Best Road Transport Tech Companies in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The 51 best Road Transport Tech companies in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Careem.
Our analysis of 99 Road Transport Tech companies
$54.1b in tracked funding; 86% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2024.
Ranked: Best Road Transport Tech companies in Dubai
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Careem 🦄 App-based ride-hailing aggregator | $772M | 93 mo ago | Acquired | Magnus Olsson Co-Founder & Managing Director | 2012 | BreakdanceWordPressMySQL+21 | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 2 | Ekar App-based platform offering car-sharing services | $18M | 80 mo ago | Series B | Vilhelm Hedberg Co-Founder & CEO | 2016 | StoryblokNode.jsGoogle Maps+12 | — |
| 3 | Udrive App-based self-drive car-rental platform | $17M | 53 mo ago | Series B | — | 2016 | WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+34 | — |
| 4 | Invygo Provider of subscription services for short-term and monthly car rentals | $14M | 21 mo ago | Series A | Eslam Hussein Co-Founder & CEO | 2018 | WordPressMySQLPHP+27 | — |
| 5 | Fenix App-based platform offering electric kick-scooter sharing services | $5M | 44 mo ago | Series A | Iq Sayed Co-Founder & CTO | 2020 | — | — |
| 6 | Carasti App based car subscription platform | $5M | 52 mo ago | Seed | — | 2019 | SentryNode.jsChakra UI+20 | — |
| 7 | FriendyM App-based vehicle management platform for drivers | $2M | 30 mo ago | Seed | Abdelrahman Elgamal Founder & CEO | 2016 | Amazon Web ServicesWhatsApp Business ChatGoogle Font API+4 | — |
| 8 | Zofeur App-based on-demand chauffeur services platform | $500K | 62 mo ago | Seed | Ishrath Hasmin Co-Founder & COO | 2020 | WebflowSwipercore-js+22 | 3 job openings · 1 partnership |
| 9 | Carpool Arabia AI-based platform offering carpooling services for office commute | $350K | 130 mo ago | Seed | Benjamin de Terssac Founder | 2014 | — | — |
Top 12 Road Transport Tech companies in Dubai
#1
Series A · Dubai, Dubai · founded 2018 · 64 employees$14.3Mraised▾
Provider of subscription services for short-term and monthly car rentals. The company offers options for flexible plans with insurance and maintenance included. Customers can create an account, select a vehicle and plan, and upload documents to subscribe. Traffic fines, parking fees, car damage, and toll charges are not included in the subscription.
- Oct 2024Series A$8M
- Oct 2022Series A$10M
- Aug 2021Seed$1.9M
- May 2020Seed$1M
#2
Careem 🦄Acquired · Dubai, Dubai · founded 2012 · 1400 employees$771.7Mraised▾
App-based ride-hailing aggregator. Users can book rides by providing location, passenger details, payment details, and more. The platform also offers services like food delivery, recharge services, grocery delivery services, and more. Apps are available for Android and iOS users.
- Oct 2018Series F$200M
- Aug 2017Series E—
- Jun 2017Series E$150M
- Dec 2016Series E$350M
#3
Series B · Dubai, Dubai · founded 2016 · 87 employees$17.3Mraised▾
App-based self-drive car-rental platform. Users can find, locate & book their cars through the platform. Once users book the car & OTP will be shared with the user & they can unlock the vehicle by entering the OTP before the ride. Users can drive to the destination location & they can leave the vehicle anywhere in the legal parking spot. Their mobile app is available for both Android & iOS devices.
- Feb 2022Series B$5M
- Jul 2021Series B$5M
- Dec 2020Series B$1.3M
- Jun 2019Angel—
#4
Seed · Dubai, Dubai · founded 2016$2Mraised▾
App-based vehicle management platform for drivers. The platform offers a mobile app for car owners to assist in maintaining vehicles, tracking mileage, and managing finances. The app is available for both Android and iOS devices.
- Jan 2024Seed$2M
#5
Series A · Dubai, Dubai · founded 2020 · 78 employees$5Mraised▾
App-based platform offering electric kick-scooter sharing services. The platform enables users to find, book, unlock the kick-scooters by using the mobile application. The company designs its own kick-scooters with features like heat-resistant handlebars, regenerative brakes, and more. It offers features like scan the QR code to unlock the vehicles, variant payment options, and more. At the end of the ride, users have to leave the vehicle at designated parking spaces. The mobile application is available for both Android and iOS platforms.
- Nov 2022Series A—
- Feb 2021Seed$1.2M
- Nov 2020Seed$3.8M
#6
Seed · Dubai, Dubai · founded 2019 · 27 employees$5Mraised▾
App based car subscription platform. The company provides an app based car subscription platform. It enables users to subscribe to cars on a monthly subscription charge including insurance, taxes, maintenance and services. It also enables users to switch cars as per requirements. The company partners with car dealers and rental companies to source its inventory.
- Mar 2022Seed$2M
- Apr 2021Seed$3M
#7
Series B · Dubai, Dubai · founded 2016 · 160 employees$17.5Mraised▾
App-based platform offering car-sharing services. The platform enables users to find, locate and unlock the vehicles through the mobile application. It offers features like online payments, insured rides, fuel costs included rides, etc. It also extends its service to corporates. At the end of the ride, users can leave the vehicle at any authorized parking space. The mobile application is available on Android and iOS devices.
- Nov 2019Series B$17.5M
#8
Seed · Dubai, Dubai · founded 2020 · 35 employees$500Kraised▾
App-based on-demand chauffeur services platform. Users can choose a service & hire a chauffeur to drive their cars for various services (dropping the car at service stations, picking-up guests from the airport, drooping urgent packages, and more). Users can also make payments per minute or per hour basis based on their preferences. Their app is available for iOS & Android devices.
- May 2021Seed$500K
#9
Seed · Dubai, Dubai · founded 2014 · 5 employees$350Kraised▾
Carpool Arabia provides an AI-based platform offering carpooling services for office commute. The platform enables users to find buddies(drives) who travel in similar directions can share their rides with others for office commute. It offers features like AI-based route matching, live vehicle tracking, etc.
- Sep 2015Seed$350K
- Oct 2014Seed—
#10
Seed · Dubai, Dubai · founded 2019 · 11 employees$35.2Kraised▾
Provider of software and bus fleet management services. It offers tools for route planning, scheduling, and operational analysis to enhance efficiency and reduce costs for bus operations. The company combines software solutions with operational expertise to provide insights and transparency, helping organizations optimize fleet utilization and improve overall business performance. It also facilitates access to a network of vehicles from various fleet operators, offering flexibility to meet changing demands.
- Jan 2022Seed$35.2K
#11
Seed · Dubai, Dubai · founded 2020—raised▾
Online platform offering car subscription services. The platform enables users to search for their preferred cars on the platform, view their specifications, and subscribe to the cars online. Users can also swap their cars with other cars anytime they want. Their services include roadside assistance, maintenance, and more.
- Oct 2025Seed—
#12
Seed · Dubai, Dubai · founded 2016 · 25 employees$18.5Kraised▾
App-based marketplace for P2P car rentals. Their platform enables car owners to list their cars up for rent. Prospective renters can subsequently search & book car rentals after providing relevant details. Their app is available for iOS & Android devices.
- Mar 2018Seed$18.5K
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