Crypto & web3 startups in Dubai
A genuinely global crypto hub, not just a regional one: Bybit and Deribit relocated global HQs here, and the DMCC Crypto Centre and Crypto Tower host hundreds of native web3, tokenization and blockchain-infra firms.
3 companies building in Crypto & web3 here.
** Dubai-based regulated digital-assets and payments infrastructure startup. Raised a $12.2M Series A led by Galaxy and e& capital (with Further Ventures), taking total funding past $26M; later secured a lic...
** Dubai-based real-world-asset (RWA) tokenization platform. Raised a $3.2M pre-seed in September 2025 (Exponential Science, Triliv Holdings and others). Rides Dubai's RWA/tokenization wave alongside PRYPCO.
** Dubai-linked Web3 infrastructure builder on the TON blockchain (Telegram ecosystem). Raised a $28.5M Series A led by Ribbit Capital at a ~$1B valuation in 2025. A Web3-infrastructure soonicorn/unicorn tie...
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