Dubai of Tomorrow

No. 044 · Zuhair Shamma

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Historical snapshot, version 4 9 Aug 2026 Anchored to Bitcoin
  • Backers: Prosus Ventures, MEVP, Morgan Stanley ISV, DFDF Prosus Ventures, MEVP, Morgan Stanley ISV
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Historical snapshot, version 3 17 Jul 2026 Anchored to Bitcoin
  • Raised: $4.3M pre-Series A, 2025 $8.1M total ($3.8M seed 2023, $4.3M pre-Series A 2025)
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Historical snapshot, version 1 10 Jul 2026 Anchored to Bitcoin

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  • Founder: Zuhair Shamma
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  • Company: Zest Equity
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  • Founded: 2021 · Dubai
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  • Raised: $4.3M pre-Series A, 2025
  • Backers: Prosus Ventures, MEVP, Morgan Stanley ISV, DFDF
  • Strap: He co-founded Zest Equity to digitize private market transactions in MENA, building execution rails for secondaries and SPVs on deals under $100 million.
  • Moves: 2021 · Founded in Dubai with Rawan Baddour as a marketplace for secondary trading of startup shares; 2023 · Raised $3.8M seed led by MEVP with Dubai Future District Fund; 2025 · Raised $4.3M pre-Series A led by Prosus Ventures with Morgan Stanley participation

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