# Top 5 Retail Angel Investors in United Arab Emirates in May 2026

## Jonathan Doerr
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Debt Financing
- Focus: Credit, Retail, FinTech

Jonathan Doerr is the CEO of Daraz. Prior to this, Jonathan served as the managing director of Jumia Nigeria.

## Hosam Arab
- Type: Angel
- Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Debt Financing
- Focus: B2B, Retail, Banking

Hosam Arab

## Dany Farha
- Type: Angel
- Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Information Technology, Information Services

Dany is a successful serial entrepreneur and investor, with many exits from ventures in a variety of industries. Dany co-founded and exited Bayt.com, the Middle East’s largest job site; Butlers, the UAE’s largest commercial laundry company and Intercat, one of the largest catering companies in the UAE. Dany was a seed investor in Gonabit, a MiddleEast focused daily deal website that was acquired by Living Social in 2011. He currently sits on the boards of 3 portfolio companies.Dany is the first to acknowledge that he wouldn’t have accomplished all these things without the support of the investors and mentors that gave him his start. It is this belief that serves as the impetus behind BECO. Like those that boosted him when he needed it, Dany aspires to serve the next wave of entrepreneurs, so that they too can fulfil their potential and pass along the same spirit of generosity to those that follow in their footsteps.

## Salman Butt
- Type: Angel
- Location: Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Retail, E-Commerce, Brand Marketing

Salman Butt - Co-Founder & Chief Expansion Officer @ Salla

## Wiktor Namysl
- Type: Angel
- Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Retail, E-Commerce, Brand Marketing

Wiktor Namysl is a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company.

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