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Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF)

fund-of-funds
institutional investor
dubai, uae

About

A sovereign-backed, evergreen venture capital fund-of-funds established to support seed- to growth-stage tech startups and to act as an LP in sector funds.

Founders

AB

Aaron Block

Co-founder & Managing Partner

ZA

Zach Aarons

Co-founder

ZS

Zak Schwarzman

Co-founder

NA

Nader Albastaki

Managing Director

NA

Nader Albastaki

Managing Director

Recent News

Emirates NBD collaborates with Dubai Future District Fund to accelerate FinTech and AI innovation and enhance customer experiences
fintech
14 days ago

Emirates NBD collaborates with Dubai Future District Fund to accelerate FinTech and AI innovation and enhance customer experiences

Emirates NBD has partnered with Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF) to source, pilot and potentially commercialise FinTech and AI solutions across the bank, giving DFDF-backed startups direct market access to a large regional banking platform.

Dubai Future District Fund joins as LP in another US-based, realty-related fund
funding
about 2 months ago

Dubai Future District Fund joins as LP in another US-based, realty-related fund

Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF) has taken an LP anchor position in MetaProp’s $150M target Fund IV, marking DFDF’s second recent US real-estate fund commitment and enabling stronger links between North American proptech founders and the MENA region.

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