Dubai Future District Fund
Finance
DFDF to widen investor base in three-phase expansion strategy
Dubai Future District Fund, the region’s first evergreen venture capital fund-of-funds, launched with an initial corpus of $200 million from ......
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Dubai's DFDF plans to deploy half corpus by this year across direct, fund-of-fund bets
Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF), the region’s first evergreen venture capital fund-of-fund, aims to hit the halfway mark of its ......
Finance
Gulf VC Shorooq Partners marks final close of third fund with oversubscription
Shorooq Partners, an Abu Dhabi-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage tech startups, marked the final close of its second VC ......
Finance
In Charts: How Dubai Future District Fund deployed corpus across startups, VC funds
The Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF), the region’s first evergreen venture capital fund-of-funds, has committed about a fifth of its ......
Finance
DFDF to tread cautiously as VC in 2024 but bullish on LP bets
Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF), a backer of 24 startups and venture capital funds, outlined its “cautious venture capital approach” ......
Finance
GlobalLogic, Pine Labs co-founder's VC fund Leo Capital loops in Gulf LP
Early-stage venture capital firm Leo Capital, which backs technology across India and Southeast Asia, has secured a limited partner-style commitment ......
Finance
DFDF backs Africa VC fund in tenth LP-style bet
Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF), the region’s first evergreen venture capital fund-of-funds, has struck its tenth limited partner-style deal in ......
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WellX co-founder Kashyap on attracting VCs amid funding winter, growth roadmap and more
The UAE-based insurtech platform WellX raised $2 million in seed funding in July from marquee Middle Eastern investors such as ......
Finance
Why Dubai's DFDF is pressing on early-stage bets as the way forward
Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF), the region’s first evergreen venture capital fund-of-funds, has endorsed early-stage bets, particularly in fintech and ......
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Dubai Future District Fund sees change of guard as CEO steps down
Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF), the region’s first evergreen venture capital fund-of-fund is undergoing a change of guard with Sharif ......