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The most active startup investors and accelerators in the UAE

Angel Group

 

1) Dubai Angel Investors

  • Location: Dubai
  • Type: Angel Group
  • Website: https://www.dubaiangelinvestors.me/
  • Investment Stage: Seed and Series A
  • Description: Member-led Micro-VC made up of more than 100 like-minded investors.
    Invest in the Seed and Series A rounds of early-stage technology companies with high growth potential.
    DAI typically deploys between $100,000 to $250,000, but its members can, and frequently do, co-invest with DAI. This means that DAI (together with co-investing members) have made first-round investments of between $100,000 and $2,000,000 in all portfolio companies to date.

 

 

2) Angelsdeck Global Ventures

  • Location: Dubai
  • Type: Angel Group
  • Website: https://www.adgv.vc/
  • Investment Stage: Seed & Pre-Series A, Series A & Pre-Series B, Series B & Beyond
  • Description: AngelsDeck (short for AngelsDeck Global Ventures) is a club network focusing on building an international ecosystem for the venture deals syndication.
    The club has an active chapter in Dubai.
    Investment focus: Seed & Pre-Series A, Series A & Pre-Series B, Series B & Beyond.

 

 

3) MIRAI DAO

  • Location: Dubai
  • Type: Angel Group
  • Website: https://miraidao.io/
  • Investment Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Growth Stage Venture
  • Description: Focus on investments in web3:
    – Layer 0s
    – Layer 1s
    – Layer 2s on ETH
    – EVM DeFi
    – ZK
    – soft- and hardware infrastructure
    – DeFi on the Bitcoin Network

 

 

4) Alpha Ventures

  • Location: Dubai
  • Type: Angel Group
  • Website: https://alphaventure.xyz/
  • Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed
  • Description: A web3 native Venture Capital supporting builders.

 

 

Incubator and Accelerator

 

5) FasterCapital

  • Location: Dubai
  • Type: Accelerator, Incubator
  • Website: https://fastercapital.com/
  • Investment Stage: Incubation, Early Stage Venture, Seed
  • Description: Online incubator/accelerator that operates on a global level.
    Help startups that are looking to raise money by connecting them with angel investors and VCs.
    Invests in startups in work per equity model (not cash investment).

 

 

6) NxGen.xyz

  • Location: Dubai
  • Type: Accelerator, Incubator
  • Website: https://www.nxgen.xyz/
  • Investment Stage:
  • Description: Fueling Next Generation Technology for Web3 founders, DAOs and VC investors:
    NxGen provides human, financial and social capital to founders, VC investors and DAOs to build the third generation of the internet.
    NxGen provides full lifecycle support through inhouse and industry networks at every step of your journey, converting on mission-critical connections for Go To Market – audits, talent/advisors, fundraising, marketing,business development, customers acquisition and retention.
    Focus on blockchain, NFT, privacy, DeFi, long-term, Economics, Token design, Token ecomonics, Social capital, and investment.

 

 

7) DIFC FinTech Hive

  • Location: Dubai
  • Type: Accelerator
  • Website: https://innovationhub.difc.ae/
  • Investment Stage: Pre-seed, Seed
  • Description: Leading accelerator programme co-created with Financial Industry partners.
    Focus on FinTech, InsurTech, RegTech, Islamic FinTech startups.
    Located in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), one of the most advanced financial centres and a leading financial hub for the Middle East, Africa and South Asia.

 

 

8) TURN8

  • Location: Dubai
  • Type: Accelerator
  • Website: https://turn8.co/
  • Investment Stage: Incubation, Early Stage Venture, Seed and Late Stage Venture
  • Description: Established in 2013, TURN8 is a US venture capital firm with presence in Dubai also offering acceleration and incubation services.

 

 

9) Sheraa Sharjah

  • Location: Sharjah
  • Type: Accelerator, Incubator
  • Website: https://sheraa.ae/
  • Investment Stage: Incubation
  • Description: Government-supported entity with a mandate to build the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Sharjah, and support entrepreneurs as they build and grow innovative startups that will contribute positively to the region’s economy.
    Sheraa works hand-in-hand with entrepreneurs to build, launch, and scale startups that go on to make a significant impact in their communities.

 

 

10) Zephyrus Capital

  • Location: Dubai
  • Type: Incubator
  • Website: https://zephyruscapital.com/
  • Investment Stage: Incubation
  • Description: Primary focus is on incubation and Fintech.
    Zephyrus focuses on investing and supporting the companies and project at an early stage.

 

 

11) Mohammed Bin Rashid Innovation Fund (MBRIF)

  • Location: Dubai
  • Type: Accelerator
  • Website: https://mbrif.ae/
  • Investment Stage: Incubation
  • Description: A Government inititaitve launched by the Ministry of Finance to identify and nurture the best talent supported by a global ecosystem of partners.
    Provides programs such as the Guarantee Scheme and the Innovation Accelerator.

 

 

12) Dubai Smart City Accelerator (powered by Startupbootcamp)

  • Location: Dubai
  • Type: Accelerator
  • Website: https://dubaismartcity.org/
  • Investment Stage: Pre-seed, Seed
  • Description: The Dubai Smart City Accelerator, powered by Startupbootcamp, is a leading program supporting innovative companies in the IoT & Connectivity, Urban Automation & Mobility, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Open City Data, Sustainable Cities & Living, Smart Government, and Smart Retail industry.
    Intensive 3 month accelerator program provides 10 selected Smart City companies with hands-on mentorship from over 100 industry experts, office space in Dubai, seed funding, and access to a global network of investors and corporate partners from across the Smart City industries.

 

 

13) Ma’an

  • Location: Abu Dhabi
  • Type: Accelerator
  • Website: https://maan.gov.ae/en/accelerate-your-impact/
  • Investment Stage: Incubation
  • Description: Supported by the The Authority of Social Contribution, Ma’an’s Social Incubator (MSI) serves as a gateway to transform innovative ideas into impactful ventures in Abu Dhabi.
    Twice a year, MSI welcomes 10-12 promising startups, providing them with the essential resources and unwavering support to empower youth, contribute to social development, and foster a positive social impact on the community of Abu Dhabi.
    The comprehensive support package includes investments, a stipend, tailored learning and development programs, mentorship, and exclusive networking opportunities.

 

 

14) Hub71

  • Location: Abu Dhabi
  • Type: Accelerator, Incubator
  • Website: https://www.hub71.com/
  • Investment Stage: Incubation
  • Description: Hub71, founded in 2019 and backed by the Government of Abu Dhabi and Mubadala Investment Company, is a global tech ecosystem of startups, investors, corporate trailblazers and future focused government entities.
    Based in Abu Dhabi, Hub71 offers several incubation and acceleration programmes to startups.
    Hub71 connects out-of-the-box thinkers with the resources, capital, commercial opportunities, and mentorship they need to bring their visionary ideas to life and unleash their full potential.

 

 

15) twofour54 

  • Location: Abu Dhabi
  • Type: Accelerator
  • Website: https://www.twofour54.com/en/
  • Investment Stage: Pre-seed, Seed
  • Description: twofour54 is part of ADNEC Group.
    twofour54 is a media free zone that provides world-class infrastructure and support services that enable the creative community to bring their ideas to life.
    TwoFour54 is home to hundreds of media start-ups. Investors can set up new companies in TwoFour54 with a waiver of licensing fees for the first two years.

 

 

16) Dubai Silicon Oasis

  • Location: Dubai
  • Type: Incubator
  • Website: https://www.dso.ae/
  • Investment Stage: Pre-seed, Seed
  • Description: Established by Law No. 16 of 2005, Dubai Silicon Oasis was created to meet the region’s need for an expansion of tech-focused businesses.
    Dubai Silicon Oasis has become the platform for thousands of innovative startups, SMEs, and multinational companies.
    The Dubai Silicon Oasis free zone is considered a qualified free zone that meets the conditions stipulated in the federal legislations related to corporate income tax in the United Arab Emirates, where persons (companies) based in the free zone can be benefiting from a zero percent (0%) rate of the tax on its qualified income as specified by the Cabinet decisions and the ministerial decisions issued in this regard.

 

 

Venture Capital

 

17) iMena

  • Location: Abu Dhabi
  • Type: Accelerator, Venture Capital
  • Website: https://www.imena.com/
  • Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed
  • Description: The company invests in, builds, and partners with great founders and organizations across sectors and businesses with globally proven technology and business models.
    iMENA supports them with strategic and operational services that address the challenges of building, growing, and creating value out of online businesses in the MENA region.

 

 

18) VentureSouq

  • Location: Dubai
  • Type: Venture Capital
  • Website: https://www.venturesouq.com/
  • Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed
  • Description: MENA-based venture capital fund manager with a global portfolio, managing thematic funds, with a current focus on FinTech and ClimateTech.
    Invests in high growth early-stage technology companies.

 

 

19) Shorooq Partners

  • Location: Abu Dhabi
  • Type: Venture Capital
  • Website: https://www.shorooq.com/
  • Investment Stage: Early and Growth Stage Venture
  • Description: Shorooq Partners is a pan regional firm with direct and indirect presence across Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Riyadh, Egypt and Korea.
    It is a leading early-stage venture capital firm investing in the most innovative startups across MENAP.
    The firm has built deep sectoral expertise in Fintech, Platforms, Software, Gaming and Web3.0.

 

 

20) Wamda Capital

  • Location: Dubai
  • Type: Venture Capital
  • Website: https://wamdacapital.com/
  • Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed
  • Description: Venture Capital Firm established in 2014, focused on deploying seed and early-stage capital in the Middle East and North Africa’s leading entrepreneur-led technology companies.

 

 

21) Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)

  • Location: Dubai
  • Type: Venture Capital
  • Website: https://www.mevp.com/
  • Investment Stage: Early and Growth Stage Venture
  • Description: MEVP provides both early and growth-stage funding to exceptional founders looking for smart capital and help them bring forth innovation in tech and societies alike.
    Focus: E-commerce Marketplaces | Mobility | New Media | Enterprise, SaaS, BaaS, IoT | E-education, E-health, Others.

 

 

22) Morningstar Ventures

  • Location: Dubai
  • Type: Venture Capital
  • Website: https://morningstar.ventures/
  • Investment Stage:
  • Description: Proprietary investment firm specializing in digital assets and blockchain technology.

 

 

23) Global Ventures

  • Location: Dubai
  • Type: Venture Capital
  • Website: https://www.global.vc/
  • Investment Stage: Early and Growth Stage Venture
  • Description: Global Ventures is an international venture capital firm, investing in founders and ideas across emerging markets.
    Backs global-minded founders that are leading growth-stage companies and using technology to transform emerging markets and the world.
    Focus: Enterprise Technology, Food Tech, Data Infrastucture, Mobile, Cybersecurity, Retail, FinTech, Travel Tech, EdTech, Ad & Marketing Tech, Health tech, Health Technology , Telemedicine, E-commerce, Digital Health, Sustainable Tech, and Robotics.

 

 

24) BECO Capital

  • Location: Dubai
  • Type: Venture Capital
  • Website: https://becocapital.com/
  • Investment Stage: Seed stage through to Series B
  • Description: Founded in 2012, BECO Capital is one of the first early-stage VC firms to have been founded in the UAE with a focus on MENA.
    Today, BECO Capital is one of the largest non-governmental venture firms with c.$450m in assets under management.
    Sector agnostic and focus on investing in early stage technology companies, starting at the Seed stage through to Series B.

 

 

25) Rarestone Capital

  • Location: Dubai
  • Type: Venture Capital
  • Website: https://www.rarestone.ventures/
  • Investment Stage: Pre-seed and Seed stage
  • Description: Invests in protocols and companies in the blockchain space, advancing the global adoption of crypto-assets.
    Backs founders with intellectual and financial capital at pre-seed and seed stage.

 

 

26) NB Ventures

  • Location: Dubai
  • Type: Venture Capital
  • Website: https://nbventuresme.com/
  • Investment Stage:
  • Description: Focus: Information Technology, Social Impact, Ecommerce, Healthcare, Hospitality, Education, Logistics, Lifestyle, Retail.

 

 

27) NewTribe Capital

  • Location: Dubai
  • Type: Venture Capital
  • Website: https://www.newtribe.capital/
  • Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed
  • Description: Web3 Venture Capital firm dedicated to investing in early-stage blockchain and crypto initiatives.

 

 

28) Jabbar Internet Group

  • Location: Dubai
  • Type: Venture Capital
  • Website: https://jabbar.com/
  • Investment Stage:
  • Description: The Company specializes in acquiring and building Internet based businesses. Jabbar Internet Group focuses on the e-commerce sector in the Middle East.
    Exits so far: maktoob.com to Yahoo, Souq.com to Amazon and InstaShop to Delivery Hero.

 

 

29) Cypher Capital

  • Location: Dubai
  • Type: Venture Capital
  • Website: https://cyphercapital.com/
  • Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed
  • Description: Multi-strategy crypto investment firm based in the UAE, investing across a broad spectrum including venture capital, public markets, nodes, mining, etc.
    Cypher Capital’s venture practice focuses on early-stage investments in web3 infrastructure, protocols, and applications.

 

 

30) Dtec Ventures

  • Location: Dubai
  • Type: Venture Capital
  • Website: https://dtec.ae/ventures/
  • Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed
  • Description: Dtec Ventures is the venture capital fund of Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority and part of Dtec.
    Dtec invests in early-stage technology companies in the MENA region with a nucleus to Dubai, that are disrupting or enabling traditional industries.

 

 

31) EQ2 Ventures

  • Location: Dubai
  • Type: Venture Capital
  • Website: https://www.eq2ventures.com/
  • Investment Stage: Seed to Series A stages
  • Description: EQ2 Ventures is an evergreen investment company where strategic investors with a strong business legacy help talented entrepreneurs build long term value.
    It was built on the foundations of Equitrust, a corporate VC arm launched in 2015 by Choueiri Group to capture opportunities linked to the emerging digital economy in the Middle East.
    Verticals: Ad-tech, E-commerce, E-com Enablers, B2C Marketplaces, Ed-tech, Fin-tech, SaaS.
    EQ2 invests in startups based in the Middle East and Africa, where we can add value through synergies with our existing portfolio and network.
    The focus is on Seed to Series A stages, with a capacity to follow-on and invest up to $2-3M in our most successful portfolio companies

 

 

32) Nuwa Capital

  • Location: Dubai
  • Type: Venture Capital
  • Website: https://www.nuwacapital.io/
  • Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed
  • Description: NUWA Capital started in 2020 and launched its first $100 million fund in 2021.
    NUWA’s current portfolio includes a range of early-stage companies from investment platform baraka, furniture e-commerce outfit Homzmart, expense management system Qashio as well as eyewear site Eyewa.
    The firm is looking towards other private label e-commerce outfits, or companies that are building their own brands as well as healthcare and health-tech in 2024.

 

 

33) Primal Capital

  • Location: Abu Dhabi
  • Type: Venture Capital
  • Website: https://www.primalcapital.io/
  • Investment Stage: Early-stage, Growth investments
  • Description: Primal is a global venture capital fund manager that specialises in early-stage and growth investments into Web3 and emerging technology companies.
    Current portfolio consists of 50+ investments in Web3 & blockchain applications focused on consumer and enterprise adoption.

 

 

34) Andromeda Capital

  • Location: Dubai
  • Type: Venture Capital
  • Website: https://andromedavc.io/
  • Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture
  • Description: Focus on investments in web3 and AI technologies.

 

 

35) Maven Capital

  • Location: Dubai
  • Type: Venture Capital
  • Website: https://mavencapital.io/
  • Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed
  • Description: Maven Capital provides funding, supporting and advising ambitious cryptocurrency startups from seed to beyond.
    Maven Capital prides itself on market trend research in identifying the most ambitious cryptocurrency projects revolutionizing the blockchain space.

 

 

36) Faculty Group

  • Location: Dubai
  • Type: Venture Capital
  • Website: https://www.faculty.group/
  • Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed
  • Description: Faculty Group is a collective of synergistic blockchain-native firms that provide a range of bespoke solutions to digital asset companies.comprehensive set of services for companies entering or building in Web3.
    Faculty Group provides a comprehensive set of services for companies entering or building in Web3.

 

 

37) Salica Investments

  • Location: Abu Dhabi
  • Type: Venture Capital
  • Website: https://salicainvestments.com/
  • Investment Stage: Early and Growth Stage Venture
  • Description: Cover early and later-stage investments, secondary investments, and growth debt for dynamic businesses.
    The fund focuses on technology sectors where the team already possess deep expertise, such as finance, healthcare, enterprise, logistics and education.

 

 

38) GINCO Investments

  • Location: Dubai
  • Type: Venture Capital
  • Website: https://www.ginco.investments/
  • Investment Stage:
  • Description: GINCO Investments is a multi-sector investment firm led by Mohammed Gheyath.
    GINCO has been investing in venture-backed startups since 2017 and led the creation of the 1st Techstars Accelerator in MENA.
    GINCO works with the best known brands in the Middle East, including Dubai Municipality, Emaar, Dubai Properties, WASL, and Nakheel, among others.

 

 

39) Plus Venture Capital

  • Location: Abu Dhabi
  • Type: Venture Capital
  • Website: https://plus.vc/
  • Investment Stage: Seed to Series A stages
  • Description: PlusVC is a venture capital firm focused on investing in tech and tech-enabled startups across the MENA region and beyond, assuming an early leadership role with founders to ensure their success.
    PlusVC invests an initial check at the seed stage and provides follow-on funding to top-performing portfolio companies up to Series A.

 

 

40) Aditum Venture

  • Location: Dubai
  • Type: Venture Capital
  • Website: https://www.aditumim.com/ventures/
  • Investment Stage: Seed to Series A stages
  • Description: Invests in early-stage technology companies in fintech and B2B software across the MENA Region.
    Partners with strong founding teams seeking to disrupt large industries.
    Focus is on investments in the Middle East and North Africa.
    Invest from Pre-seed stage to Series A seeking ownership stakes of 5% to 15%. 50% of their capital is reserved to provide follow on capital in later rounds.

 

 

41) MetaVision International

  • Location: Dubai
  • Type: Venture Capital
  • Website: https://www.metavision.ae/
  • Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed
  • Description: MetaVision is founded by a group of entrepreneurs who strongly believe in the potential of the Metaverse and Web 3.
    Focus is on start-ups at pre-seed or seed stage.

 

 

42) Mindshift Capital

  • Location: Dubai
  • Type: Venture Capital
  • Website: https://www.mindshiftcapital.com/
  • Investment Stage: Growth Stage Venture
  • Description: MINDSHIFT Capital is focused on post-seed early-stage companies in the U.S., Europe and Middle East.
    Through a global network, MINDSHIFT identifies companies with scalable technology, exceptional leadership and high growth potential.
    Invest with a gender lens, ensuring diversity of thought while narrowing the funding gap for female-led ventures.

 

 

43) Access Bridge Ventures

  • Location: Abu Dhabi
  • Type: Venture Capital
  • Website: https://access-bridge.com/
  • Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed
  • Description: Access Bridge Ventures is a pre Series A, $35m venture capital fund.
    Investing in entrepreneurs across the Middle East and North Africa and on a case-by-case basis outside these regions, if it is within their core sectors.
    Sectors: healthtech, edutech, fintech, enterprise tech & SAAS, e-commerce, marketplaces.

 

 

44) Ventura Capital

  • Location: Dubai
  • Type: Venture Capital
  • Website: https://ventura.ae/
  • Investment Stage: Growth Stage Venture
  • Description: Provides investors with exposure to disruptive consumer and enterprise technology companies that are growing exponentially and approaching IPO.
    Through its global network and proven technology sector expertise, the firm is able to source and invest in exclusive and compelling private companies on a clear trajectory to IPO.
    To date, the firm has invested over $400 million in 21 growth stage pre-IPO companies including Upgrade, Coursera, Spotify, Tekever, Delos, Lyft and Xiaomi delivering high returns and building a strong reputation for ‘picking winners’ on behalf of its investors.

 

 

45) iMENA Group

  • Location: Abu Dhabi
  • Type: Venture Capital
  • Website: https://www.imena.com/
  • Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed
  • Description: Company builders, with founders’ attitudes, and investors’ mindsets

 

 

46) KBW Ventures

  • Location: Dubai
  • Type: Venture Capital
  • Website: https://www.kbw-ventures.com/
  • Investment Stage:
  • Description: Founded by HRH Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud.
    Considered a regional first-mover investor in the bioscience and wider deep technology segments, Prince Khaled is extremely engaged with the food technology and food sciences industry. He continues to invest in and promote emerging technologies that serve as potential solutions to food security and sustainability concerns facing today’s global community.
    KBW Ventures is agnostic with investments and eagerly work with companies that span industries, from BioTech to D2C brands, AI, blockchain, and more.

 

 

Corporate Venture Capital

 

47) G42

  • Location: Abu Dhabi
  • Type: CVC
  • Website: https://www.g42.ai/collaborations
  • Investment Stage:
  • Description: G42 is an artificial intelligence (AI) development holding company based in Abu Dhabi, founded in 2018. The organization is focused on AI development across various industries including government, healthcare, finance, oil and gas, aviation, and hospitality
    G42’s investors include Mubadala, a global investment company from Abu Dhabi; SilverLake, a leading global private equity firm specializing in technology; Microsoft, a multinational technology corporation; and the Dalio Family Office, the private investment office of the Dalio family.
    Collaboration models: strategic teaming agreement, joint ventures, direct investments, incubation.

 

 

48) e& capital

  • Location: Abu Dhabi
  • Type: CVC
  • Website: https://www.eand.com/en/capital.html
  • Investment Stage: Series A-B
  • Description: Investing an average of USD 5 to 30 million in Series A-B companies, e& capital positions these start-ups to flourish during their growth phases, providing the necessary support to foster innovation, expansion, and meaningful cross-border connections.
    Targeted industries for investment are carefully selected for their strategic alignment with the e& group’s verticals, aiming to either synergise with their current ecosystem or introduce transformative disruption.
    e& capital leverages e& Group network of 16 operators and >170 million aggregate subscribers.

 

 

49) Crescent Enterprises Ventures

  • Location: Sharjah
  • Type: CVC
  • Website: https://www.crescententerprises.com/ce-ventures/
  • Investment Stage: Early and Growth Stage Venture
  • Description: CE-Ventures is the corporate venture capital platform of Crescent Enterprises, focusing on strategic investments in early- to late-stage high-growth companies and select venture funds globally. The platform was launched in 2017 and initially capitalised with $150 million to be invested by 2020, 50% of which is targeted towards the MENA region.
    CE-Ventures targets start-ups that offer synergies with Crescent Enterprises’ operations across supply chain management tech, medical tech, enterprise software as a service (SaaS), and niche consumer emerging tech, among others. The platform focuses on wide-ranging emerging technologies pervasive across industry sectors such as artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of things (IoT), and blockchain.
    CE-Ventures partners with purpose-driven entrepreneurs and start-ups to catalyse disruptive technologies and generate long-term returns.

 

 

50) MBC Ventures

  • Location: Dubai
  • Type: CVC
  • Website: https://www.mbc.net/
  • Investment Stage: Early Stage Venture, Seed
  • Description: Founded in 2012, MBC Ventures is the corporate venture capital firm arm of MBC Group.
    Invests in Telecommunication Media and Technology in the Middle East and North Africa.

 

 

51) EII Capital

  • Location: Dubai
  • Type: CVC
  • Website: https://www.eii.ae/en/
  • Investment Stage: Early and Growth Stage Venture
  • Description: The principal activity of EII CAPITAL is to invest in manufacturing and services sectors.
    EII CAPITAL has an impressive investor base, including EMAAR Properties, Zabeel Investments, as well as prominent HNWIs who share its ambition and vision to drive the future of construction and real estate development.
    Over the years, EII CAPITAL has emerged as the investment and growth partner of choice in the UAE by identifying, investing and invigorating the potential of ambitious, enterprising and driven entrepreneurs.

 

 

Institutional

 

52) Chimera Investment

  • Location: Abu Dhabi
  • Type: Institutional investor
  • Website: https://www.chimerainvestment.com/Website/en/
  • Investment Stage: Early and Growth Stage Venture
  • Description: Established in 2007, Chimera Investment LLC is an Abu Dhabi-based private investment firm managing a diversified portfolio of listed and unlisted equities on both local and regional markets.
    Chimera Investment is part of Abu Dhabi’s Royal Group, a diversified conglomerate of companies comprising over 60 entities and employing 20,000 employees.
    The Group is active in a breadth of industries including real estate, construction, fast-moving consumer goods, food and beverage, hospitality, aviation, healthcare and general investments.

 

 

53) ADQ

  • Location: Abu Dhabi
  • Type: Institutional investor
  • Website: https://www.adq.ae/
  • Investment Stage: Early and Growth Stage Venture
  • Description: The Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company PJSC, branded ADQ since 2020, is a significant sovereign wealth fund based in Abu Dhabi.
    As an asset owner and a sustainable investor, ADQ seeks out compelling opportunities across economic clusters that are critical to realizing Abu Dhabi’s economic vision, including Energy & Utilities, Food & Agriculture, Healthcare & Life Sciences and Transport & Logistics.

 

 

54) Mubadala

  • Location: Abu Dhabi
  • Type: Institutional investor
  • Website: https://www.mubadalacapital.ae/en/ventures
  • Investment Stage: Early and Growth Stage Venture
  • Description: Mubadala Capital’s Ventures platform was established in 2017 and combines the extensive resources of Mubadala Investment Company, a global sovereign investor, and Mubadala Capital, a leading multi-strategy third-party asset management firm with the agile mindset of a venture capital firm.
    To date, we have invested in over 75 technology and healthcare companies.
    The mission of the Ventures platform is to partner with visionary founders building enduring technology and healthcare companies, and support them with Mubadala’s global scale, resources, and capital.
    The ventures strategy is powered by a global ecosystem and network. Mubadala Capital’s Ventures platform is deeply embedded in some of the world’s leading technology hubs, with teams based in San Francisco, London, and Abu Dhabi.
    Mubadala Capital’s Ventures platform invests early, with conviction, and for the long-term, with a focus on U.S. and European early stage and early growth healthcare and technology companies.

 

 

55) ADIO

  • Location: Abu Dhabi
  • Type: Institutional investor
  • Website: https://www.investinabudhabi.ae/About-us
  • Investment Stage:
  • Description: Abu Dhabi Investment Office – ADIO.
    ADIO’s team helps investors and companies of all sizes establish their business, grow and develop in Abu Dhabi.
    As the central government hub supporting investment in Abu Dhabi, ADIO is committed to growing the emirate’s private sector and diversifying its economy.
    In fostering Abu Dhabi’s innovation ecosystem, ADIO enables opportunities that support long-term, sustainable success for investors and businesspeople based in the emirate and across the region.

 

 

56) ADIA

  • Location: Abu Dhabi
  • Type: Institutional investor
  • Website: https://www.adia.ae/
  • Investment Stage:
  • Description: Established in 1976, ADIA is a globally-diversified investment institution that prudently invests funds on behalf of the Government of Abu Dhabi through a strategy focused on long‑term value creation.

 

 

57) Oraseya Capital

  • Location: Dubai
  • Type: Institutional investor
  • Website: https://oraseyacapital.com/
  • Investment Stage: Pre-seed, Seed, Series A-B
  • Description: Oraseya Capital is the venture capital arm of Dubai Integrated Economic Zones.
    Invests across sectors and stages, from pre-Seed/Seed to Series-A & Series-B.
    Supports startups with an existing tie to Dubai and the UAE.
    Verticals: Fintech, EdTech, Digital Health, Logistics, Future of Work, Impact, AI/ML, Consumer, E-Commerce.

 

 

58) Investment Corporation of Dubai

  • Location: Dubai
  • Type: Institutional investor
  • Website: https://icd.gov.ae/
  • Investment Stage:
  • Description: Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD) is the principal investment arm of the Government of Dubai.
    Established in 2006, ICD manages a broad portfolio of assets, both locally and internationally, across a wide spectrum of sectors that support Dubai’s dynamic economy.
    ICD’s mandate is to:
    – Consolidate and manage the Government’s portfolio of commercial companies and investments.
    – Provide financial and strategic oversight to the portfolio in order to maximise value for the long- term benefit of the Emirate of Dubai.

 

 

59) Dubai Future District Fund

  • Location: Dubai
  • Type: Institutional investor
  • Website: https://dfdf.vc/
  • Investment Stage: Pre-seed, Seed, Series A-B-C
  • Description: The Dubai Future District Fund is a company established by the visionary leadership of His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance to support innovative technology startups with additional funding and to foster a thriving venture ecosystem in the region.
    Dubai Future District Fund is Dubai’s venture capital fund of funds and direct investment platform.
    For startups, the Dubai Future District Fund invests across Pre-seed and Seed stages under the Build strategy, and across Series A, Series B, and Series C stages under the Catalyst Strategy.
    Invests in startups that are driving innovation across the verticles of Future of Finance and Future Economies:
    – Future of Finance: the Future of Finance thesis reflects the potential across sub-sectors of FinTech, RegTech, and LegalTech.
    – Future Economies: the Future Economies thesis is defined by how the world economy is evolving between now and 2050 and the issues it’s expected to face over the course of these 30 years.