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Top 50 Media (Entertainment) Angel Investors in United Arab Emirates (August 2026)

The most active angel investors investing in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startup companies. Find investors to raise a Pre-Seed, Seed or Series A round with Shizune.
Investor Relevant Deals Geography Stage Focus Round Size
Jitendra Gupta
Angel
2 India, Singapore, United States Seed, Series A, Angel Financial Services, FinTech, Payments
Kunal Shah
Angel
2 India, United States, Singapore Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Financial Services, FinTech, Software $350k–$16M
Srinivas Rao M
Angel
2 India, United Arab Emirates Grant, Seed Advice, Payments, Financial Services
Prajit Nanu
Angel
2 India, United Arab Emirates Seed Advice, Payments, Financial Services
Amrish Rau
Angel
2 India, Singapore, Indonesia Seed, Series A Financial Services, FinTech, Payments
Hesham Zreik
Angel
2 United States, Nigeria, India Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce $12k–$5M
Josh Ong
Angel
1 United Arab Emirates Angel Gaming, Cryptocurrency, Media and Entertainment
Sheikha Hend Al Qassemi
Angel
1 United Arab Emirates Pre-Seed Art, Blockchain, Marketplace
Sami ElShafai
Angel
1 United Arab Emirates Pre-Seed Big Data, Software, Analytics
Raza Beig
Angel
1 United Arab Emirates Pre-Seed Art, Blockchain, Marketplace
Abdulaziz Al Loughani
Angel
1 United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, United States Seed E-Commerce, Apps, Music
Rafael Ilishayev
Angel
1 Brazil, United Arab Emirates Seed, Series D Marketplace, Real Estate, Developer Platform
Yakir Gola
Angel
1 Brazil, United Arab Emirates Seed, Series D Marketplace, Real Estate, Developer Platform
Magnus Olsson
Angel
1 United Arab Emirates, Egypt, United States Seed, Series A E-Commerce, Media and Entertainment, Digital Media
Tohfeek Gafoor
Angel
1 United Arab Emirates Series A Media and Entertainment
Said Al Sayyed
Angel
1 United Arab Emirates Seed TV, Audio, Broadcasting
Mathias Ackermand
Angel
1 Sweden, United Arab Emirates Seed, Pre-Seed Apps, Audio, Music
Sathish Subbiah
Angel
1 United Arab Emirates Series A Media and Entertainment
VonDoom ☕️
Angel
1 United Arab Emirates Angel Gaming, Cryptocurrency, Media and Entertainment
Bashar Hamood
Angel
1 United States, United Kingdom, India Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
Musaab Hakami
Angel
1 United States, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A FinTech, Financial Services, Software $50k–$7.4M
Lauren Selig
Angel
1 United Arab Emirates Series A Media and Entertainment
Fady Hannah-Shmouni, MD FRCPC
Angel
1 United States, Canada, United Arab Emirates Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Health Care, Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence $573k–$3.6M
Kamel Gazzaz
Angel
1 United States, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates Seed, Pre-Seed Digital Media, NFC, Audiobooks
Alfred Ruth
Angel
1 Sweden, United Arab Emirates Seed, Angel Financial Services, Software, Machine Learning
Dingaling ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎
Angel
1 Indonesia, United States Seed, Series A Gaming, PC Games, Software
Friends Family
Angel
1 United States Pre-Seed, Angel Art, Digital Media, Content Creators $680k–$1M
Igor Vasiliev
Angel
1 United Arab Emirates Angel B2B, B2C, Apps
Khaliq Mohammad Shaikh
Angel
1 United Arab Emirates Pre-Seed Guides, Travel, Tourism
Tim Draper
Angel
1 United States, United Kingdom, Canada Seed, Series A, Series B Software, FinTech, Financial Services $356k–$50M
Elena 🌸
Angel
1 United Arab Emirates Angel Gaming, Cryptocurrency, Media and Entertainment
Timur Kudratov
Angel
1 United Arab Emirates Pre-Seed Real Estate, Broadcasting, Property Development
Scott Ross
Angel
1 United Arab Emirates Seed Developer Platform, Media and Entertainment
Khalid AlHadlaq
Angel
1 United States, United Arab Emirates Seed Software, Apps, Social Network
Omar Darwazah
Angel
1 United States, Egypt, United Arab Emirates Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology
NFTboi ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎
Angel
1 United Arab Emirates Angel Gaming, Cryptocurrency, Media and Entertainment
Chris 🐉 MON
Angel
1 United Arab Emirates Angel Gaming, Cryptocurrency, Media and Entertainment
Giulio X.
Angel
1 United Arab Emirates Angel Gaming, Cryptocurrency, Media and Entertainment
Sandeep Nailwal
Angel
1 United States, India, Singapore Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
Deniz Devrim Cengiz
Angel
1 Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Switzerland Seed, Series A Blockchain, FinTech, Apps
Mohammed Shafik
Angel
1 Egypt, United Arab Emirates Seed, Angel Local, Travel, Leisure
Kareem Anabtawi
Angel
1 United Arab Emirates, United States, Oman Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Sports, Information Technology, Software $100k–$10M
APPLE_ SODA
Angel
1 United Arab Emirates Angel Gaming, Cryptocurrency, Media and Entertainment
Ash Robin
Angel
1 United Arab Emirates Angel Gaming, Cryptocurrency, Media and Entertainment
Giulio ‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎
Angel
1 United Arab Emirates Angel Gaming, Cryptocurrency, Media and Entertainment
Kendrick Nguyen
Angel
1 India, Gibraltar, United States Seed, Pre-Seed, Post-IPO Equity Financial Services, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency $375k–$5.4M
wale. moca
Angel
1 United Arab Emirates Angel Gaming, Cryptocurrency, Media and Entertainment
Sherif Hamed
Angel
1 United Arab Emirates Pre-Seed Solar, Energy, Events
Ammar Zaeem
Angel
1 Pakistan, United Arab Emirates Seed, Angel Water, Gaming, CleanTech
Othman AlOthman
Angel
1 United Arab Emirates Seed Content, Language Learning, Artificial Intelligence
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Jitendra Gupta
Angel · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · 2 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

Jitendra Gupta is the Founder of Jupiter.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Payments
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Angel
  • Geography: India, Singapore, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 65
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • SiPay — Sipay is a next-generation financial technology company offering a comprehensive all-in-one financial services platform. It enables B2B, B2C, and Sipay as a Service (Embedded Finance) customers to address all their banking and financial needs without requiring any other partners.
  • OTPless — Explore top-notch authentication solutions like WhatsApp, SMS or email-based Numeric codes and Magic Link with OTPless. High conversion, flexible integrations, and robust security features await you!
  • CoinCRED Global — CoinCRED is a crypto exchange platform which has hundreds plus cryptocurrencies where traders can easily sell, buy, deposit and withdraw cryptocurrencies. It is a platform which gives more priority to safe and secure transactions with privacy. CoinCRED has been here for years for its known features like high speed low transaction fees P2P KYC24/7 customer support with such features, it is also known as a crypto investment platform where users can easily trade and earn profits through their user-friendly interface. From beginners to experienced, any investor or trader can begin their crypto journey with the most trusted platform, CoinCRED.
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Kunal Shah
Angel · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · 2 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups, 19 in the past 12 months

Kunal Shah

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: India, United States, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 314
  • Round size: Seed $810k–$5.1M; Pre-Seed $350k–$2M; Series A $4.7M–$16M
  • Lead/follow: 3% lead, 97% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Vaaree — Get Upto 60% Off, Buy home decor, kitchen, and garden products online in India. Vaaree offers Popular Bedsheets, Lamps, Pooja Essentials, Cozy Comforters, and more at the best prices.
  • Superleap — The #1 AI-native alternative to legacy CRMs. Trusted by 100+ enterprise teams. Book a demo to see Superleap in action.
  • Profound — Get your Profound AI Rep and unlock stronger collaborators, richer opportunities, and sharper hires
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Srinivas Rao M
Angel · Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India · 2 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

Srinivas Rao M is a CEO at T-Hub.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Advice, Payments, Financial Services
  • Stage:Grant, Seed
  • Geography: India, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 8
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • KUmar Pradeep — Cart Abandonment Rate is the percentage (%) of online visitors who add items to their shopping cart but then abandon it without making a purchase. It shows the rate at which your potential customers are leaving without buying.
  • CoinCRED — CoinCRED allows users to buy, sell, and trade cryptocurrencies.
  • CoinCRED Global — CoinCRED is a crypto exchange platform which has hundreds plus cryptocurrencies where traders can easily sell, buy, deposit and withdraw cryptocurrencies. It is a platform which gives more priority to safe and secure transactions with privacy. CoinCRED has been here for years for its known features like high speed low transaction fees P2P KYC24/7 customer support with such features, it is also known as a crypto investment platform where users can easily trade and earn profits through their user-friendly interface. From beginners to experienced, any investor or trader can begin their crypto journey with the most trusted platform, CoinCRED.
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Prajit Nanu
Angel · Singapore, Central Region, Singapore · 2 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

Prajit serves as our Chief Executive Officer and a member of our Board of Directors. Based in Mumbai, Prajit is responsible for executing the business strategy and directing the overall performance and growth of our organization. He is also in charge of driving innovation across processes and create value add for customers. Prior to co-foundingInstarem Prajit, held several leadership positions in global companies, including Global Sales Director, TMF Group and Vice President, Sales and Account Management at WNS (NYSE:WNS). He is a graduate from Mumbai University.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Advice, Payments, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: India, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • KUmar Pradeep — Cart Abandonment Rate is the percentage (%) of online visitors who add items to their shopping cart but then abandon it without making a purchase. It shows the rate at which your potential customers are leaving without buying.
  • CoinCRED — CoinCRED allows users to buy, sell, and trade cryptocurrencies.
  • CoinCRED Global — CoinCRED is a crypto exchange platform which has hundreds plus cryptocurrencies where traders can easily sell, buy, deposit and withdraw cryptocurrencies. It is a platform which gives more priority to safe and secure transactions with privacy. CoinCRED has been here for years for its known features like high speed low transaction fees P2P KYC24/7 customer support with such features, it is also known as a crypto investment platform where users can easily trade and earn profits through their user-friendly interface. From beginners to experienced, any investor or trader can begin their crypto journey with the most trusted platform, CoinCRED.
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Amrish Rau
Angel · 2 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

Amrish Rau is the CEO of Pine Labs.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Payments
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: India, Singapore, Indonesia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 66
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • SiPay — Sipay is a next-generation financial technology company offering a comprehensive all-in-one financial services platform. It enables B2B, B2C, and Sipay as a Service (Embedded Finance) customers to address all their banking and financial needs without requiring any other partners.
  • Amica Finance — Jupiter's consumer-focused neo-banking startup Amica Finance operates as an NBFC non-banking finance company.
  • Jupiter — Getting access to Jupiter before others. 100% digital banking with no pain. Zero balance accounts, no hidden fees. Master your money, reap rewards on Jupiter app - partnered with an RBI licensed bank for max trust.
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Hesham Zreik
Angel · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 2 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

Hesham Zreik is the CEO of FasterCapital. He previously worked at DreamApps as a Project Manager. Hesham attended the University of Westminster.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Nigeria, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 888
  • Round size: Seed $50k–$2.1M; Pre-Seed $12k–$1M; Series A $170k–$5M
  • Lead/follow: 53% lead, 47% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Book Your Own — Book Your Own is building an integrated travel ecosystem designed to unify India’s fragmented travel market.
  • UrbanFarmers — UrbanFarmers is a platform that connects city dwellers with local urban farms and community gardens.
  • Excel And Impact Agro — Excel And Impact Agro aims to tackle the chronic shortage of vegetable production in Côte d'Ivoire.
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Josh Ong
Angel · Los Angeles, California, United States · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

Josh Ong - Communications Co-Pilot @ Savvy Millennial

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Gaming, Cryptocurrency, Media and Entertainment
  • Stage:Angel
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • Tokyo Beast — A Crypto Entertainment centered on Web3 Games. Earn TB MYSTERY TICKET through the campaign and wait for the release What to do now https://t.co/uIDcI7qrrp
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Sheikha Hend Al Qassemi
Angel · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

Sheikha Hend Al Qassemi, family of Sharjah

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Art, Blockchain, Marketplace
  • Stage:Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • Artfi — Decentralised Infrastructure for Global Art Market!
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Sami ElShafai
Angel · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

Sami ElShafai

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Big Data, Software, Analytics
  • Stage:Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • Crowd Analyzer — The 1st media and digital crowd monitoring, analytics and activation by which brands and agencies can understand people's opinions on social, analyze their content, ask them questions, and incentive them to do digital actions.
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Raza Beig
Angel · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

Raza Beig is the CEO of Splash and Iconic and Director at Landmark Group.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Art, Blockchain, Marketplace
  • Stage:Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Artfi — Artfi brings you the biggest opportunity to invest in cryptoart. It redefines your art work into prestigious blockchain asset. Making your art collection more accessible like never before.
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Abdulaziz Al Loughani
Angel · Kuwait, Al Kuwayt, Kuwait · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

Abdulaziz is co-founder & CEO of Floward, a full-fledged flowers & gifts ecommerce solution servicing the largest customer base in the MENA region. Abdulaziz is also co-founder & Managing Partner at Faith Capital, a venture capital practice that is focused on the MENA region. Previously, Abdulaziz was the founding Executive ViceChairman of the Kuwait National Fund for SMEs Development, a USD7bn independent public institution responsible for developing the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Kuwait (2013-2017). Prior to this role, he was a co-founder and Managing Partner of Talabat.com<http://Talabat.com> until 2010, and has since then been investing in technology startups and involved in a number of local and regional entrepreneurial initiatives. Abdulaziz has also previously served as Director at Global Capital Management, the alternative investments arm of Global Investment House “Global” where he has played a major role in managing key investments within the Private Equity Group of Global by handling various assignments on corporate restructuring, business planning, deal structuring, due diligence and managing portfolio companies' to exit. Abdulaziz has served as an executive and member of board on a number of companies within the MENA region in the technology, banking, healthcare, manufacturing, consumer finance, food & beverage and real estate sectors.Abdulaziz holds a Bachelor's degree - double major in Information Systems and E-Commerce from University of Toledo, and an MBA degree from London Business School.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Apps, Music
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 4
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Ghinwa — A mobile app for anonymous self-broadcasting and Karaoke.
  • Snapbook — Visit the Snapbook store to customize you're gifts, photo prints, unique phone cases, and wall art with Snapbook.
  • Yougotagift.com — YouGotaGift offers a range of online card gifts from more than 400 brands through email, SMS and its app. It operates across three major business verticals including consumer gifting and employee and customer rewards.
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Rafael Ilishayev
Angel · Holmdel, New Jersey, United States · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

Rafael Ilishayev is a first-generation American who grew up with an entrepreneurial family in the New York metro area. Rafael met Yakir Gola in their first Business 101 class at Drexel University and the two went on to start Gopuff the following year. Together, they’ve grown Gopuff into the instant needs category creator and one of the fastestgrowing tech companies with 7,000 employees across the country. Today, Gopuff has operations in more than 650 U.S. cities, leveraging its network of over 250 micro-fulfillment centers and recently acquired BevMo! stores to fulfill orders of thousands of everyday essentials to customers in 30 minutes. Under Rafael’s leadership, every Gopuff initiative - big or small - is developed with a customer-first mentality. Rafael, along with Yakir, was named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list in the Retail & Ecommerce category in 2017, in 2019 received the Drexel University Founders Award and in 2020, Gopuff was named to CNBC’s Disruptor 50. Rafael is closely involved with his alma mater, Drexel University, through the Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship and Chabad Serving Drexel University.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Marketplace, Real Estate, Developer Platform
  • Stage:Seed, Series D
  • Geography: Brazil, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Loft — Loft is a transactional marketplace for residential real estate that helps manage the home buying and selling process.Founded by repeat entrepreneurs in 2018, Loft is Brazil’s first transactional marketplace for residential real estate, facilitating the purchase and sale of properties on behalf of individuals, brokers, and two publicly listedREITs managed by the company. By leveraging proprietary transaction data and an end-to-end digital workflow, Loft is bringing the Brazilian homebuying experience into the e-commerce age while integrating a multitude of adjacent service offerings.Loft was founded in 2018 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil.
  • HyperSpace — We invent, build, and operate next-gen attractions connected to digital lifestyles.
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Yakir Gola
Angel · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

As a freshman at Drexel University, Yakir Gola met co-founder Rafael Ilishayev on the first day of their Business 101 class, and the two went on to start Gopuff a year later. A first-generation American who grew up in an entrepreneurial family, Yakir - along with Rafael - have grown Gopuff into one of the fastest growing tech companies in the U.S.with operations in more than 650 cities, leveraging its network of over 250 micro-fulfillment centers and recently acquired BevMo! stores to fulfill orders of thousands of everyday essentials to customers in 30 minutes. Constantly analyzing the business and industry to identify potential for growth, Yakir’s data-driven approach to business and strategic insights motivate and drive the company forward. Yakir, along with Rafael, was named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list in the Retail & Ecommerce category in 2017, in 2019 received the Drexel University Founders Award and in 2020, Gopuff was named to CNBC’s Disruptor 50. Yakir is closely involved with Chabad serving Drexel University and spearheads many of Gopuff’s philanthropic efforts, including recent $1 million matching donation for the Boys & Girls Clubs COVID-19 Relief Funds.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Marketplace, Real Estate, Developer Platform
  • Stage:Seed, Series D
  • Geography: Brazil, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Loft — Loft is a transactional marketplace for residential real estate that helps manage the home buying and selling process.Founded by repeat entrepreneurs in 2018, Loft is Brazil’s first transactional marketplace for residential real estate, facilitating the purchase and sale of properties on behalf of individuals, brokers, and two publicly listedREITs managed by the company. By leveraging proprietary transaction data and an end-to-end digital workflow, Loft is bringing the Brazilian homebuying experience into the e-commerce age while integrating a multitude of adjacent service offerings.Loft was founded in 2018 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil.
  • HyperSpace — We invent, build, and operate next-gen attractions connected to digital lifestyles.
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Magnus Olsson
Angel · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

Magnus Olsson is the Founder and Managing Director at Careem.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Media and Entertainment, Digital Media
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, Egypt, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • VUZ — 360VUZ is the pioneer Immersive Social Mobile App Teleporting people in time. It captures and delivers live and on-demand 360 video and immersive experiences. The 360VUZ Mobile app Ranked #1 in the Entertainment category on App Store ahead of top players.360VUZ teleports people in live, virtual reality and video content – supporting in buildingthe ecosystem for live and on-demand Video and VR to become a mainstream experience for sporting events, exclusive happenings, Influencer Appearances, concerts, and more. Out in the market in 2017, 360VUZ has more than 2 patents and reached over 500 Million Screen Views per Year.
  • Getbee — Use live video calls to create in-person interactions with your clients from product recommendations to completing a purchase.
  • Taager — Taager is a social e-commerce platform enabling online merchants with end-to-end logistics.
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Tohfeek Gafoor
Angel · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

Tohfeek Gafoor

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Media and Entertainment
  • Stage:Series A
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • myco — myco is a content streaming super dApp that smoothly integrates AVOD and SVOD capabilities into a decentralized ecosystem.
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Said Al Sayyed
Angel · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

Said Al Sayyed is based out of Menlo Park, California and is the Co-Founder of Tern Rewards. Said previously worked at Ruya Investment as a Financial Advisor.Said Al Sayyed attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: TV, Audio, Broadcasting
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • Rising Giants Network — Rising Giants Network is a story-telling company that scripts, produces, and builds audio experiences.
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Mathias Ackermand
Angel · Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

Mathias Ackermand is a Private Investor at Privat. Attended Kiel University.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Apps, Audio, Music
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Sweden, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 4
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • 46elks — Integrate SMS, MMS and Phone calls into your applications with just a few lines of code. Transparent pricing, no startup fees, no minimum monthly costs.
  • Kitab Sawti — Kitab Sawti is an Arabic audio entertainment service offering audiobooks and podcasts through mobile apps.
  • AnotherblockAnotherblock AB — Anotherblock is Transforming Music into an Investable Asset Class. We Specialize in Music Investments, Music Rights, Catalog Valuations, and Royalty Management.
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Sathish Subbiah
Angel · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

Sathish Subbiah

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Media and Entertainment
  • Stage:Series A
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • myco — myco is a content streaming super dApp that smoothly integrates AVOD and SVOD capabilities into a decentralized ecosystem.
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VonDoom ☕️
Angel · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

VonDoom ia CoFounder at cmnd_line,loveless_city.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Gaming, Cryptocurrency, Media and Entertainment
  • Stage:Angel
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Tokyo Beast — Tokyo Beast is powered by a diverse range of content, including gaming, cryptocurrency generation and management, and betting. At its heart is a cryptocurrency-based betting system.
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Bashar Hamood
Angel · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups, 177 in the past 12 months

Bashar Hamood is the Managing Director and co-founder of FasterCapital and attended Heriot-Watt University. He has broad experience across various organizational domains, including marketing strategy, branding, direct marketing, product launches, analysis, and reporting. As an entrepreneur, he has expertise in brand development and communityoutreach. Bashar is skilled in optimizing team dynamics, aligning diverse agendas, and leveraging strategic and operational drivers to achieve results. He also has a strong analytical approach, carefully studying each case and parameter variation.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 303
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Tikkno — Tikkno is a dynamic and innovative company offering an extensive portfolio of 100 high-quality services across key sectors such as technology, marketing, education, training, management, and design. Our mission is to empower businesses and individuals by providing cutting-edge solutions tailored to their unique needs.In technology, Tikknodelivers comprehensive IT services that streamline operations, boost efficiency, and enhance digital transformation. From software development to cybersecurity, our solutions are built to keep businesses ahead in the rapidly evolving tech landscape.In marketing, we craft data-driven strategies designed to maximize brand visibility, engagement, and growth. Our team excels in digital marketing, SEO, social media management, and advertising, helping businesses connect with their target audiences effectively.Our education and training services focus on upskilling teams and individuals through tailored programs that combine industry-leading knowledge with practical application. We offer specialized training to ensure that clients stay competitive in today’s fast-paced environment.Management and design services from Tikkno ensure that businesses operate efficiently while presenting a strong visual identity. Our management consulting aids in optimizing workflows and strategic planning, while our design services deliver creative, visually compelling solutions that resonate with audiences.Investing in Tikkno means investing in a forward-thinking company that is dedicated to delivering measurable value, innovative solutions, and long-term growth. With a commitment to excellence and a proven track record of success, Tikkno is positioned to become a key player in driving business success across various industries.
  • Accel Growth — Accel Growth has created an amazing super oxygenation machine that uses a radical technique to supersaturate water with oxygen by forming new chemical interactions with the minerals in the water.
  • Intech Research Group — Welcome to the world of TROT FTRs. Empowering the world like never before. Opens up many new business opportunities. And opportunities for the businesses. The opportunities you can’t afford to miss. An ideal for investors. TROT FTRs enjoy huge potential to become a trillion-dollar business. Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Robust, sustained revenuestreams. Saves on future inflation for the global households. Year after year, Plan your budget without worrying. Hedge your costs or sell the rights for a good profit. Save big on your vacation, buying a home, children's education, healthcare. And many more. Why not earn while hedging? Good returns. Anytime liquidity, High Safety. Buy, sell, redeem, gift – all from your home comfort. No brokers. FTRs sold by vetted, reputed businesses. Blockchain registered. Legally compliant. Many Govt. corporations may soon offer their FTRs. Tourism, healthcare, agriculture, real estate, education, lifestyle, and many others. Freely tradable on TROT Exchange. ideal investment for households and businesses alike. FTRs for HNIs as the Market Makers. Multiply your returns. Minimal risk. One platform to weave the world's largest and the best network of all the participants – from businesses to households to the service providers An ideal solution for businesses. Meet all your finance needs. No ownership sharing. Think big. Plus, a huge marketing boost. Market Maker support as the up-front buyers.
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Musaab Hakami
Angel · San Francisco, California, United States · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

Founder, Ex-GP. Ex-Entrepreneur. Ex-Computer Engineer. Angel Investor. BoD. Ex-CCO & CFO @trySaryApp

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 36
  • Round size: Seed $780k–$6M; Pre-Seed $50k–$3M; Series A $5.2M–$7.4M
  • Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Lisan — Lisan is an AI writing platform offering state-of-the-art proofreading and grammar checking to help individuals who write in Arabic to maximize their productivity, create exceptional content using cutting-edge generative AI models, and automate tasks with AI accelerators.
  • 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.
  • MilkStraw AI — Saving companies up to 75% on AWS
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Lauren Selig
Angel · Seattle, Washington, United States · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

Lauren Selig is the Founder of Shake and Bake Productions. She previously worked at Bold Capital as a Strategic Advisor. Lauren Selig attended Georgetown University.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Media and Entertainment
  • Stage:Series A
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • myco — myco is a content streaming super dApp that smoothly integrates AVOD and SVOD capabilities into a decentralized ecosystem.
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Fady Hannah-Shmouni, MD FRCPC
Angel · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

Fady Hannah-Shmouni, MD FRCPC, is a physician-investor and serial entrepreneur bridging the worlds of medicine and venture capital. A board-certified Endocrinologist & Metabolism specialist and Clinical Biochemical Geneticist, he trained at Yale University School of Medicine (Internal Medicine Residency, 2012–2015) and completed his Fellowshipat the National Institutes of Health (NIH, 2015–2017) and the University of Toronto (Clinical Biochemical Genetics, 2017–2018). He holds an MD from the University of Jordan School of Medicine (2003–2009).Fady serves as Managing Partner at FHS Capital (fhscapital.io), an early-stage venture capital and venture builder firm he co-founded, with 40+ companies funded across healthcare, AI, FinTech, CleanTech, and SaaS in North America and the MENA region. He is also Founder & CEO of Hormonaly.ai — the Evidence OS for peptide, hormone, and longevity medicine — an AI-powered clinical platform providing GRADE-rated evidence synthesis for clinicians worldwide. He is Founder and Chairman of Healthspan Digital Holdings Limited, and Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of British Columbia.Earlier, Fady served as Principal Investigator and Associate Investigator at the NICHD/NIH (2015–2021), where his research focused on cortisol and growth hormone dysregulation. He later served as Associate Program Director and Director of Graduate Medical Education at the NIH Endocrinology Fellowship Program (2019–2021), and as Founding Editor-in-Chief of Endocrine and Metabolic Science (Elsevier, 2019–2023). His research has contributed to 100+ peer-reviewed publications.His portfolio and advisory work includes Eli Health, Flyby, Science & Humans, Supernatural, Acorn Biolabs, NU, AI Nexus, Neurable, and DrVibe.ai, among others. In 2024, he joined the Faculty of the Geneva College of Longevity Science, and in 2025 became Director of its AI Academy. Fady is passionate about democratizing access to precision diagnostics, longevity medicine, and AI-driven healthcare innovation.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United States, Canada, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 20
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$3.6M; Pre-Seed $573k–$600k
  • Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Eli — At-home hormone testing from Eli Health: track cortisol, progesterone, and testosterone with saliva tests that deliver lab-grade results in 20 minutes.
  • AI Nexus — AI Nexus Inc. is a deep tech company that develops groundbreaking artificial intelligence technologies designed for use in industry-specific subsidiaries. Based on decades of building AI solutions for military and civilian applications, AI Nexus has created an advanced AI platform that enables the creation of a diverse range of collaborative AIapplications across the AI spectrum. Most commercially available AI is focused on machine learning, a subfield of AI that is best suited to recognizing patterns but not understanding them. As there is no understanding, machine learning can’t explain its thinking so can’t be given autonomy in complex life-or-death situations. Our technology can embody different AI techniques, algorithms and software from any source, can run autonomously in devices like IoT all the way up to the cloud (allows you to use whatever is out there).AI applications built with our technology will be able to observe the world, reason, make recommendations and even take autonomous action. Software that can sense, reason, act & learn
  • Healthspan Digital
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Kamel Gazzaz
Angel · San Francisco, California, United States · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

Kamel Gazzaz - Angel Investor @ Mars Reel

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Digital Media, NFC, Audiobooks
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Maslo — We make companions that care about people.
  • SkyHi
  • Kitab Sawti — Kitab Sawti is an Arabic audio entertainment service offering audiobooks and podcasts through mobile apps.
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Alfred Ruth
Angel · Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

Private investor with background as co-founder/CTO of Videoplaza. Author of speculative fiction thriller trilogy Fermi's Filter.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, Software, Machine Learning
  • Stage:Seed, Angel
  • Geography: Sweden, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 6
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Mavenoid — Mavenoid is the only product support automation platform built for complex products and devices. Using our unique AI, we solve problems too complex for chatbots
  • Kitab Sawti — Kitab Sawti is an Arabic audio entertainment service offering audiobooks and podcasts through mobile apps.
  • Match2One — Self service programmatic advertising platform, easy to use and no minimum spend. Launch intelligent programmatic display campaigns and drive online sales.
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Dingaling ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎
Angel · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups, 8 in the past 12 months

Dingaling is an individual investor and crypto twitter celeb.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Gaming, PC Games, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Indonesia, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 8
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • ARC the Community — Access Asia's most curated community in Web3, enabled by NFTs as proof of membership.
  • Tokyo Beast — Tokyo Beast is powered by a diverse range of content, including gaming, cryptocurrency generation and management, and betting. At its heart is a cryptocurrency-based betting system.
  • Ethos Network — The Ethos Credibility Score is the first dApp created on the Ethos Network. It created Ethos to be expandable to various interfaces and dApps by developing the infrastructure onchain. Using any interface, developers can post reviews, vouches, and slashes straight into Ethos' smart contract.
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Friends Family
Angel · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

Friends Family

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Art, Digital Media, Content Creators
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Angel
  • Geography: United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Round size: Pre-Seed $680k–$1M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Unvale — Unvale, Space for Your Creations. Create, manage, and share all your original characters and worlds within our inclusive community!
  • DelivMe — {{ metaDescription || ''}}
  • Mondoir Co. — Mondoir LLC FZ is a Dubai-based innovation company building products across art technology, AI education, and autonomous agents. Founded by Amir Soleymani.
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Igor Vasiliev
Angel · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

Igor Vasiliev

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Investment focus

  • Industry: B2B, B2C, Apps
  • Stage:Angel
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • Easy Padel — EasyPadel is a comprehensive platform designed to revolutionize the padel tennis experience by seamlessly connecting players, clubs, and governing bodies. For players, EasyPadel offers convenient court bookings, access to tournaments, and real-time tracking of personal rankings and performance. Clubs benefit from advanced B2B tools for managingclients, schedules, and tournaments, enhancing operational efficiency. Additionally, government authorities can leverage B2G solutions to oversee club activities, manage national rankings, and support the sport’s development. EasyPadel aims to grow the padel community by providing an integrated ecosystem that simplifies participation, fosters competition, and drives the sport’s expansion across the World.
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Khaliq Mohammad Shaikh
Angel · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

30Years in Air Cargo. Ex - Emirates Airlines Cargo

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Guides, Travel, Tourism
  • Stage:Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • Leamigo — Simplifying Ground Handling Globally trusted B2B platform for agents to book global activities and transfers, with direct access to 20,000 suppliers. Trusted by leading Global OTAs and over5,000 agents worldwide.
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Tim Draper
Angel · San Francisco, California, United States · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups, 18 in the past 12 months

Tim Draper is the Founding Partner of Draper Associates. He attended Harvard Business School.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, FinTech, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 298
  • Round size: Seed $356k–$6.5M; Series A $2.5M–$25M; Series B $3M–$50M
  • Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • CASIMIR
  • illumicell AI — illumicell AI combines patented AI algorithms and proprietary microscopy technology to test 50x faster, 20x more effectively, empowering every healthcare provider at the point of care – not just fertility clinics – with accessible, scalable fertility diagnostics.
  • SignalRank — SignalRank Corporation is a FinTech company in the Venture space. It focuses on the seed stage asset class and uses data analytics to allocate capital to the best seed fund managers for their top performing companies. GPRank and CompanyRank are two proprietary algorithms it leverages to automate capital allocation. The company invests from balancesheet. Its customers are seed stage investors with outstanding companies in their portfolio.
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Elena 🌸
Angel · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

Elena is researching and investing NFTs/ DeFi News.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Gaming, Cryptocurrency, Media and Entertainment
  • Stage:Angel
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • Tokyo Beast — A Crypto Entertainment centered on Web3 Games. Earn TB MYSTERY TICKET through the campaign and wait for the release What to do now https://t.co/uIDcI7qrrp
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Timur Kudratov
Angel · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

Timur Kudratov

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Real Estate, Broadcasting, Property Development
  • Stage:Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Theeye — With our services you're able to view real estate from all over the globe in 30 seconds. Just choose a city, pick two or three search terms, click 'Watch Now' and the broadcast begins.It's really fast isn't it?We are accelerating the global real estate market ten times over, making the search for properties simple,pleasant and comfortable. Eliminating the need to waste hours, days or even weeks on traveling from one point to another, allowing you and your family to watch properties from any point in the world, or maybe choose an office with your collegues anywhere in the world, whilst watching from different countries.We love our planet and want to leave it in a better state for future generations. People waste billions of hours each day driving cars in search of real estate properties. Watch live from anywhere in the world with Theeye and cut down on CO2 emissions into our atmosphere.
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Scott Ross
Angel · New York, New York, United States · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

Scott Ross is the Managing Partner of Hill Path Capital, which he founded in 2015. Mr. Ross has served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of SeaWorld Entertainment since 2019. Before founding Hill Path Capital, Mr. Ross was a Partner at Apollo Management, where he was responsible for leading private equity and debt investments in thelodging, leisure, entertainment, consumer and business services sectors. Prior to Apollo, Mr. Ross was employed by Goldman, Sachs & Co. where he was a member of the Merchant Banking Division and a Member of the Principal Finance Group in the Fixed Income, Currencies, and Commodities Division. Mr. Ross has previously served on the board of directors of Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp., Great Wolf Resorts, Inc., EVERTEC, Inc. and CEC Entertainment, Inc. (the parent company of Chuck E. Cheese’s and Peter Piper Pizza).

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Developer Platform, Media and Entertainment
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • HyperSpace — We invent, build, and operate next-gen attractions connected to digital lifestyles.
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Khalid AlHadlaq
Angel · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

Khalid is an active angel investor in early-stage technology companies with 17 years of experience and a General Management education from Harvard Business School. After an exciting career at Microsoft and Logica, Khalid co-founded and managed Xceed Ventures, a social media intelligence company that got acquired. He currently serves as the CreativeSolutions Director at the Central Payment System of Saudi Arabia to support the development of FinTechs in Saudi and bring disruptive innovation.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Apps, Social Network
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: United States, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 4
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Digitzs
  • Taste — User Reviews and Recommendations From Like-Minded People For Movies and TV Shows at Taste.
  • QIDZ LLC — The family guide for best inspiration, deals and rewards for kids activities. Browse on QiDZ now and start creating family memories today.
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Omar Darwazah
Angel · New York, New York, United States · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

Omar is a Managing Director, General Partner, and CFO at AAF Management Ltd. (AAF), an early-stage venture capital firm he co-founded in 2016. Over the past 5 years, Omar has invested in over 120 venture-backed startups in the US, Europe, and MENA region across a multitude of different sectors alongside over 800 blue-chip venture capital firms,corporate venture arms as well as notable incubators and accelerators. Omar has also deployed capital to 18 emerging managers globally. His fund performance is consistently ranked in the top decile in terms of DPI and TVPI respectively benchmarked on Cambridge Associates’ data on over 1500 US VC Funds. Previously, Omar spent 10 years of his career with OCI N.V. in Cairo and New York focusing on investor relations, strategy, and corporate finance where he worked on over $35 billion worth of corporate transactions. Prior to that, Omar was with Deloitte Tax LLP in Chicago and Deutsche Bank’s Leveraged Finance team in London.Omar also founded and successfully exited his own startup, Premier Foods SAE, which managed two gourmet fast food brands in Egypt. Omar previously advised Hikma Pharmaceuticals’ corporate venture arm Hikma Ventures on its digital healthcare investments Omar is also an angel investor in over 20 tech companies including Andela, Blockstack, BitOasis, Dayra, Freterium, Halan, FiscalNote, Thndr, and Ziina. Omar sits on the Board of the Middle East Investor Relations Association (MEIRA) and the Middle East Venture Capital Association (MEVCA). He is also a mentor to the NYU Steinhardt EdTech Accelerator, an advisor to Yale University’s Center for Digital Health and Innovation, and a judge at the Wharton School’s Venture Lab. In aggregate, Omar has over 16 years of international experience in corporate finance, corporate communications, management consulting, strategy, investor relations, and venture capital.Omar is an avid traveler and has visited 87 countries around the world. He also has an interest in film production and has been an Executive Producer on several short feature films including Baby Mine (2017) and Lab Rat (2018).Omar holds a BA in Economics and Political Science with Honors from the University of Chicago and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He was named as one of Wharton’s 40 under 40 in 2017 and one of the Top 100 the University of Chicago Alumni in Tech in 2021.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
  • Geography: United States, Egypt, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 34
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Dr. Treat — Experience pet care at its best with exceptional personalized veterinary care at unsurpassed levels. After all, our companions are entitled to happier, healthier, and longer lives.
  • Fuze — Transform your business with Fuze's digital assets infrastructure solutions and integrated payment systems. Achieve seamless transactions and efficiency.
  • Exponential DeFi — Exponential is an investment platform for crypto holders to earn yield on their crypto through decentralized finance (DeFi) safely and easily.
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NFTboi ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎
Angel · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

NFTboi is the founder of BoiLabs.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Gaming, Cryptocurrency, Media and Entertainment
  • Stage:Angel
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Liquidium — Liquidium is the leading Bitcoin lending protocol where users can borrow and lend against Inscriptions, Ordinals, Runes, BRC-20, and more.
  • Tokyo Beast — Tokyo Beast is powered by a diverse range of content, including gaming, cryptocurrency generation and management, and betting. At its heart is a cryptocurrency-based betting system.
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Chris 🐉 MON
Angel · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

Chris 🐉 MON is Cofounder at Pixelmon and Monprotocol.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Gaming, Cryptocurrency, Media and Entertainment
  • Stage:Angel
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Tokyo Beast — Tokyo Beast is powered by a diverse range of content, including gaming, cryptocurrency generation and management, and betting. At its heart is a cryptocurrency-based betting system.
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Giulio X.
Angel · Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

Giulio X is a co founder at LiquidX.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Gaming, Cryptocurrency, Media and Entertainment
  • Stage:Angel
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Tokyo Beast — Tokyo Beast is powered by a diverse range of content, including gaming, cryptocurrency generation and management, and betting. At its heart is a cryptocurrency-based betting system.
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Sandeep Nailwal
Angel · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups, 39 in the past 12 months

Sandeep Nailwal is the co-founder and COO of Polygon. Sandeep previously worked at Scopeweaver as the Co-Founder and CEO. He attended the Indian Institute of Management, Mumbai.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, India, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 151
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • 0xPPL — 0xPPL brings together people who have similar interests in cryptocurrencies, providing an ecosystem where users can track crypto assets and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) traded by those they follow.
  • Fermah — Fermah can generate proofs for any instance in which ZK is used. Fermah is credibly neutral and architected to support all proof systems. This includes zkVMs, zkEVMs, Groth16, and all other proof systems. It is optimized for cheap, fast, and reliable ZK proof generation.
  • RISE Labs — The Gigagas Layer 2
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Deniz Devrim Cengiz
Angel · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

Deniz Devrim Cengiz

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, FinTech, Apps
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Switzerland

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 9
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • EasyCep — EasyCep, marketplace for refurbished electronics devices was founded in 2018 by Mehmet Akif Özdemir and İsmail Dinçer. Easycep makes it easier for consumers to sell their used electronic devices online. Also, it makes easier for consumers to find and buy professionally refurbished smartphones, tablets, computers and other some electronic devices aswell as 12 month warranty and at up to 70% of their original prices. With the prolongation of electronic products, EasyCep refurbishes them and offers them with a 12-month warranty.
  • Passion Punch — Passion Punch develops mobile games boosted by notable art and effective story that will touch players' daily lives.
  • Hiwell — Hiwell app is an online psychological counseling app that helps people without leaving their homes.
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Mohammed Shafik
Angel · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

Co-founder & CFO of Go.dayuse.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Local, Travel, Leisure
  • Stage:Seed, Angel
  • Geography: Egypt, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Godayuse — Godayuse is world's first portal specializes only in featuring day activities to help people break their routine without having to travel
  • HyperSpace — We invent, build, and operate next-gen attractions connected to digital lifestyles.
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Kareem Anabtawi
Angel · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

Kareem Anabtawi

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Sports, Information Technology, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, United States, Oman

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 26
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$10M; Pre-Seed $100k–$2M
  • Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Ovasave — Understnd your fertility & hormonal health with Ovasave. Affordable & science-backed care to protect your future fertility. Egg freezing packages. Subscribe now!
  • Keyper — Keyper simplifies real estate management for property owners, tenants, and partners. Manage portfolios, get market insights, apply for rent with flexible payment options, and explore partnership opportunities to earn passive income. Join Keyper today!
  • Epic Padel — EPIC is a premier padel sports management and investment company based in Arlington, VA, focused on becoming the leading operator of padel clubs across North America.
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APPLE_ SODA
Angel · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

APPLE_SODA is CEO at searchfi_eth.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Gaming, Cryptocurrency, Media and Entertainment
  • Stage:Angel
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • Tokyo Beast — A Crypto Entertainment centered on Web3 Games. Earn TB MYSTERY TICKET through the campaign and wait for the release What to do now https://t.co/uIDcI7qrrp
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Ash Robin
Angel · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

AshRobin is the Founder at KantoLabs

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Gaming, Cryptocurrency, Media and Entertainment
  • Stage:Angel
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • Tokyo Beast — A Crypto Entertainment centered on Web3 Games. Earn TB MYSTERY TICKET through the campaign and wait for the release What to do now https://t.co/uIDcI7qrrp
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Giulio ‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎
Angel · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

Giulio is an angel investor investing in the gaming industry.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Gaming, Cryptocurrency, Media and Entertainment
  • Stage:Angel
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • Tokyo Beast — A Crypto Entertainment centered on Web3 Games. Earn TB MYSTERY TICKET through the campaign and wait for the release What to do now https://t.co/uIDcI7qrrp
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Kendrick Nguyen
Angel · San Francisco, California, United States · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

Kendrick Nguyen is CEO of Republic, an investment platform connecting tech startups and blockchain projects with global investors.Prior to Republic, he served as general counsel of AngelList and Fellow of Stanford University’s Center for Corporate Governance. He is a founding adviser to NOW Ventures and CoinList, an ICO platform. An immigrant fromVietnam, Kendrick has a strong interest in improving access to capital for underserved entrepreneurs in the US and beyond.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Post-IPO Equity
  • Geography: India, Gibraltar, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 11
  • Round size: Seed $375k–$5.4M; Pre-Seed $800k–$5M; Post-IPO Equity $5.3M–$5.3M
  • Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Gondi — Buy. Sell. Lend. Borrow. Trade. All from one place. The Premier NFT Liquidity Marketplace. https://t.co/6fSNXb0FK2
  • Florida Street — PIXEL GG INC.
  • myco — myco is a content streaming super dApp that smoothly integrates AVOD and SVOD capabilities into a decentralized ecosystem.
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wale. moca
Angel · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

wale.moca is Doing research at Azuki.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Gaming, Cryptocurrency, Media and Entertainment
  • Stage:Angel
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • Tokyo Beast — A Crypto Entertainment centered on Web3 Games. Earn TB MYSTERY TICKET through the campaign and wait for the release What to do now https://t.co/uIDcI7qrrp
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Sherif Hamed
Angel · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

Chairman & Founder @ TSH Group of Companies LTD

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Solar, Energy, Events
  • Stage:Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • TSH Group of Companies LTD — TSH Group of Companies is a trading and development company that offers commercial, hospitality, Events, FM, and freight services.
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Ammar Zaeem
Angel · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

Co-CEO & Co-Founder @ Revolving Games Co-Founder & COO @ Fizz.io

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Water, Gaming, CleanTech
  • Stage:Seed, Angel
  • Geography: Pakistan, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Aabshar — Aabshar offers AI-driven water-saving technology on a subscription model that reduces utility costs, prevents water damage, lowers CO2 emissions, and provides real-time insights. Our solutions empower communities and industries in water-stressed regions.
  • Tokyo Beast — A Crypto Entertainment centered on Web3 Games. Earn TB MYSTERY TICKET through the campaign and wait for the release What to do now https://t.co/uIDcI7qrrp
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Othman AlOthman
Angel · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups

Othman AlOthman

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Content, Language Learning, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

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

Portfolio highlights

  • Lisan — Lisan is an AI writing platform offering state-of-the-art proofreading and grammar checking to help individuals who write in Arabic to maximize their productivity, create exceptional content using cutting-edge generative AI models, and automate tasks with AI accelerators.
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Media (Entertainment) Angel investor funding in United Arab Emirates at a glance

Stats across 32 deals from 59 investors.

59
investors
in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups
32
deals
in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups
$1M
median round
in United Arab Emirates Media (entertainment) startups
15%
lead investors
lead at least one round
44%
Seed
most common funding stage

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