How records enter the tracker and how we prevent estimates, duplicates and weak UAE connections from distorting the numbers.
We include publicly announced capital provided to an operating company with an explicit UAE connection. The tracker records whether that connection is headquarters, founding, incorporation, a regional office or UAE operations.
A public record requires a first-party or official source, or two credible independent sources that agree on the material facts. Automated discovery creates private candidates only. An editor verifies every public record.
Undisclosed rounds are never estimated. AED amounts are converted to USD at the fixed rate of AED 3.6725 per USD. For other currencies, a source-stated USD equivalent is used when available; otherwise the original amount remains visible and the round is excluded from USD totals.
Equity, convertibles, debt, mixed rounds, grants, accelerator capital, secondary transactions and undisclosed structures remain separately classified. Report totals explain which types they include.
The announcement date determines the reporting period. Extensions and multi-close rounds are recorded separately only when the source identifies a distinct close; otherwise they update the existing record.
Companies, investors and readers can submit evidence through the contact page. Material corrections are reviewed against primary documentation.
