# Dtec Ventures

> Dtec Ventures is a VC fund in Dubai backing Apps and E-Commerce. See 29 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Total investments: 29
- Last investment: Dec 2022
- Lead investor: 3%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dtec-ventures/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/dtec_ventures
- Website: https://dtec.ae/ventures/

Dtec Ventures is a VC fund in Dubai focused on Apps and E-Commerce. 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.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $170k–$2.1M |
| Pre-Seed | $200k–$2.5M |
| Series A | $1.5M–$3M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 5 | 17% |
| E-Commerce | 5 | 17% |
| FinTech | 4 | 14% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 4 | 14% |
| SaaS | 3 | 10% |

72 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 12 | 41% |
| Series A | 7 | 24% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 10% |
| Series B | 1 | 3% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 3% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 48% |
| United States | 4 | 14% |
| Oman | 1 | 3% |
| Jordan | 1 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 3% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Anna Karenina Marcos | Senior Executive | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anna-karenina-marcos |
| Julien Plouzeau | Investment Manager | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/julien-plouzeau |
| William Chappell | CFO & EVP Technology & Entrepreneurship | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/william-chappell-9459 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Letswork | Letswork is a Dubai-based startup founded in 2018 that provides an on-demand marketplace for workspaces. Through its mobile app and membership plans, users can work from a large network of partner locations including coworking spaces, cafés, and hotels without long-term office leases.The platform connects professionals to hundreds of workspacesacross multiple cities and countries, enabling them to book desks, meeting rooms, private offices, and creative studios whenever needed. It is designed to support remote work and digital nomads by offering flexible plans and instant check-in through the app. | $2.1M | Seed | Dec 01, 2022 |  |
| 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. | $2.5M | Pre-Seed | Apr 05, 2022 |  |
| AlgoDriven | AlgoDriven is an automotive data platform that helps car dealers, classifieds, banks and insurance companies accurately identify and price used cars. Car dealers use our patented mobile app, EvalExpert to appraise their cars, while enterprise clients access our platform through our APIs | $2M | Series A | Oct 07, 2021 |  |
| AlgoDriven | AlgoDriven is an automotive data platform that helps car dealers, classifieds, banks and insurance companies accurately identify and price used cars. Car dealers use our patented mobile app, EvalExpert to appraise their cars, while enterprise clients access our platform through our APIs | $2M | Seed | Oct 07, 2021 |  |
| eMushrif | eMushrif is bringing IoT technology to school buses enabling automatic attendance marking, visual child check system and detection system to ensure no child left on the school bus. The system also provides school admins and parents with mobile apps to track buses and kids along with important notifications. | $2.3M | Series A | Dec 09, 2020 |  |
| souKare | souKare is an online Pharmacy, Wellness and B2C health tech platform that focuses on instant health products' delivery and medical adherence | $800K | Convertible Note | Jan 01, 2020 |  |
| Lawhive | Lawhive provides online legal services that connect clients with solicitors and lawyers for a wide range of legal matters, including property, family, employment, immigration, and other areas of law. It operates a platform that makes it possible for individuals and small businesses to request legal support, receive transparent pricing, and bematched with qualified legal professionals through an online process. The company manages client enquiries and assigns solicitors to handle cases through digital communication channels, giving clients clear updates as their matters progress. Lawhive also supports its lawyers with administrative and regulatory infrastructure so they can focus on delivering legal work. The platform combines technology with a network of regulated legal practitioners to streamline access to legal services. | $200K | Pre-Seed | Nov 18, 2019 |  |
| ZIWO | ZIWO is a Dubai-headquartered cloud communications and Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) company specializing in AI-powered customer experience solutions for businesses across the Middle East and North Africa. Founded in 2010 as ASWAT and later launched as ZIWO, the company provides cloud-based call center software, business telephony systems,AI voice agents, omnichannel communication tools, and customer engagement automation for enterprises. The platform enables businesses to manage inbound and outbound customer interactions through voice, WhatsApp, CRM integrations, IVR systems, analytics dashboards, call tracking, and AI-driven automation from a single interface. ZIWO is designed specifically for the MENA market with Arabic-language support, regional telecom infrastructure, local data hosting, and compliance with regional regulations. The company serves industries including retail, e-commerce, banking, real estate, logistics, hospitality, and customer support outsourcing. |  | Series A | Oct 16, 2019 |  |
| ZIWO | ZIWO is a Dubai-headquartered cloud communications and Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) company specializing in AI-powered customer experience solutions for businesses across the Middle East and North Africa. Founded in 2010 as ASWAT and later launched as ZIWO, the company provides cloud-based call center software, business telephony systems,AI voice agents, omnichannel communication tools, and customer engagement automation for enterprises. The platform enables businesses to manage inbound and outbound customer interactions through voice, WhatsApp, CRM integrations, IVR systems, analytics dashboards, call tracking, and AI-driven automation from a single interface. ZIWO is designed specifically for the MENA market with Arabic-language support, regional telecom infrastructure, local data hosting, and compliance with regional regulations. The company serves industries including retail, e-commerce, banking, real estate, logistics, hospitality, and customer support outsourcing. |  | Series A | Oct 16, 2019 |  |
| AlgoDriven | AlgoDriven is an automotive data platform that helps car dealers, classifieds, banks and insurance companies accurately identify and price used cars. Car dealers use our patented mobile app, EvalExpert to appraise their cars, while enterprise clients access our platform through our APIs | $625K | Seed | Jul 15, 2019 |  |

10 of 29 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Oraseya Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oraseya-capital) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
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- [Arzan Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arzan-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Dubai Angel Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dubai-angel-investor) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Dtec Ventures invest in?

Dtec Ventures invests primarily in Apps, E-Commerce and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 29 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 Dtec Ventures's check size?

Dtec Ventures typically joins rounds of $170k–$2.1M at Seed, $200k–$2.5M at Pre-Seed and $1.5M–$3M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Dtec Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Dtec Ventures?

Public channels for Dtec Ventures include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Dtec Ventures?

The team at Dtec Ventures includes Anna Karenina Marcos (Senior Executive), Julien Plouzeau (Investment Manager) and William Chappell (CFO & EVP Technology & Entrepreneurship). 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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