Top 45 Cryptocurrency Startup Investors in United Arab Emirates in October 2023

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• Alpha Vault — Alpha Vault is a decentralized crypto investment platform
• Sync Savings — Rebuilding the infrastructure of cash savings
• Sidekick — Expertly-managed portfolios for the modern investor

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• iBLOXX — iBLOXX is a Web3 incubator and market maker with iBLOXX Studios.

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• Attarius Network — Attarius Network - the first and only all-in-one NFT ecosystem for game industry

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• LumiShare — An innovative Trust Token backed by 3 uncorrelated assets, including Gold, sophisticated algorithms and an Asset Backed NFT Marketplace.

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• Colexion — Colexion is the most premium blockchain-based NFT marketplace to discover and buy exclusive digital collectibles of megastars curated by top crypto artists.
• HTR Group — HTR Group leverage best practice digital communications to help you win the journey.

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• Undeads Metaverse — Play, earn crypto & mint NFTs while exploring the post-apocalyptic metaverse. Feature-rich gameplay never seen in Web3 space before. Join the Undeads Metaverse!

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• Bazaars — Cryptocommerce is here. Bazaars is building the cryptocommerce ecosystem. Buy and sell any item, car, or property using crypto. Join the Bazaars community and receive a percentage of profits with BZR tokens.
• Supermojo — Supermojo is building the embedded customer lending experiences to power the growth of NFTs as a powerful new asset class.

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• Bazaars — Cryptocommerce is here. Bazaars is building the cryptocommerce ecosystem. Buy and sell any item, car, or property using crypto. Join the Bazaars community and receive a percentage of profits with BZR tokens.

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• Colexion — Colexion is the most premium blockchain-based NFT marketplace to discover and buy exclusive digital collectibles of megastars curated by top crypto artists.
• StarSharks — StarSharks is a NFT-GameFi ecosystem based on the BSC chain developed by game players, governance committees, and game developers. The game integrates different types of games and breaks down barriers found between games by allowing players to use the same character to enter the Shark-metaverse. It enables players come together to build and govern a new metaverse and create a community culture in the Shark-metaverse.
• nCore Games — nCore Games is a mobile games and interactive entertainment company.

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• SuiPad — SuiPad is an IDO&INO platform, with selected projects, flexible whitelist, and fair level as the core positioning.
• MetaFi — MetaFi operates as a Trading Metaverse. Trading Metaverse is a new kind of social trading experience governed by its users.
• Goons of Balatroon — A 2D/3D hybrid metaverse featuring Free 2 Play 2 Earn card strategy gaming and land ownership. Ridiculous. Chaotic. Fun. Play for free and earn!

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• REGRIP — Regrip tyres are a high-performance alternative to fresh tyres for big commercial vehicles' dummies and drive axles. Regrip's inexpensive, dependable, and ecological product line assists fleet owners in saving significant money on tyre use.
• The biohacker — The Biohacker aspires to be a full-service wellness clinic that combines the finest integrative health approaches with traditional medicine. To achieve optimal health, accessible therapeutic approaches will be used. The brand is focused on building centers/clinics that they hope will revolutionize the healthcare sector by enhancing health atthe cellular level for each individual.
• Pro Panja League — The Pro Panja League is an arm wrestling tournament and the fastest-rising arm wrestling league.

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• Cyrator — Our daily list of trending crypto projects that completed our rigorous review process
• Marhaba Defi — MRHB Defi is a halal, decentralized finance platform built to embody the true spirit of an “Ethical and Inclusive Defi” by following faith-based financial and business principles, where all excluded communities can benefit from the full empowerment potential of Defi.
• Attarius Network — Attarius Network - the first and only all-in-one NFT ecosystem for game industry

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• IronMill — IronMill is a Web3 infrastructure provider that focuses on offering customized integration solutions to program developers.
• GamePhilos — GamePhilos is to offer player digital ownership to mobile strategy games.
• Buidler DAO — Buidler DAO describes itself as a "network of web3 projects and talents." The effort brings together developers, researchers, and operators with the goal of providing an infrastructure and accelerator for cryptocurrency ventures.

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• IoTeX — IoTeX is the leading decentralized network powering the future of web3 and machine economy (MachineFi). The platform is built for developers to connect billions of machines with web3 infrastructure, to create innovative products including DeFi, NFT, DAO, Metaverse, and MachineFi applications. Founded in 2017 with a team of alumni from Google,Facebook, Uber, Bosch, and Intel, IoTeX has launched a high-performance public blockchain with off-chain computing for devices and machines, cross-chain bridges, wallet, and the MachineFi marketplace. The IoTeX network has grown rapidly with >$2B in assets on-chain, >300K on-chain users, and >10k devices connected across hundreds of dapps.
• Magic Square — Discover, use, and manage all dApps, DeFi, NFTs, GameFi, and engage with the community in one convenient place. Magic Square - It's all there.
• Acme Labs — Enable secure, one-tap token payments and trades across banks and blockchains in minutes. No downloads, seed phrases or gas fees required!

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• Undeads Metaverse — Play, earn crypto & mint NFTs while exploring the post-apocalyptic metaverse. Feature-rich gameplay never seen in Web3 space before. Join the Undeads Metaverse!

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• Eze — Wholesale Electronics: Shop Wholesale iPhones, MacBook, iPad, Samsung Watch, Apple accessories & other electronics in bulk at wholesale prices
• ePallet — ePallet is a technology and logistics startup that makes it easy and efficient to buy and sell wholesale food by the pallet.ePallet makes it easy for Vendors to sell more and customers to save more. ePallet provides an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven platform that allows customers to directly access to manufacturers’ products in full-palletincrements.
• Driver Technologies — Turn your phone into a dash cam.

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• MetaJuice — MetaJuice is part of Together Labs, creator of IMVU and other metaverses. Its goal is to improve the metaverse through blockchain technology.
• Metagame Industries — We are building an interconnected ecosystem of top quality games, providing gamers a play-for-fun and skill-to-earn experience and creating a low-threshold portal to the Metaverse
• Revolving Games — Building new gaming experiences for Web3 and beyond. We create worlds without borders or limitations.

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• metameet — Create worlds, explore and trade NFTs in the first-ever virtual world owned by its users.
• Lewk.com — LEWK is a coordination layer that invisibly enhances the creator’s ability to monetize content without the need of leaving their social media platform of choice. The platform acts as a one-stop shop for brands, publishers, creators, and their fans offering features that boost their viewing experience and increase the usability of the existingsocial media platforms.
• Outer Ring — Embark on an epic journey through galaxies. Explore, combat and forge your own legend.

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• NeoFi — NeoFi is a fintech that offers investment solutions such as portfolio management for cryptocurrencies.
• Lewk.com — LEWK is a coordination layer that invisibly enhances the creator’s ability to monetize content without the need of leaving their social media platform of choice. The platform acts as a one-stop shop for brands, publishers, creators, and their fans offering features that boost their viewing experience and increase the usability of the existingsocial media platforms.
• IQ Labs — IQ Marketplace offers unique NFTs with exclusive utilities, boosting your in-game experience. With flexible renting parameters and multiple payment options, rent without collateral and unlock the full utility of NFTs. Say goodbye to gas fees with our gasless renting feature and multiply the value of NFT collections with our multi-utility renting. Explore now

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• Dr. Treat — Experience pet care at its best with exceptional personalized veterinary care at unsurpassed levels. After all, our companions are entitled to happier, healthier, and longer lives.
• Fuze — Embedded digital asset capabilities for financial institutions. Digital asset infrastructure - purpose-built for the Middle East.
• Exponential DeFi — View risk assessment ratings and expert research for 500+ decentralized finance pools from Exponential DeFi.

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• BitOasis — BitOasis is MENA's leading platform that allows you to securely buy, sell and trade crypto assets like Bitcoin, Ether, XRP and Bitcoin Cash at the best rates. Currently available in UAE, KSA, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Jordan, Egypt and Morocco.
• Believe — Believe Pte Ltd. is a global, Singapore-based FMCG conglomerate that provides market-ready solutions for customers by listening to their needs and designing products that suit their culture and life choices. From breakthrough personal care essentials to beauty products surpassing global standards, our worldwide team of experts use cutting-edgetechnology, scientifically proven methodologies and ancient knowledge to gift our customers
• Wafeq وافق — Send invoices or purchase orders, manage your inventory and your payroll, and get over 30 reports to manage your company, all in one software.

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• Swiftly — Harness your public transit data with Swiftly's urban mobility solutions to make your city's mass transportation move more efficiently.
• HopSkipDrive — Arranging safe, dependable transportation or children ages 6+ with qualified caregivers
• MPOWER Financing — Apply for international student loans through MPOWER Financing. Our student loans to study in the USA & Canada don't require a cosigner or credit history.

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• Enhance Ventures — Enhance is already live in 7 countries and can rapidly develop vertical marketplaces across Middle East, North Africa, Pakistan and Turkey with a higher chance of success.
• Magnitt — Magnitt is a startup directory that connects investors, mentors, and emerging companies in the Middle East. The discovery platform is a database with over 5,500 MENA startups and over 200 investors.
• Joi Gifts — Joi Gifts is the best online gift shop for any occasion. Send flowers, cakes, and more with same-day delivery in KSA, UAE, Jordan, Egypt and Middle East.

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• Itheum — As we enter the web3 and metaverse era; Itheum unlocks data silos and generates new value for your data.
• MeMusic — MeMusic is a blockchain NFT music service platform that uses blockchain technology to provide users with a music ecosystem experience.
• The Unfettered — The Unfettered is a blockchain PC game.

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• GEMS — GEMS is an Esports 3.0 aggregator Platform that combines the elements of GameFi, Esports, Metaverse and SocialFi (GEMS).
• Safeverse — Safeverse is a training, Learning, and Education to equip people for future jobs in the metaverse and real life.
• The Unfettered — The Unfettered is a blockchain PC game.

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• Dmail — Dmail Network is a decentralized mailbox that provides a safe and private environment for users' communication, storage, tokens, and NFTs. The company was founded by Mittal S. and Lucas L. in 2021.
• Orbofi — Create and monetize AI-generated images and assets for games, media, and AI NFTs. Create your own finetuned AI models.
• Volare Finance — Volare Finance provides a transparent, trustless, and convenient decentralized option trading without intermediaries.

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• Attarius Network — Attarius Network - the first and only all-in-one NFT ecosystem for game industry

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• Colexion — Colexion is the most premium blockchain-based NFT marketplace to discover and buy exclusive digital collectibles of megastars curated by top crypto artists.
• Liangzibao.cn — Liangzibao.cn is a B2B2C Internet insurance service customization platform
• Shield Finance — Shield Finance is a Multi-Chain DeFi Insurance Aggregator. You can use Shield to protect your investments from hacks, rug pulls & price crashes.

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• Apex — ApeX, an innovative derivatives protocol, is launching the ApeX game NFTs to provide Web3 users with a supreme derivatives trading experience.
• Blocklords — Be part of the most ambitious strategy game of our age.
• Sk3w Technologies — Sk3w Technologies specializes in providing exchange access solutions.

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• Sepana — Sepana develops search technologies designed to make it easy for people, communities, applications, and protocols to discover Web3 content. Founded in 2021, Sepana's API allows developers to build search-as-a-service functionality directly into their apps.
• Valory — A world-class team leading cutting-edge research & development at the intersection of multi-agent systems and distributed ledger technology.
• Kairos Loan — Kairos Loan is a new type of lending protocol allowing you to borrow instantly using an NFT as collateral and with the best rates on the market.

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• Layer N — Layer N is a layer 2 network designed to hyper-scale financial applications on Ethereum.
• GamePhilos — GamePhilos is to offer player digital ownership to mobile strategy games.
• Pixion Games — Pixion Games is a studio focused on building competitive esports games for mobile device.

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• Elumia — Legend of Elumia is a massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game.The game feature a social hub, arena and dungeon runs. Feature rich with world owned assets.
• MetaDojo — Bridging the gap between Web2 & Web3.
• MetaFi — MetaFi operates as a Trading Metaverse. Trading Metaverse is a new kind of social trading experience governed by its users.

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• GoldFin — Reshaping cryptocurrencies for the public.

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• Lyvely — Lyvely is a social networking and content monetization platform that provides an integrated multimedia e-commerce and payments solution.
• zkLink — zkLink is a unified middleware layer connecting L1 chains and L2 networks with zk-SNARKs technology, reshaping the crypto landscape for DeFi, NFT, and RWA trading.
• Dspace — DSpace is a Web3 social protocol powered by AIGC, LBS, AR, and blockchain technologies, providing users with innovative Gamefi-integrated social interactions, bridging the gap between Web3 and physical reality.

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• Ondefy — Ondefy is building infrastructure that enables a simple access to decentralized finance. Integrate multiple DeFi services unders 1 line of code.
• Attarius Network — Attarius Network - the first and only all-in-one NFT ecosystem for game industry

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• Orbofi — Create and monetize AI-generated images and assets for games, media, and AI NFTs. Create your own finetuned AI models.
• Blockus — Blockus enables game studios to build fast, reduce costs and laser focus on gameplay. Seamlessly integrated WaaS, first party NFT marketplace, and fiat + crypto payments.
• LayerZero Labs — LayerZero Labs is an omnichain interoperability protocol that unites decentralized applications (dapps) across disparate blockchains.

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• Dmail — Dmail Network is a decentralized mailbox that provides a safe and private environment for users' communication, storage, tokens, and NFTs. The company was founded by Mittal S. and Lucas L. in 2021.
• Eywa — Founded in 2021, EYWA helps Web3 projects scale up by enabling them to operate, get listed, and traded on all connected blockchain networks with a single liquidity pool. Additionally, EYWA provides a truly decentralized data protocol for secure messaging.In partnership with Curve Finance, one of the largest decentralized exchanges, EYWA isintroducing a new paradigm of non-algorithmic cross-chain assets aimed at solving the problem of liquidity fragmentation. Their cross-chain protocol stands out as the most decentralized solution in the market.- Received 6 grants from biggest L1/L2 blockchain networks including NEAR Foundation, Aurora, Harmony One, Algorand, Boba Network, and others - Winning hackathons: Ethglobal Marketmake, Polygon’s BUIDL IT hackathon, Metis hackathon
• IQ Labs — IQ Marketplace offers unique NFTs with exclusive utilities, boosting your in-game experience. With flexible renting parameters and multiple payment options, rent without collateral and unlock the full utility of NFTs. Say goodbye to gas fees with our gasless renting feature and multiply the value of NFT collections with our multi-utility renting. Explore now

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• Azuro — Azuro is a global decentralized betting protocol, utilizing smart-contracts to bring full transparency to the betting process and to deliver a classic betting experience with plentiful markets & liquidity and funky innovations like collectible bets and gamification via NFTs
• StableBattle — StableBattle is a real-time mass PvP tournament game with a prize pool generated from DeFi yields

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• Eywa — Founded in 2021, EYWA helps Web3 projects scale up by enabling them to operate, get listed, and traded on all connected blockchain networks with a single liquidity pool. Additionally, EYWA provides a truly decentralized data protocol for secure messaging.In partnership with Curve Finance, one of the largest decentralized exchanges, EYWA isintroducing a new paradigm of non-algorithmic cross-chain assets aimed at solving the problem of liquidity fragmentation. Their cross-chain protocol stands out as the most decentralized solution in the market.- Received 6 grants from biggest L1/L2 blockchain networks including NEAR Foundation, Aurora, Harmony One, Algorand, Boba Network, and others - Winning hackathons: Ethglobal Marketmake, Polygon’s BUIDL IT hackathon, Metis hackathon
• Azuro — Azuro is a global decentralized betting protocol, utilizing smart-contracts to bring full transparency to the betting process and to deliver a classic betting experience with plentiful markets & liquidity and funky innovations like collectible bets and gamification via NFTs
• StableBattle — StableBattle is a real-time mass PvP tournament game with a prize pool generated from DeFi yields

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• HypeLab — HypeLab is a web3 ad network that helps clients acquire new users in a scalable way. It serves both images and video creatives and uploads assets directly on the self-service advertiser portal. HypeLab is located in San Francisco, California.
• DRiP — Collectibles every week from your favorite creators. For free.
• Lumina — Lumina is a zero-knowledge, KYC-enabled, enterprise-ready DEX on Mina.

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• PolySign — PolySign develops state-of-the-art, secure, scalable infrastructure for financial institutions to fully leverage their digital assets. The company also develops a secure and scalable infrastructure for financial institutions to fully leverage their digital assets. They aim to integrate with existing financial organizations and global markets, andrigorously embrace the highest standards for regulation.
• TRM Labs — Next Generation Blockchain Intelligence | Monitor, Investigate, and Mitigate Crypto Fraud and Financial Crime
• OrBit Markets — OrBit Markets is the leading institutional liquidity provider of digital asset options and structured derivatives. It offers a wide range of products, including vanilla options, exotic options, and structured derivatives in crypto. Its services encompass structuring, trading, and market making.

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• The Unfettered — The Unfettered is a blockchain PC game.
• The Red Village — The Red Village is a groundbreaking dark-fantasy Play and Earn game, with a team dedicated to re-imagining what blockchain gaming can, and should, look like.
• Balthazar NFT Gaming — Own Your Game! We envision a future where gaming is powered by the players, not held captive by centralised systems.

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• Ola — Ola operates a mobile technology platform that integrates city transportation for customers and driver partners in India. Its mobile application allows its customers to book a range of cabs, auto-rickshaws, bikes, and shuttle buses. Ola's mobile application allows customers to book city taxi, outstation travel, car rental, and corporatetravel services. Its mobile application is available on Windows, Android, and iOS platforms. Ankit Bhati and Bhavish Aggarwal founded Ola on December 1, 2010. It has its headquarters with additional offices in Bengaluru in India.
• VUZ — 360VUZ is the pioneer Immersive Social Mobile App Teleporting people in time. It captures and delivers live and on-demand 360 video and immersive experiences. The 360VUZ Mobile app Ranked #1 in the Entertainment category on App Store ahead of top players.360VUZ teleports people in live, virtual reality and video content – supporting in buildingthe ecosystem for live and on-demand Video and VR to become a mainstream experience for sporting events, exclusive happenings, Influencer Appearances, concerts, and more. Out in the market in 2017, 360VUZ has more than 2 patents and reached over 500 Million Screen Views per Year.
• Kitchenful — Kitchenful is an app for personalized recommendations of recipes, which gets users the ingredients delivered from their local supermarket. Kitchenful's algorithm always suggests the most popular recipes that are 40% cheaper than meal kits.

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• Bacu — Bacu provides restaurant technology and offer a comfort food concept.
• Kenzz — Kenzz is an e-commerce platform bringing shopping to the mass market in Egypt and MENA.
• Meliora Therapeutics — Bringing together modern molecular fingerprinting, machine learning, and cutting edge biology

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• Octopus Network — Octopus is a cryptonetwork for launching and running Web3.0 application specific blockchains, aka appchains. By decreasing the capital expenditure for bootstrap an appchain by two orders of magnitude, from several million dollars to less than one hundred thousand dollars, Octopus Network is committed to unleash an innovation wave of Web3.0.
• Attarius Network — Attarius Network - the first and only all-in-one NFT ecosystem for game industry