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Venture capital investments in the UAE jumped 113% y-o-y in 2Q 2024<\/strong>, according to Magnitt\u2019s 1H 2024 MENA Investor Ranking (pdf)<\/a>. The surge was led by six major transactions that constituted 60% of the quarter\u2019s total funding. Despite a 31% drop in transaction volumes, the UAE saw an 11% y-o-y increase<\/a> in transactions, outpacing the other top five MENA countries. <\/p>\n

The UAE led the 75% rise in <\/strong>foreign investments<\/strong> in the MENA\u2019s startup ecosystem with a 2.4x y-o-y increase in international venture capital investors in 1H 2024<\/strong>, according to a separate summary<\/a> of the report. MENA was the only region among emerging venture markets to see investor number growth during the period. <\/p>\n

The UAE and Saudi accounted for 68% of MENA-based venture investors in 1H 2024<\/strong>, contributing to 8% y-o-y growth in the number of local investors in the region. Three UAE investors were among the top 10 leading investors in the region by transaction count. Plus VC<\/a> was the most active Emirati investor, landing the spot of fourth most active investor regionally with six early stage investments; followed by AngelSpark<\/a> with five, and Dubai Future District Fund<\/a> with four investments.<\/p>\n

Shifts in regional investor composition:<\/strong> VC investments continue to dominate the regional startup ecosystem, comprising 53% of the investor base in 1H 2024, up from 47% in 2022, suggesting a robust environment for early-stage ventures. Investment companies now make up 19% of all investors in regional startups \u2014 up from 10% in 2020 \u2014 while the share of corporate investors declined, with that trend possibly creating gaps in funding for late-stage startups. The share of accelerator investments fell to its lowest in a decade at 9% in 1H 2024, down from 15% in 1H 2023, indicating a growing disposition towards direct investment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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