Dubai
Metro area · United Arab Emirates · Pop. 5.6M
* C→Unicorn and Unicorn→Decacorn rates are derived from current counts (no founding-cohort data); the four mid-funnel rates use Dealroom's cohort tracking.
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Dubai
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Dubai-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Dubai - 2026
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Dubai
VC investment into Dubai-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Academia
Dubai's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Dubai.
Location comparison
How Dubai stacks up
Compare Dubai with peers from the same country (United Arab Emirates) — switch between combined EV, EV growth, and a growth × size view. Expand the table for the full ranking.
Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.
Premium analytics
What we don't show on this page (yet)
Sector breakdowns, founder origins, AI-talent leaderboards and live deal flow are gated to logged-in Dealroom users. Book a demo to access the full Dubai dataset — or see a sample on the Dealroom app.
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Live company-by-company deal flow, full cap tables, founder pedigrees, hiring signals and revenue trajectories.