The overall aim of the partnership is to support high-growth sectors, enhance funding options, and promote Dubai as a global innovation hub.

PFG, with over 20 years of global experience and $2.1 billion deployed across more than 250 companies, will lead origination, underwriting, and portfolio management, offering flexible, founder-aligned capital.

Andrew Kahn of PFG emphasized the importance of growth debt in enabling founders to grow with minimal dilution and expressed enthusiasm for scaling impact in the region.

DIFC and Partners for Growth (PFG) have announced a strategic partnership to support high-growth tech companies in Dubai and the GCC, aligning with Dubai's D33 Economic Agenda and Strategy 2030.

The partnership will focus on sectors such as FinTech, HealthTech, InsurTech, PropTech, SME Digital Finance, and SpaceTech, primarily supporting companies headquartered in Dubai and the GCC, with potential global reach.

It will provide structured growth debt to these sectors, fostering innovation and entrepreneurship within the region.

The partnership will also focus on expanding funding tools for startups, helping them scale efficiently while maintaining control.

This strategic move is expected to significantly impact the region’s startup ecosystem by fostering sustainable growth and attracting global investment.

His Excellency Arif Amiri of DIFC highlighted that this partnership will help foster a vibrant ecosystem and accelerate the ambitions of Dubai’s D33 Agenda.

The initiative leverages DIFC’s advanced financial ecosystem, including its regulatory framework, talent pool, and infrastructure, to support the development of the region’s innovation economy.

This collaboration aims to expand funding tools for startups, enabling them to scale without losing control, and to bolster Dubai’s position as a global hub for innovation and finance.