# Top 25 Automotive Startup Investors in United Arab Emirates in June 2026 ## Dtec Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Marketplace, Apps 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. ## Oraseya Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence Oraseya Capital is a venture capital firm that is the venture arm of the Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority. ## BY Venture Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: St. Helier, NA - Jersey, Jersey - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology Our team of former founders backs phenomenal early-stage founders, providing empathetic support and invaluable connections to help them scale globally. ## Phoenician VC - Type: VC Fund - Location: Beirut, Beyrouth, Lebanon - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software 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 ... ## B&Y Venture Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Beirut, Beyrouth, Lebanon - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology Our team of former founders backs phenomenal early-stage founders, providing empathetic support and invaluable connections to help them scale globally. ## Wamda Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services 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. ## Global Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Health Care, FinTech, Financial Services We back global-minded, growth-stage and technology-focused founders in emerging markets and the world. ## Simile Venture Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Apps 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/) ## Automotive Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Automotive, Artificial Intelligence 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. ## Syndicate Group of Companies - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel - Focus: Medical, Pharmaceutical, Food and Beverage 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. ## F6 Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Gîza, Al Jizah, Egypt - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology 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. ## EQ2 Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Retail, Advertising Evergreen venture capital investing in Seed to Series A startups across MENA and Africa. 27 active investments, $71.8M portfolio NAV, 17% IRR. ## Oskar Hartmann - Type: Angel - Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Automotive 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. ## Afzal Modak - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: SaaS, FinTech, Payments Afzal Modak is the Director at VitalProbe Inc. Afzal Modak attended Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. ## Orbit Startups - Type: VC Fund - Location: Cork, Cork, Ireland - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note - Focus: E-Commerce, Information Technology, Software Orbit Startups helps companies scaling breakthrough technologies across emerging and frontier markets to the regions with the most aggressive growth. ## Driven Capital Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Cleveland, Ohio, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Convertible Note - Focus: Automotive, FinTech, Lending Experienced executives consulting with and investing in technology companies primarily in the automotive, insurance, and finance sectors ## SOSV - Type: VC Fund - Location: Princeton, New Jersey, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software 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. ## Crealize - Type: VC Fund - Location: Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Education, Automotive, E-Commerce We empower humans to crealize positive marks, cultivating a worldwide movement of entrepreneurs. ## Polar Light Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Zug, Zug, Switzerland - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, E-Commerce, Finance Polar Light Ventures provides early stage capital to technology firms in Europe ## 6G Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Convertible Note - Focus: Internet, E-Commerce, Restaurants 6G Capital is the family office arm of the Allana Group, which invests in diverse sectors ranging from retail, healthcare, and fintech. ## B&Y - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Automotive, E-Commerce, Search Engine B&Y ## Galadari Brothers - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Automotive, E-Commerce, Supply Chain Management 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. ## Anonymous - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Internet Anonymous ## Glowfish Capital - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Consumer, Automotive, E-Commerce Platforms 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. ## Spartech Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: FinTech, Finance, Automotive 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.