# Emirates NBD

> Emirates NBD is a VC fund in Dubai backing Manufacturing and Energy. See 59 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Total investments: 59
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 66%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/emirates-nbd
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/emiratesnbd
- Website: http://www.emiratesnbd.com

Emirates NBD is a VC fund in Dubai focused on Manufacturing and Energy. Emirates NBD provides banking products and services. They offer services that include retail banking, corporate and institutional banking, investment banking, private banking, asset management, treasury, and brokerage operations.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Post-IPO Debt | $6.7M–$2.6B |
| Debt Financing | $49M–$8B |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 11 | 19% |
| Energy | 7 | 12% |
| Real Estate | 7 | 12% |
| Financial Services | 6 | 10% |
| Oil and Gas | 5 | 8% |

92 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Post-IPO Debt | 25 | 42% |
| Debt Financing | 20 | 34% |
| Series A | 2 | 3% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 3% |
| Seed | 1 | 2% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Saudi Arabia | 16 | 27% |
| United Arab Emirates | 13 | 22% |
| Egypt | 4 | 7% |
| Turkey | 4 | 7% |
| India | 3 | 5% |

11 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Abdulhakim Binherz | General manager of legal, compliance, and fruad prevention and investigation | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abdulhakim-binherz-6d5c |
| Ali Rey | Vice President Cloud Platform | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ali-rey |
| Alok Malpani | CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alok-malpani-f3fb |
| Anthony Taylor | Fund Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anthony-taylor-9f1b |
| Hisham Mohamed | Chief Information Security Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hisham-mohamed-e891 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Al Khuzama Trading Company | Al Khuzama Trading Company is a hospitality company that provides restaurants, cloud kitchens, catering, and event management solutions. | $10.7M | Post-IPO Debt | Aug 10, 2026 |  |
| Cheiron | Cheiron is an exploration and production company that focuses on revitalizing and optimizing production in medium-sized, mature fields. | $550M | Debt Financing | Jul 13, 2026 |  |
| Cheiron Finance | Cheiron Finance Limited is a independent oil and gas exploration company. It specializes in securing large scale international syndicated loans and credit facilities to fund upstream energy developments. | $550M | Debt Financing | Jul 13, 2026 |  |
| BinDawood Holding | BinDawood Holding operates as a supermarket retailer. | $15.5M | Debt Financing | Jun 15, 2026 |  |
| Blnk | Blnk is a fintech firm that provides lending, financing, affordability, commission, reporting and settlement, and e-commerce services. | $12.5M | Series A | Jun 08, 2026 |  |
| CPI Property Group | CPI Property Group is a real estate company that primarily engages in property investment and project development. It is a long-term investor in income-generating real estate, primarily in Czechia, Berlin and the CEE region. CPI Property Group was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Luxembourg. | $100M | Debt Financing | May 21, 2026 |  |
| Union Property Services | Union Property Services is a property development and property management company. | $164.4M | Debt Financing | May 04, 2026 |  |
| MULTI BUSINESS Group | MULTI BUSINESS Group is a construction company specializing in fit-out contracting services for government and commercial projects. | $4M | Post-IPO Debt | Apr 23, 2026 |  |
| Turkcell | Turkcell is a GSM-based mobile communications company providing a variety of audio and data communication services. With over 35 million subscribers as of 2013, Turkcell provides services to customers in over nine countries. Established in February 1994, Turkcell is the first Turkish company to be listed on the New York stock exchange. | $1B | Post-IPO Debt | Mar 23, 2026 |  |
| Arabian Gulf Steel Industries | Arabian Gulf Steel Industries is a UAE-based steel manufacturer specializing in sustainable, net-zero steel production using recycled ferrous scrap and renewable energy. The company supplies high-quality steel products for construction, infrastructure, and industrial sectors while emphasizing environmental responsibility, innovation, and circulareconomy practices. AGSI aims to support regional development through advanced manufacturing technologies, operational efficiency, and reduced carbon emissions. |  | Debt Financing | Feb 26, 2026 |  |

10 of 59 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [First Abu Dhabi Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/first-abu-dhabi-bank) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [Mashreq Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mashreq-bank) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abu-dhabi-commercial-bank) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Standard Chartered Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/standard-chartered-bank) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [BNP Paribas](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bnp-paribas) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Commercial Bank of Dubai](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/commercial-bank-of-dubai) — VC Fund, 5 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Emirates NBD invest in?

Emirates NBD invests primarily in Manufacturing, Energy and Real Estate startups, most often at Post-IPO Debt and Debt Financing stage. Most of the 59 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Saudi Arabia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Emirates NBD's check size?

Emirates NBD typically joins rounds of $6.7M–$2.6B at Post-IPO Debt and $49M–$8B at Debt Financing. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Emirates NBD participates in.

### How do I contact Emirates NBD?

Public channels for Emirates NBD 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 Emirates NBD?

The team at Emirates NBD includes Abdulhakim Binherz (General manager of legal, compliance, and fruad prevention and investigation), Ali Rey (Vice President Cloud Platform) and Alok Malpani (CEO), among 14 team members tracked by Shizune. 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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