Zest Equity Zest Equity has built digital infrastructure to power your private market transactions.

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ZUHAIR SHAMMA AND RAWAN BADDOUR, CO-FOUNDERS, ZEST EQUITY

Zest Equity is digitizing private market transactions, building tools to streamline how entrepreneurs, funds, and investors transact. The company's platform is designed to save you time and reduce administrative costs, simplifying the end-to-end transaction process, whilst ensuring best-practice methodologies and governance are employed.

  • FOUNDED IN: 2021
  • SECTOR: Fintech

"Private markets that are efficient, transparent, and liquid are a cornerstone for the advancement of any financial market. With an estimated total addressable market of US$920 billion across emerging markets, we are building a platform with an aim to reenforce the UAE's credibility and dominance as a best-practice jurisdiction to transact in, both today and in the future."

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