Here’s what is happening in Dubai next week

With the Super Bowl of crypto on the horizon, Alba Ventures has compiled the ultimate list of 300+ side events happening during Dubai Token2049 (April 28 - May 4, 2025).

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​We've listed both free and paid premium events, making it easy to plan your conference schedule for maximum impact.

This is the networking resource we wish we had for previous events, so we decided to create it ourselves.

🌟 Featured VC Speakers at TOKEN2049 Dubai 2025

These Venture Capitalists are confirmed speakers or high-profile attendees at the main conference (April 30–May 1 at Madinat Jumeirah):

• Dan Morehead – Pantera Capital

• Diogo Monica – Haun Ventures

• Rob Hadick – Dragonfly

• Alexander Pack – Hack VC

• Meltem Demirors – Crucible Capital

• Kelvin Koh – Spartan Group

• Carlos Pereira – BITKRAFT Ventures

• Santiago Roel Santos – Inversion Capital

• Lasse Clausen – 1kx

• Matthew Graham – Ryze Labs

• Henri Arslanian – Nine Blocks Capital

🇦🇪 Key Local & Attending VCs at TOKEN2049 Week in Dubai

🏛 VentureSouq

VentureSouq is a Dubai-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage tech startups, with a growing interest in Web3 investments. The firm operates in the UAE, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia with over $100 million in assets under management. ​wamda.com

• Verticals: Technology, Web3

• AUM: Over $100 million

• Accepting pitches: Yes​

🏛 Global Ventures

Global Ventures is a Dubai-based, international venture capital firm that invests in emerging markets, with a focus on Web3 and blockchain technology. The firm manages approximately $400 million in assets under management and has a portfolio of 60 companies.

• Verticals: Web3, Blockchain

• AUM: Approximately $400 million

• Accepting pitches: Yes

🏛 Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)

MEVP is a leading venture capital firm investing in early-stage and growth-stage tech startups, including Web3 companies in Dubai. With offices in Dubai, Beirut, Bahrain, Riyadh, Cairo, and Abu Dhabi, MEVP manages over $300 million in assets under management and has invested in more than 60 startups. ​

• Verticals: Technology, Web3

• AUM: Over $300 million

• Accepting pitches: Yes

🏛 Wamda Capital

Wamda Capital is a leading venture capital firm in the Middle East and North Africa region, investing in innovative technology startups, including Web3 companies. The firm manages a $75 million growth capital fund and is consistently on the lookout for high-growth technology firms from the MENA region to invest in. ​

• Verticals: Technology, Web3

• AUM: $75 million

• Accepting pitches: Yes​

🏛 Sigma Capital

Sigma Capital is a UAE-based venture capital firm with a dual presence in Dubai and Singapore, focusing on blockchain and Web3 investments. The firm has launched a $100 million fund to support Web3 innovation in the region, collaborating with global partners to provide comprehensive support to portfolio companies.​

• Verticals: Web3, Blockchain, DeFi, Metaverse

• AUM: $100 million

• Accepting pitches: Yes

🏛 Ghaf Capital Partners

Ghaf Capital Partners is one of the first locally managed blockchain-only private capital firms based in Dubai, UAE. The firm acts as a strategic partner and growth accelerator for its portfolio companies, focusing on early-stage, next-generation, industry-changing blockchain projects. ​

• Verticals: Blockchain, Web3

• AUM: Not publicly disclosed

• Accepting pitches: Yes​

🏛 MGX Fund Management Limited

MGX is an Emirati state-owned investment firm established by the government of Abu Dhabi in 2024 to channel investments into AI-driven technologies and startups. With a target of managing $100 billion in assets, MGX focuses on identifying and investing in high-potential AI startups and established companies globally. ​

• Verticals: Artificial Intelligence, Technology Funds

• AUM: Targeting $100 billion

• Accepting pitches: Yes

🏛 Cypher Capital

Cypher Capital is a UAE-based venture capital firm focused on blockchain, crypto, and digital asset projects. They have launched a $100 million seed fund targeting investments in DeFi, GameFi, and the Metaverse.

• Verticals: Blockchain, DeFi, GameFi, Metaverse

• AUM: $100 million

• Accepting pitches: Yes

🏛 Ceras Ventures

Ceras Ventures is a relatively new but active venture firm investing in frontier technologies. They are reportedly co-hosting or sponsoring events during TOKEN2049 week.​

• Verticals: Frontier Tech, AI, Web3

• AUM: Not publicly disclosed

• Accepting pitches: Yes​

🏛 Fenbushi Capital

Fenbushi Capital is the first and most active blockchain-focused venture capital firm in Asia. Founded in Shanghai in 2015 by veterans across both blockchain and traditional financial industries, it has supported over 60 leading projects across 4 continents leveraging blockchain technology to reshape industries such as finance, healthcare, supply chain, and consumer goods. ​signal.nfx.com

• Verticals: Blockchain, Web3, DeFi

• AUM: Not publicly disclosed

• Accepting pitches: Yes​animoca.ventures

🏛 Greenfield Capital

Greenfield Capital is a European crypto-native investment firm focusing on early-stage investments in decentralized technologies. They support entrepreneurs building the next generation of Web3 applications and infrastructure.

• Verticals: Web3, Blockchain Infrastructure, DeFi

• AUM: Not publicly disclosed

• Accepting pitches: Yes​

🏛 RockawayX

RockawayX is a venture capital firm investing in digital assets and blockchain technologies. They focus on supporting founders building the next generation of financial infrastructure and decentralized applications.​

• Verticals: Blockchain, DeFi, Web3

• AUM: Over $ 2 billion

• Accepting pitches: Yes​

🏛 1kx

1kx is a thesis-driven venture capital firm that invests in early-stage token networks. They focus on supporting projects that enable permissionless, trust-minimized interactions on the internet.​

• Verticals: Web3, DeFi, Token Networks

• AUM: Not publicly disclosed

• Accepting pitches: Yes

🏛 Mirana Ventures

Mirana Ventures is the investment arm of Bybit, focusing on investments in blockchain and cryptocurrency projects. They support innovative teams building the future of decentralized finance and Web3 applications.​

• Verticals: Blockchain, DeFi, Web3

• AUM: Not publicly disclosed

• Accepting pitches: Yes​

🏛 Animoca Ventures

Animoca Ventures is the venture investment arm of Animoca Brands, focusing on early-stage investments in Web3 companies. They have invested in 155 companies across 26 countries, with a Fund I AUM of $100 million as of September 2024.

• Verticals: Web3, NFTs, Gaming

• AUM: $100 million

• Accepting pitches: Yes​

🏛 Fabric Ventures

Fabric Ventures is a venture capital firm backing the founders of the Open Economy. They invest in scalable decentralized networks and applications, supporting the development of Web3 infrastructure and services.​

• Verticals: Web3, Decentralized Networks, Open Economy

• AUM: Over $200 million

• Accepting pitches: Yes​

🏛 Big Brain Holdings

Big Brain Holdings is an early-stage crypto-native investment firm focusing on innovative Web3 ideas. They have a diverse portfolio of companies in gaming, NFTs, infrastructure, DAOs, Web3 tools, social platforms, and DeFi sectors. ​Messari

• Verticals: Web3, Gaming, NFTs, Infrastructure, DeFi

• AUM: Not publicly disclosed

• Accepting pitches: Yes

Schedule a 1:1 next week in Dubai with Malak, CEO of Alba Ventures, to explore how we can support your fundraising, PR strategy, or both—with the potential to collaborate more closely by replying to this thread.

Don’t forget to use promocode MALAKA10 for $100 off your Token2049 conference ticket before prices increase today at midnight.

Keep hodling crypto fam.

Best,
Alba Ventures Team