Defense, Space & Aerospace investors in the United Arab Emirates
25 funds
Gatsbie lists 25 Defense, Space & Aerospace investors headquartered in the United Arab Emirates (as of 2026-10-27).
10 name defense, space & aerospace in their investment focus; 15 invest across sectors.
Most are based in Dubai (21), Abu Dhabi (3) and Abu Dhabi Emirate (1); the most common stages are Growth (16), Series C+ (15) and Seed (14); the most common kinds of capital are Venture equity (20), Growth equity (16) and Real estate (12).
20 of 25 funds
Abu Dhabi Capital Group
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C+
Sectors: PropTech, Healthcare & MedTech, EdTech, Financial Services
BRIGHT START LLC
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Stages: Series C+, Growth
Sectors: PropTech, Defense, Space & Aerospace, Healthcare & MedTech
DAHER INVESTMENTS
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C+
Sectors: Defense, Space & Aerospace, CleanTech & Climate, Developer Tools, Artificial Intelligence
DAHER INVESTMENTS
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Stages: Series B, Series C+, Growth
Sectors: Defense, Space & Aerospace, CleanTech & Climate, Data & Analytics, Developer Tools
FasterCapital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Financial Services, EdTech, AgTech & FoodTech, Logistics & Supply Chain
Tau Capital
Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Stages: Growth
Sectors: Hardware & IoT, Artificial Intelligence, CleanTech & Climate, Defense, Space & Aerospace
AzurX
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors: Defense, Space & Aerospace, Artificial Intelligence, Hardware & IoT, Cybersecurity
Banvest
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Growth
Sectors: PropTech, Defense, Space & Aerospace
ElDaba Holdings
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors: PropTech, Developer Tools, Healthcare & MedTech, Artificial Intelligence
Fincasa Ventures
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Growth
Sectors: Healthcare & MedTech, PropTech, Defense, Space & Aerospace
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority - ADIA
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C+
Sectors: Others
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KAAF INVESTMENTS (KANOO FAMILY)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C+
Sectors: Others
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Defense, Space & Aerospace investors elsewhere
- Defense, Space & Aerospace in North America 355
- Defense, Space & Aerospace in the United States 350
- Defense, Space & Aerospace in Europe 166
- Defense, Space & Aerospace in Asia-Pacific 70
- Defense, Space & Aerospace in the United Kingdom 57
- Defense, Space & Aerospace in the Middle East & North Africa 39
- Defense, Space & Aerospace in India 35
- Defense, Space & Aerospace in Germany 29
- Defense, Space & Aerospace in France 20
- Defense, Space & Aerospace in Singapore 15
- Defense, Space & Aerospace in Switzerland 14
- Defense, Space & Aerospace in the Netherlands 9
Other sectors in the United Arab Emirates
- AI in the United Arab Emirates 79
- PropTech in the United Arab Emirates 79
- Fintech in the United Arab Emirates 71
- Healthcare & MedTech in the United Arab Emirates 64
- Developer Tools in the United Arab Emirates 53
- AgTech & FoodTech in the United Arab Emirates 39
- Consumer Apps in the United Arab Emirates 38
- Logistics & Supply Chain in the United Arab Emirates 36
- CleanTech & Climate in the United Arab Emirates 34
- EdTech in the United Arab Emirates 32
- Enterprise Software in the United Arab Emirates 31
- Media & Entertainment in the United Arab Emirates 31
Counted by where each fund is headquartered, from public sources, as of 2026-10-27. Funds that invest across sectors are included, as in Investor Discovery.