DXB STARTREPORTS

Dubai Startup Ecosystem Reports

Quarterly analysis of funding, founders, and capital flows.

Q2 2026

$478M raised across 18 named deals

April — June 2026 · Published August 2026

A concentration quarter: CargoX’s $250M autonomous-delivery Series A, sovereign AI (CNTXT, Algebra, 1001), and a Series B layer that still barely exists. Funding-by-stage chart included.

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.