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Featured investors
Middle East Venture Partners
Venture CapitalEarly-stage VC backing founders across MENA tech.
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$250K – $3M
Portfolio
48
Location
Dubai, UAE
Global Ventures
Venture CapitalUAE-based venture capital for early-stage tech.
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$100K – $2.5M
Portfolio
32
Location
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Wamda Capital
Venture CapitalGrowth-minded capital for MENA digital businesses.
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$500K – $5M
Portfolio
40
Location
Dubai, UAE
Flat6Labs UAE
AcceleratorSeed accelerator and early capital for UAE founders.
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$50K – $250K
Portfolio
85
Location
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Shorooq Partners
Venture CapitalVenture and growth capital across MENA tech.
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$500K – $10M
Portfolio
55
Location
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Chimera Investment
Family OfficeAbu Dhabi family office investing selectively in tech.
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$2M – $25M
Portfolio
18
Location
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Funding activity
Recent rounds with investor context
Palm Media OS · Pre-Seed
Media · Abu Dhabi — Pre-seed for studio workflow software targeting free-zone production houses.
$750K
Dec 2025
LedgerLane · Seed
Fintech · Dubai — Seed extension to expand embedded finance APIs for vertical SaaS partners.
$5M
Oct 2025
Desert Grid · Seed
Climate · Abu Dhabi — Seed round to deploy industrial energy optimization across free-zone sites.
$3.2M
Sept 2025
Clinicly · Pre-Seed
Healthtech · Dubai — Pre-seed to ship multi-site clinic workflows for private healthcare groups.
$900K
Jun 2025
PayMena · Series A
Fintech · Dubai — Expansion capital to scale cross-border SME payouts across GCC corridors.
$12M
Mar 2025
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