Keyper lands $11M Series A to turn UAE rent into monthly payments
What's the deal? KeyperDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a UAE proptech company, has raised $11 million in a Series A round co-led by Speedinvest and Mashreq's corporate venture arm NeoVentures. Middle East Venture PartnersDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, Dubai Future District FundDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, Property Finder, Arab National BankDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, Ellington PropertiesDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, Dar VenturesDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, and Abbey Road Investment GroupDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → also joined.
What's the endgame? Keyper runs a digital platform serving tenants, landlords, and property managers. Its core product lets tenants convert traditional annual rent into monthly digital payments, while landlords receive rental income upfront.
Why now? Demand for payment flexibility in the UAE rental market has climbed sharply. Since launch, Keyper has financed more than $44 million in rent value, including $19 million in 2026 so far.
The company now supports over 10,500 properties valued at more than $6 billion, serves 4,000 landlords, and has passed 100,000 app downloads. It has signed partnerships with the Dubai Land Department, Abu Dhabi Advanced Real Estate Services, Property Finder, Visa, and Mashreq.
What are they saying? "What attracted us the most was not the size of the opportunity but the team's ability to execute against it," said Rana Abdel Latif, partner at Speedinvest. NeoVentures CEO Amith Rajan called the deal "the start of a strategic partnership focused on creating long-term value."
The Series A builds on a previously announced $30 million Sukuk financing agreement with asset manager Franklin Templeton.
The signal: At $11 million, Keyper's round sits in the middle of the pack for Series A deals, ranking around the 46th percentile by size. But its combination of rent payments, financing, and property management in one platform signals a wider push to embed financial services directly into the region's real estate infrastructure.
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