SAQR is based in the UAE and sources companies wherever the best technology is being built. That is not a contradiction. It is the point.
Capital that wants to work
Family offices and investor groups in the Gulf have capital, patience and an appetite for technology that solves real problems. What they often lack is a disciplined way to find those companies early, outside their own networks, and to invest with confidence in markets they do not visit every month.
Companies that want a second home
Technology companies in Europe, North America and Asia increasingly see the Gulf as a market in its own right: fast-growing, digitally ambitious, and willing to adopt new tools in sectors from real estate to finance to government services. Many want investors who can open those doors, not just fund the next eighteen months.
What the bridge looks like
We screen companies against the same three tests wherever they are: technology at the core, a real problem at scale, and a team that can scale. Then we match them to co-investors whose mandate fits, and we invest family resources alongside those partners. For founders, that means capital plus a route into the region. For investors, it means a steady view of technology companies they would not otherwise see, screened before they arrive.
We are at RISE in Dubai this October, meeting both sides of that bridge. If you are an investor who wants to see what we are seeing, or a founder who wants a partner in the region, start a conversation.