No. 026 · Feras Jalbout
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Version 3
2026-07-17
Bitcoin attested
- Raised: $20M Series A, 2022 $24M total ($4M seed 2021, $20M Series A 2022)
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2026-07-15
Bitcoin attested
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Version 1
2026-07-10
Bitcoin attested
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- Founder: Feras Jalbout
- Company: baraka
- Founded: 2020 · Dubai
- Raised: $20M Series A, 2022
- Backers: Valar Ventures, Knollwood, Y Combinator
- Strap: A former Barclays and Standard Chartered banker betting first-time Gulf investors will start with commission-free fractional US stocks, a thesis that drew Peter Thiel's Valar Ventures into its first Middle East deal.
- Moves: 2020 · Founded in Dubai by Feras Jalbout after years in banking and a family office; 2021 · Launched app with Y Combinator backing and a $4M seed round; 2022 · Closed $20M Series A led by Valar Ventures, the firm's first regional investment
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