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
Phoenix Venture Partners
FitsEquityVenture CapitalUAE$100K–$7.5M
backs seed to Series B · Energy
Checked October 2026 · pvp-me.com
- 02
Al Fardan Ventures
FitsEquityCorporate VC / family office (venture platform)UAE
backs seed to growth · Energy
Checked October 2026 · alfardanventures.com
- 03
Primal Capital
FitsEquityVenture Capital (applied technology and digital assets)UAE
backs seed to growth · Energy
Checked October 2026 · primalcapital.io
- 04
Raiven Capital
FitsEquityVenture capital — early stageUAE
backs pre-seed to Series A · Energy
Checked October 2026 · raivencapital.com
- 05
Catalyst
Check firstEquityCleanTech accelerator + investment fund (Masdar City × bp)UAE
backs pre-seed to Series A · Energy
Needs a presence in Masdar City (Abu Dhabi): Must set up / establish the company in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi to expand into the MENA region
Checked October 2026 · catalyst.ae
- 06
Partech
Check firstEquityVenture Capital (global, seed to growth)UAE$324K–$3.2M
backs seed to growth · sector-agnostic
Checked October 2026 · partechpartners.com
- 07
Wamda Capital
Check firstEquityVenture CapitalUAE
backs pre-seed to Series A · sector-agnostic
Checked October 2026 · wamdacapital.com
- 08
Annex Investments
Check firstEquityVenture single-family office (VC + venture studio)UAE
backs idea stage; seed to Series A · sector-agnostic
Checked October 2026 · annexinvestments.com
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VentureSouq (VSQ)
Check firstEquityVenture Capital (thematic funds)UAE
backs seed — one step from yours, check first · Energy
Checked October 2026 · venturesouq.com
75 more are in play for this profile — 4 that fit and 71 to check first. Match shows the ten that fit you, with the reasons for every exclusion.
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