Abu Dhabi, UAE – Zest Equity, a venture-backed technology company offering digital infrastructure for private market transactions, has closed a $3.8 million seed round.
The Hub71 startup will use these funds to drive the company’s ambition to expand its product offering in the MENA region, providing private market stakeholders with a solution to conduct transactions and access liquidity.
The round was led by Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP), with participation from the Dubai Future District Fund (DFDF) and DASH Ventures. Zest Equity has raised a total of $5.7 million with early backers including DFDF, 500 Sanabil, Nuwa Capital, and a significant group of regional angel investors, co-founders and family offices.
Since its founding in 2021, Zest Equity has established itself as the go-to platform for equipping entrepreneurs with the necessary digital tools to manage their own transactions whilst also grouping their investors into a single legal framework.
The company joined Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem, earlier this year, gaining access to a vibrant community of partners and investors to support its next phase of growth.