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Equity

Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF)

صندوق حي دبي للمستقبل

Status

Status not published

Rolling; DFDF invests alongside lead investors and does not run fixed calls.

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Amount
$3,000,000

AED 1 billion fund investing directly in early-stage technology startups (typically pre-seed to Series A, cheques commonly USD 250,000 to USD 3 million) and into venture funds active in the region.

Funder

Dubai Future District Fund

ppp · regional

Deadline: Open all year — Rolling; DFDF invests alongside lead investors and does not run fixed calls.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

Who can apply

Startups must have or commit to a meaningful presence in Dubai; DFDF also invests in funds that deploy into the emirate.

How to apply

  1. Submit the company through the DFDF website.
  2. Screening and partner meeting.
  3. Due diligence, usually alongside a lead investor.
  4. Investment and Dubai presence commitment.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://dfdf.vc/ · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found

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