Venture capital firms in Dubai

Dubai-HQ'd (DIFC) and one of the Gulf's most established VCs, founded 2012, ~$820M AUM. In 2025 closed a $370M dual raise — a $120M early-stage Fund IV (pre-seed to Series A) plus a $250M Growth Fund (Series B to pre-IPO), backing founde...

Dubai-based seed/early-stage VC founded 2010 by Aramex founder Fadi Ghandour; the investing arm of the influential Wamda media/community platform. Invests at Seed and Series A across MENA, Turkey and Sub-Saharan Africa via Wamda Capital ...

Dubai-based (DIFC) VC founded 2018 investing in globally scalable emerging-market tech across MENA and Africa. Seed/Series A checks of ~$1–3M, thematic funds spanning fintech (Fund I), digital health (Fund II) and supply-chain/agritech/d...

Dubai-HQ'd, one of the region's oldest and largest VCs (founded 2010) with offices in Beirut, Bahrain and Riyadh and 260M+ AUM. Invests seed through Series B ($300K–$5M) across fintech, SaaS, healthtech and logistics; launched a $150M Fu...

Dubai-based 'Champions Of The Underdog' seed firm; raised a $54M debut fund in 2024 for pre-seed/seed across the GCC, Egypt and Pakistan, writing $500K–$2M with a fintech/B2B-software lean. Early backer of Huspy, Supy, MoneyHash and Sirdab.

Dubai-based (DFSA-regulated, DIFC) VC founded 2020; raised $75M+ toward a $100M debut fund investing seed to Series B across MENA, Turkey and Pakistan in SaaS, fintech, proptech, healthtech and D2C. Portfolio includes Eyewa, Homzmart and...

MENA-based fund manager (launched 2013) with 200+ global investments and ~$250M AUM, now running thematic FinTech and ClimateTech funds. Closed a second fintech fund in 2025 backed by sovereign LPs (Jada/PIF, SVC, Mubadala). Portfolio in...

Dubai-based VC founded 2012 that has deployed $80M+ at seed/Series A across tech, energy, lifestyle brands and creative industries with a sustainability tilt. ~28 companies including Swvl (IPO), Altibbi and Alcazar Energy (acquired).

Dubai-based early-stage VC founded 2020 focused on GCC and broader MENAP tech — fintech, e-commerce, logistics plus AI, cyber, cloud and healthtech. Closed a $31M Fund I (ECP I).

Emerging-markets VC (founded 2018, San Francisco HQ but deeply active in Dubai/MENA) backing consumer, IT, e-commerce and SaaS from seed to late stage. ~40 investments including UAE mobility platform Invygo; frequently anchors Dubai deals.

FLAG: HQ'd in ABU DHABI (first regional VC regulated by ADGM), with a Dubai office plus Riyadh, Cairo, Manama and Korea. Founded 2017, invests seed to growth (plus private credit/PE) in fintech, platforms, gametech, climate and Web3 — 94...

FLAG: ABU DHABI-based $50M fund from UK firm Hambro Perks (Salica), investing pre-seed to Series A across MENA in fintech, healthtech and edtech; writes ~$25K–$200K and co-invests alongside regional angel leads.

Dubai-run MENAP arm of the global day-zero VC/founder platform; launched a $60M fund (2023) to back 100+ startups over four years, investing ~$180K post-residency at the earliest stage. Runs high-volume Dubai residencies (96 founders fro...

Leading MENA seed accelerator-VC (Cairo-HQ'd) with a UAE presence; runs eight seed funds (~$85M AUM, 25+ institutional LPs) writing $50K–$500K to pre-seed/pre-Series A founders and running structured accelerator cohorts across the region.

Early-stage VC/accelerator arm of Dtec, the Dubai Silicon Oasis tech hub. Runs the 12-month SANDBOX program offering an equity warrant, $950K+ in partner credits, licensing support and workspace to founders, plus direct seed investing in...

MENA arm of the global multi-stage firm 500 Global, investing in early-stage tech across the region and beyond; active across Dubai and Saudi with accelerator programs and follow-on capital.

FLAG: RIYADH / Saudi Arabia — pan-MENA early-stage VC (founded 2015) writing $1–5M at seed/Series A into UAE and Saudi consumer, fintech and proptech; 74+ investments with operational support via the Raed Plus platform. Frequent co-inves...