Series A<\/strong> round led by <strong>Prosus Ventures, with participation from Morgan Stanley Inclusive &amp; Sustainable Ventures.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"519\" data-end=\"642\">The funding will support<strong> talent acquisition, Saudi market expansion, product development, and infrastructure enhancement.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"645\" data-end=\"773\">Founded in 2021, <strong>Zest Equity<\/strong> provides a full-stack digital infrastructure for seamless execution of private market transactions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"801\" data-end=\"1138\"><strong data-start=\"801\" data-end=\"816\">Zest Equity<\/strong>, the UAE-based digital infrastructure platform for private market transactions, announced that it has raised <strong data-start=\"926\" data-end=\"942\">$4.3 million<\/strong> in a <strong data-start=\"948\" data-end=\"978\">Pre-Series A funding round<\/strong>. The round was led by <strong data-start=\"1001\" data-end=\"1020\">Prosus Ventures<\/strong>, with participation from <strong data-start=\"1046\" data-end=\"1105\">Morgan Stanley Inclusive &amp; Sustainable Ventures (MSISV)<\/strong> and several strategic investors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"1140\" data-end=\"1363\"><strong data-start=\"1140\" data-end=\"1159\">Founded in 2021<\/strong> by <strong data-start=\"1163\" data-end=\"1180\">Zuhair Sham\u2019a<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"1185\" data-end=\"1201\">Rawan Badour<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"1203\" data-end=\"1218\">Zest Equity<\/strong> specializes in building a full-stack digital infrastructure that enables the efficient and streamlined execution of private market transactions.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"1365\" data-end=\"1663\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong data-start=\"1365\" data-end=\"1391\">Strategic Use of Funds<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"1365\" data-end=\"1663\">The newly raised capital will be strategically utilized to acquire specialized talent, <strong data-start=\"1481\" data-end=\"1521\">expand into the Saudi Arabian market<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"1523\" data-end=\"1547\">develop new products<\/strong>, and <strong data-start=\"1553\" data-end=\"1606\">strengthen the company\u2019s technical infrastructure<\/strong> to accommodate a growing and diverse transaction volume.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"1665\" data-end=\"1728\"><strong data-start=\"1665\" data-end=\"1726\">Zuhair Sham\u2019a, Co-Founder and CEO of Zest Equity, stated:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote dir=\"ltr\" data-start=\"1729\" data-end=\"1857\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1731\" data-end=\"1857\">&#8220;This funding milestone will allow us to continue our mission of removing friction from private market transaction execution.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"1859\" data-end=\"2039\">The company&#8217;s mission is to <strong data-start=\"1887\" data-end=\"1912\">simplify and digitize<\/strong> the traditionally complex and manual processes involved in private markets by providing cutting-edge infrastructure solutions.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"2041\" data-end=\"2304\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong data-start=\"2041\" data-end=\"2062\">About Zest Equity<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"2041\" data-end=\"2304\">Zest Equity is addressing a significant gap in the private market ecosystem by offering end-to-end transaction execution solutions, particularly focusing on deals under $100 million \u2014 a segment often overlooked by major investment banks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"2306\" data-end=\"2499\">The platform is building a proprietary suite of transaction tools to power comprehensive, efficient deal execution, helping democratize access to private market opportunities across the region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"2501\" data-end=\"2732\">This new investment reflects the growing demand for <strong data-start=\"2553\" data-end=\"2602\">digital solutions in the private market space<\/strong> and highlights Zest Equity\u2019s role as a critical enabler for the future of private market investing in the Middle East and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zest Equity raised $4.3 million in a Pre-Series A round led by Prosus Ventures, with participation from Morgan Stanley Inclusive &amp; Sustainable Ventures. The funding will support talent acquisition, Saudi market expansion, product development, and infrastructure enhancement. Founded in 2021, Zest Equity provides a full-stack digital infrastructure for seamless execution of private market transactions. 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