Top 10 Platforms Startup Investors in United Arab Emirates in May 2026
Top 10 Platforms Startup Investors in United Arab Emirates in May 2026
| Investor | Platforms United Arab Emirates investments |
|---|---|
| Shorooq Partners | 1 |
| Tom Andrews | 1 |
| Khwarizmi Ventures | 1 |
| Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) | 1 |
| Dtec Ventures | 1 |
| Chantalle Dumonceaux | 1 |
| David Pirrie | 1 |
| Gobi Partners | 1 |
| Raed Ventures | 1 |
| KISP Ventures | 1 |
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Shorooq Partners is the leading tech investor in the region, inspired by the best entrepreneurs, investors and practices from around the world.
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- Financial Services, FinTech, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United Arab Emirates, United States, Saudi Arabia
Portfolio highlights
- Corgea — Corgea finds, triages, and fixes vulnerabilities across code, packages, infrastructure, and containers.
- Triple-A — TripleA helps businesses increase their revenue by enabling crypto payments and payouts, leveraging on the fast-growing 300m+ people using cryptocurrencies.With its white-label, easy setup, instant confirmation, locked-in exchange rate, real-time fiat conversion, and no chargeback crypto payment solution, TripleA meets the needs of e-commercemerchants, retailers, game providers, PSPs, fintech, and marketplaces.TripleA was founded in Singapore in 2017 by Eric Barbier, a repeat entrepreneur in FinTech. The company is licensed by MAS, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (Singapore's Central Bank), allowing partners to operate in a fully compliant and regulated environment.
- Octane — Octane is a digital wallet for vehicles that streamlines payments for all vehicle related expenses.
Tom Andrews
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- SaaS, Recruiting, Operating Systems
- Pre-Seed
- United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
- RecXchange Portal LLC — The recruiter network where 15,000+ recruiters partner on placements and split fees automatically. Access 270M candidates and $750K+ in live placement fees.
Khwarizmi Ventures is a venture capital firm that seeks investments in startups with a passion for algorithms. It seeks to help create their vision, as they embark on a journey together that aligns their goals to improve quality of life using technology powered by algorithms. .
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- Software, E-Commerce, FinTech
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt
Portfolio highlights
- Calo — Analyze your nutritional needs and subscribe to a convenient meal plan that's designed for you in under 2 minutes.
- Buildnow — BuildNow is MENAP's first "Build Now Pay Later" solution. We fund the raw materials construction & manufacturing SMEs need, while providing credit terms tailored to optimize their cash flow and supercharge their growth.
- Mala'a Technologies — Make better financial decisions with Malaa. Manage your financials, track your expenses, take a loan or invest your money all from one app. Connect you bank accounts and start today
MEVP is a Middle East-focused venture capital firm that invests in the early and growth stages of innovative tech companies run by talented entrepreneurs in the Middle East with a focus on the GCC and Levant countries. With a team of 20 VC professionals across offices in Dubai, Beirut, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, and Riyadh, MEVP manages 5 regional funds with more than USD 260 million in Assets Under Management. MEVP is the largest and most established VC firm in the region, with clear cross border investment appetite.
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- E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, United States
Portfolio highlights
- HyperPay — Hyperpay is a leading payment gateway in MENA, providing smart payment solutions that fulfill the payment needs of ecommerce and all internet businesses
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- Stake — Thousands investors worldwide use Stake to access income-generating real estate deals in high-growth markets, starting from just USD 136
Dtec Ventures is the venture capital unit of Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority and an integral part of the Dtec ecosystem. We invest in early-stage technology businesses in the MENA region with a nucleus in Dubai, that are disrupting or enabling traditional industries.
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- E-Commerce, Marketplace, Apps
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United Arab Emirates, United States, Oman
Portfolio highlights
- Letswork — Work, meet and connect from the best coworking spaces, cafes and hotels across the UAE and Bahrain. Buy a membership, book meeting rooms or rent an office via the Letswork app.
- AlgoDriven — Appraise, inspect & evaluate vehicles using cutting-edge automotive solutions to make your automotive business more profitable. Contact us!
- Ghost Financial — Ghost Financial is a comprehensive financing and business services platform to support ghost kitchen and restaurant ventures by offering financial products such as insurance, payroll, credit cards and expansion loans for startup & growing kitchens.
Chantalle Dumonceaux is the Venture Partner of Accelerator Ventures. She previously worked at Shoppies as a Co-Founder. Chantalle Dumonceaux attended Columbia University.
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- Internet, Software, E-Commerce
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United Arab Emirates, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- Melltoo — Best quality & prices for new and used mobiles, computers & laptops, electronics, furniture, clothing, toys, autos. FREE DELIVERY UAE. MONEY BACK GUARANTEE
- Souqalmal — Compare more quote features than ever from top UAE brands at souqalmal.com
- OfficeRock — Online e-commerce store specifically built to service small and medium businesses in the United Arab Emirates. The company aims to offer end to end business supply solutions from office supplies, paper, toners, technology, pantry, cleaning and uniforms.
David Pirrie - Director @ Financial Software
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- iOS, Mobile, Internet
- Seed
- United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
- Melltoo — Best quality & prices for new and used mobiles, computers & laptops, electronics, furniture, clothing, toys, autos. FREE DELIVERY UAE. MONEY BACK GUARANTEE
Gobi Partners is an Asia-focused VC backing early to growth stage startups. US$1.6B AUM, 400+ companies, 75 exits. Strategic guidance, founder network available.
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- E-Commerce, Financial Services, Internet
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- China, Malaysia, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
- BoomGrow — BoomGrow is a farming technology firm that produces vegetables in a controlled environment.
- KICKS CREW — KicksCrew provides everyone globally with a trusted source and the widest selection of sneakers and streetwear needs. From Newest Drops, Classics, Rare collectibles to Sports Needs.
- Funding Societies — As the largest SME digital financing platform in Southeast Asia, we specialise in short-term financing for SMEs and investors. Learn more about our financing or investment solutions.
We partner with exceptional founders building breakthrough companies and creating scalable impact in MENA region
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- E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt
Portfolio highlights
- Grinta — Grinta is a pharmaceutical supply chain that uses AI and ML to empower local pharmacies. It is a managed marketplace that is modernizing the pharmaceutical supply chain by empowering independent pharmacies across Africa through AI & ML technologies.
- Zeal — Zeal transforms your current card machines, enabling them to unlock powerful insights and deliver seamless loyalty. Zeal integrates with all card machines and is trusted by industry leaders.
- Stitch — The simplest way to build financial products. Stitch is the unified platform to launch and scale. Shaping the new age of banking and payments.
KISP Ventures is a shariah compliant venture capital firm that invest in early stage technology companies in the MENA region. It is sponsored by KFH Capital, the investment arm of Kuwait Finance House (KFH). Its goal is to provide entrepreneurs with growth capital and the right strategic support to build innovative companies with acceleratedgrowth. The company’s shariah compliant ethics means it is committed to building an ecosystem in the region by encouraging ‘Founder-Friendly’ financing terms that give the portfolio companies a level playing field.
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- Internet, E-Commerce, Marketplace
- Seed, Series B
- Kuwait, United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
- Melltoo — Best quality & prices for new and used mobiles, computers & laptops, electronics, furniture, clothing, toys, autos. FREE DELIVERY UAE. MONEY BACK GUARANTEE
- COFE App — Coffee Ordering Fast & Efficient. Your very own online coffee marketplace!Home of your favourite coffee brands. Discover COFE App caters to all your coffee needs & essentials. It is designed to brew your coffee with top of the notch technological advancements. 1 2 3 1 COFE Nearby Select our Pick Up & Go, Get COFE ... Read more
- CODED — CODED is the Middle East's First Coding Bootcamp. Learn everything you need to become a professional programmer.
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