The private-market platform today’s deal makers demand.
Your workflow, ready for every transaction.
One Platform. Three Capabilities.
Zest is the digital infrastructure for private-market transactions - built in MENA, used worldwide.
Speak to Zest about your dealSPVs
Simplify
Launch SPVs to group your investors into one investment vehicle, streamline governance and execute digitally.
Escrow
Safeguard
Leverage regulated escrow services to securely gather, hold and release funds only when conditions are met.
Arrange
Scale
Access regulated arranging to share opportunities through your own network, onboard investors, and execute under one workflow.
US$305m
Digitized in transactions
228+
Transactions executed
US$1-100m+
Flexible transaction size
Trusted by
One workflow.
From structure to closing.
Move seamlessly through every stage of a transaction, from deal design and investor commitments to compliant execution and long-term management, all within a single, integrated Zest workflow.
Design your deal
Tailored workflows
Confirm commitments
Real-time updates
Sign documentation
Digital and compliant
Finalize transactions
Across the full lifetime
Built to run any transaction
Trusted by the deal makers moving private markets
"It was a nightmare. Cost-wise it was higher, time-wise it was longer, and the mental capacity was more consuming than how we're doing it with Zest now."
Managing Partner, Khwarizmi Ventures
"Zest helped us to launch our co-investment SPVs within tight timelines. They handled onboarding, KYC, and capital deployment so we could move on high-demand deals without operational bottlenecks."
Partner, Wamda Capital
“We used the Zest platform to digitally simplify our cap table, grouping 39 of our existing investors as part of our Seed round. The process was seamless for all our investors.”
Co-Founder & CEO, Omniful
“Zest helped us kick off our fundraising with structure. We onboarded 12 investors through one clean vehicle. It was simple, fast, and investor-friendly.”
Founder & CEO, Abwab
"We have always been big believers in our angel investors - Zest's platform empowered our angels to invest as a group, co-leading our Series A alongside some of the most reputable VCs in the region."
Board Member, M Capital
"Zest Equity has streamlined our transaction processes with an intuitive platform that also caters specifically to the intricacies of venture capital."
Co-Founder & Managing General Partner, Kayan Ventures
"Zest has been consistently beside us throughout our Series A fundraising journey, their platform allowed us to quickly set up a dedicated vehicle for our investors, whom were subsequently able to transfer their holdings with ease."
Co-Founder & COO, Valeo
"Zest’s flexible structure made it easy to bring in investors from different rounds and valuation caps. It helped us consolidate early backers into a single SPV - exactly what we needed to simplify our cap table ahead of Series B."
Co-Founder & COO, Vault
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