Your round changes this list
These ten are ranked for a stage, a sector and a country. Your round size, your revenue and whether you would give equity reorder them — and open programmes that only fit once a founder would set up in the Gulf.
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The ten for this profile
- 01
21 Ventures
FitsEquityVenture capital — pre-seed and seedUAE
backs pre-seed to Series A · Hardware, robotics & IoT
Checked October 2026 · 21vc.com
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- 03
Raiven Capital
FitsEquityVenture capital — early stageUAE
backs pre-seed to Series A · Hardware, robotics & IoT
Checked October 2026 · raivencapital.com
- 04
Wamda Capital
Check firstEquityVenture CapitalUAE
backs pre-seed to Series A · sector-agnostic
Checked October 2026 · wamdacapital.com
- 05
Al Fardan Ventures
Check firstEquityCorporate VC / family office (venture platform)UAE
backs seed to growth — one step from yours, check first · Hardware, robotics & IoT
Checked October 2026 · alfardanventures.com
- 06
Modus Capital
Check firstEquityVenture capital — late Seed and Series A, plus venture builderUAE$500K–$2M
backs seed to Series A — one step from yours, check first · Hardware, robotics & IoT
Checked October 2026 · modus.vc
- 07
Natural Ventures
Check firstEquityVenture Capital (impact fund)UAE
Hardware, robotics & IoT
Checked October 2026 · natural.ventures
- 08
Primal Capital
Check firstEquityVenture Capital (applied technology and digital assets)UAE
backs seed to growth — one step from yours, check first · Hardware, robotics & IoT
Checked October 2026 · primalcapital.io
- 09
Plug and Play Abu Dhabi
Check firstProgrammeCorporate Accelerator + VCUAE
Hardware, robotics & IoT
Checked October 2026 · plugandplaytechcenter.com
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Sharjah Business Angels Network (SBAN)
Check firstEquityAngel-investor network (SRTIP)UAE
backs idea stage to Series A
Checked October 2026 · srtip.ae
84 more are in play for this profile — 2 that fit and 82 to check first. Match shows the ten that fit you, with the reasons for every exclusion.
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Of 277 funders on the map, 109 back other sectors, 98 offer support, not funding, 54 back other stages, 9 are closed at the moment, 8 are for nationals only. Nothing on this page is scored by an AI: every line traces to a field on the funder’s own site, and a funder that publishes less ranks lower, never higher.
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