Mubadala Ventures

Mubadala is active in 13 sectors and more than 30 countries around the world.Their portfolio include investments in sectors such as aerospace, ICT, semiconductors, metals & mining, renewable energy and utilities, and the management of diverse financial holdings.

Mubadala Ventures expects to grow its portfolio of assets to about $1 billion (Dh3.67bn) by 2021 as it deploys capital from its existing and new funds, including a UAE technology vehicle.

Mubadala Ventures also manages the $400m Ventures Fund I targeting early stage US tech companies, a $200m fund-to-fund investment business with the aim to deploy $70m each year, and a $400m European fund due to launch in 2019. The $200m Fund of Funds seeks to invest in established and emerging fund managers with investments totaling $70m per year in US and European VC funds. It has invested in seven funds in its first year of operation.

Mubadala Ventures will start raising its second US fund - Venture Fund II - in 2020, and is planning its first-ever dedicated UAE venture fund and support platform for regional technology companies to launch next year. As well as investing in early-stage UAE-based companies either home-grown or originating from elsewhere in the region, the fund is interested in established US and European companies seeking to expand in the region.