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56 PROFILES
500 Global
SECTORS
Sector agnostic · Fintech · SaaS · E-commerce · Logistics
STAGES
Seed – Series A
FOUNDED
2010
One of the world's most prolific early stage investors, with a long history in MENA.
View profileA-typical Ventures
SECTORS
Fintech · HealthTech · E-commerce · Logistics · ClimateTech
STAGES
Pre-seed – Seed
FOUNDED
2025
Doha early stage fund and venture studio with backing from the Qatar Investment Authority ecosystem.
View profilea16z speedrun
SECTORS
Sector agnostic
STAGES
Idea – Seed
FOUNDED
—
Andreessen Horowitz's 12 week accelerator, with applications open all year.
View profileAccess Bridge Ventures
SECTORS
Fintech · HealthTech · Enterprise SaaS · EdTech · E-commerce
STAGES
Seed
FOUNDED
2019
Pre-Series A fund investing across MENA and Pakistan, backed by regional institutional LPs.
View profileADQ
SECTORS
Multi sector
STAGES
Growth
FOUNDED
2018
Abu Dhabi sovereign investment holding that anchors several regional venture funds.
View profileArea 2071
SECTORS
Innovation · GovTech
STAGES
Pre-seed – Seed
FOUNDED
2018
Dubai government innovation hub built around the UAE Centennial 2071 vision.
View profileAstroLabs
SECTORS
Tech
STAGES
Pre-seed – Series A
FOUNDED
2013
Dubai platform helping tech companies set up and scale across the Gulf.
View profileAviva x Founders Factory Fintech Accelerator
SECTORS
Fintech · Insurtech · AI in Finance
STAGES
Pre-seed – Series A
FOUNDED
—
Four month fintech and insurtech accelerator with access to Aviva's network.
View profileBECO Capital
SECTORS
Marketplaces · SaaS · Fintech
STAGES
Seed – Series A
FOUNDED
2012
One of Dubai's longest running VCs, backing GCC tech founders at seed and Series A since 2012.
View profileBreakthrough Energy Fellows
SECTORS
Climate Tech
STAGES
Idea – Seed
FOUNDED
—
One year fellowship for climate technologies with gigaton scale potential.
View profileDIFC FinTech Hive
SECTORS
Fintech
STAGES
Seed – Series A
FOUNDED
2017
DIFC's fintech accelerator connecting startups with banks, regulators and capital markets.
View profileDubai Future District Fund
SECTORS
Tech · Future Economy
STAGES
Seed – Series B
FOUNDED
2022
Dubai government backed fund investing in startups aligned with the future economy agenda.
View profileEBRD Venture Capital
SECTORS
Technology · Fintech · SaaS · Deep Tech
STAGES
Series A – Growth
FOUNDED
2012
Venture arm of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
View profileEmergent Ventures
SECTORS
Sector agnostic
STAGES
Idea
FOUNDED
—
Light touch grants for ambitious early ideas, open to applicants worldwide.
View profileEmirates Growth Fund
SECTORS
Manufacturing · Food Security · Healthcare
STAGES
Growth
FOUNDED
2025
AED 1B growth equity fund from Emirates Development Bank.
View profileEntrepreneur First
SECTORS
Sector agnostic
STAGES
Idea
FOUNDED
—
Talent investor that helps individuals find a co-founder and build a funded company.
View profileEthereal Ventures
SECTORS
Blockchain Infrastructure · DeFi · ZK · Identity
STAGES
Pre-seed – Seed
FOUNDED
2021
Crypto native early stage fund spun out of ConsenSys Labs.
View profileFirst Drop VC
SECTORS
Impact · Climate · Health & Wellbeing · PropTech
STAGES
Pre-seed – Seed
FOUNDED
2022
Impact focused pre-seed and seed fund with its own accelerator in Valencia.
View profileFlat6Labs
SECTORS
Tech
STAGES
Pre-seed – Seed
FOUNDED
2011
MENA seed accelerator and early stage investor with a programme in Abu Dhabi.
View profileFurther Ventures
SECTORS
Fintech · Digital Assets · Financial Market Infrastructure
STAGES
Idea – Series A
FOUNDED
2022
Abu Dhabi venture builder and investor focused on fintech and digital assets, anchored by ADQ.
View profileGalaxy Ventures
SECTORS
Web3 · Digital Assets · Fintech · Stablecoins · Tokenization
STAGES
Seed – Series A
FOUNDED
2018
Venture arm of Mike Novogratz's Galaxy, investing in digital asset and fintech startups.
View profileGlobal Ventures
SECTORS
Fintech · Health · Tech
STAGES
Seed – Series B
FOUNDED
2018
Dubai VC led by Noor Sweid, backing high growth tech companies across emerging markets.
View profileGulf Investment Corporation
SECTORS
Infrastructure · Industrials · Financial Services · Technology
STAGES
Growth
FOUNDED
1983
Kuwait based investor owned equally by the six GCC governments.
View profileHub71
SECTORS
Sector agnostic · AI · Digital Assets · ClimateTech · Life Sciences
STAGES
Pre-seed – Series A
FOUNDED
2019
Abu Dhabi's flagship tech ecosystem, with a 12 month programme offering cash, perks and market access.
View profileIliad Partners
SECTORS
Fintech · Logistics · PropTech · B2B SaaS
STAGES
Seed – Series A
FOUNDED
2016
UAE VC headquartered in ADGM, investing at seed and Series A and partnered with Hub71.
View profilein5
SECTORS
Technology · Media · Design · Science
STAGES
Idea – Seed
FOUNDED
2013
TECOM Group's Dubai incubator with centres for tech, media, design and science startups.
View profileIncubayt Investments
SECTORS
ClimateTech · Clean Energy · Sustainability
STAGES
Pre-seed – Seed
FOUNDED
2019
Dubai investor backing early stage climate tech startups, founded by solar entrepreneur Sami Khoreibi.
View profileInfinity Constellation
SECTORS
AI Native Professional Services · Vertical AI
STAGES
Pre-seed – Seed
FOUNDED
2025
AI native company builder launching professional services challengers.
View profileKaratage
SECTORS
Crypto · Fintech · Trading Infrastructure
STAGES
Pre-seed – Seed
FOUNDED
2017
London crypto investor backing tokens, fund managers and early stage companies.
View profileKhalifa Fund for Enterprise Development
SECTORS
SMEs · Agritech · Industry · AI & Robotics
STAGES
Idea – Growth
FOUNDED
2007
Abu Dhabi government fund financing and training Emirati entrepreneurs and SMEs since 2007.
View profileLunara Partners
SECTORS
AI · Enterprise Software · Fintech
STAGES
Seed – Growth
FOUNDED
—
Dubai multi stage investor focused on MENA, led by former Global Ventures partner Said Murad.
View profileLux Capital
SECTORS
AI · Defense & Space · Deep Tech · Biotech
STAGES
Seed – Growth
FOUNDED
2000
New York frontier tech VC with about $7B under management.
View profileMEVP
SECTORS
Tech
STAGES
Seed – Growth
FOUNDED
2010
Middle East Venture Partners, one of the region's veteran VCs, investing since 2010.
View profileMGX
SECTORS
AI · Infrastructure
STAGES
Growth
FOUNDED
2024
Abu Dhabi AI investment company backing foundational AI and its infrastructure globally.
View profileMicrosoft for Startups
SECTORS
AI · Cloud
STAGES
Idea – Seed
FOUNDED
—
Up to $150K in Azure credits plus AI models and tools for early stage startups.
View profileMubadala
SECTORS
Multi sector
STAGES
Growth
FOUNDED
2002
Abu Dhabi sovereign investor and one of the founding backers of the Hub71 ecosystem.
View profileNuwa Capital
SECTORS
Tech · Consumer · Web3
STAGES
Pre-seed – Series A
FOUNDED
2021
UAE venture firm backing early stage tech companies with a Middle East focus.
View profileNVIDIA Inception
SECTORS
AI
STAGES
Pre-seed – Growth
FOUNDED
—
Free, equity free NVIDIA programme for AI startups, with credits and hardware discounts.
View profileOraseya Capital
SECTORS
Fintech · SaaS · AI · PropTech · E-commerce · HealthTech
STAGES
Seed – Growth
FOUNDED
2023
AED 500M Dubai venture fund launched by the Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority.
View profileORYX Fund
SECTORS
Fintech · HealthTech · EdTech
STAGES
Pre-seed – Seed
FOUNDED
—
Abu Dhabi early stage fund backed by Hambro Perks.
View profilePharsalus Capital
SECTORS
Crypto · Stablecoins · Emerging Market Fintech
STAGES
Pre-seed – Seed
FOUNDED
2024
Crypto venture firm focused on widening financial access in emerging markets.
View profilePlug and Play
SECTORS
Fintech · HealthTech · Enterprise · Mobility
STAGES
Seed
FOUNDED
2006
Silicon Valley innovation platform with its GCC headquarters in Abu Dhabi.
View profilePlus VC
SECTORS
Fintech · SaaS · ConstructionTech · FoodTech
STAGES
Pre-seed – Seed
FOUNDED
2020
ADGM based pre-seed and seed VC from the former leads of 500 Startups' MENA fund.
View profileRaed Ventures
SECTORS
Fintech · E-commerce · Logistics · SaaS · AI
STAGES
Seed – Series A
FOUNDED
2015
Riyadh early stage VC backing Gulf tech founders at seed and Series A.
View profileSheraa
SECTORS
EdTech · Sustainability · Advanced Manufacturing · Creative Industries
STAGES
Pre-seed – Seed
FOUNDED
2016
Sharjah's government backed entrepreneurship centre, home of the Sharjah Startup Studio (S3).
View profileShorooq Partners
SECTORS
Fintech · SaaS · Frontier Tech · Climate
STAGES
Seed – Growth
FOUNDED
2017
Abu Dhabi investment manager running venture and private credit strategies from seed to growth.
View profileSpeedinvest
SECTORS
AI & Infrastructure · Fintech · Climate & Industrial Tech
STAGES
Pre-seed – Growth
FOUNDED
2011
Vienna based early stage VC with more than 400 investments, including UAE deals.
View profileSTATION F Founders Program
SECTORS
Sector agnostic
STAGES
Pre-seed – Seed
FOUNDED
—
STATION F's in house programme for early stage founders on its Paris campus.
View profileSTV
SECTORS
Fintech · E-commerce · Logistics · AI · HealthTech
STAGES
Seed – Growth
FOUNDED
2018
One of the Gulf's largest tech VCs, anchored by stc.
View profileTechstars Anywhere Accelerator
SECTORS
Robotics · Energy · Physical AI · Materials Science
STAGES
Pre-seed – Seed
FOUNDED
—
Remote first Techstars programme for robotics, energy, physical AI and materials science.
View profileTechstars London Accelerator
SECTORS
Sector agnostic
STAGES
Pre-seed – Seed
FOUNDED
—
Three month Techstars programme in London, with the spring 2027 cohort now recruiting.
View profileThiel Fellowship
SECTORS
Sector agnostic
STAGES
Idea
FOUNDED
—
$250K, two year fellowship for builders aged 22 or under.
View profileVentureSouq
SECTORS
Fintech
STAGES
Seed – Series A
FOUNDED
—
ADGM regulated early stage VC with a strong fintech focus and teams across the UAE, KSA and Egypt.
View profileWamda Capital
SECTORS
Tech
STAGES
Seed – Series A
FOUNDED
2014
Early stage MENA VC backing founders building regional and global tech companies.
View profileY Combinator
SECTORS
Sector agnostic · AI · SaaS · Fintech
STAGES
Idea – Pre-seed
FOUNDED
2005
The world's best known accelerator, now taking applications for its Winter 2027 batch.
View profileZ Fellows
SECTORS
Sector agnostic
STAGES
Idea – Pre-seed
FOUNDED
—
One week programme pairing early builders with billion dollar founders.
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