Middle East Fund Database
Your Complete Resource for Institutional Investors Across the Region
Gain verified access to the largest and most comprehensive database of institutional investors allocating capital across private equity, venture capital, real estate, infrastructure, and real assets. This fully updated 2025 edition features 501 active Middle East funds, delivering unmatched visibility into one of the most influential capital markets globally.
What the Database Includes
A detailed breakdown of the core components
📁 Fund Managers
501 actively investing Middle East funds, each with fully verified profiles.
👥 Key Contacts
More than 6,000 investment professionals, including decision makers, partners, and senior allocators.
📧 Emails
A curated set of 3,700 verified email addresses for direct outreach.
🌍 Regional Coverage
Comprehensive coverage across eleven major markets:
United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and Israel.
📘 Detailed Data Fields Included
Every fund entry provides:
• Contact names
• Titles
• Investor type
• Location and geographic preferences
• Website links
• Email addresses
• Sector focus
• Investment strategy
• Full fund descriptions
This structure enables targeted outreach and refined capital-raising strategies.
🔎 Top Investment Strategies Covered
- Venture Capital across all stages from seed to late stage
- Buyout and Private Equity
- Real Estate including core, value-add, opportunistic, distressed, and debt
- Infrastructure across core, value-add, opportunistic, and debt
- Direct lending and private credit including senior, mezzanine, and distressed
- Special situations
- Secondaries including direct and fund
- Fund of funds and co-investment platforms
- Natural resources and energy
- Hybrid and multi-strategy funds
Why This Database Matters
A uniquely rare resource containing some of the most difficult-to-access contacts across the Middle East investment landscape.
This dataset provides:
✅ 500 leading funds across private equity and venture capital
✅ 3,700 high-value fundraising contacts
✅ Direct access to billions in deployable capital
✅ A rare and exclusive dataset designed for professional fundraisers
It is an essential tool for those seeking to raise capital for real estate, venture, private equity, credit, or sector-specific opportunities across the region.
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Where Middle East Funds Are Allocating Capital in 2026 and Beyond
After completing an in depth review of three hundred funds within my broader Middle East Funds Database, which contains a total of five hundred vehicles launched between 2022 and 2024, several clear trends emerge regarding how capital is being structured, deployed, and concentrated across the region.
This dataset captures venture capital, private equity, real estate, and multi asset strategies managed by leading institutions across the GCC, Levant, and broader MENA markets. It provides a factual picture of how capital formation is evolving during a period marked by accelerated diversification, technological investment, and sustained sovereign support for alternative assets.
The analysis shows that regional fund managers continue to scale aggressively into venture and technology driven strategies, supported by government anchored initiatives, maturing private ecosystems, and substantial domestic liquidity. At the same time, private equity and real estate funds remain central to institutional allocation models due to their relevance to national development objectives, portfolio diversification needs, and the expansion of sector specific mandates. As a collective, these funds illustrate how Middle Eastern capital providers have become increasingly influential participants in global and regional asset markets, with growing sophistication in manager selection, geographic exposure, and thematic focus.
This report distills the aggregated findings into a clear and accessible format suitable for a wider readership. It highlights the structural patterns shaping fund launches, regional concentration, asset class distribution, and sector preferences across the three year period. The purpose is to give readers an informed understanding of how the Middle East investment landscape is transforming and to demonstrate the analytical value of the ME Funds Database as a research and market intelligence resource.
Regional Investment Themes
Capital Formation Trends
📊 Venture Capital Expansion
Institutional managers continue to scale into venture and innovation focused strategies, supported by early stage ecosystems, digital transformation agendas, and targeted public sector funding.
🏢 Private Equity as a Stabilizer
Private equity remains central to national economic planning due to its effectiveness in expanding local industries, supporting industrial growth, and enabling cross border partnerships.
🏠 Real Estate as a Structural Allocation
Real estate strategies maintain their role in institutional portfolios as demand for logistics, hospitality, and mixed use developments intensifies in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar.
🌍 Global Diversification Mindset
A growing proportion of funds now incorporate international exposure across North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, reflecting a broader ambition to position regional capital competitively on the global stage.
| Asset Class | Share of Total Funds | Key Drivers |
|---|---|---|
| Venture Capital | High | Technology adoption, early stage ecosystems, sovereign innovation mandates |
| Private Equity | Moderate to High | Economic diversification, industrial development, consolidation strategies |
| Real Estate | Moderate | Infrastructure build out, hospitality demand, long term yield profiles |
| Multi Asset and Thematic Funds | Emerging | Flexibility for cross sector allocation, risk balancing |
Strategic Drivers Shaping Fund Activity
Government Anchored Initiatives
🏛️ Public sector funding, national innovation agendas, and sovereign wealth stabilisation programs continue to reinforce the region’s alternative investment landscape. These initiatives are particularly visible in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, where ecosystem building efforts have expanded rapidly.
Maturing Private Markets
📈 The steady rise of regional venture ecosystems, combined with increasing sophistication in fund governance and deal structuring, is drawing more global allocators to Middle Eastern opportunities.
Liquidity Availability
💰 Robust domestic liquidity, high savings rates, and sustained energy sector revenues have supported continued fund formation despite global macroeconomic uncertainty.
Sector Prioritisation
⚙️ Technology, financial services, healthcare, logistics, and advanced manufacturing have emerged as dominant themes. These priorities align with national development strategies and private sector capacity building goals.
Why These Findings Matter
Taken as a whole, the aggregated patterns across these three years provide an authoritative view of how Middle Eastern institutional investors are shaping both regional and global capital flows.
The dataset illustrates the growing influence of GCC and MENA originated funds through:
• Greater sophistication in manager selection
• Expanding geographic coverage
• Clear thematic concentration in high growth sectors
• Increased fund size scaling in Saudi Arabia and the UAE
• Integration of global investment standards and reporting frameworks
Regional Allocation Patterns, Asset Class Distribution, and Key Fund Spotlights
1. Regional Allocation Patterns
The ME Funds Database reflects allocations concentrated around the GCC’s two dominant financial hubs, supported by rising activity in Israel and selective expansion into Europe, North America, and Asia. The table below summarises the distribution of fund origin and predominant investment exposure.
Regional Distribution of Funds
| Region | Share of Total Funds | Notable Observations |
|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | High | Strongest momentum in venture, private equity, and global multi asset strategies driven by Mubadala anchored platforms and an expanding private fund ecosystem. |
| Saudi Arabia | Moderate to High | Real estate, hospitality, and national development focused strategies dominate, supported by public sector anchors and rapid sectoral build out. |
| Israel | Moderate | Highly active in early stage venture and innovation driven sectors, with spillover capital into healthcare, software, and deep tech. |
| Wider Middle East and Levant | Emerging | Early stage funds and regional sector specialists, especially in fintech and technology solutions. |
| Global or Multi Regional | Growing | Driven by UAE based managers allocating into the US and Europe across venture, private equity, and special situations. |
These patterns indicate a two speed market: GCC sovereign backed hubs are scaling rapidly into global strategies while localised venture ecosystems in Israel and select MENA markets remain strong feeders of early stage innovation.
2. Asset Class Percentages and Comparative Structure
The following percentages are derived from the aggregated sample of more than three hundred funds.
Asset Class Share
| Asset Class | Percentage of Total Funds | Characteristics |
|---|---|---|
| Venture Capital | approx. 45 percent | Largest share driven by technology adoption, early stage funding mandates, and multi regional innovation strategies. |
| Private Equity | approx. 30 percent | Emphasises growth, buyout, and co investment strategies across regional and global portfolios. |
| Real Estate | approx. 15 percent | Predominantly Saudi and UAE strategies focused on hospitality, logistics, mixed use development, and thematic assets. |
| Private Debt, Special Situations, and Multi Asset | approx. 10 percent | Includes venture debt, hybrid credit strategies, and diversified multi asset platforms with global exposure. |
Comparative View by Region
| Region | Dominant Asset Class | Secondary Focus |
|---|---|---|
| UAE | Venture Capital and Private Equity | Special situations, co investments, global strategies |
| Saudi Arabia | Real Estate and Private Equity | Hospitality funds, industrial development, national infrastructure |
| Israel | Venture Capital | Healthcare and deep tech verticals |
| Rest of MENA | Early Stage VC | Technology enabled service growth |
3. Spotlight: Key UAE and Saudi Arabia Based Funds
The following profiles highlight influential funds that represent the strategic direction of Middle Eastern capital formation.
⭐ Mubadala Capital – MC Private Equity IV (UAE)
Asset Class: Private Equity
Focus: Buyout opportunities in media, entertainment, consumer services, financial services, and industrials across North America and Europe.
Why It Matters: This fund reflects the global expansion of UAE institutional capital, combining scale, cross border reach, and sector diversity.
⭐ Mubadala Capital – MC Ventures US II (UAE)
Asset Class: Venture Capital
Focus: Early growth technology companies in the US with SoftBank participation.
Why It Matters: Demonstrates the UAE’s increasing prominence in global venture ecosystems and access to top tier US deal flow.
⭐ Lifestyle Hospitality Fund – Al Rajhi Capital (Saudi Arabia)
Asset Class: Real Estate
Focus: Hospitality and tourism aligned developments in partnership with the Tourism Development Fund and Ennismore.
Why It Matters: Aligns directly with Saudi Arabia’s tourism and Vision 2030 objectives, signalling sustained growth in hospitality linked investments.
⭐ La Perla Fund 2 – Musharaka Capital (Saudi Arabia)
Asset Class: Real Estate Opportunistic
Focus: Strategic acquisitions exclusively within Khobar.
Why It Matters: Represents targeted regional real estate expansion tied to high growth population centres and economic diversification.
⭐ Klumi Ventures I – United Arab Emirates
Asset Class: Venture Capital
Focus: Emerging technologies and decentralised platforms across the UAE.
Why It Matters: Demonstrates rising UAE based early stage ecosystems and the region’s growing appetite for frontier technology exposure.
4. Strategic Takeaways for Investors Evaluating Market Entry
📌 Expect sustained growth in venture capital formation
The dominance of technology and innovation aligned strategies suggests that the GCC will remain one of the most active emerging venture markets globally.
📌 Real estate remains structurally important
Hospitality, logistics, and urban development will continue absorbing capital in Saudi Arabia and the UAE due to national development agendas and population shifts.
📌 Private equity is entering a maturation phase
More managers are refining sector specialisation and adopting international governance models, making the region increasingly attractive to institutional limited partners.
📌 Globalisation of capital flows is accelerating
UAE based funds in particular are expanding aggressively into US and European markets, signalling a competitive shift in global alternative capital sourcing.
📌 Sector themes will define differentiation
Managers positioned in healthcare, fintech, logistics, and advanced manufacturing are likely to outperform due to regional economic priorities and technology adoption trends.
📌 Partnership models are becoming the norm
Co investments, sovereign anchored platforms, and global fund partnerships are reshaping how capital is deployed, offering investors more diversified entry points.
📅 November 2025 – ✍️ Written by Andrew Thomas – The Investors Link
100 Middle East Real Estate Funds Positioned to Deploy Capital in 2026
A Data-Driven Outlook from the Middle East Funds Database
The 100 funds featured in this report were selected from my proprietary Global Real Estate Funds Database, based on verified allocation data and activity patterns updated through Q1 2025. Although we are now in late 2025, real estate funds in the Middle East typically operate on multi-year deployment cycles of 24 to 48 months. These cycles provide visibility into which vehicles maintain active mandates, uncalled capital, and forward-looking investment programs that extend into 2026.
This is not a forecast of guaranteed commitments. It is a research-driven outlook based on sustained allocation behavior, historical deployment velocity, platform expansion announcements, fundraising activity, and repeat transactions across key GCC and regional markets.
Middle Eastern real estate funds continue to play an increasingly influential role in global and regional property markets. Their strategic focus aligns with national development agendas, demographic trends, and large-scale urban transformation programs. Across Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and Israel, real estate funds demonstrate strong appetite for residential development, mixed-use schemes, logistics and warehousing, hospitality, and social infrastructure.
This comprehensive review outlines the 100 Middle East-based real estate funds most likely to be active capital deployers in 2026.
Market Research Overview: GCC Real Estate Fund Activity Entering 2026
AUM and Capital Deployment Patterns
Across the region’s leading investment managers, data from 2022 to Q3 2024 shows:
• Median real estate fund size: USD 200 million to 1.1 billion
• Upper-tier fund size: USD 1.5 to 3.8 billion
• Average annual deployment rate across active vehicles: 10 to 22 percent of committed capital
• Target net IRR range:
– Core: 7 to 9 percent
– Value-added: 10 to 14 percent
– Opportunistic: 15 to 20 percent
Strategic Priorities
• Residential platforms tied to national growth agendas
• Logistics and industrial development driven by e-commerce and manufacturing diversification
• Hospitality and tourism assets boosted by regional tourism initiatives
• Mixed-use urban regeneration aligned with Vision 2030, Dubai 2040, and regional masterplans
• Real estate credit and structured finance, a rapidly expanding segment across Saudi Arabia and the UAE
Geographic Deployment Focus
• Saudi Arabia remains the dominant destination for development-focused funds
• UAE continues to attract cross-border capital for hospitality, residential, and logistics
• Israel demonstrates concentrated value-added activity
• Qatar and Kuwait maintain selective opportunistic and income-focused programs
• Oman and Bahrain exhibit emerging pipelines in mixed-use and residential sectors
Top 100 Middle East Real Estate Funds Likely to Deploy Capital in 2026
Organized by strategic orientation, deployment behavior, mandate type, and recent fundraising signals.
Group 1: Large-Scale GCC Real Estate Development Funds
Vehicles with expansive balance sheets and mandates aligned with national development agendas, megaprojects, and large-scale residential programs.
- Jadwa Real Estate Development Fund
- Riyad Capital Development Series
- SNB Capital Real Estate Development Fund
- Al Rajhi Capital Development Platforms
- Alinma Investment Real Estate Funds
- Alkhair Capital Property Vehicles
- Albilad Capital Real Estate Series
- Aljazira Capital Development Funds
- Osool & Bakheet Real Estate Programs
- Alistithmar Capital Real Estate Strategy
- Alkhabeer Capital Real Estate Income Fund
- Alkhabeer Development Fund Series
- Al Mal Capital Real Estate Fund (UAE)
- Emirates NBD Real Estate Strategies
- Shuaa Capital Real Estate Platforms
- GFH Real Estate Fund Program
- Investcorp Real Estate MENA Series
- QInvest Real Estate Funds
- Kamco Invest Property Growth Fund
- Markaz Real Estate Development Vehicle
Commentary:
These institutions typically lead large-scale residential, hospitality, mixed-use, and industrial programs tied to national growth initiatives. Deployment levels remain high due to multi-year project pipelines.
Group 2: GCC Income, Core, and Stabilized Property Funds
Vehicles targeting long-term stable income, sale-leasebacks, and income-generating assets across logistics, healthcare, retail, and education.
- SEDCO Capital RE Income Strategy
- Al Rajhi REIT
- Jadwa REIT
- Derayah REIT
- Riyad REIT
- Alinma Retail RE Fund
- Mulkia REIT
- Alkhabeer REIT
- Emirates REIT (Dubai)
- Bahrain-based GFH Income Fund Series
- Kamco Income Real Estate Program
- Markaz MENA Income Vehicle
- Qatari Investors Group Property Income Fund
- Qatar First Bank Real Estate Income Fund
- Al Salam Bank Property Income Fund
- National Investments Company (Kuwait) RE Fund
- Alizz Islamic Bank RE Strategy (Oman)
- Emirates NBD Income Property Program
- ADIB RE Income Fund
- ENBD Saudi Income Vehicle
Commentary:
Investor demand for yield and hedging against rate volatility supports continued acquisition of stabilized logistics assets, healthcare facilities, community retail, and education-linked properties.
Group 3: Value-Added, Opportunistic, and Special Situations Funds
High-conviction strategies focused on redevelopment, asset repositioning, distressed acquisitions, and complex development cycles.
- SEDCO Capital Inspire Boulevard Fund
- Jadwa Oud Private Investment Fund
- Jadwa Osus Investment Fund
- Blominvest RC Beach Real Estate Fund
- Reality Investment Fund V (Israel)
- Ramz Tharwa Real Estate Fund (Musharaka Capital)
- Retal Urban Development Rimal Park Fund
- Riyad Capital Jawharat Riyadh Development Fund
- Riyad Capital Jawharat Jeddah Development Fund
- SEDCO Capital Built-to-Suit Real Estate Fund II
- Blominvest Khobar Hospitality Development Fund
- Alkhabeer Value-Added Property Fund
- SNB Capital Special Situations Real Estate Fund
- Shuaa Hospitality Recovery Fund
- GFH Opportunistic Property Fund
- Investcorp MENA Value-Added Real Estate Strategy
- QInvest Distressed Real Estate Fund
- Markaz Value-Added Real Estate Program
- Kamco Special Opportunities Fund
- Al Mal Capital Opportunistic Real Estate Strategy
Commentary:
These funds are positioned to take advantage of market dislocation, tourism recovery, hospitality repositioning, and land development in high-growth corridors.
Group 4: Thematic and Sector-Specific Real Estate Funds
Vehicles dedicated to logistics, warehousing, hospitality, education, and social infrastructure.
- SEDCO Logistics Development Fund
- GFH Logistics and Warehousing Platform
- Shuaa Logistics Fund
- Al Rajhi Warehousing Development Vehicle
- Emirates NBD Education Infrastructure Fund
- Abu Dhabi Social Infrastructure Fund
- Investcorp GCC Hospitality Portfolio
- QInvest Hospitality and Leisure Fund
- Markaz Logistics Growth Fund
- Kamco Healthcare Real Estate Fund
- Alkhabeer Senior Living and Care Fund
- Riyad Capital Industrial Facilities Fund
- Jadwa Healthcare Property Vehicle
- SNB Capital Hospitality Development Fund
- QFB Logistics and Distribution Fund
- Al Salam Industrial Property Fund
- Mazaya Hospitality Fund
- Wasl Hospitality Growth Fund
- Aldar Education Infrastructure Vehicle
- ADQ Logistics and Strategic Property Fund
Commentary:
Sector-focused mandates benefit from macro tailwinds including e-commerce adoption, tourism expansion, and national education programs.
Group 5: Regional and Cross-Border Real Estate Expansion Funds
Platforms investing in GCC markets as well as Europe, Asia, and North America.
- Investcorp North America Real Estate Fund
- Investcorp European Property Fund
- GFH Global Real Estate Income Platform
- QInvest European Real Estate Fund
- Markaz Global Real Estate Fund
- Kamco Global Real Estate Portfolio
- Jadwa International Property Fund
- SEDCO Global Real Estate Income Fund
- Emirates NBD Global Property Strategy
- Shuaa Global Hospitality Fund
- Al Mal Capital European Logistics Fund
- GFH UK Student Housing Fund
- QFB International Property Fund
- ADIA Global Real Estate Mandate Sub-Vehicles
- Mubadala Global Property Investment Programs
- QIA Global Diversified Real Estate Fund
- Osool Real Estate Global Platform
- Alistithmar Global Property Fund
- National Investments Company GCC + Europe Fund
- Bahrain Global Real Estate Opportunities Fund
Commentary:
These funds deploy beyond the region, seeking diversification across logistics, student housing, multifamily, and hospitality assets in OECD markets.
Conclusion: Outlook for 2026
The breadth and strategic diversity of the top 100 Middle East real estate funds reflect the region’s expanding investment sophistication and structural demand for real assets. With multiple GCC economies undergoing large-scale transformation, 2026 is expected to be a strong deployment year for development-focused vehicles, selective for income-focused funds, and opportunistic for value-added strategies.
Fund managers seeking capital from the region should tailor outreach efforts to the mandate type, sector priority, and geographic exposure of each fund group outlined above.
Disclaimer
This report is based on third-party data, verified fund disclosures, and manager activity through Q1 2025. While the information is accurate to the best of our knowledge, all fund activity remains subject to change.
December 2025 – ✍️ Written by Andrew Thomas – The Investors Link
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