Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF) is an evergreen venture capital fund of funds and direct investment platform launched by the Government of Dubai to strengthen the emirate's innovation ecosystem. It invests across the Future of Finance and Future Economies sectors, supporting seed-to-growth stage startups through both fund commitments and direct co-investments.
35% of their portfolio is in Fintech. Their most common stage is seed (45% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $8.9M (across 20 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
16
Fund Size
$272M
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
NA
Nader AlBastaki
Managing Director
MW
Mahmoud Ward
Director
ZR
Zeina Raphael
Senior Associate
RT
Roberto Tabet
Senior Investment Associate
AS
Aarzoo Sharma
Investor
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
20 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 MoneyHash | Seed | $5.2M | Jan 2025 |
 Iyris | Series A | $16M | May 2024 |
 RedSea | Unknown | $16M | Jan 2024 |
| Iyris | Series A | $16M | Jan 2024 |
 Zest Equity | Seed | $3.8M | Oct 2023 |
| LLune | Seed | $1.5M | Jan 2023 |
| VVuz | Series B | $20M | Oct 2022 |
| ZZywa | Seed | $3M | Aug 2022 |
| ZZywa | Seed | $3M | Jan 2022 |
 Holo | Series A | $22M | — |
| MoneyHash | Seed | $4.5M | — |
 Mamo | Seed | $3.4M | — |
 Keyper | Series A | $11M | — |
 Wellx | Seed | $2M | — |
 Kema | Pre-Seed | $2M | — |
| WWellXai | Growth | $20K | — |
 Cozmo AI | Seed | $3M | — |
 Nymcard | Series B | $33M | — |
| LLune | Pre-Seed | $850K | — |
 Keyper | Series A | $11M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Rebel Fund3 shared
Middle East Venture Partners3 shared
Ecosystem Integrity Fund3 shared
Speedinvest3 shared
Goodwater Capital2 shared
Nexus Venture Partners2 shared
Dash Fund2 shared
Saudi Aramco2 shared
Globivest2 shared
Bonaventure Capital2 shared
RZC Investments2 shared
COTU Ventures2 shared
VentureFriends2 shared
Susa Ventures2 shared
500 Global2 shared
VentureSouq2 shared
ANIMO Ventures1 shared
Impact461 shared
Mubadala Investment Company1 shared
Rua Growth Fund1 shared
Last updated: 7 October 2026