# The Greenhouse

> The Greenhouse is a VC fund in Dubai backing Retail and Travel. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2025
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/chalhoub-greenhouse
- Website: https://www.chalhoubgreenhouse.com/

The Greenhouse is a VC fund in Dubai focused on Retail and Travel. The Greenhouse offers a unique retail tech-accelerator program focused on accelerating technology-driven solutions, catered towards fast growing retail startups. This equity-free accelerator program runs for twice a year; offering startups market access and retail expertise. Selected startups are matched with corporate sponsors across the Group toimplement proof of concepts, with the goal of signing commercial agreements down the line.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 1 | 50% |
| Travel | 1 | 50% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rafi Dikranian | Head of Startup Studio - The Greenhouse Chalhoub Group | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rafi-dikranian |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Armoir | Armoir is a luxury luggage brand that designs quality suitcases inspired by travel trunks. | $500K | Seed | Sep 17, 2025 |  |
| Armoir | Armoir is a luxury luggage brand that designs quality suitcases inspired by travel trunks. |  | Pre-Seed | Mar 28, 2025 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Plus Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/plus-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Oryx Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oryx-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does The Greenhouse invest in?

The Greenhouse invests primarily in Retail, Travel and Manufacturing startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Arab Emirates. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact The Greenhouse?

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### Who are the partners at The Greenhouse?

The team at The Greenhouse includes Rafi Dikranian (Head of Startup Studio - The Greenhouse Chalhoub Group). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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