DXB STARTREPORTS

Dubai Startup Ecosystem Reports

Quarterly analysis of funding, founders, and capital flows.

Q1 2026

$251M raised across 94 deals

January — March 2026 · Published March 2026

Dubai's ecosystem graduated from 'promising' to 'structurally sound.' Government money turned from safety net to catalyst — but local Series B+ capital remains the structural gap.

Q2 2026

In development

April — June 2026 · Publishes July 2026

Tracking record seed activity in Islamic fintech, the proptech tokenization story, and the arrival of US crypto-infra capital. Full quarterly publishes after the quarter closes.