Top 5 Retail Angel Investors in United Arab Emirates (June 2026)

Hosam Arab

Investment focus

Industry: B2B, Retail, Banking
Stage:Seed, Debt Financing
Geography: Canada, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

Total investments: 3
Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

Opontia — Opontia was founded by e-commerce experts, to provide a fast and fair way for small e-commerce business owners to sell their companies.
Pluto — Unlimited corporate cards with spend controls, petty cash management and automated receipt collection built for businesses in MENA (UAE, Saudi Arabia & more).

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Jonathan Doerr is the CEO of Daraz. Prior to this, Jonathan served as the managing director of Jumia Nigeria.

Investment focus

Industry: Credit, Retail, FinTech
Stage:Seed, Angel, Debt Financing
Geography: United States, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

Total investments: 3
Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

Opontia — Opontia was founded by e-commerce experts, to provide a fast and fair way for small e-commerce business owners to sell their companies.
Finclusion Group — Enhancing financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa through data driven lending.

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Dany is a successful serial entrepreneur and investor, with many exits from ventures in a variety of industries. Dany co-founded and exited Bayt.com, the Middle East’s largest job site; Butlers, the UAE’s largest commercial laundry company and Intercat, one of the largest catering companies in the UAE. Dany was a seed investor in Gonabit, a MiddleEast focused daily deal website that was acquired by Living Social in 2011. He currently sits on the boards of 3 portfolio companies.Dany is the first to acknowledge that he wouldn’t have accomplished all these things without the support of the investors and mentors that gave him his start. It is this belief that serves as the impetus behind BECO. Like those that boosted him when he needed it, Dany aspires to serve the next wave of entrepreneurs, so that they too can fulfil their potential and pass along the same spirit of generosity to those that follow in their footsteps.

Investment focus

Industry: E-Commerce, Internet, Information Technology
Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
Geography: United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Singapore

Investor stats

Total investments: 25
Round size: Seed $4M–$9.5M; Series A $4M–$40M; Series B $30M–$42M
Lead/follow: 60% lead, 40% follow

Portfolio highlights

MaxAB — The Region's Leading Retailer Super App At MaxAB, we change how the supply chain works through our B2B food & grocery e-commerce platform At MaxAB, we change how the supply chain works through our B2B food
GoNabit — Group-buying platforms emerged as a game-changer by offering consumers a chance to access bulk discounts through collective purchasing power.
JadoPado — JadoPado is a marketplace where people around the world come together to buy and sell great stuff!JadoPado lets you sell new, used and refurbished products directly to buyers. Sellers handle their own stores including products, offers, orders and fulfilment, while making sure everything looks great!JadoPado gives buyers incredible choiceacross a wide range of categories and an easy to use, secure experience. JadoPado handles payments on behalf of sellers and pays them out after you’ve received your purchase.

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Tushar Ahluwalia is based out of Germany and is the CEO and Co-Founder of GeneralMind. Tushar previously worked at Razor Group as a Co-CEO and Co-Founder. Tushar Ahluwalia attended London Business School.

Investment focus

Industry: Retail, InsurTech, Insurance
Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
Geography: Germany, Mexico, South Africa

Investor stats

Total investments: 7
Round size: Seed $6M–$50M; Pre-Seed $3.3M–$6.3M
Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

NUMOS — NUMOS is an insurance tech platform.
Opontia — Opontia was founded by e-commerce experts, to provide a fast and fair way for small e-commerce business owners to sell their companies.
Valoreo — Valoreo acquires, operates, and scales outstanding e-commerce brands with superstar products. We focus on brands with excellent customer reviews and merchants that have proven success by being top-seller in niche categories with high-growth potential.

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