Recently Funded Financial Services Startups in the United Arab Emirates
Updated Sep 2026
There are 79 funded Financial Services startups in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the FundedIQ database, each with its funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the Financial Services startup funding landscape in the United Arab Emirates, along with the 79 most recently funded Financial Services startups in the United Arab Emirates.
Dubai and Abu Dhabi hold the deepest concentrations of these companies. Financial Services startups in the United Arab Emirates closed 34 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 18 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $9.0B in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $22M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $2.3M and $60M.
Dubai dominates the geography of this segment. Early stage funding leads the way, which creates a high volume of small teams. Local institutional backing and sovereign wealth influence the capital structure. This means the market favors entities with strong regional ties and alignment with government strategic goals. Access depends on navigating these specific institutional relationships.
Financial Services funded startup statistics in the United Arab Emirates
Most recent funding round on record: Jul 2026.
79 most recently funded Financial Services startups in the United Arab Emirates
79 shownOrdered by the date of the latest funding round. Each row gives the company, its location and industry, what it does, the stage and date of that round, and the disclosed amount.
Financial Services startup funding trends in the United Arab Emirates
Funding activity
Financial Services startups in the United Arab Emirates closed 34 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 18 of them in the last 12, adding up to $9.0B in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $22M, with the middle half running from $2.3M to $60M. 27 of 34 rounds disclosed an amount.
Company size
The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Where are funded Financial Services startups located in the United Arab Emirates?
Where funded Financial Services startups in the United Arab Emirates are based, by the city on the company record.
Funding stages of funded Financial Services startups in the United Arab Emirates
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded Financial Services startups in the United Arab Emirates break down by stage.
A further 12 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Financial Services startup funding data in the United Arab Emirates
FundedIQ tracks announced startup funding rounds and organises them by company, funding date, stage, amount, industry, location and investor. The dataset is refreshed weekly, and new rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, so the same round reported twice on different dates is recorded once.
Figures on this page cover the 79 funded Financial Services startups in the United Arab Emirates currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (7 of 34 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded Financial Services startups in the United Arab Emirates is dated Jul 2026.
The table above shows the 79 most recently funded companies. Full funding histories, investor lists and founder contacts across the whole dataset open on a FundedIQ plan.
Frequently asked questions
How many funded Financial Services startups are there in the United Arab Emirates?
FundedIQ tracks 79 funded Financial Services startups in the United Arab Emirates. This page lists the 79 most recently funded of them, ordered by the date of their latest round, and the full set is available on a FundedIQ plan.
How much funding have Financial Services startups in the United Arab Emirates raised?
Financial Services startups in the United Arab Emirates tracked by FundedIQ have raised $9.0B in disclosed capital across 34 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 18 rounds in the last 12 months. 27 of those 34 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
Which cities have the most funded Financial Services startups in the United Arab Emirates?
Dubai leads with 66 companies, then Abu Dhabi (11), Manama (1) and Sharjah (1).
What is a typical funding round size for Financial Services startups in the United Arab Emirates?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $22M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $2.3M and $60M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
What is the most common funding stage for Financial Services startups in the United Arab Emirates?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 10 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Series A (5) and Pre-Seed (3). A further 12 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Financial Services startup funding data in the United Arab Emirates updated?
The dataset is refreshed weekly. New rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, and the most recent round currently on record for funded Financial Services startups in the United Arab Emirates is dated Jul 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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