# TURN8

> TURN8 is a VC fund in Dubai backing E-Commerce and Mobile. See 47 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Total investments: 47
- Last investment: Aug 2022
- Lead investor: 57%
- Fund size: $60M
- Last fund: Aug 2016
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/turn8
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/turn8hub
- Website: http://www.turn8.co/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/turn8hub

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.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 8 | 17% |
| Mobile | 7 | 15% |
| Software | 6 | 13% |
| Logistics | 5 | 11% |
| Information Technology | 5 | 11% |

121 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 27 | 57% |
| Pre-Seed | 17 | 36% |
| Angel | 1 | 2% |
| Series A | 1 | 2% |
| Series B | 1 | 2% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Arab Emirates | 16 | 34% |
| United States | 12 | 26% |
| Spain | 4 | 9% |
| Singapore | 3 | 6% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 6% |

11 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kamal Hassan | CEO and Co-founder | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kamal-hassan-4 |
| Nour Halabi | Investment & Portfolio Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nour-halabi |
| Yousif Almutawa | Co-founder & Managing Director | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yousif-almutawa |
| Finney Thomas | Research - Financial Analyst | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/finney-thomas |
| Sahil Verma | Chief Legal Counsel | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sahil-verma |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Quest 2 Excel | 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 Design | 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 | 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 |  |
| Democrance | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |  |
| Legal Advice Middle East | Legal Advice Middle East, the AI-powered legal services marketplace which operates in 15 countries across the Middle East region and helps people access to justice by allowing them to find, communicate and transact with lawyers online.Finding a trusted professional to consult on your legal matters is never an easy task. That is why we havecreated Legal Advice Middle East, ensuring you can get the right information at the right time. Our online community brings together lawyers and clients from across the region and is the quickest, simplest and most affordable way to get legal assistance across the UAE and the Middle East. Legal Advice Middle East provides you with instant free access to professional advice from experienced lawyers, a wide range of region-specific legal information, a unique lawyer directory and much more.We believe everyone should be able to read and understand the laws that govern us, without cost. For this purpose, we make primary legal information including laws and regulations accessible to the general public. We create materials that help people better understand local legislation, and we explore new technologies that make it easier for people to find the legal information and services online.With easy to use search engine, you can find texts of local laws and regulations, explanation of legal terms, professional articles posted by lawyers in our legal blog, or answers from lawyers to similar questions.You can easily find and choose from law firms and lawyers by their office location, practice area, language, rating and see the way they deal with clients even before you meet them.Within few clicks, you will be able to arrange a meeting, hire a lawyer to draft professional legal documents, request a callback regarding your legal issue, contact a lawyer using online chat or post your question on the website and receive answers from experienced attorneys at no charge within hours.Legal Advice Middle East is the easiest way to solve your legal issues. | $75K | Pre-Seed | Aug 01, 2017 |  |

10 of 47 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [1818 Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1818-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Butterfly Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/butterfly-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DMZ](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/digital-media-zone) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [dotforge](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dotforge) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DP World Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dp-world-group-dubai) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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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 47 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 TURN8?

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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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