The 3 Serial Entrepreneur Founding Principles Behind Every Company I Have Built
Four companies. Five countries. Three industries. Twenty-plus years. Looking back across all of it, three things have been present in every company I have founded — from a VoIP startup in North America to an international real estate platform to a $500M+ investment office. These are not lessons I read. They are things I learned […]
What Is Sophonos Investments? Inside a $500M+ Private Investment Platform
Founded in Dubai in 2018 by Navneet Mandhani. $500M+ in assets under management. 26+ portfolio companies across PropTech, AI, FinTech, DeepTech and EdTech. One publicly confirmed exit: Yourkeys, acquired by Zoopla in April 2021. Here is everything that is publicly known about the platform — and the philosophy behind it. When people ask me about […]
Navneet Mandhani Named in Gulf Business Top 50 Leaders and CEOs of 2026
Gulf Business has named Navneet Mandhani in its Gulf Business Top 50 Leaders and CEOs of 2026, published July 6, 2026, and independently curated by the Gulf Business editorial team. The list is presented in alphabetical order and profiles 50 of the most influential decision-makers, business leaders, and CEOs shaping the future of business across […]
PropTech Venture Capital 2026: Where the Smart Money Is Going
$3.30 billion deployed in Q1 2026 alone. A 64% year-on-year surge. But the headline number conceals a more important story, one about concentration, discipline, and which specific categories are commanding institutional-scale capital. Here is what the data actually shows. I have spent the better part of the last decade allocating PropTech Venture capital across real […]