# Hub71

> Hub71 is a VC fund in Abu Dhabi backing Software and Internet. See 39 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Total investments: 39
- Last investment: Dec 2025
- Lead investor: 54%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hub71ad/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/hub71ad
- Website: https://www.hub71.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Hub71AD/

Hub71 is a global tech ecosystem that enables founders to build globally enduring homegrown tech companies in any sector by providing access to global markets, a capital ecosystem, a global network of partners, and a vibrant community full of highly skilled talent, all while being governed by forward-thinking regulation. To help the community, thecompany provides a variety of programs such as incentives, corporate engagement, accelerators, and global upskilling content.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Hub71. Shizune tracks 4 team members at Hub71. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/hub71?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 6 | 15% |
| Internet | 4 | 10% |
| Information Technology | 4 | 10% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 4 | 10% |
| Analytics | 3 | 8% |

79 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Non-equity Assistance | 17 | 44% |
| Seed | 10 | 26% |
| Grant | 5 | 13% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 8% |
| Series A | 2 | 5% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 13 | 33% |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 28% |
| Egypt | 4 | 10% |
| Pakistan | 2 | 5% |
| Oman | 1 | 3% |

9 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hanan Harhara Al Yafei | Chief Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hanan-harhara-al-yafei |
| Jose Rubinger | Portfolio Company of HUB71 Abu Dhabi | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jose-rubinger |
| Muhammad Rijal Hikmatullah | Startup Residence | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/muhammad-rijal-hikmatullah-04e1 |
| Tarek Fouad | Vice President Operations & Programs | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tarek-fouad |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reno Home | Reno is your ultimate destination for all your home or office renovation needs. Whether you're revamping your living space, workspace, or any other area, we've got you covered. Our mission is to link you with top-notch interior designers perfectly tailored to your style preferences. Moreover, we facilitate connections with skilledrenovators who can execute your envisioned design flawlessly. Count on us to ensure punctuality and uphold superior quality throughout the renovation process. Additionally, we offer financing options with 12 months to pay later, making it even easier to transform your space according to your vision | $4M | Seed | Dec 04, 2025 |  |
| Kingpin | Kingpin is the AI revenue engine built to modernize how brands, distributors, and retailers transact and scale. It replaces fragmented B2B Retail systems with one intelligent infrastructure that helps Sales Leaders Find, Reach, and Convert their B2B buyers globally. | $3.5M | Seed | Nov 19, 2025 |  |
| Wuilt | Wuilt is a website builder where you can create your own Arabic website in under 5 minutes. | $2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 04, 2025 |  |
| Vault Wealth | Vault Wealth is a digital private wealth management platform, designed for high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) and affluent clients. | $5.1M | Seed | May 25, 2025 |  |
| Metric | Metric is a digital accounting app. |  | Seed | Apr 17, 2025 |  |
| Rabbit | At Rabbit, we plan to change how the world shops.Retail has witnessed one revolution before with the introduction of E-Commerce that changed how customers order stuff and the second revolution is here! We are proud to be among the pioneers, a handful of global entrepreneurs that are leading and shaping the retail's second revolutionWe arefunded by amazing VCs that are helping us build the next big thingYou feel it is vague? that's intended as we are still building in stealth. but trust us, it is COOL! |  | Seed | Apr 15, 2025 |  |
| NodeShift | NodeShift is a cloud service provider that enables companies to create and run safe applications on a budget. |  |  | Feb 10, 2025 |  |
| BluWhale | BluWhale's mission is to leverage AI and ML to allow game developers to focus on ways to improve the game rather than wrangling and making sense of astronomical amounts of data. BluWhale's smart automation will do the heavy lifting usually reserved for data analysts and data scientists all in the background, and surface actionable insight |  | Series A | Jan 28, 2025 |  |
| Bluwhale | Established in 2022, Bluwhale is a state-of-the-art artificial intelligence platform that specializes in extracting and analyzing comprehensive data from content across various blockchains, as well as contextualizing NFT data for personalization and discovery purposes. This pioneering approach equips DApps and marketplaces with the intelligencenecessary to boost retention, engagement, and revenue. Offering user-friendly tools and analytics, Bluwhale delivers a complete understanding of content, tokens, smart contracts, and wallet activities by employing a graph representation of the underlying data.Through cataloging, labeling, and examining over 200 million NFTs and wallets, Bluwhale enhances on-chain data with valuable contextual information, assisting users in making informed investment decisions and facilitating the seamless integration of data-driven intelligence into their applications. | $25M | Series A | Jan 28, 2025 |  |
| AtmoCooling | AtmoCooling transforms coastal deserts into thriving hubs of agriculture, clean energy, and climate resilience. It was founded in 2022 and operates in the USA and UAE. | $2.6M | Pre-Seed | Dec 23, 2024 |  |

10 of 39 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AngelSpark](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angelspark) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [A-typical Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/a-typical-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [DWF Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dwf-labs) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Epic Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/epic-angels) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [KAHUNA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kahuna-5a96) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [London Real Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/london-real-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Hub71 invest in?

Hub71 invests primarily in Software, Internet and Information Technology startups, most often at Non-equity Assistance and Seed stage. Most of the 39 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Hub71?

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### Who are the partners at Hub71?

The team at Hub71 includes Hanan Harhara Al Yafei (Chief Executive Officer), Jose Rubinger (Portfolio Company of HUB71 Abu Dhabi) and Muhammad Rijal Hikmatullah (Startup Residence). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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