TURN8
VC Fund
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
TURN8 is an initiative launched by DP World to foster a global entrepreneurial and innovation culture. The aim is to inject entrepreneurial know-how and accelerate commercialise-able “ideas to market. ”This revolutionary program will strategically scout for international early stage ideas and concepts that can be refined and brought to marketthrough the TURN8 seed accelerator.The program will take place over 12 months, beginning with a rigorous online and event-based international scouting campaign, followed by a 120-day funded “Rapid Fire” Business Modelling and Prototyping seed accelerator, with extensive follow-on support. This program is a remarkable collaboration between enterprise and innovators.
- Total investments:
- 50
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 58%
- Fund size:
- $60M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries TURN8 invests in
Stages TURN8 invests in
Countries TURN8 invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Investment Focus
Industry
- E-Commerce 8 (16%)
- Mobile 6 (12%)
- Software 6 (12%)
- Logistics 5 (10%)
- Marketplace 5 (10%)
Stage
- Seed 27 (54%)
- Pre-Seed 18 (36%)
- Angel 2 (4%)
- Series A 1 (2%)
- Series B 1 (2%)
Country
- United Arab Emirates 16 (32%)
- United States 12 (24%)
- Spain 4 (8%)
- Singapore 3 (6%)
- United Kingdom 3 (6%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kamal Hassan
CEO and Co-founder
|
CEO and Co-founder | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
Nour Halabi
Investment & Portfolio Manager
|
Investment & Portfolio Manager | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Yousif Almutawa
Co-founder & Managing Director
|
Co-founder & Managing Director | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Finney Thomas
Research - Financial Analyst
|
Research - Financial Analyst | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Sahil Verma
Chief Legal Counsel
|
Chief Legal Counsel | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2E’s no code/low code Guided Journey Platform allows companies to turn strategies and goals into actionable steps for teams and partners. | $1M / Seed / Aug 01, 2022 | ||
| AirGo has developed the lightest long-range economy class seats in the aviation industry, 30% lighter than the closest competition in the market. AirGo has won multiple innovation awards (James Dyson, Red Herring, Deloitte, JEC, etc). Just to give you a hint, airline operating long-range narrow-bodied commercial aircraft such as A321XLR, B737MAXwould save up to 2 tons’/aircraft, which can be converted to additional payload and/or longer flight range. All the design/functionalities/methodology has been patented (pending), while the in-house developed C-composite material is kept as a trade secret. The company has been covered in 200 new articles in 15 different languages, praised as e.g. "The future of airline seating." by ABC News, NBC News, The Economist, and Daily Mail. | $1.6M / Series A / Jun 01, 2018 | ||
| NEXT Future Transportation is a Robotics and AI startup that is developing a modular, autonomous, electric vehicle (“Pod”), and the supporting Operating System required to bring its “Transportation-as-a-Service” solutions to the municipal transit and logistics market at scale.NEXT is unique in that its modular vehicle platform allows individualpods to connect in motion and form a fleet, allowing the internal space of the fleet to be utilized beyond that of a bus or rail vehicle. NEXT’s modular platform enables autonomous distribution of parcels amongst connected pods, thus significantly optimizing final-mile delivery. | $1.2M / Seed / Jan 20, 2018 | ||
| PalleTech gives you better cargo monitoring and predictive analytics. Without added infrastructure, PalleTech tracks your cargo and its condition in real time and works directly with your pallet provider. | $200K / Venture - Series Unknown / Nov 15, 2017 | ||
| An insurance technology company with a mission to create partnerships that make insurance accessible for those who need it most but can afford it least. | $800K / Seed / Oct 22, 2017 | ||
| what3words is the simplest way to talk about location. It has divided the world into a grid of 3m x 3m squares, each with a unique address made from 3 words. Now people can refer to any precise location – a delivery entrance, a picnic spot or a drone landing point – using three simple words. what3words is helping improve businesses around theworld, and paving the way for social and economic progress in developing nations. It can be used via the free mobile app or online map. what3words can also be built into any other app, platform or website, with just a few lines of code. | $300K / Series B / Sep 02, 2017 | ||
| Ecoisme is a home energy monitoring system that detects home appliances consumption and shows how much money users spend on it. It eliminates grid and solar energy overuse and notifies owners if something is about to break. The system requires just one sensor in the home which tracks energy consumption and it is connected to the fuse box in acontactless way.Ecoisme made a successful Indiegogo campaign, got CES Best of Innovations Award. In June Ecoisme became a member of EEI, and is working on pilot projects with EDF, Virgin Media and Dubai Energy and Water Authority. | $75K / Seed / Sep 02, 2017 | ||
| Mistbox is an unrivaled energy efficiency product for homeowners. Boasting up to 30% or more in AC power savings, Mistbox pays for itself within a few months and continues to save thousands of dollars over it’s lifetime.all while enhancing personal comfort and protecting the environment. | Seed / Aug 01, 2017 | ||
| Adgero was founded to provide electric hybridization solutions for Class 8 trucks. The Adgero Hybrid Solution reduces fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by 20-30% and is compatible with any make of Class 8 truck. | $100K / Seed / Aug 01, 2017 | ||
| PalleTech gives you better cargo monitoring and predictive analytics. Without added infrastructure, PalleTech tracks your cargo and its condition in real time and works directly with your pallet provider. | $200K / Seed / Aug 01, 2017 | ||
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FAQ
What does TURN8 invest in?
TURN8 invests primarily in E-Commerce, Mobile and Software startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 50 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Arab Emirates. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at TURN8?
The team at TURN8 includes Kamal Hassan (CEO and Co-founder), Nour Halabi (Investment & Portfolio Manager) and Yousif Almutawa (Co-founder & Managing Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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