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Almost overnight, Dubai has become one of the world’s elite cities, benefitting from its central location and state-of-the-art infrastructure. It has the world’s best airport and airline, arguably: Emirates. (We heard one global traveler say, “When you die, you want to go to Emirates airlines.”) The cosmopolitan city is the fastest growing large city in the world, with 20 percent of all cranes operating on the planet found in Dubai and 83 percent of its population made up of immigrants. Yes, it has the tallest building in the world, Burj Khalifa, but it is also incredibly safe and has no income tax. We know a good deal when we see one.

VENTURE ACTIVITY Q4’15 - Q3’16

VC FUNDING: $611.1M

DEALS: 28

EXITS: 7

5 YEAR YoY FUNDING GROWTH: 38.8%

5 YEAR YoY DEAL GROWTH: 41.1%

Source: CB Insights

ANGELS

Dr. Adel Al Sayed

Fadi Ghandour

Joi Ito

Mohammed Seyfi

Sam Hassan

Samih Toukan

Tammer Qaddumi

VCs

BECO Capital

Jabbar Internet Group

iMENA Ventures

LEAP

Middle East Venture Partners

STC Ventures

Wamda Capital

ACCELERATORS

Dubai Silicon Oasis

Flat6Labs

i360

In5

ENTREPRENEURSHIP EVENTS

ArabNet Digital Summit

Global Entrepreneurship Summit

Global Innovation Summit

SME World Summit

TiE Dubai

Q4’15 - Q3’16 TOP FUNDING ROUNDS

Souq.com—$275M

Wadi—$67M

Careem—$60M

Bayut—$20M

Propertyfinder—$20M

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VENTURE ACTIVITY Q4’15 - Q3’16

DUBAI AND MENA AT A GLANCE

Power Breakfast

Coffee Shops to Start Up In

Best Bar

Best Closing Dinner

“Must Be At” Local Events

In the Know

THE TOP

ANGELS

VCs

ACCELERATORS

ENTREPRENEURSHIP EVENTS

Q4’15 - Q3’16 TOP FUNDING ROUNDS