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Top 45 Automotive Startup Investors in United Arab Emirates (September 2026)

The most active venture capital funds and angel investors investing in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startup companies. Find investors to raise a Pre-Seed, Seed or Series A round with Shizune.
Investor Relevant Deals Geography Stage Focus Round Size
Syndicate Group of Companies
VC Fund
4 India, United Kingdom, United States Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel Medical, Pharmaceutical, Food and Beverage $5k–$141k
BY Venture Partners
VC Fund
3 United Arab Emirates, United States, United Kingdom Series A, Seed, Series B Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce $996k–$70M
Oraseya Capital
VC Fund
3 United Arab Emirates, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Series A Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $155k–$15M
Dtec Ventures
VC Fund
3 United Arab Emirates, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Apps, FinTech, E-Commerce $170k–$3M
Phoenician VC
VC Fund
3 Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, Egypt Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed FinTech, Financial Services, Software $50k–$8.4M
Driven Capital Partners
VC Fund
2 United States, United Arab Emirates Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A FinTech, Big Data, Automotive
Wamda Capital
VC Fund
2 United Arab Emirates, United States, Turkey Seed, Series A, Series B E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services $600k–$65M
Simile Venture Partners
VC Fund
2 India, Germany, Spain Seed, Series A, Series B E-Commerce, Automotive, Hotel $240k–$13M
Global Ventures
VC Fund
2 United Arab Emirates, Egypt, United States Seed, Series A, Series B Health Care, FinTech, Software $1.2M–$50M
Audacia Capital
VC Fund
2 United Arab Emirates, France, United States Seed, Series A, Series B Beauty, Rental, Fashion $7.9M–$41M
Spartech Ventures
VC Fund
2 Jordan, United States, Nigeria Series A, Seed, Series B FinTech, Dental, Software $2M–$26M
Antler
VC Fund
2 Singapore, Australia, United Kingdom Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $100k–$29M
B&Y Venture Partners
VC Fund
2 United Arab Emirates, United States, United Kingdom Series A, Seed, Series B E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services $714k–$70M
Social Capital
VC Fund
2 United States, Canada, India Seed, Series A, Series B Software, SaaS, FinTech $882k–$46M
Glowfish Capital
VC Fund
2 United Arab Emirates, Pakistan Seed Fitness, Medical, Consumer $1M–$1.3M
Automotive Ventures
VC Fund
2 United States, Canada, United Arab Emirates Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, Automotive, Artificial Intelligence $1.1M–$11M
Crealize
VC Fund
1 Germany, United Arab Emirates Pre-Seed, Series A, Series B Education, Automotive, E-Commerce
Actions Capital (fka K50 Ventures)
VC Fund
1 United States, Colombia, Brazil Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Health Care, Software, FinTech $150k–$24M
F6 Ventures
VC Fund
1 Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia Seed, Pre-Seed Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology $15k–$1.2M
Afzal Modak
Angel
1 India, United Arab Emirates Seed, Angel SaaS, FinTech, Payments $500k–$901k
Oskar Hartmann
Angel
1 Germany, India, Russian Federation Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A E-Commerce, Internet, Automotive $125k–$52M
Prime Venture Partners
VC Fund
1 United Arab Emirates, United States, India Seed, Series A Logistics, Self-Storage, Transportation $300k–$10M
EQ2 Ventures
VC Fund
1 United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Kenya Series A, Seed, Series B E-Commerce, Retail, Sales $1M–$15M
Galadari Brothers
VC Fund
1 United Arab Emirates Pre-Seed Automotive, E-Commerce, Supply Chain Management
6G Capital
VC Fund
1 United Arab Emirates, India Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note E-Commerce, AgTech, Seafood
Darahim Investment
VC Fund
1 United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Egypt Seed, Series A, Series C Automotive, Food Processing, Food and Beverage $10M–$15M
DP World Group
VC Fund
1 India, Indonesia, United States Pre-Seed, Series B, Private Equity Logistics, Transportation, Water
Ajit Syam
Angel
1 United Arab Emirates Seed SaaS, Software, Automotive
Anonymous
Angel
1 United States, Egypt, India Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B Software, Information Technology, Internet $50k–$12M
B&Y
VC Fund
1 United Arab Emirates Seed Automotive, E-Commerce, Search Engine
Orbit Startups
VC Fund
1 India, Singapore, Pakistan Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note E-Commerce, Information Technology, Software
SOSV
VC Fund
1 United States, India, United Kingdom Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
Polar Light Ventures
VC Fund
1 Germany, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Series A, Angel FinTech, E-Commerce, Finance $566k–$220M
Pinewood Technologies Group
VC Fund
1 United Arab Emirates Corporate Round Automotive, E-Commerce, Search Engine
Creative Zone
VC Fund
1 United Arab Emirates Seed, Corporate Round Insurance, Automotive, Service Industry
A R Sh
Angel
1 United Arab Emirates Pre-Seed Chemical, Marketing, Automotive $10k–$155k
Nihal Shaikh
Angel
1 United Arab Emirates, India Pre-Seed, Seed Industrial, Information Technology, Legal $2k–$155k
Arjun Balakrishnan
Angel
1 United Arab Emirates Seed Automotive, Service Industry, Information Technology
James Joy
Angel
1 United Arab Emirates Seed Automotive, Service Industry, Information Technology
James Kevan
Angel
1 United Arab Emirates Seed Automotive, Service Industry, Information Technology
Jaufre Rouanet
Angel
1 United Arab Emirates Seed Automotive, Service Industry, Information Technology
Oualid Lahsini
Angel
1 United Arab Emirates Seed Automotive, Service Industry, Information Technology
Steve Mayne
Angel
1 United Arab Emirates Seed Automotive, Service Industry, Information Technology $650k–$700k
Mitsubishi Corporation
VC Fund
1 Japan, United States, United Kingdom Corporate Round, Series A, Series B Software, Energy, Manufacturing $2.2M–$278M
Orbit Ventures
VC Fund
1 United States, Egypt, United Arab Emirates Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Artificial Intelligence, Software, FinTech $100k–$12M
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Syndicate Group of Companies
VC Fund · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · 4 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups

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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Medical, Pharmaceutical, Food and Beverage
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
  • Geography: India, United Kingdom, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 22
  • Round size: Seed $27k–$141k; Angel $10k–$25k; Pre-Seed $5k–$69k
  • Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow

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.
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BY Venture Partners
VC Fund · St. Helier, NA - Jersey, Jersey · 3 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups

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

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 71
  • Round size: Seed $996k–$10M; Series A $2.8M–$24M; Series B $5M–$70M
  • Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $50M in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • Flextock — Discover efficient order fulfilment with Flextock. We streamline your inventory, orders, and shipping, ensuring accuracy and cost-effectiveness.
  • ChatFeatured — ChatFeatured is a software platform that provides tools for tracking and managing how brands appear in AI search systems. It monitors brand mentions, sources, and visibility across AI platforms. The system analyzes data to identify gaps and content issues. It generates content plans and supports writing and publishing based on search data. Theplatform includes a dashboard that shows performance, citations, and sentiment. It provides site audits with scores and tasks for content and technical review. The service connects with content systems and tools to manage data and updates.
  • Infinity Constellation — AI holdco that is focused on launching AI Service products into category defining companies https://t.co/BeuL2aR9AA
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Oraseya Capital
VC Fund · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 3 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups, 10 in the past 12 months

A Diez Venture Capital Arm. Fueling Dubai's New Business Ideas.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 80
  • Round size: Seed $155k–$15M; Series A $700k–$5.5M
  • Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $136M in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • vfrog — The full physical AI loop. Any robot. Any model.
  • RemotePass — RemotePass makes it easy to hire, onboard & pay your global team in full compliance, giving you everything you need to support them
  • MyAlice — The modern customer service and social selling platform. Support anytime and sell anywhere with all your messages, orders, and agents in one place.
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Dtec Ventures
VC Fund · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 3 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups

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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Apps, FinTech, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 31
  • Round size: Seed $170k–$2.1M; Pre-Seed $200k–$2.5M; Series A $1.5M–$3M
  • Lead/follow: 3% lead, 97% follow

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 — AlgoDriven is an automotive data platform that helps car dealers, classifieds, banks and insurance companies accurately identify and price used cars. Car dealers use our patented mobile app, EvalExpert to appraise their cars, while enterprise clients access our platform through our APIs
  • 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.
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Phoenician VC
VC Fund · Beirut, Beyrouth, Lebanon · 3 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups

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 ...

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, Egypt

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 25
  • Round size: Seed $700k–$3M; Pre-Seed $50k–$1M; Series A $1.5M–$8.4M
  • Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $30M in 2015

Portfolio highlights

  • Go Rise — Go Rise is a start-up building a financial services platform for migrants.
  • Ostaz — Ostaz is an education technology (EdTech) company focused on delivering AI-powered personalized tutoring services across the Middle East, particularly in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Lebanon. The platform connects students with qualified tutors while using artificial intelligence to improve tutor-student matching and educational outcomes.
  • 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.
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Driven Capital Partners
VC Fund · San Jose, California, United States · 2 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Big Data, Automotive
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $3.1M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Dollaride — Connecting commuter van drivers with passengers on their daily route.
  • AlgoDriven — AlgoDriven is an automotive data platform that helps car dealers, classifieds, banks and insurance companies accurately identify and price used cars. Car dealers use our patented mobile app, EvalExpert to appraise their cars, while enterprise clients access our platform through our APIs
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Wamda Capital
VC Fund · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 2 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups

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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, United States, Turkey

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 132
  • Round size: Seed $600k–$6.5M; Series A $2M–$10M; Series B $3.5M–$65M
  • Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $70M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • HeyBreez AI — The operational layer for Voice AI. Real phone calls. Real-time speed. Built for real operations.
  • Hala — Hala offers a payment and wallet solution for individuals and point-of-sale (PoS) services that enable merchants to accept credit card payments.
  • Anecdote —
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Simile Venture Partners
VC Fund · Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg · 2 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups

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/)

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Automotive, Hotel
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: India, Germany, Spain

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 22
  • Round size: Seed $400k–$1M; Series A $240k–$13M
  • Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow

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!
  • Spinny — Spinny is a tech-powered new-age used car buying platform enabling trustworthy and hassle-free transactions in used cars. It also brings absolute trust and simplicity to the Indian used car market. They follow a full-stack business model to offer value, transparency, and simplicity to their customers. Spinny's goal is to help our customersbuy a car that matches their aspirations. It was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Gurgaon, Haryana, India.
  • 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.
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Global Ventures
VC Fund · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 2 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups

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

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, FinTech, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, Egypt, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 134
  • Round size: Seed $1.2M–$11M; Series A $3M–$27M; Series B $8M–$50M
  • Lead/follow: 57% lead, 43% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $22M in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • 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.
  • PoliCloud — PoliCloud is a cost-effective, sustainable, and independent cloud solution designed for people that desire complete control over their data.
  • Enhance Fitness — Enhance Fitness is a fitness and wellness company that provides personal training services through a mobile and web-based platform. The company connects users with certified trainers for one-on-one fitness sessions conducted at home, gyms, outdoor locations, or partner facilities. Its platform supports booking management, trainer matching, workouttracking, nutrition guidance, and progress monitoring. Enhance Fitness operates primarily in the Gulf region, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Qatar, and also develops software tools for fitness businesses through its Enhance Tech platform..
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Audacia Capital
VC Fund · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 2 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups

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

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Beauty, Rental, Fashion
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, France, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 6
  • Round size: Seed $7.9M–$41M
  • Lead/follow: 67% lead, 33% follow

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.
  • YAP — YAP is a neobank focused wholly on improving the digital banking experience. We function as an independent app with no physical branches, making it the first of its kind in the UAE. YAP helps you take control of your finances – whether it's spend analytics, payments, transfers or budgeting – allowing you to manage money in a way you haven’tbefore.
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Spartech Ventures
VC Fund · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 2 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups

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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Dental, Software
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: Jordan, United States, Nigeria

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 9
  • Round size: Seed $2M–$5.1M; Series A $2M–$23M; Series B $26M–$26M
  • Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Intrro — Employee networks are matched against your open roles so you get warm intro's to great talent.
  • 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!
  • Eon Dental — Empowering your success with our end-to-end clear aligner solutions with a proven track record of achieving success for different dental enterprises.
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Antler
VC Fund · Singapore, Central Region, Singapore · 2 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups

Build your next company with Antler, a global day zero investor enabling exceptional founders to start great companies, from the very beginning. Apply now!

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Singapore, Australia, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2375
  • Round size: Seed $158k–$4.5M; Pre-Seed $100k–$588k; Series A $4.1M–$29M
  • Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $7.5M in 2026

Portfolio highlights

  • ReportsAI — ReportsAI is an impact operating system that automates data collection and reporting for NGOs and industry to ensure audit-ready compliance.
  • Forti Foods — The mission of Forti Foods is to enhance communities and change lives beyond the plate by fostering resilience and dignity via sustainable food innovation.
  • RubiLabs — RubiLabs Inc provides a platform for unifying, monitoring, and analyzing organizational data. RubiLabs software enables analysts and operators across risk, compliance, and security teams to collaborate and interpret large volumes of information in real time. The company’s platform is designed to help institutions make sense of complex, fragmenteddata by transforming it into a coherent operational picture for risk detection, continuous monitoring, and investigative workflows.
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B&Y Venture Partners
VC Fund · Beirut, Beyrouth, Lebanon · 2 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups

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

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 41
  • Round size: Seed $714k–$9M; Series A $2.5M–$20M; Series B $5M–$70M
  • Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $50M in 2021

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
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Social Capital
VC Fund · Palo Alto, California, United States · 2 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups

At Social Capital, we make big bets on transformational ideas, technology, and people.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, SaaS, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, Canada, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 478
  • Round size: Seed $882k–$6M; Series A $3.5M–$20M; Series B $9.7M–$46M
  • Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $600M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • Athos — Athos uses EMG real-time biofeedback to help you go from guessing to knowing if you are performing at your best. #BuildBetterAthletes
  • ZeroBrush — Clean every surface of your teeth, every time, all at once. ZERObrush is a groundbreaking oral care mouthpiece built from a 3D model of your teeth and designed to clean the hard to reach places better than a manual toothbrush.
  • Biz AI Last — Your dedicated IT department. AI-assisted triage, live expert support via chat, remote connection to fix issues directly, and on-site technicians when needed.
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Glowfish Capital
VC Fund · 2 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups

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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Fitness, Medical, Consumer
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, Pakistan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 4
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$1.3M
  • Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • CarSwitch — Sell your car in UAE - free car valuation, get the best price, quickly and without hassle with CarSwitch
  • Mobimatter — Buy travel eSIMs from MobiMatter for 200+ destinations. Enjoy instant eSIM delivery and seamless activation for your trips.
  • oladoc.com — Book in-person or online video appointments with the best Doctors and Specialists such as Gynecologists, Skin Specialists, Child Specialists, Surgeons, etc. in Pakistan conveniently and save upto 50% | oladoc.com
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Automotive Ventures
VC Fund · Atlanta, Georgia, United States · 2 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups, 7 in the past 12 months

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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Automotive, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United States, Canada, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 44
  • Round size: Seed $1.2M–$8M; Pre-Seed $1.1M–$1.8M; Series A $4.2M–$11M
  • Lead/follow: 16% lead, 84% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2020

Portfolio highlights

  • Dirac Labs — Universal Navigation Powered by Quantum Sensing & AI
  • EECOMobility — Revolutionizing battery testing with AI-driven technology for safer, more reliable, & affordable energy solutions. Powering electrification one charge at a time.
  • Brilliant Harvest — Brilliant Harvest is the Most Powerful AI Helpdesk For Equipment Dealers.
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Crealize
VC Fund · Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups

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

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Education, Automotive, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Germany, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Seez — 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.
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Actions Capital (fka K50 Ventures)
VC Fund · New York, New York, United States · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups

Actions Capital is a seasoned pre-seed venture capital firm, that works alongside founders from Day 0.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Software, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Colombia, Brazil

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 222
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$6M; Pre-Seed $150k–$4.3M; Series A $5.7M–$24M
  • Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2019

Portfolio highlights

  • XBuild — The AI-powered estimating platform built for contractor sales teams. Generate professional estimates and proposals in minutes. Close deals on site. See team performance in real time. Try free today.
  • Eezee — Singapore’s first & largest industrial marketplace that connects local suppliers to corporate clients, leveraging technology to help both parties make informed decisions.The company offers a secure platform for buyers and sellers to transact.Our aim is to improve the efficiency of business to business (B2B) transactions. We do this byensuring that the process of selecting and purchasing your supplies becomes quicker, more convenient and transparent. We support local suppliers in establishing their presence online, enabling them to be discovered by corporate organisations.
  • Vammo — Leoparda Electric is a company that manufactures electric motorcycles.
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F6 Ventures
VC Fund · Gîza, Al Jizah, Egypt · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups

F6 Ventures is a leading seed stage venture capital firm operating across emerging markets. We back exceptional founders from idea-stage all the way to Series A, combining early capital with strategic support and a commitment to long-term partnership. With deep ties across the Middle East, Africa, and beyond, we empower innovative startups to scalewith purpose and impact. We manage over $90M in AUM across more than 300 investments in seven countries. By investing early in Pre-Seed to Pre-Series A rounds, we help founders cover initial costs, develop their product, and take it to market. This early capital acts as a launchpad, enabling startups to hit key milestones like securing first customers, attracting follow-on funding, and making significant strides forward.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 359
  • Round size: Seed $15k–$1.2M; Pre-Seed $49k–$600k
  • Lead/follow: 44% lead, 56% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $95M in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • Tagaddod — Tagaddod is a renewable Energy and Waste Management Egyptian company, started in February 2013 and operating in Cairo –Egypt. Currently focusing on clean fuels, Tagaddod is working on Biodiesel production from Vegetable Oils. Biodiesel is a fuel alternative that is produced from waste vegetable oils and used in conventional diesel engines, whichcan directly substitute for or extend supplies of traditional petroleum diesel.
  • Makan Home — SHEN168 adalah situs toto togel online yang terpercaya, menawarkan pengalaman bermain yang aman dan menyenangkan bagi para penggemar togel online.
  • MyAlice — The modern customer service and social selling platform. Support anytime and sell anywhere with all your messages, orders, and agents in one place.
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Afzal Modak
Angel · New York, New York, United States · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups

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

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Investment focus

  • Industry: SaaS, FinTech, Payments
  • Stage:Seed, Angel
  • Geography: India, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Round size: Seed $500k–$901k
  • Lead/follow: 60% lead, 40% follow

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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Oskar Hartmann
Angel · Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups

Oskar Hartmann currently works as an Angel Investor for YAP. He previously worked at Flaschenpost SE as an Investor. Oskar Hartmann attended WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Internet, Automotive
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Germany, India, Russian Federation

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 69
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$52M; Pre-Seed $125k–$200k; Series A $7.4M–$19M
  • Lead/follow: 3% lead, 97% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Tiggy — 15 minute grocery delivery on a mission to forever change the way we buy everyday essentials. Now live in Vancouver
  • Lumaly — Lumaly is a browser extension that automatically tries out and uses all available voucher codes in the cart when shopping online.
  • MoonAI Inc — MoonAI enables businesses to deploy no-code AI agents—referred to as “AI salespersons”—within one day, with no installation cost. These agents automate lead qualification, escalate warm leads to managers, schedule meetings, and integrate with CRMs, messaging platforms.The solution operates 24/7, supports multiple languages (includingRussian, English, and informal Kazakh), and processes customer interactions in just seconds. It has helped companies double the volume of processed inquiries, reduce response times from minutes to seconds, and even autonomously close a portion of leads—all while reducing sales team workload and improving customer satisfaction.
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Prime Venture Partners
VC Fund · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups

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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Logistics, Self-Storage, Transportation
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, United States, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 9
  • Round size: Seed $300k–$2.9M; Series A $1M–$10M
  • Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2015

Portfolio highlights

  • Aurm — Aurm is an asset protection firm that offers robust infrastructure and services to safeguard, unlock, and grow your wealth.Established by Armed Forces veterans, Aurm offers highly secure, automated lockers that can be accessed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Every Aurm locker also has comprehensive insurance, a unique protection not offered byany other lockers. The access experience of Aurm is unlike anything you have experienced, at a bank or elsewhere.
  • 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
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EQ2 Ventures
VC Fund · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups

Evergreen venture capital investing in Seed to Series A startups across MENA and Africa. 27 active investments, $71.8M portfolio NAV, 17% IRR.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Retail, Sales
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Kenya

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 30
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$5M; Series A $1.5M–$15M; Series B $2.5M–$10M
  • Lead/follow: 37% lead, 63% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Coraly — Coraly helps real estate teams create listing-ready content, qualify leads, manage transactions, and share client-ready Packs from one AI-powered platform.
  • Flowcart — Sukhiba is a decentralized community-based commerce platform.
  • Tern Group — Tern Group is an AI Platform to hire and relocate top healthcare talents globally, faster and cheaper. TERN is a full-stack solution to source and relocate top-tier medical and engineering talent from India, North Africa, South Africa, and Central Asia and the approach ensures a seamless, ethical, and transparent migration process, drasticallycutting complexity and shaving costs for healthcare systems.
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Galadari Brothers
VC Fund · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups

For more than 60 years, Galadari Brothers has pioneered growth. We are creating a world of boundless innovation and creativity, to elevate the GCC and beyond.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Automotive, E-Commerce, Supply Chain Management
  • Stage:Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • BuyAnyAutoPart — BuyAnyAutoPart agggregates the market prices for all the parts a garage needs and at any moment allows theme to see those prices.
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6G Capital
VC Fund · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups

6G Capital is the family office arm of the Allana Group, which invests in diverse sectors ranging from retail, healthcare, and fintech.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, AgTech, Seafood
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • ChatFood — ChatFood is a commission-free ordering platform that enables restaurants to take back control of their online business and sell via Instagram, WhatsApp, social media, and websites with built-in online payments solutions, third-party logistics integration, and marketing tools.
  • BuyAnyAutoPart — BuyAnyAutoPart agggregates the market prices for all the parts a garage needs and at any moment allows theme to see those prices.
  • Aquaconnect — Aquaconnect was founded in 2017 as a full-stack aquaculture technology venture to offer data-driven farm advisory solutions and market place solutions to Shrimp and Fish farmers. As a part of promoting sustainable farming practices in aquaculture ecosystem, we have launched an Artificial Intelligence farm advisor 'FarmMOJO' - a friendlyfarm companion. FarmMOJO's data intelligence improves farm productivity and connects farmers with aquaculture industry stakeholders under its market place. Aquaconnect works with about 3000 farmers in Indian states of Andhra, Tamilnadu, and Gujrat to improve their farm revenues through technology intervention.
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Darahim Investment
VC Fund · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups

We are Abu-Dhabi/Dubai based Independent Private Equity firm focused on high potential growth MENA private equities. Established in Abu-Dhabi/Dubai since 2008 with live network of over 200 major GCC (private and institutional) Investors. We offers a range of alternative and traditional investment strategies to investors around the world.Darahim has continued to evolve from a dedicated private equity investment firm to a diversified asset management company in Real Estate, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Venture Debt, and FX Trading.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Automotive, Food Processing, Food and Beverage
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series C
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Egypt

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 7
  • Round size: Series C $10M–$15M
  • Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $26M in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • GeoHoney — Geohoneyy is a leading supplier of natural organic honey, Himalayan salt lamps, and organic sugar in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Brunei, Norway, Sweden, USA,& worldwide. We offer a wide range of Monofloral and Polyfloral honey products, including black forest, white honey, sidr honey, acacia honey, chestnut honey, and jarrah honey
  • BCF Bird Cage Foods — one of Egypt’s leading companies in food and beverages manufacturing. BCF was founded in 2000 by it’s owner and CEO Eng. Amgad Zahran.
  • Horizon Technologies — Horizon Technologies is an aerospace and defense company specializing in signals intelligence (SIGINT) solutions.
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DP World Group
VC Fund · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups

DP World is a world leader in end-to-end supply chain solutions. We ensure future viability of global international trade & prosperity of communities around the world

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Logistics, Transportation, Water
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Series B, Private Equity
  • Geography: India, Indonesia, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 6
  • Lead/follow: 67% lead, 33% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Maithri Aquatech — Maithri Aquatech is a water technology company solving global water scarcity problems.
  • 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.
  • Belawan New Container Terminal — Website Coverage Q3 2025 - not found Website not found Q4 2025
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Ajit Syam
Angel · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups

Co-Founder @ AUTOTEK

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Investment focus

  • Industry: SaaS, Software, Automotive
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • AUTOTEK — Autotek is a Dubai-based AutoTech company focused on transforming the automotive aftermarket industry through artificial intelligence, automation, and data-driven commerce solutions. Operating under AUTOTEK FZCO, the company develops digital platforms that simplify auto parts procurement, inventory management, and online selling for workshops,distributors, and automotive retailers across the UAE and international markets.Its ecosystem includes an online automotive marketplace, AI-powered VIN and OEM part identification tools, fitment verification systems, and enterprise-grade APIs for automotive data integration. Through products like GridX Connect and aux AI, Autotek enables sellers to automate catalog enrichment, cross-reference vehicle compatibility, and synchronize inventory across channels such as eBay and Amazon. The platform processes millions of automotive data points to reduce incorrect orders, minimize returns, and improve operational efficiency for automotive businesses.
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Anonymous
Angel · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups

Anonymous

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
  • Geography: United States, Egypt, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 15
  • Round size: Seed $50k–$12M; Pre-Seed $416k–$1.5M
  • Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Deltologic — We're a software agency on a mission to help businesses selling on marketplaces take their operations to the next level through innovation and technology.
  • ellipse Inc. — 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.
  • Mirage Line Entertainment — We're a passionate team of indie developers fueled by a deep love for crafting breathtaking worlds and unforgettable experiences.
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B&Y
VC Fund · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups

Investment focus

  • Industry: Automotive, E-Commerce, Search Engine
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Seez — Automotive tech products to make your dealerships truly digital.
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Orbit Startups
VC Fund · Cork, Cork, Ireland · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups, 24 in the past 12 months

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

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Information Technology, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
  • Geography: India, Singapore, Pakistan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 123
  • Lead/follow: no public data

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.
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SOSV
VC Fund · Princeton, New Jersey, United States · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups, 75 in the past 12 months

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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United States, India, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1482
  • Lead/follow: no public data

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.
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Polar Light Ventures
VC Fund · Zug, Zug, Switzerland · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups

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

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, E-Commerce, Finance
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Angel
  • Geography: Germany, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 17
  • Round size: Seed $566k–$2.1M; Series A $11M–$220M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

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.
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Pinewood Technologies Group
VC Fund · Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups

Pinewood is a Dealer Management System & is the all-in-one system for car, truck and motorcycle retailers.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Automotive, E-Commerce, Search Engine
  • Stage:Corporate Round
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Seez — Automotive tech products to make your dealerships truly digital.
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Creative Zone
VC Fund · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups

Setting up a business in the UAE has never been easier. Contact us & start your business today! Inside UAE: 800-LICENSE Outside UAE: +971 4 567 7333

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Insurance, Automotive, Service Industry
  • Stage:Seed, Corporate Round
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • MySyara — Worry-free, affordable car care across Dubai & the UAE. Doorstep car wash, oil change, AC service, tyres, battery & repairs. Book in 3 clicks.
  • InsuranceMarket — InsuranceMarket operates as an insurance comparison platform. InsuranceMarket.ae is the brainchild of AFIA Insurance Brokerage Services L.L.C. we have devoted ourselves to bringing value to our customers. We pride ourselves on consistently achieving AFIA’s four pillars: Attractive price, Friendly service, Ideal security and Adequate cover.
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A R Sh
Angel · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups

Investment focus

  • Industry: Chemical, Marketing, Automotive
  • Stage:Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Round size: Pre-Seed $10k–$155k
  • Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Graphenizer — A complete treatment for All types of Engines, A/C,Refrigerators & all Machineries, Removes Carbon, Reduces up to 60% Heat withup to 50% Extra Mileage
  • Switch Planes — Advertising venues using Hologram
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Nihal Shaikh
Angel · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups

Nihal Shaikh is based out of Dubai and is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of PISIQ. Nihal previously worked at Tajir Al Youm as a Marketing Manager. Nihal Mohammad Shaikh attended Heriot-Watt University.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Industrial, Information Technology, Legal
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 13
  • Round size: Seed $5k–$33k; Pre-Seed $2k–$155k
  • Lead/follow: 85% lead, 15% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • YAS — YAS Trading Company
  • Detoxify Company — Increase the life of your food
  • Graphenizer — A complete treatment for All types of Engines, A/C,Refrigerators & all Machineries, Removes Carbon, Reduces up to 60% Heat withup to 50% Extra Mileage
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Arjun Balakrishnan
Angel · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups

Arjun Balakrishnan is a Partner at JRC.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Automotive, Service Industry, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • MySyara — Worry-free, affordable car care across Dubai & the UAE. Doorstep car wash, oil change, AC service, tyres, battery & repairs. Book in 3 clicks.
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James Joy
Angel · Armonk, New York, United States · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups

James Joy is the Founder of Summit Ventures.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Automotive, Service Industry, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • MySyara — Worry-free, affordable car care across Dubai & the UAE. Doorstep car wash, oil change, AC service, tyres, battery & repairs. Book in 3 clicks.
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James Kevan
Angel · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups

Co-Founder @ Wayfinders

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Automotive, Service Industry, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

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  • MySyara — Worry-free, affordable car care across Dubai & the UAE. Doorstep car wash, oil change, AC service, tyres, battery & repairs. Book in 3 clicks.
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Jaufre Rouanet
Angel · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups

Jaufre Rouanet is a Founder and Managing Partner at JRC.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Automotive, Service Industry, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

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  • MySyara — Worry-free, affordable car care across Dubai & the UAE. Doorstep car wash, oil change, AC service, tyres, battery & repairs. Book in 3 clicks.
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Oualid Lahsini
Angel · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups

Mr. Lahsini is a Partner and Head of Middle East Relationship Management in the Ares Relationship Management Group and is a member of the Partners Committee of Ares Management. Prior to joining Ares in 2014, Mr. Lahsini was a Vice President and Product Specialist in the Capital Services and Fund Linked Products Group at Credit Suisse. Mr. Lahsiniholds a B.Sc. from Dauphine University in Finance and an M.Sc. from ESSEC Business School in International Affairs.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Automotive, Service Industry, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow

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  • MySyara — Worry-free, affordable car care across Dubai & the UAE. Doorstep car wash, oil change, AC service, tyres, battery & repairs. Book in 3 clicks.
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Steve Mayne
Angel · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups

Investment focus

  • Industry: Automotive, Service Industry, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Round size: Seed $650k–$700k
  • Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow

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  • MySyara — Worry-free, affordable car care across Dubai & the UAE. Doorstep car wash, oil change, AC service, tyres, battery & repairs. Book in 3 clicks.
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Mitsubishi Corporation
VC Fund · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups

Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) is a global integrated business enterprise that develops and operates businesses across virtually every industry including industrial finance, energy, metals, machinery, chemicals, living essentials, and environmental business. MC's current activities are expanding far beyond its traditional trading operations asits diverse business ranges from natural resources development to investment in retail business, infrastructure, financial products and manufacturing of industrial goods.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Energy, Manufacturing
  • Stage:Corporate Round, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: Japan, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 116
  • Round size: Series A $4M–$142M; Series B $7.7M–$195M; Corporate Round $2.2M–$278M
  • Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow

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  • HarvestX — HarvestX manufactures fully automatic robots which contributes to the shortage of agricultural human resources and stable food production
  • Turing — Turing develops and manufactures fully autonomous vehicles.
  • Thai Union Group — Thai Union Group produces shelf-stable seafood products for a global customer base. The company’s product portfolio includes tuna, shrimp, salmon, sardine and mackerel, cephalopod, bakery, and pet food products. Its brand portfolio includes Sealect, Fisho, Bellottaas, Chicken of the Sea, John West, King Oscar, Petit Navire, Parmentier, Mareblu,and Century.As a company committed to innovation and globally responsible behavior, Thai Union is proud to be a member of the United Nations Global Compact, and a founding member of the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF). In 2015, Thai Union introduced its SeaChange® sustainability strategy. Thai Union’s on-going work on sustainability issues was recognized in 2018 and 2019 by being ranked number one in the world in the Food Products Industry in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, achieving a 100th percentile ranking for total sustainability score.
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Orbit Ventures
VC Fund · Singapore, Central Region, Singapore · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups, 35 in the past 12 months

Orbit helps scale breakthrough startups from around the globe across emerging and frontier markets.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Egypt, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 541
  • Round size: Seed $100k–$2M; Pre-Seed $100k–$1M; Series A $2.6M–$12M
  • Lead/follow: 74% lead, 26% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2024

Portfolio highlights

  • Qanary — Qanary is a digital second-opinion platform designed to help radiologists detect cancer at its earliest, most treatable stages.
  • Cypien AI — Cypien learns your brand and visitor behavior, then composes segment-specific content, visuals, product order, search, landing pages, and UI.
  • MyAlice — The modern customer service and social selling platform. Support anytime and sell anywhere with all your messages, orders, and agents in one place.
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Automotive Investor funding in United Arab Emirates at a glance

Stats across 53 deals from 71 investors.

71
investors
in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups
53
deals
in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups
$625k
median round
in United Arab Emirates Automotive startups
46%
lead investors
lead at least one round
51%
Seed
most common funding stage
75/25
VC / Angel
share of investor count

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