Ten that fit you, not the stage
Without a sector, nothing on this page can be called a fit — so these ten are the funders that publish the most for at pre-seed in the UAE. Your sector, round and revenue turn them into a real list.
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Ten with pre-seed in UAE published
- 01
Dubizzle Group Ventures
Check firstEquityCorporate venture capitalUAE
backs pre-seed to Series A
Checked October 2026 · dubizzlegroup.com
- 02
Homegrown Ventures
Check firstEquityVenture capital — consumer packaged goodsUAE
backs pre-seed to Series A
Checked October 2026 · homegrowncpg.com
- 03
Ajeej Capital — Cabrit Venture Fund I
Check firstEquityVenture capital — early stageUAE
backs pre-seed to Series A
Checked October 2026 · ajeej.com
- 04
Constructor Capital
Check firstEquityVenture Capital (global, early stage)UAEup to $10M
backs pre-seed to Series A
Checked October 2026 · constructor.capital
- 05
Leo Capital
Check firstEquityVenture Capital (early stage, cross-continental)UAE
backs pre-seed to Series A
Checked October 2026 · leo.capital
- 06
Shorooq Partners
Check firstEquityAlternative Investment Firm (Equity/Venture Capital, Credit, and AI investing)UAE
backs pre-seed to growth
Checked October 2026 · shorooq.com
- 07
The Greenhouse — Chalhoub Group Startup Studio
Check firstEquityCorporate venture studioUAE
backs idea stage to Series A
Checked October 2026 · chalhoubgreenhouse.com
- 08
BECO Capital
Check firstEquityVenture CapitalUAE
backs pre-seed to growth
Checked October 2026 · becocapital.com
- 09
Bunat Ventures
Check firstEquityVenture CapitalUAE
backs idea stage to Series B
Checked October 2026 · bunat.vc
- 10
MBZUAI Incubation and Entrepreneurship Center (IEC)
Check firstGrantUniversity incubator — grant for early-stage developmentUAE
backs pre-seed to Series A
Needs a company in the UAE: MBZUAI-affiliated founders: faculty, researchers, engineers and students · Only for: MBZUAI-affiliated founders only (faculty, researchers, engineers, students)
Checked October 2026 · mbzuai.ac.ae
Why not the others?
Of 277 funders on the map, 98 offer support, not funding, 54 back other stages, 23 are closed at the moment, 9 are for nationals only.