Top 20 Social Network VC (Venture Capital) Funds in United Arab Emirates in January 2025

Investor	Social Network United Arab Emirates investments
Oqal	2
Plus Venture Capital	1
Falak Startups	1
Cypher Capital	1
KISP Ventures	1
S3 Ventures	1
Emkan Capital	1
XVC Tech	1
Hashed	1
Dtec Ventures	1
Raed Ventures	1
Shorooq Partners	1
Khwarizmi Ventures	1
Modus Capital	1
Sarya Holdings	1
Alpha Wave Ventures	1
Hongfan Capital	1
Gobi Partners	1
Al-Romaizan Family Office	1
Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)	1

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.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt

Portfolio highlights

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DESAISIV — DESAISIV, a MENA based InsurTech startup specialising in health insurance which is transforming health insurance for insurers and clients through exploiting their advanced AI solutions which were developed in collaboration with top machine learning scientists from the University of Oxford. DESAISIV’s philosophy is simply to put AI at the centre ofall decision making. This AI-driven approach guarantees that clients of Groups and SMEs will get optimized insurance policies tailored to their needs, also it will make sure that insurance companies will optimise their processes using the latest AI technologies. Benefitting from access to a vast database of hundreds of millions of patient records, DESAISIV has achieved an impressive average prediction accuracy of over 95%. Demonstrating their commitment to excellence, they have set an ambitious target to exceed 99% accuracy by the end of this year. Through their AI-driven products, DESAISIV streamlines various aspects of health insurance, including automating underwriting procedures, tailoring policy's benefits and coverage, improving quality of service by predicting developing diseases, identifying high-risk behaviours, and reducing customer attrition.
TWIG — TWIG is a Bank Agnostic Automated Savings Platform in the MENA region. Our flagship app provides Automated Saving Plans to help users save better; a Smart Budgeting tool with tailored insights; and Smart, customizable and user-specific Goals.

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

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, B2B
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Saudi Arabia

Portfolio highlights

Octa — Octa is a one-click automated system for collecting invoices that ensures timely payment to business-to-business firms.
Better — MENA's 1st Telehealth Clinic for men, delivering clinically proven treatments to your door.
Settle Payments — SETTLE automates enterprise's payments and manages all their bank accounts in one place for better cashflow decisions.

Falak Startups is a start-up accelerator designed to support and empower the next generation of Egyptian entrepreneurs and contribute to the development of the start-up ecosystem in Egypt.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Mobile Apps, Marketplace
Pre-Seed, Seed
Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Canada

Portfolio highlights

InCurA — Why InCurA ProductsWe Innovate Medical Devices for Today, Tomorrow and What's Needed NextInCurA is developing a pipeline of products based on its unique
Suplyd — Suplyd is a comprehensive digital solution that bridges the gap between restaurant operators and their suppliers in order to disrupt an untouched market with extreme fragmentation and resolve the problem end-to-end.
Fincart — Fincart helps e-commerce SMBs access working capital through streamlining their last-mile operations through multi-courier shipping platform.

Cypher Capital Group is a a leading early-strategy venture firm focused on investing in Web3 infrastructure and applications that will drive the new digital economy for years to come.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency
Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
United States, Singapore, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Wincast — Wincast is the first live NFT bidding platform for live sports. Our platform allows users to bid on incredible sports moments while they're happening, and at the end of each quarter/round/play/down/at-bat, the highest bid is awarded an NFT collectible of that play. Users will then be able to buy, sell, and trade other keymoments with users on the platform through our secondary market and integrated wallet solutions.Own your favorite sports moments before they become THE moment.
SecondLive — SecondLive is a diversified metaverse focused on building social networks and supporting creator economic activities.
Param Labs Inc — Param Labs is a startup that specializes in PC and mobile game development, AAA design, and unique technology development.

KISP Ventures is a shariah compliant venture capital firm that invest in early stage technology companies in the MENA region. It is sponsored by KFH Capital, the investment arm of Kuwait Finance House (KFH). Its goal is to provide entrepreneurs with growth capital and the right strategic support to build innovative companies with acceleratedgrowth. The company’s shariah compliant ethics means it is committed to building an ecosystem in the region by encouraging ‘Founder-Friendly’ financing terms that give the portfolio companies a level playing field.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Marketplace, Internet
Seed, Series B
Kuwait, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Melltoo — Best quality & prices for new and used mobiles, computers & laptops, electronics, furniture, clothing, toys, autos. FREE DELIVERY UAE. MONEY BACK GUARANTEE
COFE App — Coffee Ordering Fast & Efficient. Your very own online coffee marketplace!Home of your favourite coffee brands. Discover COFE App caters to all your coffee needs & essentials. It is designed to brew your coffee with top of the notch technological advancements. 1 2 3 1 COFE Nearby Select our Pick Up & Go, Get COFE ... Read more
CODED — CODED is the Middle East's First Coding Bootcamp. Learn everything you need to become a professional programmer.

Venture Capital Firm

Investment focus

FinTech, Health Care, Life Science
Pre-Seed, Series A
United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

InvestSky — InvestSky offers zero commission investing in your favorite stocks. Invest smarter, together. Trading mobile app is coming soon, join the waitlist!
Alma Health — Alma Health is a digitally-native chronic illness management platform serving an addressable market of 20m patients in GCC. Through its cloud pharmacy and virtual doctor consultations, Alma Health is translating patient behavior and insights into personalized services and products like digital treatments and at home monitoring systems. Alma Healthis based in Hub71-Abu Dhabi.

Emkan Capital invests primarily in early-stage technology companies.

Investment focus

FinTech, Transportation, Payments
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United Arab Emirates, Kuwait

Portfolio highlights

Hubpay — Secure & efficient Corporate FX for UAE businesses. Competitive rates, fast transfers & expert support. Book a demo and open a forex corporate account today.
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Mojo — Mojo's mission is to help beauty enthusiasts discover, share, and buy beauty, skincare, and wellness products. Mojo's platform allows users to buy items with one or two clicks.

XVC Tech is a $125mn fund supported by founders of the XDC Blockchain Network that specializes in investing in early-stage Tech start-ups.

Investment focus

B2B, Blockchain, Fantasy Sports
Seed, Pre-Seed
France, Sweden, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Swiftcourt — Swiftcourt helps buyers and sellers to perform safe and smooth peer-to-peer-transactions, by providing them with smart digital contracts, e-signing and transaction-related add-on services.Swiftcourt was founded in 2016 and has since then helped over 70 000 buyers and sellers complete over 40 000 transactions. At the moment, the company is insuccessful partnerships with FINN.no, one of the most prominent classified sites in the world and with Mittanbud.no, the market leading service finder classified site in Norway. Recently, Swiftcourt also closed a deal with the biggest classified site in Sweden, Blocket.se.Swiftcourt aims to be a global standard of conducting safe and smooth online transactions and help buyers and sellers with their deals worldwide.
Bolero — Access high-value music assets, and earn recurring yield. Simple, fast, the all-in-one platform.
Caddy Finance — Caddy Finance is bridging traditional finance and decentralized finance (DeFi) through advanced hedging strategies. Our platform develops cutting-edge risk mitigation techniques that enable stablecoin or RWA yields to be generate sustainable yields, transforming how investors approach digital asset management. We create a more secure andpredictable environment for yield generation, making DeFi investments more accessible and attractive to traditional investors seeking predictability and consistent returns.

Hashed is a global, early stage venture fund focused on backing founders who are pioneering the future of blockchain and cryptocurrency. Hashed is based in Seoul and San Francisco.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, South Korea, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Dfns — Supercharge your platform with keyless custody as a service. One API to generate secure wallets, manage your crypto, sign transactions, set up business rules, monitor security, and more.
DOD — DOD is data-driven musical business platform.
Sekai — Sekai makes it easy to create, share, and monetize interactive narratives.

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.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Marketplace, Apps
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United Arab Emirates, United States, Oman

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.

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

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Financial Services, Software
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt

Portfolio highlights

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.
Wafeq وافق — Send invoices or purchase orders, manage your inventory and your payroll, and get over 30 reports to manage your company, all in one software.
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.

Shorooq Partnersis the leading tech investor in the region, inspired by the best entrepreneurs, investors and practices from around the world.

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, E-Commerce
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United Arab Emirates, United States, Pakistan

Portfolio highlights

Pemo — Pemo is an all-in-one spend management solution that empowers your business by packing every company invoice, expense, approval and spending decision into one powerful platform.Our offering includes smart corporate cards, invoice payment systems and expense tracking functions. These are supported by automated approval flows, direct accountingintegration and real-time reporting - features that allow business owners to save time, save money, automate admin and every expense so you can get on with what you do best - building great businesses.
Corgea — Corgea is an AI-powered security platform that automatically finds, triages, and fixes insecure code. Sign up today for free to try Corgea.
Colabs — Colabs is Pakistan’s fastest growing flexible workspace. Our community today has 1000 seats and over 100 companies across multiple facilities in Lahore. COLABS has a network of 100+ ecosystem partners across universities, VC funds, corporates, government and industry leaders. COLABS is constantly innovating, creating new work experiences, andredefining the future of work in Pakistan. Our mission is to knit together a community of 100,000 entrepreneurs across Pakistan.

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. .

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, FinTech
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt

Portfolio highlights

Calo — Analyze your nutritional needs and subscribe to a convenient meal plan that's designed for you in under 2 minutes.
Yalla Plus — Yalla Plus offers QR-based digital menu solutions for restaurants, featuring integrated payments and easy menu management.
Mala'a Technologies — Make better financial decisions with Malaa. Manage your financials, track your expenses, take a loan or invest your money all from one app. Connect you bank accounts and start today

Modus is a holistic Venture Platform in MENA that provides entrepreneurs with more than just the financial capital needed to succeed

Investment focus

Software, Apps, FinTech
Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
United Arab Emirates, United States, United Kingdom

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.
Koble — Our technology automatically identifies early-stage investment opportunities that outperform the market, capturing sustainable alpha for investors.
Oscar — Mitigate Supply Chain Risk and Grow your business Sustainably Oscar is the MENA's first automated sustainable procurement platform. We help you mitigate supply chain risk & align with national visions and net zero commitments. Request a demo What we do Oscar assesses suppliers on your behalf for sustainability and ESG related risks. We help you

Sarya Holdings is a private-owned company engaged in various sectors ranging from AgriTech, Chemical Manufacturing, and a strong emphasis on FMCG.

Investment focus

Social, Social Network
Seed
United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

Hayi — Hayi is a free, private social network for neighbourhoods in the UAE. The mobile application provides neighbours with an exclusive platform to connect, share information and befriend those in close proximity.

Alpha Wave Ventures is an investment firm.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Software, Artificial Intelligence
Series C, Seed, Series A
United States, India, Israel

Portfolio highlights

Biolinq — Introducing a revolutionary platform for metabolic health.
Attralus — Our mission is to improve the lives of amyloidosis patients by developing transformational therapeutics focused on amyloid removal.
Hunch — Use Hunch to ask weird questions and get interesting answers. Know what people really think.

Hongfan Capital is an investment firm.

Investment focus

Software, Gaming, Information Technology
Angel, Series A, Seed
China, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

MyClass — My class is coming, parents no longer have to go to the crowded banks to take the line and wait for two or three hours to pay tuition.It is a K12 stage dedicated to providing a new home school service platform for parents, teachers and school administrators of full-time schools. Innovative technology companies. Founded by senior Internetprofessionals and educators, the founding team is a passionate and energetic team.
AOE Network Technology — AOE is an overseas input method developer focused on the development of overseas multi-language input methods.
Qingshi Quality Education Technology — Qingshi Quality Education Technology is a quality education course service provider for primary and secondary schools

Gobi Partners is the most interconnected Pan-Asian venture capital firm with US$1.5 billion in assets under management (AUM). Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong, the firm supports entrepreneurs from the early to growth stages and focuses on emerging and underserved markets.Founded in 2002, Gobi has raised 15 funds to date, invested inover 350 startups and nurtured 10 unicorns. Gobi has grown to 15 locations across key markets in Bangkok, Beijing, Cairo, Guangzhou, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Karachi, Kuala Lumpur, Lahore, Manila, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Singapore and Surabaya.As a Participant of the United Nations Global Compact, Gobi Partners is committed to aligning strategies and operations with universal principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption to ensure long-term value creation and sustainability across our portfolio.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Financial Services, Internet
Series A, Seed, Series B
China, Malaysia, Indonesia

Portfolio highlights

Jazro — Robotic Academy. Develop Digital Talents . Fun Ways To Learn Programming, Coding & Robotic. Give Your Child a Memorable School Holiday. Book Now. Courses: Jazro Mbot, Make X Training, Jazro Coding, Raspberry Pi Jazro, Jazro IOT Project, Jrone, Jazro DIY, Jazro Art & Craft & Jazro Autism Robot Class.
Qist Bazaar — QistBazaar is an e-commerce platform dedicated to improving the standard of living for the average Pakistani by making things easily available at affordable monthly installments.Qist Bazaar caters to everyone, from individuals with little to no formal financial background to those who bank at major institutions. Products available on Qist Bazaarinclude Bikes, Mobile Phones, LED TVs, Laptops, Washing Machines, Air Conditioners, Refrigerators, and other Kitchen Appliances, with new categories being added on a daily basis.
DCAP Digital — Reimagine Consumer Financing With Our Full Stack Financing Platform and Lending-as-a-Service Platform, first-of-its- kind in Malaysia

Al-Romaizan Family Office is a family investment office.

Investment focus

FinTech, Social Network, Stock Exchanges
Pre-Seed
United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

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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.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, SaaS
Series A, Seed, Series B
United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, United States

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.
invygo — Invygo is MENA's first & largest car subscription service creating accessible mobility options through an all-inclusive monthly subscription, all in a seamless app-based experience.For consumers: we provide them access to passenger cars without any financial burdens through a customizable month-to-month subscription through a mobile appFor Dealers: through our technology, they get access to a new business model that helps them generate revenue and reduce their depreciation and operational cost The company was founded in 2018 by Eslam Hussein and Pulkit Ganjoo in Dubai, UAE.
Mealplanet — Mealplanet is an online marketplace for ordering and managing meal plans from various providers.