- What
- Revenue-based growth capital for founder-led tech companies, from DIFC Dubai.
- Who
- Companies with $5M+ revenue, 20–30% growth and their own technology.
Checked · October 2026 · tenami.capital · How we check ↗
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Tenami Capital is a revenue-based investment in the UAE. Revenue-based investor in DIFC, Dubai, that funds fast-growing, founder-led companies with growth capital: a callable instrument (equity or convertible note) with a capped return, which the company buys back from a fixed share of its revenue. It looks for $5M+ revenue and 20–30% growth; investments include Ogram ($3M, January 2025), Golden Scent and Hyperspace.
- Amount
- Published tickets: $3M (Ogram 2025, YOUGotaGift 2023)
- Terms
- Callable equity or convertible note with a capped return; bought back from revenue
- Eligibility
- Minimum LTM revenue $5M
- 20–30% growth
- funded or runway to profitability
- own technology
- audited financials
- Sectors
- Sector agnostic
- Benefits
- Strategic guidance · global investor network
- Portfolio
- Ogram
- Golden Scent
- Hyperspace
- YOUGotaGift (exited)
- Status
- Active — no application form (checked October 2026)
What the source says
“We fuel fast-growing, founder-led companies with growth capital that brings no dilution and no distractions.”
“January 22, 2025 Ogram raises $3 million investment from Tenami Capital”
“We provide an investment in the form of callable instrument (equity or convertible note) with a capped return. The Company has the option to buy back the instrument every set frequency (e.g. six months) based on a fixed percentage of its revenue until the capped return is achieved, in either cash or”
“The Company has the option to buy back the instrument every set frequency (e.g. six months) based on a fixed percentage of its revenue until the capped return is achieved, in either cash or equity.”
“Minimum LTM Revenue of $5M Healthy growth of between 20 – 30% Fully-funded or runway to profitability Proprietary technology stack Capital efficiency to demonstrate scalability Audited financial statements”
“We are sector agnostic.”
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Compare loans & guarantees in the UAE
| Cost | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenami CapitalRevenue-based growth capital for founder-led tech companies, from DIFC Dubai. | not published | Capped return, bought back from revenue | Active |
| Amplify Growth FundGrowth loans from $3M (average $10M) over 3–4 years, with a warrant component. | $10M | Loan with warrants | Active |
| Emirates Development Bank (EDB)Up to AED 2M per startup with no assets required, tenors up to 72 months. | not published | No equity | Active |
| Khalifa FundLoans; amounts not published, vary by programme. | not published | No equity | Active |
| MBRIFGovernment-backed bank-loan guarantees. | not published | No equity | Active |
| Mohammed Bin Rashid Fund for SME (The Fund)Interest-free loans up to AED 1M; bank-guaranteed loans above AED 1M up to AED 3M. | up to AED 3M | No equity | Open |
| Stride VenturesVenture debt averaging $4M, repayable over 6 to 18 months. | $4M | Loan | Active |
| Partners for Growth (PFG)Growth debt; ticket size not published. | not published | Loan | Active |
| Ruwad — Sharjah Foundation to Support Pioneering EntrepreneursInterest-free loans up to AED 400,000; bank Murabaha financing up to AED 2M. | up to AED 2M | No equity | Active |
| Ruya PartnersPrivate credit deals of $15M to $25M. | $15M to $25M | Loan | Active |
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 Tenami Capital offer?
Revenue-based growth capital for founder-led tech companies, from DIFC Dubai.
Does Tenami Capital take equity?
Capped return, bought back from revenue.
How do I apply?
No application form is published. Its website is the way in.
Sources
Primary source · tenami.capital · LinkedIn · linkedin.com/company/tenami-capital · Checked October 2026