Funded Other Startups in United Arab Emirates
In the 12 most recent “Other” funded startups listed for the UAE, the largest disclosed round is KOI’s $15M (2022-06-12, Dubai), which sits well above the…
In the 12 most recent “Other” funded startups listed for the UAE, the largest disclosed round is KOI’s $15M (2022-06-12, Dubai), which sits well above the next tier of disclosed amounts: The Cloud at $12M (2024-02-19, Abu Dhabi) and Sheesha Finance at $9M (2021-04-13, Abu Dhabi). The remaining disclosed amounts cluster under $10M, with the smallest disclosed rounds at $100K each for Zand (2022-02-15, Dubai) and arcab (2021-12-03, Dubai).
Geographically, Dubai appears in 8 of the 12 entries (e.g., Blum $5M on 2025-02-13; Exverse $3M on 2024-02-14; Service My Car $10M on 2021-03-10), while Abu Dhabi appears in 3 (BlueFive Capital is undisclosed on 2025-07-08; The Cloud $12M on 2024-02-19; Sheesha Finance $9M on 2021-04-13). Temporally, dates span 2021-03-10 (Service My Car) through 2025-07-08 (BlueFive Capital), and five of the 12 entries fall in 2024 (Travilege, The Cloud, Exverse, Evolution Group, plus KOI’s $15M is not in 2024; the remaining 2024 entry is Evolution Group on 2024-09-03), indicating recent activity concentrated in the 2024–2025 window. Stage information is split: five entries are “Series Unknown”/“Venture - Series Unknown” (BlueFive Capital, Evolution Group, Zand, Exverse, and KOI), and three entries are “undisclosed” on amount (BlueFive Capital 2025-07-08, Evolution Group 2024-09-03, Travilege 2024-08-23).
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Frequently asked
What’s the largest disclosed round in this UAE “Other” list, and how separated is it from the rest?
KOI’s $15M (convertible note, 2022-06-12, Dubai) is the top disclosed amount here; the next-largest disclosed amounts are The Cloud at $12M (2024-02-19, Abu Dhabi) and Sheesha Finance at $9M (2021-04-13, Abu Dhabi), with most other disclosed rounds below $10M.
Do Dubai or Abu Dhabi dominate this funding list, and does that affect the concentration of disclosed sizes?
Dubai shows up in 8 of 12 entries (e.g., Blum $5M on 2025-02-13; Exverse $3M on 2024-02-14; Service My Car $10M on 2021-03-10), while Abu Dhabi appears in 3 (BlueFive Capital is undisclosed on 2025-07-08; The Cloud $12M on 2024-02-19; Sheesha Finance $9M on 2021-04-13). The largest disclosed round ($15M) is in Dubai (KOI), but the largest Abu Dhabi disclosed amount is $12M (The Cloud).
Which entries were funded in the most recent ~90 days of the listed data, and are disclosed amounts common there?
Relative to the most recent date shown (2025-07-08, BlueFive Capital, undisclosed), there are no other 2025 entries after that window in the table; the next-most-recent dated row is Blum on 2025-02-13 at $5M (Seed, Dubai). Within 2024, multiple rounds cluster (e.g., Travilege 2024-08-23 undisclosed; Evolution Group 2024-09-03 undisclosed; The Cloud $12M on 2024-02-19; Exverse $3M on 2024-02-14).
How much of the stage/amount data is missing, and does that create an “unknowns” pattern?
Amount is undisclosed in 3 entries: BlueFive Capital (2025-07-08), Evolution Group (2024-09-03), and Travilege (2024-08-23), all labeled “Other.” Separately, stage is “Series Unknown” or “Venture - Series Unknown” in 5 rows (BlueFive Capital, Evolution Group, Exverse, Zand, and KOI), making the list skew toward incomplete round classification.
Are there clear outliers on the low end that help bracket typical round sizes?
Yes: Zand ($100K, Venture - Series Unknown, 2022-02-15, Dubai) and arcab ($100K, Seed, 2021-12-03, Dubai) are tied for the smallest disclosed amount. These $100K rounds are far below the mid-to-upper disclosed tier (e.g., Sheesha Finance $9M on 2021-04-13 and The Cloud $12M on 2024-02-19), which suggests a wide spread rather than a tight band.
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