# Essel Group ME

> Essel Group ME is a VC fund in Dubai backing News, Nuclear and Recycling. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Sep 2017
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/essel-group-me
- Website: http://unisolcorp.com

Essel Group ME is a Dubai-based natural resources company involved in oil and gas exploration, mineral mining, and the acquisition and development of energy and resource assets in the Middle East and other international markets. The company focused on upstream energy and mining activities through investments, exploration projects, andresource-sector subsidiaries.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| News | 1 | 50% |
| Nuclear | 1 | 50% |
| Recycling | 1 | 50% |
| Publishing | 1 | 50% |
| Clean Energy | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| India | 1 | 50% |
| Sweden | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vigyaa | Vigyaa creates, consumes, and shares a variety of content. It shows anchor texts to relevant information that appears immediately. The Company unites all sources of valuable information from multiple platforms such as YouTube, LinkedIn, etc. | $1M | Seed | Sep 11, 2017 |  |
| LeadCold | LeadCold follows the path of least resistance for nuclear power to disrupt traditional and renewable power sources | $18M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 21, 2016 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Essel Group ME invest in?

Essel Group ME invests primarily in News, Nuclear and Recycling startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Essel Group ME last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Essel Group ME closed in Sep 2017. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### 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 Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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