# Audacia Capital

> Audacia Capital is a VC fund in Dubai backing Beauty and Rental. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Sep 2022
- Lead investor: 60%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.audaciacapital.com/Assets/index.html

Audacia Capital is a Dubai based focused investment bank with a primary focus on private equity.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Audacia Capital. Shizune tracks 1 team members at Audacia Capital. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/audacia-capital?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $7.9M–$41M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Beauty | 1 | 20% |
| Rental | 1 | 20% |
| Fashion | 1 | 20% |
| FinTech | 1 | 20% |
| Cosmetics | 1 | 20% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 60% |
| Series B | 1 | 20% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 40% |
| France | 1 | 20% |
| United States | 1 | 20% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Emad Mansour | Founder and CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emad-mansour-a7c1 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Niftify | Niftify is a platform where users can create, sell, buy, and swap NFTs. | $7.9M | Seed | Sep 05, 2022 |  |
| YAP | YAP is a neobank focused wholly on improving the digital banking experience. We function as an independent app with no physical branches, making it the first of its kind in the UAE. YAP helps you take control of your finances – whether it's spend analytics, payments, transfers or budgeting – allowing you to manage money in a way you haven’tbefore. | $41M | Seed | Jul 04, 2022 |  |
| Ekar | Ekar is a convenient and flexible pay-as-you-drive hourly and daily car rental service. With Ekar, users can search, book, and unlock cars safely and securely for personal driving use, through a smartphone app and installed technology in rental cars. Ekar was founded on 2016 and is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. | $17.5M | Series B | Nov 17, 2019 |  |
| Universal Beauty Group | Nous déployons nos savoirs en matière de création de produits à forte valeur ajoutée autour de la beauté & santé du corps, des cheveux, de la peau et de l’âme... Ancrés en Provence, nous concevons, créons, et distribuons une gamme alternative complète dont le concept global se place sous l'égide du végétal, de l'innovation de laqualité et de l’efficacité et du développement durable. Nos marques : Végétalement Provence, leader français de la cosmétique végétale à destination des professionnels de la beauté, Delabre & Faraco, accessoires beauté innovants et de qualité et Kusunoki, ciseaux pour les coiffeurs. | $1.6M |  | Jul 10, 2017 |  |
| Ekar | Ekar is a convenient and flexible pay-as-you-drive hourly and daily car rental service. With Ekar, users can search, book, and unlock cars safely and securely for personal driving use, through a smartphone app and installed technology in rental cars. Ekar was founded on 2016 and is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. |  | Seed | Mar 06, 2017 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Aljazira Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aljazira-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Al Yemni Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/al-yemni-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
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- [Polymath Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/polymath-ventures-63b2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Audacia Capital invest in?

Audacia Capital invests primarily in Beauty, Rental and Fashion startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Arab Emirates. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Audacia Capital's check size?

Audacia Capital typically joins rounds of $7.9M–$41M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Audacia Capital participates in.

### How do I contact Audacia Capital?

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### Who are the partners at Audacia Capital?

The team at Audacia Capital includes Emad Mansour (Founder and CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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