69 Best Startups in Dubai to Watch in 2025

Colexion is one of Asia’s largest licensed NFT marketplace, allowing digital artists to enter the NFT space and channelise their passion for art and creativity.

Cognigy is a developer of conversational AI services and products for enterprise customer contact centers.

First Orion is a Little Rock, Arkansas-based software company offering identity verification for telecommunication companies and protection from scam calls.

5G satellite telecom operator for global IoT connectivity.

CoreStack is a Bellevue, Washington-based cloud governance software provider offering continuous and autonomous cloud governance for companies.

Fetchr is an international express, mail delivery and logistics services company, operating an app-based on-demand delivery service model based in Dubai.

Mozn (مزن) is a Saudi RegTech company that harnesses the power of Artificial Intelligence to innovate and build Products and Solutions for the advancement of digital humanity. Mozn builds advanced Artificial Intelligence products and solutions to empower enterprises in making critical decisions.

BitOasis is a blockchain and software development company offering a cryptocurrency wallet called the BitOasis Wallet.

Algo is a Michigan-based company offering an AI supply chain platform. The company was acquired by Meltwater in August 2017.

Userful is a San Francisco, California-based software development company and audio-visual-as-a-service (AVaaS) provider.

Tabby is a Dubai-based financial services company offering buy now, pay later plans for retailers and consumers.

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An insurance technology company offering a platform for health insurance and human resources administration.

Loyyal specializes in developing and hosting a customer loyalty program development platform based on smart contract and blockchain technology.

Developer of revenue-based vehicle financing technology designed to help mobility entrepreneurs in Africa. The company uses alternative credit-scoring technology onto ride-hailing and e-logistics platforms, which allows access to proprietary performance and revenue analytics of mobility entrepreneurs to underwrite loans.

Quiqup is a London-based company founded in 2014.

A B2B payments platform for underserved small businesses

Saxo Bank is an Hellerup, Denmark-based company founded in 2023 by Lars Seier Christensen.

Stockal is a company founded in 2016 by Sitashwa Srivastava.

Rain is an operator and custodian of digital currency exchange intended to make digital transactions.

Opontia provides a fast and fair way for small e-commerce business owners to sell their companies.

Marketplace offering the world's most exclusive and luxurious accessories, powered by Artificial Intelligence.

The innovative digital banking service for cross-border merchants Offers an UK account and multi-currency IBANs to send and receive high-value business payments Target segments are private international businesses with £25M - £50M turnover p.a. (so far underserved by payment platforms) Core products are local accounts in the Netherlands, UK, Luxembourg, Denmark and Germany with multi-currency IBANs that enable businesses to send and receive high-value international payments Provides personal managers to each clients for 24/7 service

Almentor is a video based contentious online learning platform accessible through B2C and B2B channels.

TruKKer is a Dubai-based company offering a logistics and fleet management platform.

Ceras Ventures is a global leading investment firm that focuses on cutting-edge technology projects in blockchain industry.

Kitopi is a company founded in 2018.

SadaPay is a Pakistan-based debit card service.

SettleMint is a low-code blockchain platform that allows developers with scant knowledge of blockchain to build web3 applications. This platform includes a suite of tools, frameworks, templates and APIs that are ready to use for developer teams.

Kpler is a fast-growing data & analytics firm on a mission to facilitate efficient and sustainable trade.

WakeCap Technologies Inc. is a contruction safety company.

Knowlarity is a Singapore-based company founded in 2009 by Pallav Pandey.

SocialDice is a company founded in 2013 by Nael Ramadan, Oday Hazeem and Saed Shela.

Akrivis Technologies is a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based medical diagnostics company developing solutions for infectious diseases founded in 2009 by Dr. Ban–An Khaw.

3D Medicines is a Shanghai-based company developing personalized diagnostics products.

AIM technologies is an AI startup, building AI NLP applications.

Vezeeta is a company founded in 2012.

The Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) first app-only account and remittance service. They provide employers with payroll and an account for every employee with in-app remittance.

Operator of an online search platform intended to offer real estate property information. The company's platform offers many buying or renting options as well as takes care of scheduling, negotiation, paperwork, and financing, providing users an efficient way of buying, selling, and renting real estate.

Aviv Scientific is a leader in the longevity field, focusing on the treatment and research of age-related cognitive and functional decline.

Foodics is a company founded by Ahmad Alzaini.

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DoceboLMS is a Toronto-based provider of e-learning and learning management system products for companies to deliver to their staff.

Monami Tech is a Dubai-based company helping financial institutions to build efficiency and streamline operations and offer their users a secured and personalized experience through mobile applications.

Celling Biosciencesis a tissue engineering company that specializes in Equipment, Bone Matrix.

Tané aims to contribute to the crypto/Web3 ecosystem by utilizing the experience and expertise we gained by developing and investing in web businesses and applications.

Qashio is a Dubai-based company founded in 2021 by Armin Moradi.

Nomod is a Dubai-based financial services company developing mobile applications for accepting card payments from a mobile phone.

Sarwa is a Dubai-based company offering an investing and personal finance platform.

GrubTech is a plug & play, operating system for restaurants & virtual brands

Tenderd is a company offers a construction machinery rental platform.

Dukkantek provides digital transformation services to improve business processes.

Qlub is a financial software company.

CoinMarketPedia is a blockchain company founded in 2019 by Kaan Bursa, Aryan Farivar and Ashay Arya.

Baraka is a Dubai, United Arab Emirates-based fintech startup providing a stock trading educational platform for beginner investors.

Developer of an on-demand payment software designed to help make business payments easy.

Namshi is an online fashion company in the Middle East founded in 2010 by Muhammed Mekki.

44.01 is a mineralisation technology developer founded in 2020 by Talal Hasan.

Democrance is a Dubai-based insurance company developing insurance and protection products intended for the uninsured population in the region.

Educhain is a blockchain company founded in 2017 by Marek Termanowski.

Qureos is a Dubai-based company founded in 2021 by Mehrad Yaghmai.

NewBridge Pharmaceuticals is a San Francisco-based company developing pharmaceutical, biologic, genomic and healthcare products and solutions.

Pyypl is an Abu Dhabi based financial services company that was founded in 2017.

SHEDUL is a Dubai-based company founded by William Zeqiri.

Englease is a company founded by Omar Chihane.

Melltoo Marketplacce is a Dubai-based company.

eyewa is an eyewear retail company based in the Middle East.

Shipa provides an e-commerce logistics platform, freight forwarding services, and delivery solutions for large-scale shipments.