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The Taken Seat

Investments.

Beyond the companies it builds in the Gulf, The Taken Seat invests in technology companies elsewhere. Every holding is shown with the vehicle it sits in.

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Companies

Held through special-purpose vehicles: a chosen position in a specific company.

Via SPV

SpaceX

Launch vehicles and satellite internet.

Via SPV

Dataminr

Real-time AI for event and risk detection from public data.

Via SPV

FLYR

AI pricing and revenue optimisation for airlines.

Via SPV

Truework

Income and employment verification. Acquired by Checkr in 2025.

Via SPV

Sendoso

Gifting and direct-mail platform for business teams.

Via SPV

Mythical Games

Game technology, Los Angeles.

Via SPV

Kinovi

GPCR pharmacology; graphene bioelectronic sensing.

Fund and vehicle positions

A stake in a firm that holds its own portfolio. The firm is named; its portfolio companies are not listed.

Shareholder

Cambridge Innovation Capital

A Cambridge venture firm and a preferred investor for the University of Cambridge, backing deep tech and life sciences.

Limited Partner

Struck Capital

A Santa Monica venture firm.

How to read this page

Via SPV

A special-purpose vehicle formed to hold a position in one named company. The company is the choice; the vehicle is how it is held.

Shareholder

A shareholding in an investment company that holds a portfolio of its own. The underlying companies are the firm's choices.

Limited Partner

A limited-partnership interest in a venture fund. The fund chooses its investments; a limited partner does not.