Manara Ventures helps corporations worldwide design, launch, and operate world-class Corporate Venture Capital arms — turning strategic capital into competitive advantage before their rivals do. Headquartered in Amman, Jordan. Operating globally.
AI, climate technology, and digital health are reshaping every industry in every economy on earth. The corporations that build CVC arms today will own the next decade of disruption — whether they are in Amman, London, Singapore, or São Paulo.
Those that wait will spend that decade writing acquisition cheques to buy what they should have backed at seed stage — at ten times the price.
"The most expensive mistake a corporation can make is watching the future arrive and deciding they'll deal with it next quarter."
Manara Ventures exists for the boards and executive teams who have already decided: not on our watch.
Every engagement starts with a conversation, not a proposal. Choose the level that matches where your corporation is today.
A rapid diagnostic of your corporation's CVC readiness. We assess your board appetite, innovation ambition, competitive landscape, and structural prerequisites — then tell you exactly what it would take to launch.
The complete operating architecture for your CVC arm — before you hire a single person or write a single cheque. We deliver a board-ready playbook your team can execute from day one.
We don't just design your CVC arm. We build it alongside you — from thesis to first portfolio company. Manara operates as your embedded CVC partner until the arm is fully operational.
We understand corporate dynamics across markets — from MENA boards and sovereign wealth funds to European conglomerates and Asian family offices. Our CVC frameworks are built to work anywhere, calibrated precisely to wherever our client operates.
Our operations are built on AI infrastructure that lets a small, expert team produce what legacy consulting firms charge 10× to deliver — in half the time. You get senior expertise without the bloated retainer and junior staffing.
We don't produce slide decks and disappear. We're in the room with you — sourcing deals, structuring governance, presenting to your board. The work gets done, not just recommended. Your CVC gets built, not just planned.
Every CVC we build begins with a razor-sharp 35-word investment thesis before a single dollar is deployed. No scatter-shot innovation theater. No FOMO investing. Strategic conviction from day one, every time.
We work with large, established corporations worldwide that have the scale, ambition, and board mandate to build a world-class CVC arm — from MENA to Europe, Asia, and beyond.
Manara Ventures (منارة) is a global Corporate Venture Capital advisory firm, headquartered in Business Park, Amman, Jordan. Our name means "lighthouse" in Arabic — we illuminate the path from corporate inertia to venture-scale innovation.
We were founded on a single conviction: the world's most ambitious corporations are sitting on massive strategic capital, but most lack the architecture to deploy that capital into startups effectively. We exist to close that gap — for any corporation, in any market.
Our team combines deep expertise in CVC design, startup ecosystem navigation, and global market intelligence — spanning MENA, Europe, Asia, and the Americas — with AI-native operations that let us move faster and charge significantly less than legacy management consulting.
Book a 30-minute discovery call. No pitch deck required. No commitment. Just a direct conversation about whether CVC is right for your corporation — and what it would take to launch.