Pre-screened startups
Every company we share has been assessed for product maturity, regulatory fit, team quality, and MENA-market readiness. No raw leads — only investable opportunities.
For Investors & Partners
Insurtech deal flow for MENA’s most active investors.
We source, screen, and curate insurtech investment opportunities for MENA-based VCs, CVCs, and angel investors. You get first-look access to the region’s deepest insurtech pipeline — plus a formal MENA–Europe execution corridor for cross-border deals.
A joint initiative by
4,000+Startups in our ecosystem pipeline
$30B+GCC gross written premiums
~2%Insurance penetration — the upside
1stFormal MENA–Europe corridor
We find the insurtechs. You write the cheques.
A curated, private deal-flow service for MENA-based VCs, corporate venture arms, and angel investors deploying into insurtech — without building a sourcing operation from scratch.
Insurance is one of MENA’s largest untapped sectors: over $30 billion in GCC gross written premiums, penetration still under 2%, and regulators actively opening the door to innovation.
But quality insurtech deal flow here is hard to source. There’s no centralised pipeline, most startups skip the conferences your team attends, and deals that reach you through general channels have usually been picked over.
We sit at the centre of the region’s largest insurtech ecosystem — 4,000+ startups, active GCC carrier relationships, and programmes that surface investment-ready companies before the wider market sees them. You get first-look access.
What you get
Six capabilities that replace months of your team’s sourcing and diligence work.
Thesis-matched deal flow
Tell us your investment focus — embedded insurance, claims tech, distribution, AI underwriting, climate risk — and we match startups to your thesis. No bulk lists.
Private quarterly briefings
Exclusive briefings on which verticals are heating up, which regulators are opening doors, and which startups from our programmes are approaching funding rounds.
Co-investment facilitation
Join rounds alongside other regional investors. We facilitate syndication between MENA VCs, CVCs, and angels — so you co-invest with aligned capital, not compete with it.
Portfolio company support
Your portfolio companies get access to our carrier network, regulatory navigation, and — for Saudi entry — entity setup through our MISA licence. We help your investments land.
On-the-ground diligence
Need deeper context before writing a cheque? Technical, regulatory, and commercial diligence grounded in real ecosystem relationships — not desk research.
From your thesis to deployed cheques — in three steps.
A 30-minute onboarding sets you up. After that, curated deal flow lands in your inbox on your cadence.
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Step 01
You share your thesis
Focus areas, stage preferences, cheque size, and what you’re looking for. A 30-minute onboarding call.
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Step 02
We curate & share
We match startups from our pipeline to your criteria and send curated profiles with our assessment — quarterly, or as opportunities arise.
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Step 03
You decide & deploy
Meet the founders, run your process, and invest. We support with diligence, co-investor introductions, and post-investment ecosystem access.
You don’t have a product problem.
You have an access problem.
Whether you’re an insurer seeking technology or an insurtech seeking distribution — the same barriers stand between Europe and MENA. The Corridor is built to remove them.
01Friction
Endless sales cycles
Traditional insurance PoC timelines stretch across years. By the time you complete a pilot, competitors have already deployed.
02Friction
Burned budget, no ROI
Conference booths, flights, consultants, and strategy decks — often with zero actionable outcomes to show the board.
03Friction
No decision-makers in the room
You pitch to innovation managers who love your tech but cannot sign. You meet scouts, not budget holders.
The shift
Conferences produce business cards. You need signed pilot agreements. The Corridor compresses traditional timelines into a structured execution cycle.
From “exploring MENA” to signed PoC with a major insurer.
The Corridor replaces guesswork with a structured execution path.
- 01 Extended timelines to signed PoC Structured path to executed pilot
- 02 Heavy spend on conferences and travel Efficient, structured regional access
- 03 Pitch to innovation managers, not signers Pitch to C-suite decision-makers
- 04 Navigate regulators alone Regulatory pathway pre-mapped
- 05 “Still exploring MENA.” “Signed PoC with a major insurer.”
European credibility × MENA access = execution infrastructure.
Two operators. One execution model. Built to close deals, not collect business cards.
Your European amplifier
Alchemy Crew Ventures
Vetted insurtech pipeline
Deep relationships with leading global insurers and reinsurers. Proven tech, not experiments.
Venture-client methodology
Structured framework to convert enterprise interest into concise PoC contracts.
Global executive network
Significant insurance executive reach and thought-leadership visibility. The right people see you.
Board-ready outputs
Matching reports, PoC recommendations, and briefings designed for the board pack.
Your regional operating partner
MENA InsureLab
C-suite access
Direct line to decision-makers at top GCC insurers — the people who sign budgets.
Regulatory navigation
Active dialogue with key regulators across the GCC. We map the legal pathway for every pilot.
Problem curation
We work with insurers to define actual operational challenges before matching.
Full soft-landing services
Entity setup, visa support, banking infrastructure, and local presence across the region.
Together, we remove the friction between technology and adoption.
Three phases. One signed pilot.
Pick your path — the execution model adapts to whether you’re buying or selling innovation.
01Phase
Scope & contract
- Problem statement refinement
- Insurtech shortlist review
- PoC contract executed
Board outputSigned PoC agreement
02Phase
Build & test
- Insurtech deploys sandbox / MVP
- Weekly check-ins with delivery leads
- Data integration testing
Board outputProgress update with metrics
03Phase
Evaluate & decide
- Results assessment
- Board-ready evaluation report
- Go / no-go recommendation
Board outputComplete evaluation with ROI projection
Minimal executive time required. Clean exit ramps at every phase.
01Phase
Access
- Framework assessment
- MENA market brief creation
- Profile built for matching
Investor update“Accepted into Europe–MENA corridor”
02Phase
Match
- Bilateral sessions with insurers
- Matched to real problem statements
- Curated use-case exchange
Investor update“Matched with insurer for pilot”
03Phase
Execute
- PoC facilitation & scoping
- Contract execution
- Pilot launch
Investor update“Signed PoC with major insurer”
Lightweight time commitment. Structured around your existing priorities.
Two C-suites. One bridge.
Aicha Ghaffari
MD, MENA InsureLab · Co-Architect, Europe–MENA InsurTech Corridor
The GCC alone holds over $30 billion in gross written premiums — and it’s still one of the most underserved insurance markets in the world. The carriers and InsurTechs that move now won’t just capture market share; they’ll define how 400 million people experience insurance for the first time.
Sabine VanderLinden
Founder & CEO, Alchemy Crew Ventures · Co-Architect, Europe–MENA InsurTech Corridor
Most corridors connect logos. Ours connects capability. We built this bridge for European and GCC insurers done with pilots that die in PowerPoint — and ready for a clean path from discovery to adoption, with no equity taken and no orphan projects.
Proof
Cross-border, but built on institutional ground.
The Corridor — created jointly by MENA InsureLab and Alchemy Crew — runs on relationships across UK, EU, MENA, and African institutions, regulators, and commercial anchors — not on cold introductions made the day a deal needs closing.
Or work with us without a Corridor membership.
For investors and corporates that need senior advisory on a specific decision or thesis.
Investment due diligence
Pre-investment technical, regulatory, and commercial diligence on regional insurtechs. Independent, senior-led, and grounded in ecosystem context.
Market validation
Thesis-level questions answered with primary research. Market sizing, competitive landscape, regulatory pathway, and commercial readiness.
Partnership strategy
JV design, distribution partnerships, and anchor-partner identification for investors and corporates entering or scaling in MENA.
Working in the Kingdom?
For deal flow and market entry into the Kingdom, see our sister brand, The InsurTech.
SAMA-navigated regulatory pathways, MISA-backed institutional access, and Vision 2030-aligned investments — delivered in-Kingdom under the local brand.
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