# Dale Ventures

> Dale Ventures is a VC fund in Dubai backing Tourism and Information Technology. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dale-ventures/
- Website: http://dale.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/daleventures/

Dale Ventures is a VC fund in Dubai focused on Tourism and Information Technology. Dale Ventures invests in companies where it can provide strategic and analytic resources. Dale Wood founded it on January 1, 1998, with its headquarters in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$5.1M |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $2M–$7.6M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tourism | 2 | 25% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 25% |
| Sports | 1 | 13% |
| Travel | 1 | 13% |
| FinTech | 1 | 13% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 3 | 38% |
| Seed | 2 | 25% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 25% |
| Series B | 1 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 50% |
| Australia | 1 | 13% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 13% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dale W. Wood | Founder & Chairman | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dale-wood |
| Hilt Tatum IV | CEO | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hilt-tatum |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| maison blanche | maison blanche AG is a Swiss conceptual fashion label. The company produces deconstructed, socio-politically conscious fashion that challenges norms and interrogates taboos through design. It operates design, graphics, and jewelry studios, with a holistic sustainability approach across ethical, ecological, and economic dimensions. | $5.1M | Seed | Jun 03, 2026 |  |
| Rail Online | At www.rail.online, customers in Europe, Australia and throughout the world can search for terrific deals on train tickets knowing they'll find the best prices and knowledgeable customer service staff all in one place. | $1.7M |  | Jul 22, 2022 |  |
| Instanda | Instanda is a provider of a no-code core insurance platform that allows insurance companies to build, configure, and launch products online. The company's platform digitizes the complex insurance value chain with its core digital PAS and an interface that allows business users to innovate, manage, and distribute insurance products.Founded in2012, Instanda is headquartered in London, England. | $45M | Series B | Jun 20, 2022 |  |
| The Wave | The Wave is an inland surfing destination with a high capacity, maximum frequency, and a wide variety of waves. | $628.5K |  | May 01, 2022 |  |
| LANDBAY | LANDBAY - The full-stack mortgage lender.Landbay facilitates retail, institutional and local government ifnvestment into UK residential mortgages. They direct-match funding to diversified portfolios via their platform, supporting the growth of quality private rental accommodation throughout England and Wales. Landbay mortgages are originatedthrough a network of accredited intermediaries and via strategic partnerships, including Zoopla Property Group.Fully authorised and regulated by the FCA. No FSCS. Capital at risk. | $2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 10, 2022 |  |
| Instanda | Instanda is a provider of a no-code core insurance platform that allows insurance companies to build, configure, and launch products online. The company's platform digitizes the complex insurance value chain with its core digital PAS and an interface that allows business users to innovate, manage, and distribute insurance products.Founded in2012, Instanda is headquartered in London, England. | $7.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 29, 2020 |  |
| Huma | Huma is a global health technology company that provides a modular platform to support digital 'hospitals at home' across different disease areas. Its platform combines predictive algorithms, digital biomarkers, and real-world data to advance proactive, predictive care and research.The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered inLondon, England. | $1M | Seed | Jan 01, 2016 |  |
| Instanda | Instanda is a provider of a no-code core insurance platform that allows insurance companies to build, configure, and launch products online. The company's platform digitizes the complex insurance value chain with its core digital PAS and an interface that allows business users to innovate, manage, and distribute insurance products.Founded in2012, Instanda is headquartered in London, England. | $20M |  |  |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
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## FAQ

### What does Dale Ventures invest in?

Dale Ventures invests primarily in Tourism, Information Technology and Sports startups, most often at Funding Round and Seed stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Dale Ventures's check size?

Dale Ventures typically joins rounds of $1M–$5.1M at Seed and $2M–$7.6M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Dale Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Dale Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Dale Ventures?

The team at Dale Ventures includes Dale W. Wood (Founder & Chairman) and Hilt Tatum IV (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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