QDB: Venture Capital Investment rises 81% in 2025

Doha, Qatar: Venture capital investment in Qatar reached a record QAR 214 million, representing an 81 percent year on year increase, according to the...

Doha, Qatar: Venture capital investment in Qatar reached a record QAR 214 million, representing an 81 percent year-on-year increase, according to the annual venture capital report for the year 2025, issued by Qatar Development Bank (QDB), in cooperation with the MAGNiTT research platform.

QDB said in a statement on Sunday that the report demonstrated the growing role of Qatar as an attractive investment hub in the MENA region, pointing out that venture capital activity was concentrated in early-stage deals, which accounted for 61 percent of total funding.

On this occasion, Chief Executive Officer of QDB, Abdulrahman bin Hesham Al Sowaidi said, "This annual report is a key milestone for showcasing the most important data related to investment and venture capital in Qatar. It also provides investors, partners, and stakeholders across Qatar's entrepreneurship ecosystem with a precise and detailed view of the sector's transformations and trajectories."

Al Sowaidi noted that QDB continues to play its leading enabling role in the Qatari venture capital landscape, adding that the total direct and indirect investments, alongside investment commitments made through the bank's investment arm, have reached approximately QAR 390 million since its inception.

"We take great pride in the private sector's remarkable progress; its participation, together with international investors, accounted for 86 percent of the total venture capital value in the country. These efforts, coupled with the sustained engagement of the private sector and international funds, serve to safeguard the achievements required to reach our national sector targets under the Third National Development Strategy," he added.