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Top 50 Retail Startup Investors in United Arab Emirates (June 2026)

The most active venture capital funds and angel investors investing in United Arab Emirates Retail startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startup companies. Find investors to raise a Pre-Seed, Seed or Series A round with Shizune.
Investor Relevant Deals Geography Stage Focus Round Size
Dtec Ventures
VC Fund
3 United Arab Emirates, United States, Oman Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed E-Commerce, Marketplace, Apps $170k–$3M
Wamda Capital
VC Fund
3 United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Jordan Seed, Series A, Series B E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services $600k–$65M
DASH Ventures
VC Fund
2 United Arab Emirates, Jordan, United States Seed, Series A, Series B Financial Services, E-Commerce, FinTech $600k–$42M
EQ2 Ventures
VC Fund
2 United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Kenya Series A, Seed, Series B E-Commerce, Retail, Advertising $1.1M–$15M
Raed Ventures
VC Fund
2 Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services $400k–$33M
Plus Venture Capital
VC Fund
2 United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Saudi Arabia Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services $550k–$5.6M
The Greenhouse
VC Fund
2 United Arab Emirates Seed, Pre-Seed Retail, Travel, Manufacturing
Women Spark
VC Fund
2 Bahrain Pre-Seed EdTech, Education
Jabbar Internet Group
VC Fund
2 United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Pakistan Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed E-Commerce, Retail, Internet $284k–$25M
NB Ventures
VC Fund
2 India, United States, United Arab Emirates Seed, Series A Health Care, Apps, E-Commerce $500k–$12M
Faith Capital
VC Fund
2 United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia Seed, Series A, Series B E-Commerce, Internet, Software $100k–$50M
F6 Ventures
VC Fund
2 Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia Seed, Pre-Seed Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology $14k–$1.5M
Oraseya Capital
VC Fund
2 United Arab Emirates, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Series A Software, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence $570k–$15M
Red Swan Ventures
VC Fund
1 United States, Israel, Germany Seed, Series A, Series B Software, FinTech, E-Commerce $1.2M–$75M
Upper90
VC Fund
1 United States, Mexico, Germany Seed, Debt Financing, Series A FinTech, E-Commerce, Financial Services $5.5M–$50M
Teqvisory
VC Fund
1 Australia, United Arab Emirates Seed, Pre-Seed SaaS, Retail, Software
VentureFriends
VC Fund
1 Greece, United Kingdom, United States Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed FinTech, Software, E-Commerce $105k–$25M
Oqal
VC Fund
1 Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology $100k–$10M
Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)
VC Fund
1 United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, United States Series A, Seed, Series B E-Commerce, Financial Services, FinTech $420k–$110M
MPGI
VC Fund
1 Germany, India, United Kingdom Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Financial Services, FinTech, E-Commerce $2M–$100M
Global Ventures
VC Fund
1 United Arab Emirates, Egypt, United States Seed, Series A, Series B Health Care, FinTech, Financial Services $1M–$50M
Sanabil
VC Fund
1 United States, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates Pre-Seed, Series B, Series A FinTech, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence $100k–$157M
Salman Butt
Angel
1 United Arab Emirates Pre-Seed, Series A Web3, Retail, Blockchain
Khwarizmi Ventures
VC Fund
1 Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, E-Commerce, FinTech $1M–$37M
Hayaat Group
VC Fund
1 Pakistan, United Arab Emirates Series A, Seed E-Commerce, SaaS, Retail $5.2M–$7.5M
Sturgeon Capital
VC Fund
1 Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed FinTech, Software, E-Commerce $100k–$17M
Mu Ventures
VC Fund
1 United States, Canada, United Arab Emirates Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology $520k–$20M
Presight Capital
VC Fund
1 United States, United Kingdom, Germany Seed, Series A, Series B Biotechnology, Health Care, Financial Services $2M–$125M
BECO Capital
VC Fund
1 United Arab Emirates, United States, Egypt Seed, Series A, Series B E-Commerce, Financial Services, Information Technology $905k–$60M
Dany Farha
Angel
1 United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Singapore Series A, Seed, Series B E-Commerce, Internet, Information Technology $4M–$42M
Enabling Future
VC Fund
1 United States, United Arab Emirates, The Netherlands Seed, Angel Software, Information Technology, Mobile $500k–$2M
Mishaal Alireza
Angel
1 United Arab Emirates, United States Series A, Seed iOS, Apps, Video $1M–$2M
MVI (MENA Venture Investments)
VC Fund
1 United States, Jordan, United Arab Emirates Seed, Series A E-Commerce, Internet, Software $250k–$11M
STV
VC Fund
1 Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States Series A, Series B, Seed E-Commerce, Financial Services, Predictive Analytics $2.1M–$54M
COTU Ventures
VC Fund
1 United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A FinTech, Financial Services, Software $300k–$37M
GS Shop
VC Fund
1 South Korea, United States, Vietnam Seed, Series A, Series B E-Commerce, Mobile, Apps $327k–$24M
Infinity Ventures
VC Fund
1 United States, India, Canada Series A, Seed Software, FinTech, Information Technology $4M–$20M
Orbit Ventures
VC Fund
1 Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Financial Services, Software, E-Commerce
VentureSouq
VC Fund
1 United States, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia Seed, Series A, Series B FinTech, Financial Services, Software $250k–$50M
Robert Kay
Angel
1 United Arab Emirates Seed SaaS, Retail, Software
Hosam Arab
Angel
1 United Arab Emirates, Canada Seed, Series A, Debt Financing FinTech, Financial Services, B2B
Tushar Ahluwalia
Angel
1 Germany, Mexico, South Africa Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel Retail, InsurTech, Insurance $3.3M–$50M
Jonathan Doerr
Angel
1 United States, United Arab Emirates Seed, Angel, Debt Financing Credit, Retail, FinTech
Kingsway Capital
VC Fund
1 United States, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates Seed, Series B, Series A Financial Services, FinTech, Blockchain $1.8M–$120M
Abu Dhabi Media Company
VC Fund
1 United States, United Arab Emirates Series A, Private Equity Mobile, Retail, Lifestyle
twofour54
VC Fund
1 United Arab Emirates, China, United States Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed Publishing, Gaming, Mobile
French Partners
VC Fund
1 United States, France, China Series A, Seed, Series B E-Commerce, Software, Payments $2M–$30M
Wiktor Namysl
Angel
1 United Arab Emirates Series A Retail, E-Commerce, Brand Marketing
Outliers Venture Capital
VC Fund
1 Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United States Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services $918k–$33M
Venture MENA
VC Fund
1 Egypt, United States, United Arab Emirates Seed, Pre-Seed FinTech, Payments, Financial Services $28k–$10M
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Dtec Ventures
VC Fund · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 3 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

Dtec Ventures is the venture capital unit of Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority and an integral part of the Dtec ecosystem. We invest in early-stage technology businesses in the MENA region with a nucleus in Dubai, that are disrupting or enabling traditional industries.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Marketplace, Apps
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, United States, Oman

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 29
  • Round size: Seed $170k–$2.1M; Pre-Seed $200k–$2.5M; Series A $1.5M–$3M
  • Lead/follow: 3% lead, 97% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Letswork — Work, meet and connect from the best coworking spaces, cafes and hotels across the UAE and Bahrain. Buy a membership, book meeting rooms or rent an office via the Letswork app.
  • AlgoDriven — Appraise, inspect & evaluate vehicles using cutting-edge automotive solutions to make your automotive business more profitable. Contact us!
  • Ghost Financial — Ghost Financial is a comprehensive financing and business services platform to support ghost kitchen and restaurant ventures by offering financial products such as insurance, payroll, credit cards and expansion loans for startup & growing kitchens.
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Wamda Capital
VC Fund · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 3 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

We are a leading venture capital firm in Dubai, UAE, focused on supporting entrepreneurs in the MENA region at the seed- and early-stage building great companies.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Jordan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 119
  • Round size: Seed $600k–$6.5M; Series A $2M–$12M; Series B $3.5M–$65M
  • Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $70M in 2018

Portfolio highlights

  • TAP — Talent Acceleration Platform (TAP) is a Dutch / Palestinian company bridging the gap between universal talent and unequal career opportunities.
  • Hala — Hala offers a payment and wallet solution for individuals and point-of-sale (PoS) services that enable merchants to accept credit card payments.
  • Tamatem — We are the leading mobile games publisher in the Arabic speaking world! We bring international mobile games from all around the world to publish in the MENA market!
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DASH Ventures
VC Fund · Amman, Amman, Jordan · 2 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

At the core of our ethos is a firm belief in human potential and the promise of a better future. We forge lasting legacies by partnering with founders who are obsessed with redefining paradigms and building companies that will transcend generations.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, E-Commerce, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, Jordan, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 22
  • Round size: Seed $600k–$5M; Series A $2.3M–$6M; Series B $5M–$42M
  • Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Omniful — Omniful's modular platform replaces legacy systems with AI-powered OMS, WMS, and TMS. Streamline fulfillment, cut costs, and scale across channels.
  • Orbii AI — Our AI enriches & analyses borrower data, helping you make credit decisions in minutes. Accelerate your business loan Underwriting decisons.
  • PostEx — Instant & upfront payments for e-commerce stores offering Cash on Delivery. Get seamless COD, growth capital, and nationwide same-day delivery with PostEx!
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EQ2 Ventures
VC Fund · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 2 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

Evergreen venture capital investing in Seed to Series A startups across MENA and Africa. 27 active investments, $71.8M portfolio NAV, 17% IRR.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Retail, Advertising
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Kenya

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 30
  • Round size: Seed $1.1M–$5M; Series A $1.5M–$15M; Series B $2.5M–$10M
  • Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Coraly — Coraly is a real estate growth platform that unifies listings, leads, transactions, marketing, and compliance in one AI-powered system for agents and teams.
  • Tern Group — Tern Group is an AI Platform to hire and relocate top healthcare talents globally, faster and cheaper. TERN is a full-stack solution to source and relocate top-tier medical and engineering talent from India, North Africa, South Africa, and Central Asia and the approach ensures a seamless, ethical, and transparent migration process, drasticallycutting complexity and shaving costs for healthcare systems.
  • Uncover — Dermatologist-tested K-Beauty formulas powered by African botanicals for melanin-rich skin. Shop SPF 50 sunscreen, serums & kits with free Kenya shipping.
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Raed Ventures
VC Fund · Dammam, Ash Sharqiyah, Saudi Arabia · 2 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

We partner with exceptional founders building breakthrough companies and creating scalable impact in MENA region

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 99
  • Round size: Seed $600k–$10M; Pre-Seed $400k–$13M; Series A $3.6M–$33M
  • Lead/follow: 46% lead, 54% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Grinta — Grinta is a pharmaceutical supply chain that uses AI and ML to empower local pharmacies. It is a managed marketplace that is modernizing the pharmaceutical supply chain by empowering independent pharmacies across Africa through AI & ML technologies.
  • Zeal — Zeal transforms your current card machines, enabling them to unlock powerful insights and deliver seamless loyalty. Zeal integrates with all card machines and is trusted by industry leaders.
  • Zarya App — Earn without investment.
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Plus Venture Capital
VC Fund · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · 2 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

At Plus VC, we leverage over a decade of experience and 200+ transactions to empower MENA startups for sustainable growth. We offer fair...

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Saudi Arabia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 51
  • Round size: Seed $1.5M–$5.6M; Pre-Seed $550k–$2M
  • Lead/follow: 35% lead, 65% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Qureos — Level up with the best mentors and apprenticeships from businesses.
  • Mantas — Mantas protects businesses against cyber risk. We leverage predictive analytics to provide robust cyber insurance that helps businesses mitigate cloud downtime risks. Our parametric solutions ensure uninterrupted operations for all cloud-dependent businesses including e-commerce, SaaS and digital platforms.
  • EMMA Systems — Explore the dynamic world of aerospace at emma.aero, where you can discover the latest insights and resources in aviation technology and safety.
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The Greenhouse
VC Fund · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 2 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

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.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Retail, Travel, Manufacturing
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Armoir — Armoir is a luxury luggage brand that designs quality suitcases inspired by travel trunks.
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Women Spark
VC Fund · Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia · 2 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

Women Spark, powered by PLAYBOOK, serves as a dynamic bridge, connecting investors with promising deal flow and founders with the essential capital to drive impactful strides in the ecosystem.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: EdTech, Education
  • Stage:Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Bahrain

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • CADO Gifting — CADO Gifting is a leading online gift shop based in Dubai that offers a variety of premium products like flowers, cakes, roses, plants, chocolate boxes, home items, balloons, baskets, hampers and also experiences for you, your loved ones and your business. Home Delivery & Fast Delivery.
  • Playbook — Playbook accelerates career growth for women through expert-led Masterclasses and an engaged community that enables women to keep learning and leading.
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Jabbar Internet Group
VC Fund · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 2 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

The exit of Souq to Amazon is the largest tech transaction of the region, and Souq continues to pave the way in e-commerce in the region. Souq was built from the ground up by the same team at Jabbar, who built the Maktoob portal before that. Maktoob was born out of a simple idea but with a vision that the Arabic Internet will grow and become anintegral part of everybody's life, and grew to become the largest Arabic Internet property before Yahoo acquired it.Both the Souq and Maktoob stories have become inspiring success stories in the region, where budding entrepreneurs and VC's alike, look to our team for inspiration and new ideas.Today Jabbar continues to grow and pave the way for tech in the region. It is in this spirit that we embrace any entrepreneur who is willing to innovate and take risks in order to create something great. Jabbar nurtures such individuals and supports nascent ideas that are in line with its mission. So join our journey :-)

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Retail, Internet
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Pakistan

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 39
  • Round size: Seed $284k–$6.5M; Pre-Seed $850k–$2.5M; Series A $800k–$25M
  • Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Ziina — Pay and get paid fast. Ziina is the easiest way to send and receive money in the UAE. Accept cashless payments anywhere with Apple Pay, Google Pay, or card.
  • Qeen Ai — qeen.ai is a GenAI native platform that enables autonomous AI to e-commerce firms of all sizes.
  • Keyper — Keyper simplifies real estate management for property owners, tenants, and partners. Manage portfolios, get market insights, apply for rent with flexible payment options, and explore partnership opportunities to earn passive income. Join Keyper today!
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NB Ventures
VC Fund · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 2 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

NB Ventures is a Dubai based venture capital firm.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, Apps, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: India, United States, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 57
  • Round size: Seed $500k–$6M; Series A $2.7M–$12M
  • Lead/follow: 28% lead, 72% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • WickedGud — WickedGud is to make eating guilt-free, and change the way the world consumes comfort foods for the better by using indigenous, high nutrition ingredients.
  • Bigspoon — We are an omni-channel multi-brand Cloud kitchen start-up, operational since September 2019 and headquartered out of Ahmedabad. Our main focus is on tier-2 markets, with a vision to minimize the delta between fine-dine and home-delivery experience for the customer and make great food accessible to all. Currently we have six live brands under theBigspoon umbrella - Makhni Brothers (Authentic North Indian Cuisine), Meals101 (Chinese and Global Meals-for-one), Oven & Grill (American Fast-food) and our latest offering, Thali Central (Thali meals ), The Wrap Co. (Roomali Wraps Brand) and The Monkey Fries (Fries brand) and have presence in 10 cities across Gujarat, MP, Maharashtra, Telengana, UP and RajasthanFounded by INSEAD and WGSHA alumni, with leadership experience at Uber, GoJek and ITC, we are on a mission to create the finest cloud kitchen start-up of Asia at scale.
  • Clip the Deal — Save money on grocery brands in UAE with Clip the Deal. Find discount deals, reviews of grocery items of top brands. Download the free app and start saving.
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Faith Capital
VC Fund · Sharq Hawalli, Al Kuwayt, Kuwait · 2 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

Faith Capital is a venture capital firm investing in talented MENA founders building long-term value by developing sound operations at home and abroad.A Kuwait based venture capital fund owned and managed by individuals with proven business experience and success in the GCC.The principal focus of Faith Capital is on e-commerce businesses,based in the region, which have high growth potential for the future.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Internet, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 27
  • Round size: Seed $100k–$6M; Series A $3.5M–$8M; Series B $8M–$50M
  • Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • VUZ — 360VUZ is the pioneer Immersive Social Mobile App Teleporting people in time. It captures and delivers live and on-demand 360 video and immersive experiences. The 360VUZ Mobile app Ranked #1 in the Entertainment category on App Store ahead of top players.360VUZ teleports people in live, virtual reality and video content – supporting in buildingthe ecosystem for live and on-demand Video and VR to become a mainstream experience for sporting events, exclusive happenings, Influencer Appearances, concerts, and more. Out in the market in 2017, 360VUZ has more than 2 patents and reached over 500 Million Screen Views per Year.
  • Cognna — Simplify cybersecurity solutions management with COGNNA's comprehensive XDR platform for threat hunting and compromise assessment.
  • Mealplanet — Mealplanet is an online marketplace for ordering and managing meal plans from various providers.
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F6 Ventures
VC Fund · Gîza, Al Jizah, Egypt · 2 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

F6 Ventures is a leading seed stage venture capital firm operating across emerging markets. We back exceptional founders from idea-stage all the way to Series A, combining early capital with strategic support and a commitment to long-term partnership. With deep ties across the Middle East, Africa, and beyond, we empower innovative startups to scalewith purpose and impact. We manage over $90M in AUM across more than 300 investments in seven countries. By investing early in Pre-Seed to Pre-Series A rounds, we help founders cover initial costs, develop their product, and take it to market. This early capital acts as a launchpad, enabling startups to hit key milestones like securing first customers, attracting follow-on funding, and making significant strides forward.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 187
  • Round size: Seed $14k–$1.5M; Pre-Seed $32k–$600k
  • Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • Emonovo — Best Study Abroad Partner in MENA to Find programs and universities around the world Emo was the 1st international student, now it is your turn to study abroad. Emonovo used to be named Marj3 which was highest reach scholarship portal in the MENA region.
  • Brimore — Brimore is a social commerce platform connecting emerging brand owners with a network of resellers who market and sell their products using social media.
  • Let'sGrant — Let’sGrant is a point of sale lending platform, partnering with lenders and consumer goods stores to make the lending process fast, simple and flexible for everyone. With a vision to be internationally recognized as a driving force in personal and consumer loans in the MENA region, Let’sGrant will soon be launching the first online peer to peerlending platform for personal loans in the MENA region which connects individual investors directly to potential borrowers in search of funding through debt.
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Oraseya Capital
VC Fund · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 2 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

Oraseya Capital is a venture capital firm that is the venture arm of the Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 68
  • Round size: Seed $570k–$15M; Series A $1.5M–$12M
  • Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023

Portfolio highlights

  • Ogram — Ogram provides temporary and part-time staffing solutions for business that are looking to grow and improve their workflow. Hire Waiters, Runners, Kitchen Staff, Retail Staff, Warehouse Staff, E-Pickers and more.
  • yozo.ai — Hire an all-in-one AI marketing team for a fraction of the cost. Yozo never forgets, learns from every interaction, and does better every time!
  • Silkhaus — Silkhaus makes living comfortable and convenient through 24/7 mobile support and a digital concierge.
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Red Swan Ventures
VC Fund · New York, New York, United States · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

Red Swan is a seed stage venture capital firm investing in entrepreneurs who delight customers, create culture, and disrupt industries.If Black Swans are unforeseen calamitous events, Red Swans are great companies most of us never saw coming. They are built by entrepreneurs who create joy for their customers, provide meaning to their employees,and who scare their shareholders by passing on acquisition offers. They tend to be movements as much as businesses.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, FinTech, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, Israel, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 105
  • Round size: Seed $1.2M–$5.5M; Series A $5M–$17M; Series B $14M–$75M
  • Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Kingpin — One unified B2B wholesale platform to automate orders, sales workflows, and revenue growth powered by autonomous AI agents.
  • Expo — Expo is an open-source platform for making universal native apps for Android, iOS, and the web with JavaScript and React.
  • Bread Financial — Bread Financial offers personalized payment, lending, and savings solutions. They provide customers and partners with a wide range of digitally enabled options that are easy, empowered, and flexible financially. Their service includes credit card facility, loan options, and flexible payment options.
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Upper90
VC Fund · New York, New York, United States · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

Upper90 provides tailored growth capital to top disruptors in eCommerce, FinTech, and Supply Chain Finance. Founded in 2018 by executives from Seamless-GrubHub and Goldman Sachs, the firm has grown AUM to $1.2B and has originated over $1B of additional co-investment capacity to LPs through SPVs and direct opportunities. Industry leaders likeThrasio, Clearco, Crusoe Energy, Clutch, Settle, and Octane have each secured an initial credit facility from Upper90, helping their founders scale with less dilution.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, E-Commerce, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Debt Financing, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Mexico, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 61
  • Round size: Seed $5.5M–$25M; Series A $11M–$30M; Debt Financing $25M–$50M
  • Lead/follow: 31% lead, 69% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $180M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Deep Infra — Deep Infra offers cost-effective, scalable, easy-to-deploy, and production-ready machine-learning models and infrastructures for deep-learning models.
  • Clutch — Clutch is a Toronto-based technology company that is reinventing the way people buy and own cars. Clutch offers high-quality certified vehicles at great prices through a fully online customer experience. At Clutch.ca, customers browse inventory online, buy the car that’s right for them, and enjoy effortless at-home delivery. Clutch’s mission is toprovide customers with a delightful car buying experience by offering high-quality cars at great prices with ultimate convenience while making a positive impact on the communities in which it operates.
  • Neon Mobile
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Teqvisory
VC Fund · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

Teqvisory

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Investment focus

  • Industry: SaaS, Retail, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Australia, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • zip24 — Innovating Logistics for a Smarter, Faster, Global Tomorrow Partnering with you to revolutionize logistics through intelligent solutions, delivering
  • Quicko — Quicko is an online marketplace in Australia, focusing on groceries, with future plans to expand to other business lines. Offering a “Personal Shopper” experience, who's shopping on customer behalf from local stores, and deliver it to the customer, with no integration efforts or operational cost on the store. QX is the Operational Arm forQuicko, offering on-demand last-mile delivery services to Quicko, and any other 3rd party merchants. Quicko's mission is to raise the bar for customers’ price, selection and delivery speed expectations, by pioneering the on-demand delivery experience, and empowering offline businesses & local stores. Adding value, not overhead.
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VentureFriends
VC Fund · Athens, Attiki, Greece · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

VentureFriends is a venture capital fund that invests in tech-enabled companies. VentureFriends (VF) is a venture capital fund specialising in seed stage startups. VF seeks to invest in tech-enabled B2C and B2B startups that can develop a sustainable moat over time and have a sweet spot for PropTech, FinTech, Marketplaces, and SaaS. The fundtypically invests between €0.3M - €2.5M and can follow on up to a total of €5 - 10M. VentureFriends invests predominantly in Europe and is founded by ex-entrepreneurs and angel investors, thus having an entrepreneurial and founder-friendly philosophy.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Software, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Greece, United Kingdom, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 121
  • Round size: Seed $424k–$6.7M; Pre-Seed $105k–$3M; Series A $2.7M–$25M
  • Lead/follow: 45% lead, 55% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $110M in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • Capalo AI — We maximize the value of your energy storage systems. Now and in the future.
  • Cube AI — Cube AI provides software that applies machine learning to business workflows and data. The platform enables creation of AI assistants, connections to internal data sources, and task automation through APIs and integrations. Capabilities include natural language processing for classification, summarization, and question answering, retrieval overdocuments and knowledge bases, and analytics that surface insights from structured and unstructured data. Solutions cover use cases such as customer support, sales enablement, lead routing, and document processing, helping teams reduce manual steps and standardize processes. Tooling includes SDKs, dashboards, and monitoring to deploy, observe, and refine models in production.
  • Proportunity — Proportunity is a technology-driven mortgage lender. The company pushes the edge on real estate data-driven investment insights. It uses machine learning to accurately forecast house prices and up-and-coming areas, providing loans to buyers looking to purchase homes in forecasted high-growing areas.Vadim Toader and Stefan Boronea startedProportunity in 2016, which is headquartered in London, England.
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Oqal
VC Fund · Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

Oqal Group was formed as an endowment group by a group of young businessmen to be a platform that brings together angel investors and emerging entrepreneurs to form partnerships of economic feasibility that raise the welfare of society and enhance the quality of life. It enables the founders of entrepreneurial startups to develop innovative andfast-growing startups in a variety of sectors by providing access to smart capital and experienced angel investors.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 125
  • Round size: Seed $100k–$2.1M; Pre-Seed $220k–$1M; Series A $133k–$10M
  • Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Nqoodlet — NQOODLET is an electronic platform targeting SMEs to manage their expenses, purchases through the credit cards given to the employees.
  • Siin — E-commerce Marketplace
  • Mantas — Mantas protects businesses against cyber risk. We leverage predictive analytics to provide robust cyber insurance that helps businesses mitigate cloud downtime risks. Our parametric solutions ensure uninterrupted operations for all cloud-dependent businesses including e-commerce, SaaS and digital platforms.
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Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)
VC Fund · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

MEVP is a Middle East-focused venture capital firm that invests in the early and growth stages of innovative tech companies run by talented entrepreneurs in the Middle East with a focus on the GCC and Levant countries. With a team of 20 VC professionals across offices in Dubai, Beirut, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, and Riyadh, MEVP manages 5 regional funds with more than USD 260 million in Assets Under Management. MEVP is the largest and most established VC firm in the region, with clear cross border investment appetite.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Financial Services, FinTech
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 108
  • Round size: Seed $420k–$6M; Series A $1.5M–$14M; Series B $4.6M–$110M
  • Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • PinPay — Pin-Pay is an innovative mobile payment service offered at our Partner Banks which aims to bring our subscribers the most secure, reliable and intelligent payment experience.Using Pin-Pay, you can perform a number of different transactions directly from your mobile phone. Since all transactions are conducted live and under 20 seconds, you cansafely receive money straight to your account in no time.
  • HyperPay — Hyperpay is a leading payment gateway in MENA, providing smart payment solutions that fulfill the payment needs of ecommerce and all internet businesses
  • The Cloud — NOTICE OF WINDING UP PETITION
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MPGI
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

MPGI is a private holding that invests in disruptive technology companies globally. Its portfolio companies have collectively raised over US$ 2.5 billion in capital, employ over 8,000 people and have operations in 30 countries across six continents.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Germany, India, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 47
  • Round size: Seed $2M–$10M; Pre-Seed $3.3M–$6M; Series A $7.7M–$100M
  • Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Alaan — Take control of your business spend.
  • inyad — Run and grow your business with one powerful platform: POS, invoicing, staff & payroll, TPE, business wallet, and secure payment links. Simple. Fast. Reliable.
  • Even — Even is a health tech company and healthcare provider that partners directly with the top hospitals in the country to offer you unlimited diagnostics, consultations, and 50 lakh worth of hospitalisations all with one monthly subscription cost.
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Global Ventures
VC Fund · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

We back global-minded, growth-stage and technology-focused founders in emerging markets and the world.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Health Care, FinTech, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, Egypt, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 102
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$11M; Series A $3M–$30M; Series B $8M–$50M
  • Lead/follow: 59% lead, 41% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $85M in 2022

Portfolio highlights

  • Almouneer — Healthcare, Diabetes, Practice Management, Technology
  • Valeo — Get your lab tests done at the comfort of your home anywhere in Dubai through our personalized mobile health tracker app. Hassle-free blood sample collection.Wellness coach provided.
  • Tarjama — Translation services, certified translation agency, legal translation, medical translation, website translation, video translation, and subtitling.
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Sanabil
VC Fund · Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

Sanabil Investments is a sovereign wealth fund specializing in direct and fund of funds investments. Its investments are concentrated in direct equity investments, primarily in the Kingdom, and in funds, as well as in diversified investment portfolios. These investments support the growth of the Kingdom’s economy while building internationalinvestment capability and transferring expertise to local Saudi talent.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Series B, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 63
  • Round size: Pre-Seed $100k–$2.3M; Series A $6.9M–$40M; Series B $1M–$157M
  • Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Aya — Aya is a modest fashion e-commerce platform that strives to unite the fragmented modest fashion industry into a single discovery platform.
  • Hala — Hala offers a payment and wallet solution for individuals and point-of-sale (PoS) services that enable merchants to accept credit card payments.
  • SingleStore — SingleStore is a provider of a database for operational analytics and cloud-native applications. It provides global enterprises with an intelligent database that works on any cloud on-premises or as a service runs transactions and analytics at the same time and lets clients promote their business through analytics and combine semi-structured datainto a consolidated big data platform.
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Salman Butt
Angel · Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

Salman Butt - Co-Founder & Chief Expansion Officer @ Salla

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Web3, Retail, Blockchain
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

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.
  • Byzanlink — Byzanlink: Access Institutional Grade Yield On-chain Bridging TradFi and DeFi with RWA Tokenization for stable, institutional-grade yields
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Khwarizmi Ventures
VC Fund · Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

Khwarizmi Ventures is a venture capital firm that seeks investments in startups with a passion for algorithms. It seeks to help create their vision, as they embark on a journey together that aligns their goals to improve quality of life using technology powered by algorithms. .

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, E-Commerce, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 58
  • Round size: Seed $1.6M–$16M; Pre-Seed $1M–$2.4M; Series A $5.5M–$37M
  • Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Calo — Analyze your nutritional needs and subscribe to a convenient meal plan that's designed for you in under 2 minutes.
  • Buildnow — BuildNow is MENAP's first "Build Now Pay Later" solution. We fund the raw materials construction & manufacturing SMEs need, while providing credit terms tailored to optimize their cash flow and supercharge their growth.
  • Simplified Financial Solutions Company — Simplified Financial Solutions Company offers startups and SMEs financial management solutions including the ability to issue virtual and physical corporate cards, manage spending and automate expense reporting.
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Hayaat Group
VC Fund · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

Investing in innovative, sustainable and world-leading projects

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, SaaS, Retail
  • Stage:Series A, Seed
  • Geography: Pakistan, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Round size: Series A $5.2M–$7.5M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • zip24 — Innovating Logistics for a Smarter, Faster, Global Tomorrow Partnering with you to revolutionize logistics through intelligent solutions, delivering
  • Bookme.pk — Pakistan's leading online ticket booking platform. Buy E-tickets for bus, flight, movie, hotel & cricket with discounts and deals.
  • GrocerApp — GrocerApp is a low-price online supermarket that allows users to order products across categories like grocery, vegetables, beauty & wellness, household care, baby care, pet care, and meats & seafood and gets it delivered to their doorstep.
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Sturgeon Capital
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

Unique investment funds for those who believe the best opportunities for profit, impact, and innovation can be found in frontier & emerging markets.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Software, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 36
  • Round size: Seed $100k–$5.4M; Pre-Seed $268k–$1.5M; Series A $2.1M–$17M
  • Lead/follow: 28% lead, 72% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2024

Portfolio highlights

  • Cargon — A simple, fast and innovative industry leading service with powerful analytical tools.
  • Trukkr — Real-time fleet tracking, route optimization, and ERP integration for logistics companies. Transform your supply chain operations today.
  • Datacultr — Datacultr is a leading digital debt collection and risk management platform with Device Financing Solutions for Banks, NBFCs, FinTechs, Telcos, and MFIs.
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Mu Ventures
VC Fund · New York, New York, United States · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

Mu Ventures is a NY pre-seed/seed venture capital firm that invests in commerce software that reduces friction in transactions. We have five sectors of interest that include infra + payments, vertical SAAS, marketplaces, retail tech, and supply chain.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Canada, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 23
  • Round size: Seed $3M–$8.6M; Pre-Seed $520k–$3.5M; Series A $7.8M–$20M
  • Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Kingpin — One unified B2B wholesale platform to automate orders, sales workflows, and revenue growth powered by autonomous AI agents.
  • Pulzaid — Platform for hybrid specialty care
  • Consio — Consio is the only AI-native phone platform built specifically for commerce merchants. Call, connect, and convert your top prospects into loyal customers.
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Presight Capital
VC Fund · Los Angeles, California, United States · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

A simple static landing page for Presight Capital.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Biotechnology, Health Care, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 112
  • Round size: Seed $2M–$10M; Series A $10M–$75M; Series B $8.2M–$125M
  • Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $400M in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • thirdweb — Build on internet capital markets with infrastructure for agents to discover, pay for, and interact with services and APIs.
  • Razor Group — A consumer goods holding company with a clear strategic focus on focused product categories, long-term value enhancement and first-class customer satisfaction.
  • Alloy Therapeutics — Alloy Therapeutics empowers scientists with access to pre-competitive biologics drug discovery technologies and services across 6 modalities
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BECO Capital
VC Fund · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

BECO Capital is a conviction-driven VC, backing exceptional founders across the GCC and MENA region with hands-on support, partnerships and sector expertise.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Financial Services, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, United States, Egypt

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 98
  • Round size: Seed $905k–$9.5M; Series A $2M–$28M; Series B $6.8M–$60M
  • Lead/follow: 46% lead, 54% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $100M in 2019

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
  • BRKZ — BRKZ is a construction-tech company that provides a one-stop solution by selling building materials to contractors and builders.
  • Dtek.AI — Dukkantek aims to empower and enable traditional merchants to be able to compete in the modern world or the digital world through digital transformation. It is a technology partner that improves and provides so many solutions to your business. Dukkantek has what every store needs to manage their business easily and efficiently. With Dukkantek, you will have an end-to-end technology companion that improves all your processes.
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Dany Farha
Angel · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

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.

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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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Enabling Future
VC Fund · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

Enabling Future (EF) is a sector agnostic, family office backed Venture Capital firm head quartered in Dubai. EF provides seed and early stage funding to entrepreneurs who challenge conventional wisdom and look to create true disruption. Our goal is to enable entrepreneurs to build companies of the future. We provide our portfolio companies withcapital, experience, strategy and network.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, Mobile
  • Stage:Seed, Angel
  • Geography: United States, United Arab Emirates, The Netherlands

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 23
  • Round size: Seed $500k–$2M
  • Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • NÜWATER — NÜWATER was born out of a desire to combat the harmful impact that plastic bottles have on our environment today. With approximately 8 million tonnes of plastic ending up in the ocean every year, NÜWATER is a recyclable alternative to plastic bottled water. We'd like to put the UAE at the forefront of driving sustainability, to ensure ourfuture generations live in a cleaner, healthier, plastic free world. NÜWATER is sourced from an artesian spring 500 meters underground, one of the deepest springs in the world. Filtered through rich volcanic rock, NÜWATER supplies the body with essential minerals for life. In comparison to desalinated water - a process that is highly energy intensive, removes all the minerals and produces toxic waste in the process. We are proud to say our manufacturing process is 100% Carbon Neutral. We aim to be a Carbon Net Positive company by 2023. see less
  • Trifacta — Trifacta has joined Alteryx to help customers and partners bring even more value to their businesses, powered by breakthrough data analytic insights.
  • Volt Lines — Launched in April of 2018, Volt Lines is a subscription-based transportation network currently serving corporate customers in Istanbul, Turkey. A Volt Lines account gives its user access to unlimited rides on the ever-growing Volt Lines network of micro-transit.
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Mishaal Alireza
Angel · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

Mishaal Alireza - Board Member @ DokkanAfkar

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Investment focus

  • Industry: iOS, Apps, Video
  • Stage:Series A, Seed
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Round size: Series A $1M–$2M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Hang w/ — We leverage our 13 years of experience and innovative design practices to help our top-tier clients achieve success.
  • Clip the Deal — Save money on grocery brands in UAE with Clip the Deal. Find discount deals, reviews of grocery items of top brands. Download the free app and start saving.
  • Stake — Thousands investors worldwide use Stake to access income-generating real estate deals in high-growth markets, starting from just USD 136
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MVI (MENA Venture Investments)
VC Fund · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

Mena Venture Investments (MVI) is an angel fund that invests in early stage startups with strong growth potential in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region and beyond. We work with entrepreneurs to build solid, scalable businesses and ensure access to capital at early stages of a venture to fuel their growth. Beyond financial investment,MVI offers support through mentorship, access to markets, networks, and clients, as well as cross-border operational support.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Internet, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Jordan, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 70
  • Round size: Seed $250k–$3.2M; Series A $800k–$11M
  • Lead/follow: 1% lead, 99% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $20M in 2010

Portfolio highlights

  • liwwa — liwwa connects small businesses in need of capital with people who want to invest in them. The company’s peer-to-peer lease-to-own model addresses the capital access and interest-free investor return opportunities. Liwwa conducts in-house reviews of a small business's creditability and enables them to pay a monthly fee to investors. Foundedin 2013, Liwwa raised seed funding with DASH Ventures, al Etihad, and MENA Venture Investments, which it plans to use to hire several new team members, including an underwriting team and to support a new product offering.
  • Connecterra — Remove data silos across your systems, quantify your decisions with data, get insights and analysis powered by advanced AI delivered to your inbox and to your wider team.
  • littleBits Electronics — LittleBits is an open source library of over 60 electronic modules that snap together with magnets allows users to view, download, and share designs and make their own Bits through the use of prototypes. Deluxe kit, Smart home kit, Arduino coding kit, Synth kit, hardware development kit, and workshop set are some of the electronics learning modulesprovided by littleBits.LittleBits was launched by Ayah Bdeir in 2011 and is operated from New York, United States.
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STV
VC Fund · Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

STV is a $500M technology venture capital fund headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Financial Services, Predictive Analytics
  • Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
  • Geography: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 66
  • Round size: Seed $2.1M–$25M; Series A $8M–$28M; Series B $20M–$54M
  • Lead/follow: 53% lead, 47% follow
  • Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $800M in 2017

Portfolio highlights

  • Calo — Analyze your nutritional needs and subscribe to a convenient meal plan that's designed for you in under 2 minutes.
  • Tabby — tabby provides consumers across the GCC with the flexibility to pay for their online and in-store purchases in interest-free installments. tabby helps over 2,000 leading retailers grow their sales.
  • zenda — zenda is a fintech app for families. It enables families to pay school bills with pay-now and pay-later options, unlocking rewards when ever they pay.
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COTU Ventures
VC Fund · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

COTU stands for Champions Of The Underdog. We are on a mission to reinvent how seed investing is done in the Middle East by backing extraordinary founders and showing them how to believe in themselves when they are at the loneliest, earliest, and most challenging parts of their journeys.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 23
  • Round size: Seed $3.4M–$10M; Pre-Seed $300k–$3M; Series A $12M–$37M
  • Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • AdalFi — AdalFi provides digital lending infrastructure services.It identifies, qualifies, engages, activates, and delights lending prospects for our partner banks.
  • Cercli — Cercli is a human resources, modern payroll and employee data platform for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
  • Qureos — Level up with the best mentors and apprenticeships from businesses.
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GS Shop
VC Fund · Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

GSHS is Korea’s foremost multimedia retailer as well as a global leader in TV home shopping.GSHS strives to fulfill its corporate vision of ‘Value No. 1 Online Commerce Leader’, working tirelessly to create a new quality of life by enabling our customers to shop conveniently whenever and wherever. This vision is the guiding light that hasfueled our growth to the very apex of Korea’s multimedia retail industry.GSHS focuses on creating a shopping environment that is convenient and accessible. To this end, we provide shopping services not only via TV, internet, and shopping catalogs but also through new media platforms, including digital cable TV, IPTV (internet protocol television), smartphones, and tablet PCs.We continuously strive to enhance our customers’ quality of life. We search all corners of the globe for quality products that can further enrich our customers’ lives, and we never stop thinking about new services that would provide added convenience.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Mobile, Apps
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: South Korea, United States, Vietnam

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 32
  • Round size: Seed $327k–$4M; Series A $891k–$7.5M; Series B $2.1M–$24M
  • Lead/follow: 28% lead, 72% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • AB180 — AB180 is a data-driven performance marketing firm that assists organizations in the digital age using data analytics & marketing technology.
  • Guhada — Guhada platform serves as a luxury goods distribution hub, connecting local boutiques in Europe, domestic conglomerate shopping malls, and luxury goods and fashion vertical commerce. Guhada has been supplying the domestic market with luxury goods owned by European boutiques, ranging from high-demand high-end luxury goods to contemporary onlineproducts.
  • Pet Friends — Pet Friends is a one-hour delivery service for pet supplies.
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Infinity Ventures
VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

Laying the infrastructure for the future of fintech and commerce.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, FinTech, Information Technology
  • Stage:Series A, Seed
  • Geography: United States, India, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 38
  • Round size: Seed $4M–$12M; Series A $10M–$20M
  • Lead/follow: 45% lead, 55% follow
  • Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2024

Portfolio highlights

  • Card91 — Card91 offers plug & play payment infrastructure as a service for the businesses who wants to issue, control, view and approve payments
  • Mendel — Optimiza tus gastos con Mendel: control eficiente, flujos automatizados, seguridad antifraude, integraciones y datos impulsados por IA.
  • Sensible Weather — Sensible Weather is a climate risk technology company that is de-risking weather for travelers and travel partners.
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Orbit Ventures
VC Fund · Singapore, Central Region, Singapore · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

Founded in 2010, Orbit is the Emerging Markets VC investing in tech companies that digitize traditional industries and help people raise their living standards all in a more sustainable way. Orbit provides a lifetime program with hands-on support for partnerships, business development, fundraising, growth, and an initial investment package andfollow-on funding. The firm focuses on digitalization across e-commerce, fintech, media, healthcare, education, and logistics sectors.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, Software, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 40
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Pickitapp — Simplify the way you manage your home business and improve your customer experience. Your financial growth is one click away. Start your journey now!
  • ChaosGround — ChaosGround is accelerating the growth of gaming-based web3 projects. Their mission is to provide expert guidance in strategy, advisory, and business development, empowering projects to navigate the complexities of the ecosystem and achieve their growth objectives efficiently.
  • RenovateNow — RenovateNow is a proptech platform digitizing the fragmented home improvement and renovation market across the Middle East. It connects homeowners with verified professionals through a data-driven matching engine that simplifies discovery, communication, and transactions. The platform operates on a transaction-based model that scales efficientlywithout asset ownership. By combining trust verification, behavioral data, and workflow automation, RenovateNow is building the infrastructure layer for property improvement services. Every interaction strengthens its network effects and data moat, driving defensible growth across the region.
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VentureSouq
VC Fund · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

VentureSouq (VSQ) is a MENA-based venture capital fund manager with a global portfolio. VSQ manages thematic funds, with a current focus on FinTech and ClimateTech.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 168
  • Round size: Seed $250k–$9M; Series A $6M–$37M; Series B $6M–$50M
  • Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow
  • Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $50M in 2021

Portfolio highlights

  • Inovat — Travellers have to stand hours in the queues and get charged hidden fees to receive Tax refund that they are entitled to. They change that. With Inovat, get the best Tax Free experience that you deserve.
  • Orbii AI — Our AI enriches & analyses borrower data, helping you make credit decisions in minutes. Accelerate your business loan Underwriting decisons.
  • Siin — E-commerce Marketplace
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Robert Kay
Angel · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

Robert Kay

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Investment focus

  • Industry: SaaS, Retail, Software
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • zip24 — Innovating Logistics for a Smarter, Faster, Global Tomorrow Partnering with you to revolutionize logistics through intelligent solutions, delivering
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Hosam Arab
Angel · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

Hosam Arab is based out of Dubai, Dubai and is the CEO and Co-founder of Tabby. Hosam previously worked at Namshi.com as a CEO. Hosam Arab attended Harvard Business School.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, B2B
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Debt Financing
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, Canada

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 4
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Alaan — Take control of your business spend.
  • 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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Tushar Ahluwalia
Angel · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

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.

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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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Jonathan Doerr
Angel · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

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

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Investment focus

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

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

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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Kingsway Capital
VC Fund · London, England, United Kingdom · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

Kingsway Capital is a investment management firm.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Blockchain
  • Stage:Seed, Series B, Series A
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 96
  • Round size: Seed $1.8M–$13M; Series A $15M–$120M; Series B $6M–$70M
  • Lead/follow: 31% lead, 69% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • OpenNode — A simple Bitcoin payment processor for any business. Accept Bitcoin payments, receive Bitcoin donations and send Bitcoin payouts all on the OpenNode platform.
  • Roxom Global — Roxom is the first Bitcoin Stock, Commodities and Crypto Exchange in human history.
  • Blockchain.com — Blockchain.com is the most popular place to securely buy, store, and trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other top cryptocurrencies.
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Abu Dhabi Media Company
VC Fund · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

Located in the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi Media Company (ADMC) the largest and most diversified media group in the Arab world. It enjoys some editorial and administrative independence. Its dependence on government and federal funding through the Ministry of Information and Culture since 1999 was scrapped in February of 2006.Its currentproduct portfolio include the broadcast division, ADMC which aims to play a leading role in the evolution of the television industry in the Arab world. Several radio stations covering the UAE on FM and AM frequencies as well as online streaming. Some of the region's leading publications like Al Ittihad Newspaper, The National, Zahrat Al Khaleej and Majid Magazine.Its digital arm, ADMC Digital Group, aims to be at the forefront of developments in digital media and operates across the digital landscape. Its business media ventures inclute Getmo.ae, Gazillion.com, and Subsidaries include a TV-facility and Production services to broadcasters and production houses called livehd.ae, a film production company called Imagenation Abu Dhabi. And UPP, the largest print and publishing company in Abu Dhabi.The current strategy is to expand to the western media world.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Mobile, Retail, Lifestyle
  • Stage:Series A, Private Equity
  • Geography: United States, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • The Luxury Closet — Buy & sell online at The Luxury Closet and get discounts of up to 90% off retail price on authentic, new & pre-loved luxury brands for watches, bags, clothes, shoes for both men and women.
  • Gazillion, Inc. — Gazillion Entertainment, we develop, publish and operate diverse games on many platforms. Our goal: To build breakthrough experiences featuring world-class brands and original franchises, superior production quality and unmatched gameplay. Gazillion is headquartered in Foster City, CA.
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twofour54
VC Fund · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

twofour54 is a business incubator that offers production facilities, training, and support services to the media industry. It works with businesses in television, radio, film, publishing, online, mobile, music, gaming and animation to create local content and grow the Arab media industry. It is a tax-free media and entertainment free zone thatfacilitates the development of Arabic media and entertainment content in the region. The company offers its users with business setup, government and travel, film and television, professional training, creative lab, investment, and media zone authority services.twofour54 is a U.A.E.-based company.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Publishing, Gaming, Mobile
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates, China, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 4
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Sakkini — Sakkini is a relocation portal that empowers users with information and tools to make smarter decisions about relocating and settling into a new country.
  • Unnyhog — At Unnyhog, they are gamers and they used to play a lot. They have been always noticing a lot of minuses in games, especially on mobiles. That’s why they decided to develop their own games. So far they have developed 3 games, and their games were downloaded more than 4 million times.
  • The Luxury Closet — Buy & sell online at The Luxury Closet and get discounts of up to 90% off retail price on authentic, new & pre-loved luxury brands for watches, bags, clothes, shoes for both men and women.
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French Partners
VC Fund · Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

French Partners is the first co-investment club dedicated to qualified investors wishing to accompany and finance companies led locally by French entrepreneurs. French Partners targets start-ups and growing SMEs with revenues of up to several tens of millions of euros, who already have or wish to accelerate their international presence, as well asinnovative investment funds. French Partners invests from €1 million to €5 million, often on a minority basis, alone or in co-investment, in the capital of companies founded and managed by french entrepreneurs internationally.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Payments
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
  • Geography: United States, France, China

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 39
  • Round size: Seed $2M–$24M; Series A $2.7M–$30M; Series B $15M–$22M
  • Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Reebelo — Reebelo is APAC’s leading marketplace for pre-loved tech devices. Our vision is to reduce e-waste by building the circular economy for refurbished electronics. While doing so, we enable consumers to save up to 70% on their favorite brands and flexibly rent devices instead of buying them. Reebelo is based in Singapore with additional offices inAustralia, New Zeland & Malaysia. Get in touch if you want to be part of a high-growth, disruptive team working to make a positive impact!
  • Umiami — Umiami Technologies is a leader in plant-based meat. Our proprietary technology allows us to create clean-label and incredibly tasty foods.
  • Cheaf Technologies — Descarga Cheaf y rescata comida en perfecto estado con hasta 70% de descuento. Ahorra y combate el desperdicio de alimentos.
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Wiktor Namysl
Angel · Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

Wiktor Namysl is a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Retail, E-Commerce, Brand Marketing
  • Stage:Series A
  • Geography: United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

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.
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Outliers Venture Capital
VC Fund · Menlo Park, California, United States · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

Backing outlier founders who build different.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 36
  • Round size: Seed $3.5M–$6M; Pre-Seed $918k–$11M; Series A $1M–$33M
  • Lead/follow: 28% lead, 72% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Stream — Stream is a company that helps make payments simpler, faster, and reliable.
  • Vault Wealth — Discover the range of private wealth management services with personalized wealth planning from Vault, a certified private wealth advisor in Dubai & UAE. A secure digital wealth platform trusted by professionals.
  • Global Settlement Network — Global Settlement is a blockchain platform that provides regulatory compliance, liquidity, and interoperability services.
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Venture MENA
VC Fund · Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · 1 investments in United Arab Emirates Retail startups

Early Stage Venture Capital

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Payments, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Egypt, United States, United Arab Emirates

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Round size: Seed $225k–$10M; Pre-Seed $28k–$180k
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Dapi — Dapi is a fintech API play that is aimed at facilitating payments between consumer bank accounts and companies. That Dapi has managed to make its service work in seven countries with deep bank support is impressive and Dapi has found demand for its service, with $400,000 in ARR and growth of more than 50% per month as of its presentation.
  • Subsbase — Discover the future of recurring revenue management with Subsbase. Streamline your operations, boost growth, and elevate customer experiences with our cutting-edge platform.
  • Simplified Financial Solutions Company — Simplified Financial Solutions Company offers startups and SMEs financial management solutions including the ability to issue virtual and physical corporate cards, manage spending and automate expense reporting.
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Retail Investor funding in United Arab Emirates at a glance

Stats across 61 deals from 95 investors.

95
investors
in United Arab Emirates Retail startups
61
deals
in United Arab Emirates Retail startups
$4.5M
median round
in United Arab Emirates Retail startups
40%
lead investors
lead at least one round
23%
Seed
most common funding stage
91/9
VC / Angel
share of investor count

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