- What
- Seed-to-growth investment in applied technology and digital assets.
- Who
- Founders in applied technology and digital assets.
- From abroad
- Not stated on the programme’s site (checked September 2026) All programmes open to founders from abroad →
Checked · October 2026 · primalcapital.io · How we check ↗
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Primal Capital is a venture capital firm (applied technology and digital assets) in the UAE. Alternative asset manager investing in applied technology and digital assets from seed to growth, with locations in Sydney, Abu Dhabi and San Francisco. It invests through funds - the flagship Primal Capital, the thematic Atoms & Bits Capital, and SPV and co-invest vehicles - and places regulated wholesale transactions for opportunities outside fund mandates, across critical resources, power and compute infrastructure, AI, blockchain and data, and applications in finance, robotics, biotech, consumer and materials. The portfolio shown on its site includes Standard Bots, Mach Industries, Auki Labs, Immersve and Fasset.
- Amount
- Seed to growth · fund and ticket sizes not published
- Terms
- Yes — venture capital
- Eligibility
- Founders in applied technology and digital assets, seed through growth
- Sectors
- Critical resources, power and grid, compute and identity infrastructure, AI, blockchain, data, finance, robotics, biotech, consumer, materials
- Benefits
- Founder messages reach a partner directly and get a reply
- Portfolio
- Standard Bots
- Mach Industries
- Auki Labs
- Immersve
- Fasset
- Status
- Active - founders write through the contact form (checked September 2026)
Is this for you?
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Are you open to giving equity?
We match them against what Primal Capital publishes.
A guide to the published criteria, not a decision — the programme selects.
What the source says
“ALTERNATIVE ASSET MANAGER. APPLIED TECHNOLOGY AND DIGITAL ASSETS, FROM SEED TO GROWTH.”
“Through Primal Capital and related vehicles, we invest across seed to growth in technologies with practical commercial application that compound.”
“Primal Capital Flagship Atoms & Bits Capital Thematic Vehicles SPV / Co-invest”
“Regulated wholesale transactions for opportunities outside fund mandates.”
“Primal Capital invests across the stack of applied technology and digital assets: the resources that power it, the substrates that scale it, and the applications that ship it.”
“Critical resources · Power and grid · Compute infrastructure · Identity infrastructure ... AI · Blockchain · Data ... Finance · Robotics · Biotech · Consumer · Materials”
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Highest amount in each programme’s own “What” line. Other currencies converted for sorting only (Gulf pegs; KWD, EUR, GBP approximate).
Questions founders ask
What does Primal Capital offer?
Seed-to-growth investment in applied technology and digital assets.
Does Primal Capital take equity?
Equity.
Can founders from abroad apply?
Not stated on the programme’s site (checked September 2026).
How do I apply?
Through its own application form — the Apply button on this page goes straight there.
Sources
Primary source · primalcapital.io · LinkedIn · linkedin.com/company/primal-capital-management · Checked October 2026