Manara Capital | Group Companies

Manara Capital investment company

Producing superior returns for all stakeholders through truthful dealings

Founded in 2005, Manara Capital is a privately-owned investment firm. It is governed by the Farra family.

Our family has a history in mercantilism, most recently expressed through being a founding partner in Capital Guidance, a 50-year old multi-family global investment company.

Our approach

Turning great ideas
into thriving businesses

We develop innovative and viable ventures, through strategic business partnerships and investments that add value to the global business sector across different areas and various industries.

Driving change
with consistent support

We established ourselves as a differentiated investor, through driving change within the marketplace, and providing strong and consistent support to portfolio companies, believing in their potential.

Embracing professional
excellence & leadership

We are proud to reach professional excellence by adopting a transparent and professional approach in our business practices and dealings, helping to build the skills of tomorrow.

What do we do?

While our mandate is opportunistic, we have built a deep domain expertise in fintech through 180 Capital, by building businesses in neo-brokerage, trading technology, and systematic trading.

professionals

working in neo-brokerage, trading technology, and systematic trading.

Current Investments

Where do we invest?

The majority of our investments are in the Middle East, yet we retain a balanced exposure to investments in the US, Asia, and Latam.

Investments in the Middle East which total 31 or 60% of the total while the rest of the world is 21 investments or 40% of total

Current Investments

A selection of our current investments

amana is the leading neobroker in the MENA offering US/MENA stocks, ETF, crypto, FX, and commodities.

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180 Capital is a fintech holding company that incorporates deep domain expertise in online brokerage, financial software technology solutions, systematic trading, and digital assets.

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Centroid Solutions is a leading technology company specialized in risk management, bridging, execution and hosting infrastructure for multi-asset brokers.

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180 Digital Assets seeks to capture blockchain opportunities in the world of trading, finance, and commerce.

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514 Capital Partners is a systematic investment manager developing proprietary trading models.

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Invisible Technologies combines AI and human intelligence to help enterprises capture every opportunity for efficiency, growth, and scale”

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BY Fund I & BY Fund II is an early-stage funds that invest in high impact founders building market transforming and category leading companies.

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Rules-based, co-investment fund of Endeavor, set up to invest exclusively in Endeavor Entrepreneur-led companies.

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Figment Supports the adoption, growth, and success of the Web 3 ecosystem.

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Forward is a redesigning the way healthcare is delivered using all the technologies healthcare has neglected: sensors, mobile, and AI.

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Hoken is a Marketplace whereby hotels, travelers, and traders can purchase hotel bookings with the ability to sell, speculate, or redeem hotel stays.

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Excelsa is a real estate-focused investor, asset manager, and developer, with a focus on US multi-family communities.”

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Acelen is one of the largest refineries in Brazil, with a consideration for the development of biofuels.

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Key growth overview

Basic metrics of our diverse investment portfolio

We boast a portfolio of 52 investments across sectors like Financial Services, Real Estate, and more. Our investments include active and exited positions, direct and minority holdings, and both liquid and non-liquid assets.

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