Startup Emirates: the most well-funded tech startups in the UAE in one infographic
This article is a crosspost from CB Insights.
All of the companies in our infographic are based in the Emirate of Dubai. Collectively, these companies have raised approximately $2.3 billion.
The United Arab Emirates is making headway as a significant incubator of technology companies. The country is now home to two unicorn companies that were each valued at $1 billion in 2016. The ride hailing company Careem Networks reached unicorn status in December and the ecommerce company Souq.com received a billion dollar valuation in February. Another Emirati ecommerce company, Noon.com, obtained $1 billion in funding in November 2016, and has said it will begin operating in January 2017.
Using the CB Insights database, we mapped the 32 most well-funded tech startups in the UAE. We only included companies that have raised funding since 2013.
The most active investor in the UAE’s most well-funded tech startups, by number of deals, is the venture firm Wamda Capital, followed by BECO Capital and then STC Ventures.
For the complete list of companies in this brief including their individual total disclosed funding amounts and investors, see the table under the key insights section below the infographic.
Key insights about these companies:
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Most (40 percent) have raised between $500,000 and $2 million.
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Half of these companies are ecommerce focused.
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All are headquartered in the Emirate of Dubai.
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Collectively, these companies have raised approximately $2.3 billion.
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The most active investor in these companies, by number of deals, is the venture firm Wamda Capital.
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The Most Well-Funded Tech Startups In The UAE 2013 – 2016 |
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Company |
Total Disclosed Funding |
Disclosed Investors |
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$1B |
Mohamed Alabbar; Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia |
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$422M |
Al Tayyar Travel Group; Arzan Venture Capital; BECO Capital; El Sewedy Group; Endure Capital; ImpulseVC; Lumia Capital; Rakuten; Saudi Telecom Company; SQM Frontier Management; STC Ventures; The Abraaj Group; Undisclosed Angel Investors; Wamda Capital |
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$390M |
Baillie Gifford & Co.; International Finance Corporation; Naspers; Standard Chartered Mid-Market Mid-Cap Fund; Tiger Global Management |
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$272M |
Ajman Bank; Dubai Islamic Bank; National Bank of Fujairah; National Bank of Oman; Sharjah Islamic Bank; United Arab Bank |
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$67M |
Al Tayyar Travel Group |
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$29M |
Undisclosed Investors |
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$20M |
Catcha Media; Frontier Digital Ventures; Vostok New Ventures |
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$11M |
Delta Partners; Endeavor Global; Mobily Ventures; New Enterprise Associates; TriplePoint Capital; Winklevoss Capital |
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$10M |
Arzan Venture Capital; Dubai Silicon Oasis Capital; equitrust AG; MENA Venture Investments; Middle East Venture Partners; Saned Partners; twofour54; Wamda Capital |
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$7M |
Accel Partners; Al Sanie Group |
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$5M |
Dubai Silicon Oasis Capital; Mulverhill Associates; Saned Partners; STC Ventures; Wamda Capital |
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$5M |
500 Startups; iMENA Group; Jisr Venture Partners; Silicon Badia |
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$5M |
Gulf Cooperation Council; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; MENA Venture Investments; Silicon Badia |
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$5M |
BECO Capital; Precinct Partners |
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$4M |
Undisclosed Angel Investors; Undisclosed Investors |
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$4M |
BECO Capital |
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$3M |
STC Ventures |
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$3M |
Addventure |
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$2M |
Funsho International |
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$2M |
MENA Venture Investments; Silicon Oasis Investments |
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$2M |
Dunamis Ventures; Undisclosed Angel Investors |
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$1.4M |
Initial Capital; MBC Investments; R&R Venture Partners; STC Ventures |
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$1.2M |
Hummingbird Ventures |
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$1.2M |
MENA Venture Investments |
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$1.1M |
Amjad Ahmad; Millennial Partners & Co; Precinct Partners |
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$1M |
Middle East Venture Partners |
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$800K |
500 Startups; Arzan Venture Capital; BECO Capital; Dubai Silicon Oasis Capital; Hala Fadel; Odin Financial Advisors; Womena |
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$800K |
Jabbar Internet Group; Wamda Capital |
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$700K |
Abed Shaheen; Arzan Venture Capital; EquiTrust; In5; Nader Museitif; Saad Mouasher; Sabah al Bader; Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al Ahamad Al Jaber Al Sabah; Wamda Capital |
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$700K |
Undisclosed Investors |
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$600K |
EquiTrust; Rabea Ataya; Wamda Capital |
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$500K |
Arzan Venture Capital; Undisclosed Angel Investors; Wamda Capital |
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