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THE THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES EDITION 2026
the United Arab Emirates’s investment industry industry, in focus.
The companies, capital and talent shaping investment industry in the United Arab Emirates. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.
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Investment Industry industry KPIs in the United Arab Emirates
A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.
2 September 2026
Hiring participation2.6%
13 of 505 tracked companies have open roles.
Funding participation0.6%
3 of 505 tracked companies have a recorded round.
Top 3 funding share100.0%
Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.
Median disclosed round$1B
Midpoint of 3 rounds with a disclosed amount.
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Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 100.0% of disclosed capital, while 99.4% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.
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DIGITAL FOOTPRINT
Web traffic, app reach and release cadence
How the the United Arab Emirates companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.
Most-installed apps
11 of these companies (2.2%) publish at least one Android app — 12 apps in all, carrying 26.3M installs between them.
Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.
App reach by segment
The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2025Q1–2026Q2).
Segment
Apps
Installs
Leading app
Release trend
Venture Capital Funds
2
23.9M
MAF Carrefour Online Shopping 23.9M
Investment Banks
2
62.5K
الخير كابيتال Alkhair Capital 62.5K
Real Estate Funds
3
1.6K
Binghatti Matrix 791
Accelerators & Incubators
2
396
Ignyte 383
A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.
INSIDE THE INDUSTRY
The the United Arab Emirates investment industry market map
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Where companies are building
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SEGMENT TO EXPLORE
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The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.
GDI completed the acquisition of a 100% equity stake in Transcorp for an agreed purchase price of SAR230 million ($61.2 million), said Sisco Holding in its bourse filing.
Dubai-based developer Binghatti priced a $500 million long five-year sukuk on Thursday, at a coupon of 8.375% and a spread of US Treasuries plus 461.3 basis points.
Mubadala Investment Company, in partnership with Bain Capital, has closed the acquisition of Service Logic, a leader in comprehensive commercial HVAC and building automation services, from Leonard Green & Partners.
Marjan, the master developer of freehold properties in Ras Al Khaimah, and RAK Hospitality Holding, the government‑owned investment and development arm in the Emirate, have announced a landmark strategic merger to create a unified entity operating under Marjan.
The board members of the Capital Market Authority (CMA) approved the merger of Tharawat Tuwaiq Financial Company and AlKhair Capital Saudi Arabia Company.
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority , Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund, BofA Securities, Societe Generale, and other institutional investors have collectively acquired over 13 lakh shares, or a 2.9% stake, in Shaily Engineering Plastics Ltd from private equity firm Lighthouse Funds for ₹284 crore through open market transactions.
ADQ has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a strategic equity stake in Limagrain Vegetable Seeds, a division of French cooperative Groupe Limagrain and the world’s fourth‑largest seed company.
The leading domestic provider of lifestyle products, SANIPEX GROUP (“the Company”), has acquired a 25% stake from Aliph Capital (“Aliph”), a private equity manager with headquarters in ADGM.
The Endowments and Minors’ Funds Authority- Awqaf Abu Dhabi has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with LuLu Group International to develop a portfolio of commercial projects valued at $27.2 million (AED 100 million) on Awqaf Abu Dhabi endowment land.
Full recorded event mix
Top 10 categories among 98 recorded events in the 24-month window.
Company ecosystem snapshot: 2 September 2026. Funding is recorded in USD; filed accounts retain their stated currency and reporting basis. Each section identifies its own coverage. The news and research behind these sections is explorable in Prism.
