Headquartered in Silicon Valley and operating in the U.S. and Middle East, Venture Consulting Partners advises clients on fund design, fund setup, and operating models to align innovation capability with long-term vision. Our firm specializes in all corporate and venture investment fund matters, bringing them to life from their earliest stages to a fully operational flywheel.
We consult on corporate venture capital mandates and traditional VC funds design and activation. We have developed our framework and methodology to convert their strategic intent and vision into a well-managed portfolio of startups that deliver on the strategic, financial (or both) goals and objectives.
We also partner with top-tier venture firms to assist in fund-raising activities in the Gulf region, connecting them and their portfolio with prospective LPs and institutions.
Design
Identifying fund vision, strategies, and intent, aligned with the corporate innovation strategy and then custom-designing a scalable operating model.
Activation of the newly designed fund into an operating program, including teams, processes, governance, KPIs, and portfolio management.
Partnerships
Access to best-in-class corporate Venture-Capital-as-a-Service (VCaaS), Due Diligence firms and experts, top tier VCs, incubators, and accelerators.
Elie Habib is a successful venture consultant, accredited investor, entrepreneur, and with over 25 years with hands-on leadership roles, venture investment and consulting on a global level.
Elie is currently Managing Principal of Venture Consulting Partners based in the Silicon Valley USA consulting clients in the USA and MENA region in corporate venture and VC funds setup and operation. Since 2013, he has been Venture Partner with Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP), and Investment Committee member of its Impact Fund.
Elie is an also active board director of several US and MENA VC-backed startups in various sectors such as communication, IoT, media, marketplace, analytics, and SaaS.
In 2010, Elie helped establish and build one of the first VC funds in the MENA region, Riyada Enterprise Development, focused solely on investing in MENA technology startup companies.