Founder Value-add

New Market Segment

Revenue Expansion

Leverage the fund's long-standing network with banks & tech firms across the region to help qualified conversations and revenue.
New Market Segment

New Market Entry

Access Middle Eastern, APAC and European markets leveraging the fund's FinTech Labs platform. Partner with established vendors to boost GTM strategy.
Visibility & Positioning

Visibility & Positioning

Interact with relevant technology buyers and FinTechs via the fund's 15+ global summits and events.
Global Ecosystem

Global Ecosystem

Tap the Cedar legacy platform's deep research, in-house experts and on-ground insights across 15+ countries and 60+ years. Use the FinTech Labs to meet key players in the ecosystem.
Product&Tech

Product & Tech Knowledge

Access product roadmap and country-specific technology readiness frameworks leveraging the FinTech Labs and IBS Intelligence research platform.
Market&Comp Intelligence

Market & Competitive Intel

Rely on in-depth market maps and case studies across FinTech system types and countries, making use of the fund platform's expertise in this space.
Access to Growth Capital

Access to Growth Capital

The fund's regional network that includes tech firms, financial institutions and investors, can provide access to long-term growth capital.
High performance

Building High Performance Teams

Use Cedar’s proprietary Balanced Scorecard framework to help build a high-performance organization and identify the best enterprise sales leaders in the business.

The India-GCC Corridor

The fund and Cedar’s legacy presence across the Middle East since 1998 will go a long way in helping portfolio companies leverage our deep access to the ecosystem
Cedar-IBSi FinTech Labs

55+ Cedar-IBSi FinTech Labs members have leveraged our ecosystem to generate Middle East revenue.

CIFL
Affinity to Indian vendors

Banks and financial institutions have been actively purchasing technology and collaborating with Indian BankTechs and FinTechs for 15+ years.

Investment ties

Track-record of Indian FinTechs and tech cos. receiving investments from Middle Eastern investors. Investment ties are already deep.

Comprehensive Economic Partnership

The India-UAE CEPA fuels entrepreneurship within India’s maturing FinTech ecosystem, enabling cross-border FinTech growth through trade facilitation, local currency settlement, and regulatory alignment.

Growing Startup corridor

DIFC, HUB 71, and many other platforms are seeking to invite India startup participation, to boost the use of new-age BankTech and B2B FinTech in the Middle East.

MoU fosters FinTech collaboration

The RBI–CBUAE MoU is advancing real-time payments, CBDCs, and cross-border financial innovation.

“We're thrilled to partner with Cedar-IBSi Capital at Cogniquest! We see immense value in their unmatched expertise in FinTech research, consulting, and the complete Cedar-IBSi platform, besides the investment. This collaboration will be a game-changer for Cogniquest's ambition to build a global platform from India in the BFSI space. Cedar-IBSi Capital was the natural choice to have on our side!“

Satish Grampurohit

Co-Founder and CEO, Cogniquest

“In Cedar-IBSi Capital, we see a strong capital and value-additive partner uniquely positioned to further the core business of the company. As a TechFin that is significantly BFSI-focussed, Cedar-IBSi’s global stature feels like the wind beneath our wings.“

Rajesh Iyer

Co-Founder & CEO, WonderLend Hubs