- What
- Seed and pre-Series A investor with a DIFC entity; up to $1M per startup via its cohort.
- Who
- Seed and pre-Series A startups applying to its global cohort.
turbostart.co · How we check ↗
In detail
Turbostart is a venture capital firm in the UAE. Seed and pre-Series A investor with a Dubai entity in DIFC (Turbostart MEA Holdings Ltd, Gate Village Building 10); its global cohort offers up to $1M in funding per startup. Portfolio includes Climaty AI, a marketing-tech company based in Dubai and Bengaluru.
- Amount
- Up to $1M per startup via its global cohort (site)
- Focus
- Seed and pre-Series A — sector-open
- Portfolio
- Climaty AI (Dubai)
- Status
- Active
What the source says
“Turbostart offers seed and pre-Series A funding to innovative startups”
turbostart.co · seen November 2026
“Turbostart MEA Holdings Ltd Unit 2, Level 7, Gate Village Building 10, Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), Dubai, UAE”
turbostart.co/contact · seen November 2026
“Calling seed and pre-series startups to apply for a chance to secure up to $1mn in funding!”
turbostart.co/globalcohort · seen November 2026
“Climaty AI is a marketing-tech platform that measures, optimizes, and offsets carbon emissions across digital advertising campaigns”
turbostart.co/portfolio · seen November 2026
“Where to find us? Dubai, UAE | Bengaluru, India.”
climaty.ai/contact · seen November 2026
“Venkat Raju — Global CEO & Founding Partner, TS Global”
turbostart.co/network · seen November 2026
Closing soon on the map
NBB Innovation Programme
Accelerator · Bahrain · Open
Four-week fintech and AI programme; the winning team gets USD 10,000 and BFB incubation.
Terms not published
26 Nov 2026closes
Compare VC funds & investors in the UAE
| Cost | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TurbostartSeed and pre-Series A investor with a DIFC entity; up to $1M per startup via its cohort. | up to $1M | Equity | Active |
| 212VC backing B2B tech startups as they expand globally; presence in Dubai and Doha. | not published | Equity | Active |
| Ajeej Capital — Cabrit Venture Fund IAjeej Capital's early-stage fund for Bitcoin and blockchain startups (launched 2025). | not published | Equity | Active |
| BECO Capital$820M+ AUM across five funds, investing Pre-Seed to pre-IPO; cheque size not disclosed. | not published | Equity | Active |
| Bunat VenturesEquity investment. | not published | Equity | Active |
| Constructor CapitalVenture capital checks of up to $10M, pre-seed to Series A. | up to $10M | Equity | Active |
| Fikr VenturesAbu Dhabi edtech VC, pre-seed to pre-Series A, with mentorship and school/university access. | not published | Equity | Open |
| Global VenturesEquity from a $400M AUM fund backing growth-stage companies. | not published | Equity | Active |
| Homegrown VenturesVenture fund for consumer-goods brands; $22.8M Fund I closed in April 2026. | not published | Equity | Open |
| Jasoor VenturesEarly-stage VC. | not published | Equity | Active |
| KjøllerDubai-based investment company backing startups and scaleups. | not published | Investment terms not published | Active |
| Leo CapitalPre-seed and seed cheques, leading or co-leading rounds. | not published | Equity | Active |
| MEVPEquity tickets of $3M to $5M from Middle East Venture Fund IV ($105M). | $105M | Equity | Active |
| Modus CapitalEarly- to mid-stage MENA VC and venture builder; leads late Seed and Series A rounds. | not published | Equity | Active |
| Natural VenturesVenture capital from a $100m impact fund for water and food tech. | not published | Equity | Active |
| Oraseya CapitalEquity investment from an AED 1 billion fund, pre-Seed to Series B. | not published | Equity | Active |
| Phoenix Venture PartnersEquity of USD 100,000 to 7.5 million from its $50M Innovation Fund (PVPIF). | USD 100,000 to 7.5 million | Equity | Active |
| Plus VCEquity from seed to Series A — about $100K at seed, follow-ons up to $500K. | up to $500K | Equity | Active |
| Primal CapitalSeed-to-growth investment in applied technology and digital assets. | not published | Equity | Active |
| Salica Oryx FundEquity for seed-stage MENA tech startups. | not published | Equity | Active |
| Shorooq PartnersEquity investment, stage-agnostic. | not published | Equity | Active |
| TVM Capital HealthcareHealthcare growth equity. | not published | Equity | Active |
| VentureSouq (VSQ)FinTech and ClimateTech thematic funds active. | not published | Equity | Active |
| Venturewave CapitalImpact VC for Series A and B tech companies, with an Abu Dhabi office in ADGM. | not published | Equity | Active |
| 21 VenturesLeads pre-seed and seed rounds in fintech, AI and industrials. | not published | Equity | Active |
| Access Bridge VenturesEquity investment from a $35M fund. | not published | Equity | Active |
| Annex InvestmentsEarly-stage venture funding with hands-on mentorship, Seed to Series A. | not published | Equity | Active |
| BY Venture PartnersEarly-stage VC; $60M Fund III invests mainly up to $1M, pre-seed to Series A. | up to $1M | Equity | Active |
| BYLDPre-seed and seed equity, leading rounds. | not published | Equity | Active |
| COTU VenturesPre-seed and seed equity; initial cheques $250k–$3m, more reserved for follow-on. | $250k–$3m | Equity | Active |
| Further VenturesCo-founder-style equity from formation to Series A, with reserved follow-on. | not published | Equity | Active |
| General AtlanticGlobal growth investor; over $3B deployed in the Middle East since 2012, led eyewa’s Series C. | not published | Equity | Active |
| HashedVenture investment in AI, crypto and frontier tech. | not published | Not published | Active |
| Hashgraph VenturesAbu Dhabi VC fund for blockchain-infrastructure and AI startups, pre-seed to Series A. | not published | Equity | Active |
| Iliad PartnersEquity from a $50M Fund I, pre-Series A and Series A. | not published | Equity | Active |
| Jabbar Internet GroupDubai investor in internet and technology companies in the region. | not published | Equity | Active |
| Klumi VenturesCo-invests in early-stage blockchain startups, pre-seed to Series A. | not published | Equity or tokens | Active |
| Lunara PartnersEquity investment from pre-seed to pre-liquidity. | not published | Equity | Active |
| Mindshift CapitalGender-lens VC for post-seed, women-led startups in the U.S., Europe and the Middle East. | not published | Equity | Active |
| MSA Novo (Novo Capital)Multi-stage equity investment. | not published | Equity | Active |
| Mubadala CapitalEquity investment from a $755bn+ asset manager. | not published | Equity | Active |
| Nuwa CapitalVC equity investment; stage range. | not published | Equity | Active |
| PartechSeed checks of €300k–€3m; further funds for venture, Africa and impact. | €300k–€3m | Equity | Active |
| Phoenician VCAbu Dhabi (ADGM) VC and advisor: 20+ investments via Phoenician Fund I. | not published | Equity | Active |
| Pin (Pininvest)Dubai investor backing early-stage MENA companies through SPVs and selected VC funds. | not published | Equity | Active |
| QuadriVC with $1.5–5m tickets in enterprise AI, physical AI and AI infrastructure. | $1.5–5m | Equity | Active |
| Raiven CapitalEarly-stage VC; $125M fund run from DIFC for AI, IoT and emerging-tech startups. | not published | Equity | Active |
| SoftBank Vision FundSoftBank's growth-stage technology fund, with an office in Riyadh. | not published | Equity | Active |
| TAU CapitalGrowth-stage DeepTech VC. | not published | Equity | Active |
| Wamda CapitalEquity in Seed to Series A technology startups. | not published | Equity | Active |
| White Star CapitalSeries A to B investment from a $250M Fund IV. | not published | Equity | Active |
| Yellowfin Capital PartnersADGM-registered VC: US$100K–1M tickets for growth-stage tech scaling between Asia and the GCC. | US$100K–1M | Equity | Active |
No programmes match these filters.
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 Turbostart offer?
Seed and pre-Series A investor with a DIFC entity; up to $1M per startup via its cohort.
Does Turbostart take equity?
Equity.
How do I apply?
No application form is published. Its website is the way in.
Sources
Primary source · turbostart.co · LinkedIn · linkedin.com/company/lets-turbostart