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Top 25 Automotive Startup Investors in United Arab Emirates in November 2024

Last updated: Nov 2024 A list of 25 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Automotive startups based in United arab emirates. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Automotive companies from United arab emirates. We update this investor list every month.

Top 25 Automotive Startup Investors in United Arab Emirates in November 2024

Investor	Automotive United Arab Emirates investments
Phoenician VC	3
BY Venture Partners	3
Dtec Ventures	3
Global Ventures	2
Simile Venture Partners	2
Wamda Capital	2
B&Y Venture Partners	2
Syndicate Group of Companies	2
Automotive Ventures	2
DP World Group	1
Orbit Startups	1
Social Capital	1
Audacia Capital	1
Spartech Ventures	1
B&Y	1
Polar Light Ventures	1
Prime Venture Partners	1
Driven Capital Partners	1
Crealize	1
Driven Capital Partners	1
Glowfish Capital	1
EQ2 Ventures	1
Anonymous	1
SOSV	1
Afzal Modak	1

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Founded in 2015, Phoenician Funds is at the heart of thriving capitals of digital innovation and startup ecosystems in the Middle East and North Africa ...

Investment focus

Financial Services, Software, FinTech
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, Egypt

Portfolio highlights

Go Rise — Go Rise is a start-up building a financial services platform for migrants.
Ostaz — Ostaz is a mobile and peer-to-peer educational platform connecting students seeking help in a specific course to qualified private tutors.
TWIG — TWIG is a Bank Agnostic Automated Savings Platform in the MENA region. Our flagship app provides Automated Saving Plans to help users save better; a Smart Budgeting tool with tailored insights; and Smart, customizable and user-specific Goals.

Our team of former founders backs phenomenal early-stage founders, providing empathetic support and invaluable connections to help them scale globally.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
Series A, Seed, Series B
United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

Laced — Discover the latest sneaker releases with Laced. The UK and Europe's authentic sneaker marketplace, discover coveted styles from Nike, Air Jordan, Yeezy, New Balance and more. Buy and sell now with Laced.
Finverity — Finverity provides technology, working capital and expertise to give banks, NBFIs, financiers and companies a strategic advantage in supply chain finance
Quench.ai — Quench is a tech infrastructure for video creators to deliver exclusive content, engage and reward their true fans.

Dtec Ventures is the venture capital unit of Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority and an integral part of the Dtec ecosystem. We invest in early-stage technology businesses in the MENA region with a nucleus in Dubai, that are disrupting or enabling traditional industries.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Marketplace, Apps
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United Arab Emirates, United States, Oman

Portfolio highlights

Letswork — Work, meet and connect from the best coworking spaces, cafes and hotels across the UAE and Bahrain. Buy a membership, book meeting rooms or rent an office via the Letswork app.
AlgoDriven — Appraise, inspect & evaluate vehicles using cutting-edge automotive solutions to make your automotive business more profitable. Contact us!
Ghost Financial — Ghost Financial is a comprehensive financing and business services platform to support ghost kitchen and restaurant ventures by offering financial products such as insurance, payroll, credit cards and expansion loans for startup & growing kitchens.

We back global-minded, growth-stage and technology-focused founders in emerging markets and the world.

Investment focus

Health Care, FinTech, Financial Services
Seed, Series A, Series B
United Arab Emirates, Egypt, United States

Portfolio highlights

Iyris — Iyris Advanced Desert Greenhouses is the Middle East's premier agriculture glazing specialist, providing tailored solutions for increased desert crop output. iyris collaborates closely with the glass industry's greatest companies to provide ultra-clear glazing with the most advanced anti-reflective and light diffusive coatings.
Maalexi — We are a deal-driven and buyer-focussed digital ecosystem for 'Wholesale Import and Finance of Food and Agriculture products into US, Europe, Africa, India and the UAE'. We make it faster, cheaper and safer to trade internationally, by standardizing and digitalizing trade processes, and have built key partnerships with globally renownedcompanies, that assure performance, finance, and mitigate transactional risks.We help local SME manufacturers and distributors to import and get finance for food and agricultural products directly from the source. Agricultural products can be imported by local manufacturers directly from small and medium co-operatives and processors, while food products can be imported directly by local distributors from manufacturers. We help buyers connect and transact with sellers by mitigating transactional risks in cross-border trade like : Counter-party, Price, Product Quality and Quantity, Delivery and Payment. We have partnerships that allow us to provide - digital contracting, end-to-end fulfillment, physical inspections, and secured payments. We are partnered with globally renowned - Distributed Ledger Technology platform, Logistics Service companies, Insurance providers, an Inspection Agency, and Financial Service fin-tech firms. We work 24x7, 365 days to 'simplify cross-border trade', and we invite you to join us in this endeavor.
Zinc Money — A suite of comprehensive solutions to help families navigate international education for their children and ensure a sound financial foundation for their academic journey.

Simile Venture Partners is an early-stage investment firm focusing on internet, mobile and technology startups across the world. It was founded by a team with domain expertise in entrepreneurship and venture capital investments. Its priority markets are in Europe, South-East Asia, India, Brazil, Turkey and Russia.For more information, visit:www.simileventure.com (http://www.simileventure.com/)

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Internet
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Germany, India, Spain

Portfolio highlights

Futwork — With Futwork, learn for free and get a telecaller job. Find Work from Home jobs in India. Flexi hours & work suitable for freshers and women. Earn from home now!
slice — slice is a one-stop payment app for all spending needs. Their goal is to make money management simpler & faster for their users. It is backed by leading investors such as Tiger Global, Insight partners, Advent International, Blume Ventures, and Gunosy Capital.
Fleksy — The Fleksy Software Keyboard Development Kit (SDK) enables companies to overcome the challenge of building a top-notch typing experience on both iOS and Android. Your company can then focus on its area of expertise & value-add for a simple monthly licensing fee.

We are a leading venture capital firm in Dubai, UAE, focused on supporting entrepreneurs in the MENA region at the seed- and early-stage building great companies.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Series B
United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Jordan

Portfolio highlights

qeen.ai — qeen.ai is a GenAI native platform that enables autonomous AI to e-commerce firms of all sizes.
Penny Software — Simple. Spending. Software.As above. But, more specifically, penny is a cloud-based Procure-To-Pay system. penny helps you digitize and manage your full procurement cycle from request to approval. Manage RFQs to vendors, compare quotations, send POs and even payment. penny was designed to make things easy and consolidate all of yourorganization’s spending needs into one intelligent system
Salus — Salus provides online counseling services for mental health conditions. Their services include mental health programs, therapies, science-backed self-help resources, and consultations for mental health.

Our team of former founders backs phenomenal early-stage founders, providing empathetic support and invaluable connections to help them scale globally.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology
Series A, Seed, Series B
United Arab Emirates, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Bridged Media — Bridge the gap between empathy to action to boost your engagement and retention on text, audio, and video. The easiest way to help your audience create an impact.
Laced — Discover the latest sneaker releases with Laced. The UK and Europe's authentic sneaker marketplace, discover coveted styles from Nike, Air Jordan, Yeezy, New Balance and more. Buy and sell now with Laced.
Finverity — Finverity provides technology, working capital and expertise to give banks, NBFIs, financiers and companies a strategic advantage in supply chain finance

The Syndicate Group of Companies offers comprehensive support and a collaborative approach to its portfolio of brands. Leveraging its industry expertise, the company identifies potential opportunities across various growth stages. With a commitment to long-term prosperity, The Syndicate Group is dedicated to expanding its portfolio businesses andcreating value for its stakeholders.

Investment focus

Pharmaceutical, Medical, Food and Beverage
Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
India, United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

OnePad™ — One Pad is a premium single menstrual hygiene pad, individually packaged for easy access and widely available throughout the Indian Subcontinent. As a subsidiary of FAP (First Aid Pads), operating under the legal name SYNDGRP PRIVATE LIMITED, One Pad specializes in providing an exceptional and convenient solution for emergency menstrual needs.Committed to empowering women, One Pad ensures that women across the Indian Subcontinent have convenient access to high-quality menstrual hygiene products, especially during unexpected situations.
HARD — HARD is a pioneering company revolutionizing sexual health and pleasure. We offer groundbreaking products, including Erection Enhancing Medication, glow-in-the-dark condoms, and adult toys. Join us in embracing desires and prioritizing sexual well-being. #BhoutHard #GetHard
ALQUA — ALQUA develops and provides innovative solutions for the beverage industry. It offers alkaline water products made from natural and sustainable materials. ALQUA was founded in 2023 and is based in Bengaluru, India.

Welcome to Automotive Ventures, founded by Steve Greenfield. We offer fundraising, growth strategy and transaction guidance advice to automotive technology entrepreneurs and strategic buyers. We support the success of automotive entrepreneurs, businesses and investors.

Investment focus

Automotive, Software, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Canada, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Chaiz — Chaiz is the first digital marketplace for extended car warranties. Search, compare and buy service plans from top providers completely online.
WarrCloud — Warrclouds automated warranty management software helps to optimize warranty management solutions. Simplify warranty coverage, claims and processing.
Safire Technology Group — SAFIRE, our patented li-ion shear thickening battery electrolyte additive stops explosion/fire through an instantaneous liquid-to-solid transformation upon mechanical impact, and imparts ballistic protection -- all inherent in the electrolyte chemistry.

DP World is a leading enabler of global trade and an integral part of the supply chain. Container handling is the company’s core business and generates more than three quarters of its revenue. In 2015, DP World handled 61.7 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across our portfolio. With its committed pipeline of developments and expansions,the current gross capacity of 79.6 million TEU is expected to rise to more than 100 million TEU by 2020, in line with market demand.The company operates multiple yet related businesses from marine and inland terminals, maritime services, logistics and ancillary services to technology-driven trade solutions.

Investment focus

Logistics, Transportation, Travel
Pre-Seed, Series B, Private Equity
United States, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Load-Me — The Middle East transportation industry mainly relies on close contacts and past experience to get business, this problem often limits the scope of their services to certain locations, routes, or customers. Running on the roads with an empty truck is not environmental at all. www.Load-Me.com is matching trucks and loads in real time through itsonline portal. It is a dynamic and unique website in Middle East, a transportation service provider can find available load that matches the available type of truck in real time. This way they are helping carriers, brokers and shippers excel in the trucking industry. This whole process is made easy with the help of a user friendly website which is clear and nice to browse. Transporters have to post a truck and its data, and matching freight owners will contact him directly, in the same way shippers can post loads and available transporters will contact them.
Virgin Hyperloop — Virgin Hyperloop is a developer of a transportation technology used to deliver fast, direct, and sustainable transportation at scale. Its technology is a first-generation vehicle system that makes trains go as fast as 760 miles per hour and utilizes a vacuum tube designed for transportation of people and cargo that enables companies to have directmovement of freight and people to travel quicker from origin to destination.It was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Orbit Startups helps companies scaling breakthrough technologies across emerging and frontier markets to the regions with the most aggressive growth.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Information Technology, Software
Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
India, Singapore, Pakistan

Portfolio highlights

TAPPI — TAPPI is the leading association for the worldwide pulp, paper, packaging, and converting industries and publisher of Paper360º.
Braingaze — Braingaze solves major challenges around cognitive disorders of the brain. We use a patented neuro-biomarker based on small involuntary eye movements. These are triggered by functional games, the resulting signal is analysed using algorithms trained by Deep Learning based on actual real patient / control cases. We adress pre-symptomatic stagesof Alzheimer's disease and the most common child cognitive disorder ADHD. Our tools are on the market and covered by a CE Mark as a medical device. Our pipeline includes detection / diagnostic tools as well as digital therapy solutions that have shown to reduce symtoms by over 50%.
Tappi — Convert one-time customers into loyal ones by getting discovered, growing leads and building your business reputation.

Audacia Capital is a Dubai based focused investment bank with a primary focus on private equity.

Investment focus

Beauty, Rental, Fashion
Seed, Series B, Funding Round
France, United States, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Ekar — Ekar is a convenient and flexible pay-as-you-drive hourly and daily car rental service. With Ekar, users can search, book, and unlock cars safely and securely for personal driving use, through a smartphone app and installed technology in rental cars. Ekar was founded on 2016 and is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Niftify — Niftify is a platform where users can create, sell, buy, and swap NFTs.
Universal Beauty Group — Nous déployons nos savoirs en matière de création de produits à forte valeur ajoutée autour de la beauté & santé du corps, des cheveux, de la peau et de l’âme... Ancrés en Provence, nous concevons, créons, et distribuons une gamme alternative complète dont le concept global se place sous l'égide du végétal, de l'innovation de laqualité et de l’efficacité et du développement durable. Nos marques : Végétalement Provence, leader français de la cosmétique végétale à destination des professionnels de la beauté, Delabre & Faraco, accessoires beauté innovants et de qualité et Kusunoki, ciseaux pour les coiffeurs.

Spartech is a technology-focused venture capital fund with a value-add approach. We work with founders to unlock additional value for our portfolio companies and guide them to success by leveraging our network in the MENA region and our experiences in venture capital, private equity, and operational turnaround. While our outlook is to investglobally, we also like to open doors for founders in the MENA region to capitalise on “undigitized” and “undisrupted” sectors in the region.

Investment focus

FinTech, Finance, Automotive
Series A, Seed, Series B
United States, Nigeria, The Netherlands

Portfolio highlights

AlgoDriven — Appraise, inspect & evaluate vehicles using cutting-edge automotive solutions to make your automotive business more profitable. Contact us!
EON Aligner — Get the smile you've always wanted with clear aligners. Count on a network of over 3000 Eon Aligner doctors. Start your clear aligner journey today!
Moove — Moove is a mobility fintech that provides revenue-based vehicle financing to mobility entrepreneurs, democratizing vehicle ownership across Africa.The company embeds its alternative credit-scoring technology onto ride-hailing and e-logistics platforms, which allows access to proprietary performance and revenue analytics of mobility entrepreneurs tounderwrite loans.Moove was founded by Ladi Delano and Jide Odunsi in 2019.

B&Y

Investment focus

Automotive, E-Commerce, Search Engine
Seed
United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Seez ApS — Automotive tech products to make your dealerships truly digital.

Polar Light Ventures provides early stage capital to technology firms in Europe

Investment focus

FinTech, E-Commerce, Marketplace
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Germany, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Parabel — Parabel Nutrition operates in the U.S. through its subsidiary, Parabel USA Inc. in Florida. Parabel's proprietary technology enables the company to grow, harvest, and process water lentils –Latin name Lemnaceae – to create feed and food products for global markets in a consistent and profitable manner. The company delivers quality products atcompetitive prices due to sustainable growth, high product yields, and high quality.Parabel has developed a highly scalable and flexible solution, based on replicable growth increments, enabling phased construction and production of LENTEIN protein. LENTEIN received the innovations award from the highly regarded Institute of Food Technology in Chicago. The food industry is constantly looking for ways to source allergen-free plant proteins and LENTEIN is a complete solution. It is the only plant protein ingredient with an amino acid score of 1.0 which is the definition of a complete protein by WHO.Parabel provides a sustainable solution for food security, through a unique production process resulting in a protein ingredient with estimated neutral water and carbon footprint without the need for arable land.With successful testing and validation completed in USA, Africa, Asia, and Latin America, Parabel is now fully commercial in Florida, USA.Parabel presents the opportunity to invest profitably in a new sustainable technology designed to meet the substantial and rapidly growing demand for food and feed.
AUTO1 Fintech — AUTO1 Fintech is a digital platform offering instant financing and insurance products to automobile dealerships buying and selling used vehicles via AUTO1.
Myos — Myos was started in 2018 in Berlin by experienced e-commerce and financial experts. As a fintech company, they are rethinking working capital, dedicated to helping merchants globally grow to scale, fully digital and flexible. In doing so, they go completely new ways of assessing risks and collateral based on big data and machine learning, whichonly became possible with marketplaces such as Amazon.

Prime Venture Partners is an early stage venture capital fund, headquartered in Dubai, UAE; They make investments all over the world with a particular focus on MENAT and the USA. They want to support entrepreneurs with ties to the MENAT region, but who may be operating elsewhere. At Prime, They want Their footprint to be global with a local mindsetto finding entrepreneurs solving real problems. To us, it’s more than just business – They want to be the best at finding entrepreneurs who aspire to modernize large, traditional industries. Prime seeks to be the firm entrepreneurs seek out if they hope to disrupt giant industries.

Investment focus

Transportation, Logistics, Brand Marketing
Seed, Series A
United States, Canada, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Cognitev —
Hiration — Hiration is an AI-powered recruitment marketplace helping job seekers in each step of their job search process. The platform enables users to create, optimize, and manage their professional identities. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
AirGo Design — Injection molded composite | Lightweight structural components | Affordable metal replacement | Aircraft Seat | Food grade materials

Real Estate Investments

Investment focus

FinTech, Big Data, Automotive
Seed, Pre-Seed
United States, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Dollaride — Connecting commuter van drivers with passengers on their daily route.
AlgoDriven — Appraise, inspect & evaluate vehicles using cutting-edge automotive solutions to make your automotive business more profitable. Contact us!

We empower humans to crealize positive marks, cultivating a worldwide movement of entrepreneurs.

Investment focus

Education, Automotive, E-Commerce
Pre-Seed, Series A, Series B
Germany, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Seez ApS — Automotive tech products to make your dealerships truly digital.
Classcamp — Classcamp is building the next generation of online learning. Our unique group-learning format is 10x more engaging than conventional online courses, by leveraging community and human-to-human interaction. We're building the tooling required to run a next-gen online teaching business, as well a consumer-facing marketplace for discoveringnext-gen programs.

Experienced executives consulting with and investing in technology companies primarily in the automotive, insurance, and finance sectors

Investment focus

Automotive, FinTech, Lending
Seed, Series A, Convertible Note
United States, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

WarrCloud — Warrclouds automated warranty management software helps to optimize warranty management solutions. Simplify warranty coverage, claims and processing.
SparkCharge — SparkCharge is a company dedicated to making EV ownership easy by creating Charging as a Service, a convenient way for drivers to have their electric vehicles charged. They have created the world's first and only portable, ultra-fast EV charging system called the Roadie. They have also created BoostEV.
Lender Compliance Technologies — Setting a New Standard for Solving Lender Compliance Issues

Glowfish Partners is a boutique business builder that invests in and creates early-stage companies within the Middle East and Africa. We believe in the 'old' VC model where we are actively involved in our ventures. We provide our exceptional talent with funding, expertise, and mentoring for ambitious projects that can quickly become realbusinesses.Glowfish prefers to invest in booming industries, in growing economies where opportunities are plenty but real talent is scarce. Glowfish is based out of Dubai. It was founded in 2013 by Wim Torfs and Ali Malik, both McKinsey & Co alumni.

Investment focus

Consumer, Automotive, E-Commerce Platforms
Seed
United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

CarSwitch — Sell your car in UAE - free car valuation, get the best price, quickly and without hassle with CarSwitch

EQ2 Ventures is an investment firm that invests in Seed to Series B-stage startup companies. It was incorporated as a spin-off of Equitrust, a corporate VC arm launched in 2015 by Choueiri Group to capture opportunities linked to the digital transformation of the Middle East. Relying on a strong network of strategic investors and mentors, EQ2Ventures helps talented entrepreneurs solve major consumers and business problems, build sustainable companies. and create long-term value.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Advertising, Retail
Series A, Seed, Series B
United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Jordan

Portfolio highlights

Julaya — Julaya is a fintech providing African businesses with a digital account to make payments : disbursing mobile money transactions to their employees, suppliers, and owning their own virtual and physical prepaid cards.
Sukhiba — Sukhiba is a decentralized community-based commerce platform.
Uncover — Experience nourishing and rejuvenating Uncover Skincare products in Kenya. Made just for you, using the finest ingredients to offer innovative & effective solutions.

Anonymous

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Software, Information Technology
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
United States, Egypt, India

Portfolio highlights

Aethir — Aethir is an Egyptian company that manufactures lighting equipment for professionals and amateurs in film making & Broadcasting industry.
ExaCare — Looking for the Best Assisted Living Software? Exacare Offers a Comprehensive Solution for Senior Care Management, Including CRM Functionality and Customizable Features.
ellipse — Ellipse is a technology company specializing in EMV-integrated card security code solutions to reduce CNP fraud and false declines. It offers a battery-free display card technology that allows card manufacturers to incorporate display cards into their products with existing equipment.

SOSV is a global, deep tech venture capital firm that operates the HAX and IndieBio startup development programs focused on human and planetary health. SOSV invests $500,000 in startups at their inception as they onboard either HAX or IndieBio for a 4-6 month period designed to accelerate the raise of their next institutional round. SOSV joins thelater rounds of HAX and IndieBio graduates. HAX, based in a 35,000 sq ft facility in Newark, NJ, is equipped with machine tools, 3D printers, chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering labs, as well as on-staff engineering and design experts. SOSV's IndieBio has locations in NYC and San Francisco, both of which offer extensive services and facilities to founders including on-site BSL-2 labs, well equipped lab benches and hoods, and advanced lab equipment, such as chromatography equipment.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed
United States, India, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

MixRift — MIXRIFT - game developers specialized in Mixed Reality
unspun — From 3D scan to perfect fitting custom jeans. unspun makes each pair of jeans unique to your actual body and design. On a mission to reduce global carbon emissions by 1%. As seen in Fast Company's World Changing Ideas, Time's Best Inventions, and PopSci's Best of What's New. Welcome to the future of apparel.
Mesa Quantum — Unlock the potential of chip-scale quantum sensing for enhanced Position, Navigation, And Timing capabilities. Explore Mesa Quantum's practical solutions.

Afzal Modak is the Director at VitalProbe Inc. Afzal Modak attended Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.

Investment focus

SaaS, FinTech, Payments
Seed, Angel
India, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

branchX — branchX is a digital bank that focuses on accelerating financial inclusion for migrants. branchX was founded in 2020 and was headquartered in Maharashtra, India.
Hydra Electric™ — Hydra Motors is a UAE automobile manufacturing start-up headquartered in Dubai, specializing in the plotting and modelling of electric vehicles. The company is also involved with vehicular design firm Hydra Design Labs, although they are not actually related.
Logo Infosoft — Logo Infosoft provides digitized and simplified solutions for MSMEs and Enterprises in the accounting, invoicing, and secondary sales (supply chain) space, while CaptainBiz helps MSMEs manage inventory, get invoicing organized and paid on time. J-Platform DMS is a comprehensive distribution management system for Super Stockists, Distributors, andDealers of various sizes and scales, offering features such as pay cycle, claim, inventory management, and more

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