Sunny Side Venture Partners
Sunny Side Venture Partners is a venture capital firm founded in 2022 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, with operational leadership in Cairo, Egypt. It is recognized as the first Asian venture capital firm based in North Africa, bridging Japanese investment expertise with emerging markets in Africa and the Middle East. The firm was established by Sadaharu Saiki, a former McKinsey consultant, and Kepple Capital. The firm focuses on early-stage investments, particularly in Pre-Seed and Seed stage startups across various sectors, including retail, fintech, enterprise applications, food and agri
Investing activity
Sunny Side Venture Partners appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $5M. The most recent is Qureos (Seed, $5M, Feb 2026).
Sunny Side Venture Partners most often invests alongside Prosus, Salica Oryx Fund, Salica Investments and BDev Ventures, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Sunny Side Venture Partners
What AI companies has Sunny Side Venture Partners invested in?
Sunny Side Venture Partners's AI investments include Qureos. The 1 round on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Sunny Side Venture Partners based?
Sunny Side Venture Partners is based in Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt.
What stage does Sunny Side Venture Partners invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Sunny Side Venture Partners has invested at Seed, with a median round of $5M.
Who does Sunny Side Venture Partners co-invest with?
Sunny Side Venture Partners's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are Prosus (1 deal), Salica Oryx Fund (1 deal), Salica Investments (1 deal), BDev Ventures (1 deal) and Globivest (1 deal).
How can founders reach Sunny Side Venture Partners?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Sunny Side Venture Partners's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Sunny Side Venture Partners to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.