Recently Funded Series A Startups in the United Arab Emirates
Updated Aug 2026
FundedIQ tracks 52 funded Series A startups in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the Series A startup funding landscape in the United Arab Emirates, along with the 52 most recently funded Series A startups in the United Arab Emirates.
Financial Services, Apps and Artificial Intelligence hold the most companies by sector. Dubai and Abu Dhabi hold the deepest concentrations of these companies. Series A startups in the United Arab Emirates closed 22 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 11 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $655M in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $15M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $7.5M and $28M.
Financial Services and Apps lead the sector. Activity clusters heavily within a few urban centers, making the geography manageable for those who prefer concentrated outreach. While Artificial Intelligence and Commerce and Shopping show breadth, the primary focus remains on a small set of cities. This density means a single metropolitan area captures the majority of the Series A activity.
Series A funded startup statistics in the United Arab Emirates
Most recent funding round on record: Aug 2026.
52 most recently funded Series A startups in the United Arab Emirates
52 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.
Series A startup funding trends in the United Arab Emirates
Funding activity
Series A startups in the United Arab Emirates closed 22 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 11 of them in the last 12, adding up to $655M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $15M, with the middle half running from $7.5M to $28M. 21 of 22 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Financial Services, Apps and Artificial Intelligence hold the most companies, led by Financial Services at 15. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Industries with the most funded Series A startups in the United Arab Emirates
Sector counts across all 52 tracked companies in the United Arab Emirates. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Where are funded Series A startups located in the United Arab Emirates?
Where funded Series A startups in the United Arab Emirates are based, by the city on the company record.
About the FundedIQ Series A 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 52 funded Series A 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 (1 of 22 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded Series A startups in the United Arab Emirates is dated Aug 2026.
The table above shows the 52 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 Series A startups are there in the United Arab Emirates?
FundedIQ tracks 52 funded Series A startups in the United Arab Emirates. This page lists the 52 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 Series A startups in the United Arab Emirates raised?
Series A startups in the United Arab Emirates tracked by FundedIQ have raised $655M in disclosed capital across 22 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 11 rounds in the last 12 months. 21 of those 22 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded Series A startups in the United Arab Emirates?
Financial Services has the most, with 15 companies, followed by Apps (7), Artificial Intelligence (6) and Commerce and Shopping (5). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded Series A startups in the United Arab Emirates?
Dubai leads with 42 companies, then Abu Dhabi (8), Al Jimi (1) and Dubayy (1).
What is a typical funding round size for Series A startups in the United Arab Emirates?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $15M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $7.5M and $28M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
How often is the Series A 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 Series A startups in the United Arab Emirates is dated Aug 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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