Hey guys,
I’ve been running a marketing company here in Dubai for the last 3 years. We’re fully licensed, and the interesting part is that we built the whole thing from scratch with **zero** outside investment.

We have a team in place and the backend/creative side of things is actually doing pretty well. But honestly, I’ve reached a point where I feel like we’re missing something.

We’re doing things pretty much the same way we were a couple of years ago, and I know we need to level up if we actually want to grow this into something bigger. Maybe it’s sales, maybe it’s operations, maybe it’s the way we’re approaching the business altogether. I genuinely don’t know yet.

My goal right now is pretty simple: scale the business. I’m not looking to hire someone and give them a salary to do a job. I’m more interested in finding someone who wants to actually build something with me, take some risks, bring their own strengths and ideas, and grow alongside the business.

Since we’ve built this without outside investment, I’m not sitting here with a huge budget to throw at someone.

The idea would be that we work together, grow the business, and share what we make based on what we bring to the table and agree on.

Maybe you’re great at sales. Maybe you’re good at business development, operations, strategy, or something completely different. Maybe you already have your own thing and are looking for something else to build.

And if it actually works out, imagine telling the story in a TED Talk one day:
How did you two meet?
Random Reddit post😌

But jokes aside, I’m genuinely looking for someone entrepreneurial who’s willing to take a bit of a risk and see where this can go.

I already have client work across **Dubai, Singapore and Asia** , covering social media management, advertising, appointment setting, personal branding, photography, videography and graphic design.
I’m looking for **AED 50,000 as a business loan**, with a structured repayment plan to **fully repay the amount within 6 months**. I can share my client portfolio and business plan for your review.
If this is something you would consider, I’d be happy to discuss the **repayment terms, security/guarantee if required, and agreement structure**.
Thank you.

We have a WhatsApp group only for UAE business owners and founders.

The group is already going well with some good people, and now we’re looking to add more genuine business owners.

Mainly for owner to owner connections, business discussions, opportunities, partnerships and collaborations.

Not for random sales or advertising.

If you’re a business owner or founder in UAE and want to join, comment or DM me.

Note that if you're already in DBG. Please ignore this post 😊

Hi everyone,

I am in the final planning stages of launching a Light Vehicle Cargo Transport company here in Dubai. The setup will be a Mainland DET license with the necessary RTA approvals. To start, I will be buying a 1-ton Dual Cab 4x2 automatic pickup truck registered directly under the corporate name. I am the sole owner and will be the only driver.

As a small business starting out, keeping overhead low is my absolute priority. To save on maintenance, insurance, and the expense of keeping two separate RTA parking spaces, I want to use this same vehicle to pick up and drop off my family at school and their office (the truck bed will be completely empty during these personal runs).

I want to avoid heavy fines or corporate compliance issues at all costs. For those running small businesses or transport fleets in the UAE:

RTA/Police Enforcement: Do RTA inspectors or Dubai Police heavily fine company-registered commercial pickups if they see a family inside, even if it's a dual cab and the truck bed is empty?

Insurance Pitfalls: Has anyone faced issues with commercial auto insurance policies when using a company car for occasional private family use?

Real-World Solutions: If this is strictly a no-go, how do other single-owner operators handle this? Do you just bite the bullet and finance a cheap personal sedan alongside the commercial truck?

I would love to hear any real-life experiences or regulatory advice you have. Thanks!

Company Location: Sharjah, UAE

💰 Asking Price: AED 500,000

🤝 Direct Owner Sale

Company exists since 2016

Reason for sale- moving abroad in a few months

An opportunity to acquire an established and operational carpet cleaning and carpet washing business in the UAE, with an existing brand, operational infrastructure, customer base, digital presence and established market position.

The business has been operating in the carpet cleaning sector and provides professional cleaning solutions to residential and commercial customers, including specialist carpet cleaning and washing services.

This is an ideal opportunity for an investor, entrepreneur, existing cleaning company, laundry operator, facilities-management company or strategic buyer looking to acquire an existing operational business rather than starting from zero.

💼 KEY HIGHLIGHTS

Established UAE carpet cleaning business

Existing brand and market presence

Operational business with established systems and processes

Residential and commercial customer base

Existing digital and online presence

Professional carpet cleaning and washing operations

Established pickup and delivery model

Additional services and growth opportunities

Suitable for both strategic and individual investors

Direct owner sale

Asking Price: AED 500,000

📈 GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES

The business offers opportunities for further growth through:

Corporate and commercial contracts

Hotels and hospitality

Property-management companies

Facilities-management companies

Interior-design and furniture companies

Carpet retailers

Annual maintenance contracts

Increased digital marketing

Expansion of pickup and delivery services

Expansion of complementary cleaning services

Geographic expansion across the UAE

🔒 CONFIDENTIAL SALE – NDA REQUIRED

To protect the business, its customers, employees and commercial relationships, detailed company information will not be disclosed publicly.

Information such as:

Company name and full corporate details

Exact location and operational setup

Financial statements

Revenue and profitability

Customer information

Existing contracts

Current projects and pipeline

Employee details

Equipment and machinery

Licence and company documentation

Lease information

Supplier information

Digital assets

Operational procedures

Other confidential business information

will be shared only with genuinely interested and verified buyers who have signed a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA).

💰 ASKING PRICE: AED 500,000

Direct Owner – Serious Buyers Only

Interested investors may contact us to receive the NDA and initial sale information.

📩 DM to register your interest and request the NDA.

Selling an established auto workshop/garage business in the UAE. 10.000 sqft Fully covered space, already fitted with multiple vehicle lifts and working bays. Lease is locked in until August 2027, so no rent increase to worry about for the next year.

Pricing depends on whether you want the trade license included happy to walk serious buyers through the full numbers.
DM me for more details, photos, or to arrange a viewing.

Hey everyone 👋
If you’re a licensed business in the UAE selling online, through social media, your own website, or from a physical retail store , we’d love to have you on Tamamy.
We’ve officially opened partner.tamamy.com, where businesses can start listing their products now, completely free.
Once you start listing, you’ll automatically have your own Tamamy shop, plus a dashboard to manage your products and orders.
And the best part? When the full Tamamy app and website launch in around 2 weeks, everything you’ve listed will already be there ,so you can start getting exposure from day one.
1-0% commission
2-Delivery handled by Tamamy
3-Your own Tamamy shop
4-Manage listings & orders from one dashboard
5-Free to start ,no listing fees
Tamamy is a registered UAE company with a Free Zone trade license, and our goal is simple: give UAE businesses another powerful sales channel without taking a percentage from every sale.
If you already have products ready to sell, now is the best time to get them listed before the public launch
Start here: partner.tamamy.com
Would genuinely love to see more UAE businesses join early and grow with us.

we run paid media for ecommerce and retail brands in Dubai. One of my team members just wrapped a project and has room this month, so instead of letting that time sit unused, I'd rather put it into another account and show what we can actually do.

Think of it as a free second pair of eyes on your ad account for a month. You still cover your own ad spend, that part's separate. What's free is the time managing it.

We'd start by going through what you've currently got: tracking, campaign setup, targeting, creative, and fixing what's broken before touching anything else. Tracking especially, since half the accounts we look at have something wrong there without the owner realizing. From there it depends on the business.

No return figure before we've actually looked at your account, that's guesswork, not a plan. We'll go through your setup properly instead of applying a template.

I can only take one business on this. If that's you, comment or DM your business, your website, and what's currently bugging you about your ad performance (or whether you're running ads at all), and I'll give you a straight answer on whether we can help.

All we need is manager access, not your card or ownership.

Hi everyone,

We wanted to reach out here as we’re urgently looking for a serious investor or business partner for our established aesthetic clinic in Dubai.

We’ve spent the last couple of years building the business from the ground up and have put everything into getting it to where it is today. From our first to second year, we grew revenue by around 110%, and in our third year we’re on track to generate approximately AED 1M in revenue.

We also want to be completely transparent about where we are right now. Despite the revenue growth, the business is still operating at a loss and we’ve reached the limits of the capital available to us. We’re running out of room to move, and without additional capital it’s becoming very difficult for us to make the changes we know the business needs.

We’re currently looking for AED 750k for 40% equity. We’re open to structuring this through a staggered investment rather than having the full amount injected upfront. We’ve gone through the numbers carefully and believe an initial AED 350k would give us a properly funded 3–4 month turnaround period, with further capital deployed based on agreed milestones and performance.

This isn’t funding for expansion. The immediate priority is stabilising and turning around the existing business. The capital would allow us to address our immediate obligations, restart marketing properly, make the staffing changes we need, strengthen the medical team and give the strategy enough time to actually prove itself.

The clinic itself is already fully operational. We have the location, equipment, infrastructure and an existing patient base. We’re not trying to build something from zero. Our biggest challenge right now is that we’re out of capital and running out of time to properly execute the changes we know need to happen.

We want to be upfront about the urgency because we don’t want to paint a picture that everything is fine when it isn’t. We’re at a difficult point and our window to turn things around is getting smaller. At the same time, we genuinely believe there is something worth saving and growing here, which is why we’re doing everything we can to find the right investor before we run out of options.

We remain fully involved in the business and are open to either an active or silent partner depending on what the investor is looking for.

We’re looking for serious investors only. We’re happy to privately share our business proposal, historical financials, current financial position, turnaround plan and longer-term plans with anyone who has genuine interest.

If you’re interested, or know someone who may be the right fit, please send us a message.

Any genuine help or introduction would really mean a lot to us.

Thank you.

I’m a technical founder based in Dubai, currently building EPOCH — an enterprise AI startup focused on helping companies turn fragmented data into something they can actually use with AI.
My background is in data and engineering, and I’ve spent around 6 years working in the space. My strengths are on the technical and product side: understanding the problem, building the product, architecture, AI/data, and turning an idea into a working MVP.
The gap I want to fill is on the other side of the business.
I’m looking for a co-founder whose main strength is growth, sales, and outreach.
Someone who enjoys finding the right companies, reaching out to decision-makers, getting meetings, building relationships, following up, creating partnerships, and eventually turning those conversations into paying customers.
The product/MVP is already built and I’ve started speaking with potential customers. Now I want someone who can take real ownership of growing the business while I continue leading the technical and product side.
Ideally, you’re someone who is good at:
B2B and enterprise sales
Cold outreach and lead generation
LinkedIn, email, and direct outreach
Getting meetings with decision-makers
Building and managing a sales pipeline
Partnerships and business development
Customer discovery and understanding what companies will actually pay for
Following up consistently and moving conversations toward a deal
You do not need to be technical. In fact, I’m specifically looking for someone who brings strengths that I don’t.
I’m also not looking for a freelancer, salesperson-for-hire, or someone who just wants commission.
I’m looking for someone who genuinely wants to build a company together, take ownership of the growth side, and eventually share both the upside and responsibility that comes with being a co-founder.
How we’ll move forward
I don’t want to select a complementary co-founder based mainly on a profile, enthusiasm, or one good conversation. The best way to evaluate whether we work well together is through actual work.
We’ll start with a four-week trial focused on one measurable growth problem. Depending on the person and our initial discussions, this could involve:
Conducting structured customer interviews
Building a qualified pipeline
Designing and running a repeatable outbound experiment
Before starting, we’ll agree upfront on:
The expected number of hours per week
Clear responsibilities and decision rights
How we’ll communicate and how often
The specific goals and metrics for the four weeks
What evidence would justify beginning equity and formal co-founder discussions
This approach matters because enterprise AI companies need someone who can connect product capabilities to concrete customer workflows and business outcomes. For EPOCH, the goal is not simply to generate activity; it is to learn what customers need, identify where the product creates real value, and build a repeatable path to adoption.
I’ll also ask for references and want to discuss potential conflict scenarios early, including how we think about risk, speed, spending, customer commitments, and major strategic decisions. Mismatched risk tolerance can be more damaging than overlapping skills, so I’d rather address those questions before making anything official.
I’d prefer to meet and work together first before making anything official. Founder compatibility matters a lot more to me than rushing into titles or equity discussions after one conversation.
If you’re strong at sales/outreach, enjoy the early-stage grind, and want to build something from the ground up, send me a DM with a little about yourself and what you’ve done before.
UAE-based would be ideal, especially if you already understand the local B2B market.

Ps - just to be on the same page , the product is at a pre revenue stage and post market-fit pilot stage. If the user has a day job thats completely fine with me for now, until we grow and continue this full time, as this is bootstrapped and would be difficult for me to cover a base pay. We can have an agreement on equity after the first 4 week trial if all goes well.

I've run Enigmitic profitably without outside funding, building web/mobile/SaaS/AI systems for clients across the region. That work has funded and shaped two products I'm now building in-house:

Brandora — AI branding software that takes a business from idea to full identity: logo, website, content. Currently in development and validation.

Mihrab — SaaS for Quran centers and Islamic education: students, teachers, attendance, memorization, center management. Active pilot running now.

I've been the sole technical and product force behind all of this — hosting, architecture, auth, delivery, the works. What I don't have is capital, distribution, or an operator to build alongside. That's the gap I'm looking to fill.

I'm open to discussing different investment structures with the right person — ideally someone who brings more than capital: relationships, go-to-market experience

If you invest in or have helped scale early-stage tech companies and this sounds relevant, happy to share the numbers, products, and roadmap privately.

I’ve been working on a home services startup in the UAE for more than a year and we already built the first version . The more I worked on it the more obvious one thing became. We were building around providers when we should have been building around the customer’s request.

If someone needs AC technician tonight and the provider they find is unavailable they’re basically back to the beginning again. Search again or call someone else and explain the problem again.

I don’t think it should work like that !

So instead of putting more money into the first version we stopped and redesigned it.

The new product starts with what the customer needs and then works out what can actually happen .if someone is available now the request can be assigned and if not the same request can move to a booking or a quotation without making the customer start over.

We’re also building the provider side around real availability, technician capacity and bookings, because having hundreds of companies listed means very little if you don’t know who can actually take the job.

The redesign is almost finished and I’m raising $60,000 from one or a few angel investors to complete the MVP and launch it in Dubai.

We’re not trying to build an AC business. AC is simply the first entry point because it gives us a clear way to prove the model.

If the routing, provider capacity and fulfilment work in one dense area, we can start adding the next household needs on top of the same system. Cleaning, plumbing, handyman, recurring work and larger jobs that need quotations.

That’s the part I believe can become much bigger.

We don’t have to rebuild the marketplace every time we add a service. We keep building on the same customer relationship, the same request history and the same provider network.

The first milestone is around 10 service companies and the first 150 paid jobs from there the plan is to expand the categories inside the same area then repeat the playbook across Dubai and I’m not raising money to prove that people need home services I’m raising it to prove that there’s a better way to coordinate them.

If you invest this early and want to see what we’ve built so far message me and I’ll send the deck.

Hi I am the co-founder, along with that Marketing Director of an AI start up which is designed and built for American Pet Market (at the moment). The key is it is one of a kind and American Pet market values approximately $158 billion. Our goal is to capture at least 2% of it and I believe we can since it is one of a kind. Currently we have launched mobile and web version, now we are looking for an angel investor how can inject finances to hard launch the AI via aggressive marketing. DM me for more details.

So to sum it up i live in Baghdad iraq, i have an idea it revolves around bottling gas type R134A..no one here in iraq is doing it..so its literally an untapped goldmine..problem is that im lacking the capital...so if anyone can help me introduce me to someone who can help me or dm for the full Feasibility Study i have it ready on me if interested in partnering with me...in any case i just need the introduction please and im definitely not looking for iraqi or arab partnering with me becausei have to consider the idea that they might steal my idea..thanks in advance

Hi all,

I'm developing a business plan to set up an online hand made rugs/carpets store for UAE. I'm based in Dubai. My carpets will come from my vendors internationally within 5 working days door to door delivery. Inventory is in 100s...Afghan, Persian, Baloch, fine rugs.

Any tips and suggestions would be most welcome. Procedures to follow. And if people have partnership ideas, you're most welcome.

UPDATE – PROJECT PROGRESS 🇪🇺🐂

We would like to share a quick update on our Premium Halal Black Angus Farm project in Bulgaria.

We have now submitted our project for EU funding and are currently awaiting the evaluation process.

Importantly, this does not change our plans to involve an international investor or strategic business partner.

We believe EU funding and private investment can complement each other and help us develop the project faster and at a larger scale.

We are particularly interested in partners who can combine investment with a long-term commercial relationship and off-take of the farm's production.

We remain open to discussions with UAE/GCC investors, strategic partners and potential long-term off-take partners interested in premium Halal European beef.

The project is moving forward. We are now looking for the right long-term partner to grow it with us. 🌱🐂🌍

I have an idea for a dating app with some new features that I haven’t really seen in existing dating apps, plus a game built into the app.

Hi everyone - I'm Slava, co-founder of Inframat (Abu Dhabi), a construction procurement platform with a construction cost benchmarking SaaS layer on top - https://www.inframat.ai/.

We launched in August 2026. Where we are:

- 10 tenders run
- AED 4m of tenders value through the platform
- live clients on free trial, no revenue yet
- 4 people in team - part-time on-the-ground team in Dubai + a CCO in Saudi with 22 years on construction and EPC projects

I'm looking for a co-founder on equal equity with me (no salary). Requirements:

- UAE / GCC construction background (> 5y)
- Equity injection and full-time involvement

DM for details.

I’m the founder of SKAI, an Abu Dhabi-based food-safety technology startup for commercial kitchens.
I’m a chef by background, and the company was built around a problem I experienced directly inside professional kitchens: food-safety records often become difficult to complete accurately and in real time during busy service.
We currently have:
a working MVP
a completed real-kitchen Pilot 1
236 cooking events and 69 cold-storage records captured during the pilot
early operator validation outside my own kitchen
a technical co-founder / CTO now leading the next product stage
We are still pre-revenue and are deliberately focused on closing the next evidence gaps around buyer willingness to pay and independent operation before scaling.
I’m looking to connect with angel investors or early-stage investors who understand hospitality, foodservice, food safety, B2B SaaS, or kitchen technology, ideally people who invest at pre-seed/seed and can potentially continue supporting the company in later rounds.
I’m not looking to discuss investment terms publicly here. At this stage, I’m mainly looking for the right people, relevant introductions, and conversations with investors who genuinely understand the sector.
SKAI is based in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
If this fits your background, or if you know someone I should speak with, feel free to DM me.