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.
37% of their portfolio is in Fintech. Their most common stage is seed (47% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $8.3M (across 18 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
16
Fund Size
$272M
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
Nader AlBastaki
Managing Director
Mahmoud Ward
Director
Zeina Raphael
Senior Associate
Roberto Tabet
Senior Investment Associate
Aarzoo Sharma
Investor
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 MoneyHash | Seed | $5.2M | Jan 2025 |
 Iyris | Series A | $16M | May 2024 |
 RedSea | Unknown | $16M | Jan 2024 |
 Zest Equity | Seed | $3.8M | Oct 2023 |
| VVUZ | Series B | $20M | Oct 2022 |
| ZZywa | Seed | $3M | Aug 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 | Seed | $1.5M | — |
| LLune | Pre-Seed | $850K | — |
| LLune Technologies | Seed | $1.5M | — |
| LLune Technologies | Pre-Seed | — | — |
Top Co-Investors
Last updated: 9 September 2026