Dubai Startup Funding News & Ecosystem Intelligence

BREAKING·a month ago

Stitch Raises $25M Series A, Andreessen Horowitz Enters GCC Market

Stitch, an operating system for financial institutions, secured $25 million in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz. This investment marks a16z's first venture into the GCC region.

By DXB Start

SPOTLIGHT

The UAE Bought an AI Future. Now It Needs Builders.

The country secured the compute, the capital and the chips before it had the builders to use them. That looks like a contradiction. It is really a sequence, and it is finally starting to close.

By DXB Spotlight

LATEST

Resources14 hours ago

MGX Raises $50 Billion for AI Investments

Technology2 days ago

Dubai Future Foundation Co-Launches 2026 Emerging Technologies Report

Ecosystem2 days ago

Abu Dhabi Startup Ecosystem Hits $73 Billion, Joins Global Top 50

Funding News5 days ago

Fintech Sovra Secures $2M Pre-Seed for Stablecoin Platform

FUNDING

Funding News13 days ago

HyveGeo Secures AED 500,000 and Pilot Opportunity in Dubai Holding Accelerator

UAE-based desert greening scale-up HyveGeo won Dubai Holding's Innovate For Tomorrow Impact Accelerator, receiving a AED 500,000 cash prize and a fully funded pilot within Dubai Holding's ecosystem. This funding highlights investment in sustainable, circular economy solutions in the region.

LONG READS

GUIDE

Sustainability and Green Tech Startups in the UAE

The UAE is positioning itself as a global green tech leader, backed by its Net Zero 2050 strategy and COP28 legacy. In 2026, startups like 44.01 and Yellow Door Energy are scaling carbon removal and clean energy solutions, while government targets aim for 50% clean energy by 2030 and a $600 billion green hydrogen economy.

ECOSYSTEM

Ecosystem11 days ago

Hub71 Welcomes Two Indian Startups to Cohort 18 in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi's Hub71 accelerator has selected two Indian startups, Uravu Labs and Endimension Technology, for its 18th cohort. These companies will join 25 other international startups establishing operations in the UAE capital.