11. SARWA

Robo wealth advisor

Founders: Mark Chahwan, Jad Sayegh and Nadine Mezher

Funding: $1.5 million

Investors: Shorooq Investments, 500 Startups, MEVP, WAIN, Hala Ventures, Saned Equity Partners

Country: U.A.E. Date of establishment 2016

Sarwa, meaning “wealth” in Arabic, provides lowcost solutions with guided investment planning and on-demand advice with a remote portfolio manager. It invests primarily in ETFs. Chahwan and Sayegh graduated from McGill University, while Nadine has degrees from the American University of Beirut and Esmod, Paris.