Inventis Venture

Inventis Venture is an early-growth stage investment boutique founded in 2011 and based in Beirut Central District, Lebanon, operating as the venture capital division of Inventis Corporation, an advisory and consulting firm. The fund was co-founded by Chady Zein, an angel investor and entrepreneurship advocate who serves as both investor and board member in portfolio companies. Inventis Venture focuses on early-stage and seed investments, with checks in the $50,000 to $500,000 range. The primary tracked portfolio company is Knot Standard, a custom menswear brand headquartered in New York, in which Inventis invested in December 2015, with Zein serving on the board. An additional tracked investment is Neotic at the seed stage. The fund maintains connections to the broader MENA venture ecosystem and has links to investors such as Fadi Ghandour of Wamda Capital. Inventis Corporation employs between 11 and 50 people and provides advisory and consulting services alongside its venture activities. Inventis Venture is one of a small number of institutional seed investors to have operated out of Lebanon's challenging but developing startup ecosystem. The fund appears largely inactive in recent years, with no tracked investments since 2015 in public databases. The firm's venture division website has lapsed, suggesting limited current deployment activity. Inventis Venture's small and focused portfolio reflects the early-stage nature of Lebanon's venture capital market during the period of its active operation.