Top 5 Platforms VC Funds in United Arab Emirates

Last updated: Apr 2024 A list of 5 VC funds that invest in Platforms startups based in United arab emirates. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Platforms companies from United arab emirates. We update this investor list every month.

Top 5 Platforms VC Funds in United Arab Emirates

Investor	Platforms United Arab Emirates investments
Gobi Partners	1
Dtec Ventures	1
Raed Ventures	1
KISP Ventures	1
Shorooq Partners	1

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Gobi Partners is the most interconnected Pan-Asian venture capital firm with US$1.5 billion in assets under management (AUM). Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong, the firm supports entrepreneurs from the early to growth stages and focuses on emerging and underserved markets.Founded in 2002, Gobi has raised 15 funds to date, invested inover 350 startups and nurtured 10 unicorns. Gobi has grown to 15 locations across key markets in Bangkok, Beijing, Cairo, Guangzhou, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Karachi, Kuala Lumpur, Lahore, Manila, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Singapore and Surabaya.As a Participant of the United Nations Global Compact, Gobi Partners is committed to aligning strategies and operations with universal principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption to ensure long-term value creation and sustainability across our portfolio.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Financial Services, Internet
Series A, Seed, Series B
China, Malaysia, Indonesia

Portfolio highlights

Vircle — Vircle is a fintech technology that enables users to build controlled cashless commerce communities with an emphasis on societal health and well-being. It has been initially developed as a cashless school and a peer-to-peer subsidy solution, where the provider provides beneficiaries consumption entitlements, such as cash value, specific items suchas healthy food, groceries, etc., based on digital entitlements, and the actual cashless payment occurs in the background when the actual consumption occurs, giving providers the visibility of consumption.
Bitsmedia — With a strong focus on digital entertainment and social media applications for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch, Bitsmedia address the Internet, Telecom and Media industries and provides clients with state-of-the-art consulting and technology services. Its services range from the initial conceptualization and product design, the functional andtechnical specifications to the actual development, testing and distribution of custom applications for mobile devices.
ProCredit — ProCredit is a tech-enabled SME lender that emerging markets SME-lending experience, having held senior credit roles at Citigroup, Standard Chartered, ANZ, and the Asian Development Bank.

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.

Investment focus

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.

We partner with exceptional founders building breakthrough companies and creating scalable impact in MENA region

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt

Portfolio highlights

Sylndr — Sylndr is an automotive focused e-commerce marketplace bringing innovation to the used-cars market, where customers can reliably and transparently sell and buy used cars. The company is aiming to build trust in the used-car market by becoming the go-to place for customers seeking to sell and buy their cars, through an extensive range ofhigh-quality used vehicles accessible across a diverse set of financing solutions.
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.
Wafeq وافق — Send invoices or purchase orders, manage your inventory and your payroll, and get over 30 reports to manage your company, all in one software.

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.