Polymath Ventures
VC Fund
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Polymath Ventures is a VC fund in Dubai focused on E-Commerce and Last Mile Transportation. They believe the most interesting and complex problems facing society today can best be solved by entrepreneurs channeling the virtues of yesterday's polymaths. They back founders that delight us with both a broad base of knowledge and deep areas of expertise - and that apply that wisdom in a lateral approach to problem solving. Theirinvestments are high-touch - They only get involved if absolutely convinced they can add substantial value to their founders and their teams. They're passionate about machine learning, intelligent systems, and proprietary datasets particularly as they can be applied to solve problems in healthcare, human function, mobility, and logistics.
- Total investments:
- 6
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 83%
Last updated:
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Industries Polymath Ventures invests in
Stages Polymath Ventures invests in
Countries Polymath Ventures invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- E-Commerce 2 (33%)
- Last Mile Transportation 2 (33%)
- Beauty 1 (17%)
- Rental 1 (17%)
- Sensor 1 (17%)
Stage
- Seed 2 (33%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (17%)
- Series B 1 (17%)
- Convertible Note 1 (17%)
Country
- United Arab Emirates 3 (50%)
- United States 1 (17%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| swftbox is a shipping platform that offers retailers same-day deliveries through its courier network. The platform aggregates and optimizes delivery routes to give couriers more profitable and easier to serve jobs and enhance service speed. | $2M / Seed / Nov 08, 2022 | ||
| Ekar is a convenient and flexible pay-as-you-drive hourly and daily car rental service. With Ekar, users can search, book, and unlock cars safely and securely for personal driving use, through a smartphone app and installed technology in rental cars. Ekar was founded on 2016 and is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. | $17.5M / Series B / Nov 17, 2019 | ||
| formsense technology powers the next generation of compression apparel and sports training equipment that provides the first-ever volumetric assessment of athletic form in real-time to elevate performance and prevent injuries. An autonomous sensor mesh powered by on-board artificial intelligence delivers insights otherwise invisible to the nakedeye. formsense technology is optimized for smartphone or tablet use and easily integrates with most elite training equipment interfaces. We're spread across San Diego, SF Bay Area and Budapest.Watch our vision video: https://vimeo.com/formsense/vision1 Watch our vision video: www.vimeo.com/formsense/vision1 | Seed / Apr 17, 2019 | ||
| bgX is an online platform focused on artificial intelligence (AI) and digital communication technologies, particularly solutions that help professionals manage and improve email communication. The website provides resources, tools, and insights about how AI can automate tasks such as email organization, response generation, and message formatting.The platform aims to make workplace communication more efficient by introducing AI-powered email assistants that can automatically sort emails, suggest templates, and streamline routine correspondence. These tools help individuals and businesses reduce inbox overload and maintain organized communication workflows | $2.3M / Convertible Note / May 31, 2018 | ||
| formsense technology powers the next generation of compression apparel and sports training equipment that provides the first-ever volumetric assessment of athletic form in real-time to elevate performance and prevent injuries. An autonomous sensor mesh powered by on-board artificial intelligence delivers insights otherwise invisible to the nakedeye. formsense technology is optimized for smartphone or tablet use and easily integrates with most elite training equipment interfaces. We're spread across San Diego, SF Bay Area and Budapest.Watch our vision video: https://vimeo.com/formsense/vision1 Watch our vision video: www.vimeo.com/formsense/vision1 | Seed / Nov 01, 2017 | ||
| bgX is an online platform focused on artificial intelligence (AI) and digital communication technologies, particularly solutions that help professionals manage and improve email communication. The website provides resources, tools, and insights about how AI can automate tasks such as email organization, response generation, and message formatting.The platform aims to make workplace communication more efficient by introducing AI-powered email assistants that can automatically sort emails, suggest templates, and streamline routine correspondence. These tools help individuals and businesses reduce inbox overload and maintain organized communication workflows | $730K / Pre-Seed / May 30, 2017 |
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FAQ
What does Polymath Ventures invest in?
Polymath Ventures invests primarily in E-Commerce, Last Mile Transportation and Beauty startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Arab Emirates. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Polymath Ventures last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Polymath Ventures closed in Nov 2022. Shizune tracks 6 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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