Ammon News - The Innovative Startups and SMEs Fund (ISSF) - the largest investment fund of its kind in Jordan - on Sunday has announced a direct investment of $1.5 million in Global Ventures, a Dubai-based growth-driven venture capital firm focused on investing in growth stage technology companies across the Middle East and Africa, according to an ISSF statement.

The investment, which was made in December, underlines the ISSF's commitment to empowering promising Jordanian startups as part of efforts to enhance the local entrepreneurship environment and the national economy in general, the statement said.

ISSF General Manager, Laith Al Qasem, saidinvesting in progressive funds such as Global Ventures supports ambitious SMEs to expand their businesses, enhance operations, and realize their growth potential, leading to a dynamic entrepreneurial landscape and driving robust economic development across Jordan and beyond.

General Partner at Global Ventures, Basil Moftah, said that Jordan is a regional leader in entrepreneurship and a center for some of the most powerful companies and founders in the region, with support and investment programs for small and medium-sized companies dating back to the eighties of the last century, explaining that Global Ventures' business is in line with the ISSF's mission, which focuses on transforming the local and regional entrepreneurial environment into a global hub for technology and innovation.