# Top 35 Hospitality Startup Investors in United Arab Emirates in June 2026 ## Plus Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services At Plus VC, we leverage over a decade of experience and 200+ transactions to empower MENA startups for sustainable growth. We offer fair... ## Shorooq Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, E-Commerce Shorooq Partners is the leading tech investor in the region, inspired by the best entrepreneurs, investors and practices from around the world. ## Falak Angels - Type: VC Fund - Location: Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Hotel, Big Data Falak Angels strives to help strategic investors find and invest in investable firms. ## BY Venture Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: St. Helier, NA - Jersey, Jersey - Relevant deals: 2 - 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. ## Bhavik Bajaj - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel - Focus: Information Technology, Software, FinTech Bhavik Bajaj ## BECO Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Financial Services, Information Technology BECO Capital is a conviction-driven VC, backing exceptional founders across the GCC and MENA region with hands-on support, partnerships and sector expertise. ## Orbit Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, Artificial Intelligence, Software Founded in 2010, Orbit is the Emerging Markets VC investing in tech companies that digitize traditional industries and help people raise their living standards all in a more sustainable way. Orbit provides a lifetime program with hands-on support for partnerships, business development, fundraising, growth, and an initial investment package andfollow-on funding. The firm focuses on digitalization across e-commerce, fintech, media, healthcare, education, and logistics sectors. ## Clubtogether Hospitality Ltd - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Medical, Wellness, Nutrition Wellness & Resorts Management ## Amity Supply - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series B - Focus: Manufacturing, Fashion, Tourism Amity Supply It plans to invest money into pre-launch startups. ## Dtec Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Relevant deals: 1 - 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. ## Wamda Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Relevant deals: 1 - 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. ## Matt Higgins - Type: Angel - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Apps Matt Higgins is based out of New York and is the Co-Founder of Lockchain.ai . Matt previously worked at SkOUT Secure Intelligence as a Co-Owner. Matt Higgins attended Fordham University School of Law. ## Stephen Ross - Type: Angel - Location: Florida, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Seed - Focus: SaaS, Hotel, Events Stephen M. Ross is based out of Florida, New York and is the Co-Founder of Lit Thinking. Stephen attended the University of Michigan. ## Eureeca - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: SaaS, Consulting, Guides Eureeca matches companies ranging from growth businesses to Pre-IPO ventures with institutional and individual investors that add value to the companies’ strategic expansion plans. Our vision is to democratise financial opportunities across multiple regions. We are currently regulated and operate in the UK, the Middle East, and South East Asia,with plans for further expansion and integration globally. Eureeca is the only multi-regulated platform globally. Eureeca UK is regulated and authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority in the UK. Eureeca SEA is regulated by the Securities Commission in Malaysia. We continue to build on this and obtain authorization in multiple regions. ## SK Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Congo, Democratic Republic of - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: Hospitality SK Group is a Kinshasa-based private investment firm. ## Goodwater Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Burlingame, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Software Consumer Tech Investors - We empower exceptional entrepreneurs everywhere to change the world for good. ## Soha Nashaat - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Hotel, Travel, E-Commerce Soha Nashaat served as Strategic Advisor To The Executive Chairman of SHUAA Capital psc since January 20, 2014. Nashaat served as a Senior Advisor of Barclays Bank (Suisse). She is a high-calibre leader with global, multi touch experience and expertise in building client-centric financial organizations. She has private and institutional clients.Nashaat served as Chief Executive Officer of Wealth Middle East & North Africa at Barclays PLC. Nashaat served as Head of Middle East of Barclays Private Bank Limited. Nashaat joined Barclays Bank in June 2006. Nashaat served as Managing Director and Head of Middle East Team of Barclays Bank plc, United Arab Emirates. Nashaat served as the Chief Executive Officer of Middle East and North Africa of Barclays Wealth Management. She established the footprint and operations for the wealth management business. Prior to Barclays, Nashaat had a distinguished career at Merrill Lynch, where she served leadership positions in New York, Buenos Aires and London, including responsibility for the offshore Middle East business for London, Geneva and Monaco as well as creating the Institutional Client Group serving small and mid-size institutions across Europe and the Middle East. She serves as a Member of the Board of Barclays Bank (Suisse). She serves on the Board of the Foundation for Renewable Energy & Environment and on the International Committee for Barnard College, Columbia University. Nashaat is widely recognized as a Leader in financial services and a leading Business Woman, including "Woman Banker of the year 2007" by Businesswomen and Leaders Achievements Awards, "Leading Business Women in the Arab World" by the Financial Times in 2007 and 2008, "Top 100 women in Finance" by Financial News (Dow Jones) and was ranked 23rd among the "100 Most Powerful Arab Women" in 2011 by Arabian Business. ## EIGHTClouds - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Private Equity - Focus: Travel, Communities, Hospitality EIGHTClouds is a private equity company that provides financial support and strategic guidance to businesses. ## Convivialite Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series A, Series D - Focus: E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Delivery Created in 2017, Convivialité Ventures, is the venture arm of Pernod Ricard and is based in San Francisco . By nurturing entrepreneurship, Convivialité plays a key role in the development of innovative and inspiring new offerings that not only embrace, but also shape, the future evolution of socializing. ## Raz Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note - Focus: Events, Advertising, Media and Entertainment Raz Group empowers entrepreneurs and helps them transform their passions into value-adding companies. ## Fahad Sami Al-Hukair - Type: Angel - Location: Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: B2B, SaaS, Software Fahad Sami Al-Hukair ## + VC - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Hotel, Hospitality, Rental Property https://plus.vc/ ## Pankaj Mahajan - Type: Angel - Location: Santa Clara, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Medical, Wellness, Nutrition Executive in Silicon Valley based automotive OEM startup focused on Electrification, Autonomy, Connectivity, User Experience and Mobility as a Service. Engineering professional, Harvard Business School alumnus and one of the winners of HBS 2019 Alumni Challenge. Proven leader with 24 yr industrial (Automotive, Power/Energy, Defense andTechnology) experience. Successfully launched numerous products & services in Asia, Europe, North America. ## Vasil Zdravkov - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Hotel, Hospitality, Rental Property Vasil Zdravkov ## Oqal - Type: VC Fund - Location: Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology Oqal Group was formed as an endowment group by a group of young businessmen to be a platform that brings together angel investors and emerging entrepreneurs to form partnerships of economic feasibility that raise the welfare of society and enhance the quality of life. It enables the founders of entrepreneurial startups to develop innovative andfast-growing startups in a variety of sectors by providing access to smart capital and experienced angel investors. ## AbdulMuhisn Al-Sulaiman - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: B2B, SaaS, Software AbdulMuhisn Al-Sulaiman ## B&Y Venture Capital Partners - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Travel, Tourism, Software Our team of former founders backs phenomenal early-stage founders, providing empathetic support and invaluable connections to help them scale globally. ## Falak Startups - Type: VC Fund - Location: Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Health Care, Mobile Apps Falak Startups is a start-up accelerator designed to support and empower the next generation of Egyptian entrepreneurs and contribute to the development of the start-up ecosystem in Egypt. ## Scrum Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology Scrum Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that has invested in over 80 startups across a range of industries in the U.S. and Japan. Based in San Francisco with extensive experience and networks in both Silicon Valley and Japan, Scrum Ventures accelerates portfolio companies with global opportunities. Scrum Studios is reinventing the traditional accelerator -- taking a stage-agnostic approach in connecting best-in-class startups with leading Japanese corporations. ## Jolt Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Private Equity, Series B - Focus: Software, Analytics, Semiconductor Jolt Capital SAS is a fully independent Private Equity firm. We are specialized in Technology investing. Jolt Capital generates returns for its investors.. ## 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. ## Vasil Metodiev - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Hotel, Hospitality, Rental Property Vasil Metodiev ## FJ Labs - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services FJ Labs is a stage-agnostic investment firm that focuses on marketplaces and consumer facing startups. ## Oraseya Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Relevant deals: 1 - 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. ## Mostafa Shaban - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Medical, Wellness, Nutrition Mostafa Shaban