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Oraseya Capital is the $136M VC fund of Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority, investing in early stage startups from pre Seed to Series-B.

Oraseya Capital is the $136M VC fund of Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority, investing in early stage startups from pre Seed to Series-B.

Since 2018, Plug and Play has been driving innovation across the region around Abu Dhabi, bringing together the best startups, investors, and the world’s largest corporations across 20+ industries. Our mission is to build the world’s leading innovation platform and make innovation open to anyone, anywhere. We do this by connecting entrepreneurs, corporations, and investors worldwide. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, we have built accelerator programs, corporate innovation services, and an in-house VC to make technological advancement progress faster than ever before. To give startups the necessary resources to succeed in Silicon Valley and beyond, we are now active in 50+ locations globally, including the U.S., China, France, Germany, The Netherlands, and Singapore. Together with our partners, we are creating a unique ecosystem designed to facilitate meaningful introductions, invest in startups, and bring together key stakeholders. Stay updated with all Plug and Play activities in Abu Dhabi today.

AppliedAI is an Abu Dhabi-headquartered technology company building AI-native workflow systems for highly regulated industries including banking, fintech, insurance, and healthcare. Backed by strategic investors including Mubadala, Palantir, and G42, we focus on institutional-grade AI designed to operate within strict regulatory and security constraints. Our flagship platform, Opus, automates and supervises mission-critical, document-heavy processes with embedded governance, auditability, and human oversight. We help enterprises achieve measurable productivity gains while increasing operational reliability and trust.

Creek Capital Limited (“Creek Capital”), a Positive Zero company, is a DFSA regulated investment manager founded in 2017 and focused on tackling the environmental challenges prevalent in the UAE and beyond, with a particular focus on two verticals: 1. Energy Transition and 2. Circular Economy Creek is a climate impact investor. We invest in sustainable, decentralized infrastructure to help individuals, companies and communities create more value and reduce their carbon footprint. At Creek Capital, we typically operate through platform companies that originate and roll out assets under each vertical. We also invest and aggregate individual projects with attractive long-term risk adjusted returns. We harness technology and finance to create a world where zero emissions and zero waste targets are not only possible, but profitable. Where climate and capitalism are aligned. A world where zero becomes positive.

A privately-held holding company engaged in philanthropy, private equity, venture capital and real estate.