Dubai Future District Fund

Established in 2021, Dubai Future District Fund is a venture capital fund of funds based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It invests in early-stage companies focused on emerging technologies such as proptech, healthtech, logisticstech, deeptech, circular economy, and web3 sectors. The fund aims to foster startup growth, increase investment activity, and drive economic diversification in Dubai and the region.
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Nader AlBastaki

Managing Director

Tiffany Bain

Principal, Portfolio Development

Karim Konsowa

Investment Associate

Dana Labin

Principal

AbdulBasit Qayed

Principal

Sushant Shenoy

Principal

Mahmoud Ward

Principal, Ecosystem Development

Past deals in United Arab Emirates

NymCard Payment Services

Series B in 2025
NymCard is a payment processing platform founded in 2016, operating from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, with a focus on enhancing the digital payment landscape in Africa and the Middle East. The company specializes in providing an issuer processor solution that allows banks and financial institutions to offer innovative digital payment products, including plastic, virtual, and tokenized cards. NymCard's advanced infrastructure and user-friendly mobile wallet solutions facilitate quick account setup and immediate access to smart payment cards, promoting efficient and secure online transactions. By leveraging open APIs and mobile SDKs, NymCard aims to address the low penetration of payment cards in these regions, thereby driving greater participation in the digital economy.

Mamo

Seed Round in 2024
Mamo is a Fintech startup based in Dubai, UAE, focused on providing innovative payment and financial solutions tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The company operates under a Cat 3C Providing Money Services license from the Dubai Financial Services Authority, making it the first licensed Fintech startup in this category in the region. Mamo's flagship offering, Mamo Business, serves as an alternative to traditional banking for SMEs, combining payments, spend management, and analytics into a user-friendly platform. This platform enables businesses to accept payments globally in multiple currencies, manage expenses, and issue virtual cards, thereby streamlining financial operations and enhancing payment success rates. Mamo's diverse customer base includes a variety of sectors, such as B2B services, healthcare, tourism, and retail, making it a crucial partner for businesses looking to optimize their financial processes.

Holo

Funding Round in 2024
Holo is the Middle East’s first digital property buying platform, transforming the homebuying process with an integrated, end-to-end digital solution. With advanced algorithms, Holo matches customers with the optimal mortgage product tailored to their financial needs and connects them with over 2,500 real estate agents via The Hub. With a user-friendly, 24/7 interface, users can seamlessly apply, upload documents, and track progress on any connected device. Recognized in the 2020 Wamda X cohort, Holo is revolutionizing home financing in the UAE—achieving monthly loan GMV exceeding AED 1 billion.

Wellx

Seed Round in 2023
Based in Dubai's DIFC Innovation Hub, Wellx is the Middle East's pioneering wellness-focused InsureTech company. Founded by Vaibhav Kashyap and Javed Akberali, it offers personalized health insurance plans that encourage engagement in various wellness activities such as gym visits, healthy eating, mental wellness programs, and wearable tech usage. Leveraging advanced data analytics tools, Wellx tailors wellness experiences for individuals, families, corporates, and SMEs.

Holo

Seed Round in 2023
Holo is the Middle East’s first digital property buying platform, transforming the homebuying process with an integrated, end-to-end digital solution. With advanced algorithms, Holo matches customers with the optimal mortgage product tailored to their financial needs and connects them with over 2,500 real estate agents via The Hub. With a user-friendly, 24/7 interface, users can seamlessly apply, upload documents, and track progress on any connected device. Recognized in the 2020 Wamda X cohort, Holo is revolutionizing home financing in the UAE—achieving monthly loan GMV exceeding AED 1 billion.

VUZ

Series B in 2022
VUZ is a developer of an immersive video platform and social app for XR and Metaverse experiences. It streams 360-degree video, live events, and interactive entertainment across VR, AR, and other devices, enabling users to access immersive content from anywhere. It offers a large library of content (over 20,000 hours) spanning entertainment, creators, and sports, and features such as gyroscope-based navigation and social sharing to enhance realism and interactivity. It aims to connect people by removing travel, time, and access constraints. Founded in 2017, the company operates with offices in Los Angeles, Dubai, and Riyadh.

CozmoX AI (YC W22)

Seed Round in 2022
CozmoX AI is an end-to-end platform for creating and deploying AI voice employees that can truly replace repetitive human roles at enterprise scale. Just as AWS revolutionized cloud computing, we're transforming how businesses build AI workers - complete with natural voice interactions, task automation, and learning capabilities. Our platform enables companies to rapidly deploy AI employees who can handle customer service, sales, administrative tasks, and more, with the ability to speak naturally, understand context, and execute complex workflows. With CozmoX AI, you can build, test, and scale your AI workforce in days instead of months, while maintaining enterprise-grade security and full control over your AI employees' capabilities and learning. We are backed by Y Combinator, Dubai Future District Fund, Goodwater Capital, Rebel Fund and leading global investors.

COTU Ventures

Venture Round in 2022
Established in 2020 and headquartered in Dubai, COTU Ventures is a prominent seed-stage venture capital firm focused on the Middle East. It partners with early-stage founders, supporting companies from pre-seed through Series A, accelerating their path to product-market fit.

NymCard Payment Services

Series A in 2022
NymCard is a payment processing platform founded in 2016, operating from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, with a focus on enhancing the digital payment landscape in Africa and the Middle East. The company specializes in providing an issuer processor solution that allows banks and financial institutions to offer innovative digital payment products, including plastic, virtual, and tokenized cards. NymCard's advanced infrastructure and user-friendly mobile wallet solutions facilitate quick account setup and immediate access to smart payment cards, promoting efficient and secure online transactions. By leveraging open APIs and mobile SDKs, NymCard aims to address the low penetration of payment cards in these regions, thereby driving greater participation in the digital economy.

Mamo

Series A in 2021
Mamo is a Fintech startup based in Dubai, UAE, focused on providing innovative payment and financial solutions tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The company operates under a Cat 3C Providing Money Services license from the Dubai Financial Services Authority, making it the first licensed Fintech startup in this category in the region. Mamo's flagship offering, Mamo Business, serves as an alternative to traditional banking for SMEs, combining payments, spend management, and analytics into a user-friendly platform. This platform enables businesses to accept payments globally in multiple currencies, manage expenses, and issue virtual cards, thereby streamlining financial operations and enhancing payment success rates. Mamo's diverse customer base includes a variety of sectors, such as B2B services, healthcare, tourism, and retail, making it a crucial partner for businesses looking to optimize their financial processes.
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