Fundraising FoxOraseya Capital
Corporate VCDubai · Pre-Seed–Series B · 19 people tracked
Also known as Oraseya
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Investment thesis
Oraseya Capital is the corporate venture fund of DIEZ, based in Dubai, backing early-stage technology startups from pre-Seed through Series B. It invests across sectors and stages with a UAE-centric focus, supporting companies that have an existing tie to Dubai and the UAE. The fund prioritizes exceptional founders and teams with strong execution and decisiveness, and places particular emphasis on customer validation, believing great companies are built around customer needs. Adopting a founder-centric ethos, Oraseya actively engages with its portfolio through regular check-ins, strategy sessions, and introductions. It also runs SANDBOX, a five-month accelerator program for pre-Seed to Seed stage technology entrepreneurs focused on investor-readiness, commercial exposure, and growth.
Source: firm website, verified Oct 2, 2026.
Team · 19 people
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What they invest in
from 47 of 63 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×17SaaS ×17Enterprise Software ×11Fintech ×11Consumer ×7Retail Tech ×6Future of Work ×5Media & Entertainment ×5
HQs:United Arab Emirates×23United States×6United Kingdom×4Bahrain×1France×1Saudi Arabia×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 23 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×52 founders×113 founders×44+ founders×3
Where their founders studiedfrom 35 founders with education data
Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×3The Wharton School ×3Damascus University ×2Dubai College ×2Harvard Business School ×2INSEAD ×2Notre Dame University - Louaize (NDU) ×2University of Bath ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 33 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×14Business & Management ×6Engineering ×5Finance & Accounting ×5Economics ×3Law ×2Physics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 33 founders with career history
Careem ×3Ey ×3Apple ×2PwC ×2Uber ×2Wamda ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
500 Global ×6Y Combinator ×3Entrepreneur First ×2Plug and Play Ventures ×2Techstars ×2
1 founders hold a PhD · 5 hold an MBA (of 35 with degree data)
Investments · 63 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 52024 · 39 dated
AC3D uses 3D-printing construction technology to build free-form, low-cement structures aimed at low-rise residential projects, smaller developments, and repeatable housing formats.
CleantechClimate TechConstruction Tech
AlgoDriven provides AI-powered appraisal, inspection, and pricing tools for used-car dealers, banks, OEMs, and online marketplaces.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaSDubai, AE
Glenn Harwood(Co-founder)inJaron Crossland(Co-founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalAutomotive Ventures MobilityCapria VenturesTractor VenturesDtec VenturesGlobal Ventures
Aura Finance provides embedded credit infrastructure for B2B platforms in the UAE, letting a platform's business customers get paid early on invoices or pay later on purchases within their existing flow.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Balio acquires and operates established specialist software companies, working with their existing teams to grow revenue, improve operations, and apply AI to their products.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Calo is a meal subscription service that delivers fresh, ready-to-eat meals personalized to customers' dietary goals, designed by nutritionists and prepared by chefs with daily delivery and menu customization via an app.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechMedia & Entertainment
Ahmed Al Rawi(Founder)Mahmood ShehabiMoayed Almoayed(Founder)
Co-investors500 GlobalKhwarizmi VenturesNuwa CapitalVision VenturesNama VenturesSTV
CAMB.AI provides AI-driven localization infrastructure that enables real-time translation and dubbing of content into multiple languages for broadcasters, streaming platforms, and enterprises.
AI & Machine LearningMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSan Francisco, US
Akshat Prakash(Founder)inAvneesh Prakash(Founder)in
Co-investorsComcast VenturesCourtside VenturesTRTL VenturesBlue Star Innovation PartnersDubai Future District Fund
Clarity (formerly Anecdote) builds customer experience tools with an emphasis on compliance, data privacy, and security.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLondon, GB
Abed Kasaji(Co-Founder & CEO)inPavel Kochetkov(Founder)inPavel Kotchetkov(Co-Founder & CTO)
Co-investorsProsus VenturesSukna VenturesPhaze VenturesTech Invest ComWamda CapitalHumba Ventures+6 more
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Clip the Deal is a mobile app that lets shoppers clip product deals and earn cashback when they buy from supported retailers, either via an instant barcode at partner stores like Choithrams or by submitting receipts elsewhere.
ConsumerE-commerceRetail Tech
Co-investorsNB Ventures
Connect Earth provides a Sustainable Finance operating system that helps financial institutions assess portfolio sustainability, automate ESG reporting, and align investments with sustainability standards like the EU Taxonomy and SFDR requirements.
Climate TechData & InfrastructureFintechImpact & Social GoodUK, GB
Alex Lempka(CEO)inNick Carmont(Founding CTO)in
Co-investorsBeyond CapitalCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Double DownEntrepreneur FirstGlobal BrainGresham House Ventures+8 more
CrossVal is a financial technology company offering AI-driven bookkeeping, VAT and Corporate Tax filing, invoicing, reporting, and digital banking for finance teams at businesses in the UAE and KSA.
A company focused on school transportation that aims to enhance safety, operational efficiency, and management experience for schools, families, and operators.
Enterprise SoftwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaS
Adnan Al Shuaili(Chief Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAnnex InvestmentsPhaze VenturesDtec VenturesIDO InvestmentsJasoor VenturesOTF Jasoor Ventures
erad supplies capital to startups across the Middle East without requiring equity stakes, offering funding decisions based on business data integrations within two days.
FintechRiyadh, SA
Salem Abu-Hammour(Founder)inYoussef Said(Founder)inFaris Yaghmour(Founder)inAbdulmalik Almeheini(Founder)Salem Abou-Hammour(Founder)
Co-investors500 GlobalFlucas VenturesJoa CapitalKhwarizmi VenturesKube VCNuwa Capital+8 more
Galini provides a service that filters harmful inputs and outputs from AI applications according to company policies and industry regulations, enabling enterprises to create, test, deploy, and manage these safeguards.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Shaun Ayrton(Founder)inRaul Zablah(Founder)in
Co-investorsClocktower VenturesInvestorXSarah SmithThe MBA FundY CombinatorAndreessen Horowitz+9 more
Geeks provides IT support services, managed infrastructure, cloud solutions, and cybersecurity services to small and medium-sized businesses and individuals across the Middle East.
Cloud ComputingConsumerCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSDubai, AE
Co-investorsEQ2 VenturesVentureSouqVision VenturesPropeller Inc.Wamda Capital
Growdash provides a unified operating system for restaurant delivery management that consolidates data and insights from multiple delivery platforms into a single dashboard.
AI & Machine LearningFoodTechSaaSDubai, AE
Sean(Co-Founder & CEO)Enver(Co-Founder & CPO)
Co-investorsPlus VCSalica Investments
HeroGo sells discounted fresh groceries by rescuing surplus and imperfect food from organic producers, farmers, and manufacturers and delivering customisable grocery boxes to consumers' homes.
Circular EconomyE-commerceFoodTech
iSchool is an online platform offering coding and artificial intelligence courses for children aged 6 to 18, using an internationally accredited K-12 curriculum delivered live by certified instructors.
AI & Machine LearningEdTech
Jobescape offers online courses that teach professionals to use the AI assistant Claude for real work through plain-language prompting and no-code workflows, with hands-on projects and a certification.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechFuture of Work
Kanjo is a mental health platform that matches families with personalized care options, specialists, and clinicians through an AI-driven assessment system.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechHealthtechMental HealthLondon, GB
Sophia Wayne(Cofounder)inStefan Bostock(Founding CTO)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstFelicis VenturesTechstarsWamda Capital
Keno is a mobile app (iOS and Android) for booking on-demand vehicle services, including car washing, maintenance, and detailing, delivered by its own team of service staff.
ConsumerMarketplacesMobility & Transportation
Kenan MobayedRayyan Abu Hassan
Co-investors500 Global
Kingdom Superculture develops functional health ingredients derived from natural microbes, targeting consumers seeking effective nutritional and health products.
BiotechConsumerFoodTechHealthtechNew MaterialsWellness & FitnessNew York City, US
Kendall Dabaghi(Founder)inRavi Sheth(Founder)in
Co-investors4DX VenturesFour Acres CapitalPioneerShine CapitalSupernode VenturesValor Equity Partners+25 more
Lawhive is a digital legal services platform that connects individuals and small businesses with licensed lawyers through a technology-driven process.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaSLondon, GB
Jaime V.(Founder)inFlinn Dolman(Founder)Jaime van Oers(Founder)Pierre Proner(Founder)
Co-investorsBalderton CapitalTq Ventures LlcEpisode1GV (Google Ventures)Ventures TogetherGeneral Atlantic+1 more
Letswork is a membership platform that lets individuals and teams find and access flexible workspaces, from cafés and coworking desks to meeting rooms and full offices, using a single credit-based subscription.
Future of WorkHR TechMarketplacesPropTech
Hamza KhaninOmar AlMheiriOmar Al Mheiri(Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalDtec Ventures
Lisan is a deep AI technology company building an AI-native productivity platform for government and corporate organizations, combining meeting notes, knowledge, writing, translation, finance, and equity management into one system with sovereign/on-premises deployment options.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareGovTechDubai, AE
Noor AlasadiinNour Al MereyinSadullah Saad(Founder)in
Co-investors500 Global
NymCard is a regulated payments infrastructure company offering an API-driven platform for card issuing, money movement, settlement, reconciliation, lending, and financial crime prevention.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Omar Onsi(Founder)inOmar Onsi to modernize(Founder)
Co-investorsBY Venture PartnersFJ LabsPhoenician VCQED InvestorsReciprocal VenturesShorooq Partners+1 more
Paymennt (PointCheckout FZ-LLC) operates a digital payment services platform that lets merchants accept and manage payments across channels, including payment links, automated payment requests, an online shop, tap-to-pay on smartphones, QR-code payments, and event ticketing.
E-commerceFintechSaaSDubai, AE
Co-investorsArzan VC
Podeo is an end-to-end podcasting platform that lets creators upload, edit, distribute, analyze, and monetize podcasts across apps, radio stations, and other channels, while offering listeners localized content discovery and ML-based recommendations.
AdTechCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
Stefano Fallaha(Co-Founder & CEO)inAnthony Essaye(Co-Founder & COO)inMario Hayek(Co-Founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsCedar Mundi VenturesRazor CapitalIbtikar Fund
Data-driven real estate platform with B2C and B2B use cases
Co-investorsJoa Capital
Alex Epure(Founder)Alexander Epure(Founder)Mehrad Yaghmai(Founder)Usama Nini(Founder)
Co-investorsBDev VenturesColle Capital PartnersSalica InvestmentsCOTU VenturesPlus VCStage 2 Capital
Receiptable offers a digital receipt platform that replaces paper receipts with branded digital ones to drive customer engagement, loyalty sign-ups, reviews, and omnichannel tracking.
Marketing TechRetail TechSaaS
RemotePass provides a platform for remote professionals to receive payments in 90+ currencies, manage expenses, generate automated invoices, and access benefits like health insurance and tax management.
FintechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS
Kamal Reggad(Founder)in
Co-investorsA15COTU VenturesEBRD Venture Capital Investment ProgrammeFlyer One VenturesKhwarizmi VenturesWamda Capital+6 more
Retailhub builds AI agents that analyze shelf photos to generate real-time retail execution decisions, aiming to improve on-shelf availability, online assortments, and order fulfillment.
AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaS
Developer Tools
Anas Nakawa(Founder)inAla' AlbataynehSami AlSayyed
Co-investors500 GlobalDubai Angel Investors
Co-investorsNordstarNuwa CapitalPartners for GrowthPartners for Growth (PFG)VentureSouq
Step runs technology and startup events using a host partner model that lets local hosts bring the conference to their cities, and publishes a weekly newsletter and an audio channel covering tech, business, and economy topics.
Media & Entertainment
Co-investorsDreamers VCEQ2 VenturesGeneral CatalystNorth Base MediaWamda Capital
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Sthrive provides an AI-driven platform for training and performance optimization of frontline retail staff, including learning systems, real-time performance analytics, and customer service tools.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechRetail TechDubai, AE
David Gravet(Founder)in
Co-investorsTechstars
Teammates.ai builds autonomous AI "teammates" that handle entire business functions — customer service, sales, and recruiting — operating across WhatsApp, email, phone, and live chat in over 50 languages.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS
Tern is a rent payment service for renters in the UAE that lets tenants pay rent by credit card and earn rewards on those payments.
FintechPropTech
Co-investorsVentureSouq
The Camel Soap Factory makes handcrafted natural skincare and haircare products using Middle Eastern ingredients such as camel milk, butters, and indigenous oils like sidr and argan.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
MyTribe is a Dubai-based platform for fractional real estate investment, letting individuals buy tokenized ownership positions (Tribe Tokens) in vetted properties from AED 2,000 and trade them on an embedded secondary marketplace.
Crypto & Web3FintechPropTechDubai, AE
Valeo Health is an AI-driven health-tech company that delivers at-home healthcare and wellness services, including blood tests, IV drips, physiotherapy, doctor-on-call visits, weight loss and peptide therapy programs, and babysitting, with results and tracking via its app.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessDubai, AE
Ankur Majumder(Founder)inSundeep Sahni
Co-investors500 GlobalFJ LabsFlinteraMindshift CapitalNuwa CapitalShorooq Partners+1 more
Valeo is an automotive technology company that generates revenue from multiple automotive-related businesses, with 20.9 billion euros in sales in 2025.
Advanced ManufacturingClimate TechHardwareMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsCapria VenturesFJ LabsFlinteraMindshift CapitalNuwa Capital
Verofax builds a suite of blockchain-based applications for supply chain and inventory tracking, operating out of Singapore and the United Arab Emirates.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareRetail TechSingapore, AE
Jamil ZablahinWassim Merhebyin
Co-investors500 GlobalSero Capital, LLCBenson Oak VenturesPlug and Play VenturesWami Capital
VUZ operates an immersive video streaming platform offering 360-degree and virtual reality access to live events, sports, entertainment, celebrities, and masterclasses.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentLos Angeles, US
Khaled Zaatarah(Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalCaruso VenturesShorooq PartnersDubai Future District FundFaith CapitalHALA Ventures+1 more
Wellx is a digital health platform that helps individuals optimize their insurance coverage and health outcomes through proactive wellness support.
Cloud ComputingDigital HealthInsurTechWellness & FitnessAbu Dhabi, AE
Vaibhav Kashyapin
Co-investors500 GlobalAnnex InvestmentsDASH VenturesPlug and Play Ventures
Writer offers an enterprise AI platform where companies build and delegate work to AI agents that carry out tasks end-to-end using a company's own context, standards, and brand guidelines.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSan Francisco, US
May Habib(Founder)inWaseem AlShikh(Founder)in
BoardWhitney Bouck(Director)Sandesh Patnam(Director)Robert Toews(Director)J Zachary Stein(Director)
Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAltra VentureAngel Collective Opportunity FundB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBalderton Capital+28 more
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Yallacompare is an online insurance comparison platform where consumers answer a short questionnaire to compare benefits and prices from different insurance providers and buy policies online, covering products such as car insurance and warranties.
FintechInsurTechMarketplaces
Co-investorsAltai VenturesWamda CapitalRasmal Ventures
Ziina is a mobile payment platform operating in the UAE that enables businesses and individuals to send, receive, and accept contactless payments through iOS and Android devices.
FintechDubai, AE
Sarah Toukan(Founder)inAndrew Gold(Founder)inFaisal Toukan(Founder)inTalal Toukan(Founder)in
Co-investorsActivant CapitalAvenir Growth CapitalExpansion CapitalFJ LabsFlucas VenturesGraph Ventures+17 more
ZIWO is a cloud contact center (CCaaS) platform built for the Middle East and North Africa, offering voice and WhatsApp channels, API integrations, and AI features such as call analytics, auto-tagging, and smart IVRs, with voice hosting and processing kept within the region for local compliance.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechDubai, AE
Renaud De Gonfreville(Founder)inEric OUISSE(Founder)in
Co-investorsWamda CapitalDtec Ventures
A fintech company providing Islamic estate planning and ethical finance services.
Fintech
Sheikh Joe Bradford(Cofounder)
BoardSheikh Umer Khan
Co-investorsMotivate Venture Capital
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
BookmypetCapQuestCirca BiotechDynamiqEnhance FitnessExodronesItsbetterOpteamSoukaretmamYozo
Portfolio news
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Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Oraseya Capital made?
- Oraseya Capital has 63 tracked investments, including 7 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Oraseya Capital invest at?
- Oraseya Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What sectors does Oraseya Capital focus on?
- Oraseya Capital focuses on Enterprise Software, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Oraseya Capital located?
- Oraseya Capital is headquartered in Dubai, AE.
- Who does Oraseya Capital co-invest with?
- Oraseya Capital most often shares deals with 500 Global, Wamda Capital, VentureSouq, among 108 tracked co-investors.
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