National Bank of Kuwait – Startup Investor Profile

The first indigenous bank and the first shareholding company in the entire Gulf region.

Location: Kuwait

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Investment Regions: MENA

Investment Stages: late-stage

Website: http://www.nbk.com/

AI Reasoning: Searches found no clear evidence of NBK making a startup or venture investment within the past 12 months. The most recent mentions relate to partnerships and corporate activity (e.g., Mastercard partnership announcement) and broader bank reports; I found a reference to NBK activity in 2024 but no documented startup investment in 2025 or within the past year. The last identified investment-like participation was more than 12 months ago (investment in 2024), for example involvement noted with Mastercard-related initiatives rather than a specific venture into a named startup; no verifiable named startup investment with a date within the last 12 months was found. Given the lack of recent deal evidence, classify as not-active.

Not Active – No known investments in the last 12 months.

Low Activity – Only known investments between the last 12 and 6 months.

Active – Known investments between the last 6 and 3 months.

Very Active – Known investments in the last 3 months.