UM6P Ventures

UM6P Ventures is the investment arm of Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship and accelerating scientific innovation across Morocco and Africa.

Venture Capital Active Ben Guerir, Morocco Est. 2019
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Last updated 2026-07-20
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Stages
Seed, Pre-Seed, A Round

About

UM6P Ventures is the investment arm of Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, founded to advance entrepreneurship and accelerate scientific innovation in Morocco and Africa. It operates two funds: a Digital Transformation Startup fund and a Deeptech Ventures fund. The firm invests in pre-seed and seed-stage startups, providing capital, talent sourcing, subject domain expertise, and access to specialized equipment and infrastructure. UM6P Ventures focuses on sectors such as Agriculture, Chemicals, GreenTech, Healthtech, Fintech, Logisticstech, Travel Tech, Proptech, and Retailtech. They have a stated interest in investing in Israeli deep-tech startups, particularly in biotechnology and agritech.

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Portfolio by sector

Industrial Technologies1
Energy Tech1
Agriculture & Food Technologies1

Funds · 2

  • Deeptech Ventures — $0 Jan 2019
  • Digital Transformation — $0 Jan 2019

Q&A

What is UM6P Ventures' investment focus?
UM6P Ventures is an African-based early-stage ventures firm operating two funds: a Digital Transformation fund and a Deeptech Ventures fund. They invest in pre-seed and seed Digital Transformation startups, and provide capital to Deeptech Ventures, focusing on sectors like Agriculture & Food, Pharma & Medical, Water & Energy, AI, and Cybersecurity.
When was UM6P Ventures founded?
UM6P Ventures was founded in 2019.
Can you name some of UM6P Ventures' portfolio companies?
UM6P Ventures' portfolio includes Biotic, which develops bio-based PHBV Polymers, and ClimateCrop, focused on gene editing technology for increased crop yields.
What is UM6P Ventures' most recent investment?
UM6P Ventures participated in a Seed round for Biotic in July 2023, which raised $4.75M.
What is the investment stage focus for UM6P Ventures?
UM6P Ventures primarily invests in Pre-Seed, Seed, and A Round stages.
Which sectors does UM6P Ventures concentrate its investments in?
UM6P Ventures shows concentration in Industrial Technologies, Energy Tech, and Agriculture & Food Technologies, with one round in each sector.
Who is the CEO of UM6P Ventures?
Yasser Biaz is the CEO of UM6P Ventures.
What is the typical investment range for UM6P Ventures?
UM6P Ventures' investment range is between $1.5M and $3.1M.
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