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Beehive
MENA's first regulated online marketplace for peer-to-peer lending
About Beehive
Beehive is MENA's first regulated online marketplace for peer-to-peer lending.
Beehive directly connects smart investors and creditworthy businesses to build mutually beneficial partnerships for growth. Our platform applies the innovative technology of crowdfunding to eliminate the cost and complexity of conventional finance, meaning investors get better returns and businesses get faster access to lower cost finance. Find out more at beehive.ae.
MENA's first & only regulated peer to peer lending platform. Get fast, low-cost business funding or become an investor to get attractive returns!
Regulated by the DFSA.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Status
- Acquired
- Founded
- 2013
- Headquarters
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Employees
- 116
- Open positions
- 3
- Dealroom signal
- 33.5/100
- Industry
- Fintech
- Sub-industry
- Mortgages & Lending
- Sector
- Fintech, SaaS, Peer-to-Peer, Sharing Economy, Investing, Islamic Finance, Platform, P2P Platform, financial inclusion
- Business model
- Marketplace & ecommerce, SaaS
- Client focus
- b2b, b2c
- Investment activity
- 3 companies, latest Jul 2026
- Capital deployed
- $940K
- Preferred round
- DEBT
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GROWTH EQUITY VC✓Equity / VC | Jun 2023 | $0 | — | Sharakah | ↗ |
| ACQUISITION✓Exit | May 2023 | $0 | $35M | e& enterprise | ↗ |
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Beehive is 23K monthly website visits, down 20.7% over the last three months. Beehive's team grew 39.8% over the past year.
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Investments and acquisitions
Recent portfolio relationships for companies that also act as investors or acquirers.
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Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Series A2 investors entered at this stage
Riyad Taqnia Fund (RTF)
Mohammed Bin Rashid Innovation Fund
Series B and later1 investor entered at this stage
Sharakah
Other known investors4 additional known investors
e& enterprise
Dubai Cultiv8- JKJehan Karanjia
Microsoft for Startups MEA
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
Global footprint
Market sentiment
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