Syrian Angels Club · by Ebla Ventures
A private circle of accomplished Syrians, and friends of Syria, backing the country's new generation of founders: deal by deal, with people you trust beside you.
The moment
A new generation is starting companies at home: in software, logistics, energy, food, health. They are not waiting.
Real deals with real terms are being done now, with or without you. The earliest checks buy the deepest relationships.
For the first time in years there is a credible, structured way to take part, without carrying the complexity yourself.
The way in
One month. Seven live sessions. Ten people. You leave ready to write your first check in a Syrian startup, with a real opportunity already on the table.
Between sessions: private office hours with advisors, one to one.
Speakers and coaches
Every session is led by practitioners, not lecturers: angels, fund partners, and operators from the region and its diaspora. Each cohort's full roster, including the special guest, is shared with admitted applicants first.
They teach evaluation and terms the way they learned them: with their own money.
They see hundreds of deals a year, and show you how to judge one in an hour.
They built companies in and around the region, and teach what memos cannot.
One session, one open conversation. Each cohort learns the name first.
The capstone
The final session puts a real allocation in front of you: a vetted Syrian startup, terms on the table, advisors beside you. Some members write their first check right there. Others take their seat in the Club and wait for the opportunity that fits. Both graduate. The first check is the hardest. When you choose to write it, you will not write it alone.
After the Lab
Graduates take a standing seat in Syrian Angels Club: continuous, curated deal flow and a circle that compounds, year after year.
Every quarter
Deals on the table, portfolio updates, and the whole network in one room.
Every year
The full network and portfolio in one gathering, in person, at home.
Already an experienced angel? A small number of members join the Club directly, against the same bar. Say so in your application.
The bar
Apply
Structured questions about your capital, your commitment, and what you bring. One short question in your own words.
Every application is scored on the same criteria. Ten seats, one standard.
Mid October 2026. Seven sessions, one month, and a real opportunity on the table.
Questions
Seven live sessions across one month, one or two each week, plus optional one to one office hours. Sessions are scheduled to suit working executives across time zones.
No. The Lab assumes intelligence and seriousness, not experience. If you are already an experienced angel, you can apply to join the Club directly against the same bar.
No. The Lab presents real opportunities and gives you everything you need to write your first check with confidence. Many members invest in the capstone deal; others take their Club seat and wait for the opportunity that fits them. When you move is your call. That you know how to move is ours.
Sizes vary by member and by deal. The application asks for your range so the program can be calibrated to you.
Lab sessions are online. The Club meets online each quarter and gathers in person in Damascus once a year.
Membership in Syrian Angels Club: continuous curated deal flow, the quarterly working sessions, and the annual homecoming in Damascus.
Syrian Angels Club is by Ebla Ventures, a venture platform backing Syrian startups deal by deal. Ebla team runs the program; the speakers and coaches above deliver it.
The next cohort of Syrian Angels Lab begins mid October 2026.
Apply for the next cohortApplications open · reviewed against one bar · ten seats only