Tazweed Ventures is a corporate venture capital firm driven by impact-investing. The company invests in growth-potential ventures that show a viable path to profit, yet it equally seeks a philanthropic goal with meaningful social and environment impact. Tazweed operates in Jordan and Iraq (including Iraq’s Kurdistan Region), with potential expansion into other markets in the MENA region capitalising on the strategic network and long-standing experience of its parent company, Mezzan Holding, a Kuwait-based conglomerate (www.mezzan.com). Mezzan is one of the leading food, beverage and FMCG conglomerates in the Middle East and has been operating since 1944 to reach now 29 subsidiaries in 7 countries, more than 7,500 employees and a turnover of $719 million (consolidated for the year 2019) across the group. In 2016, Mezzan Holding became listed in the Premier Market of Kuwait Stock Exchange, with a 30% free float.