Dubai is a pioneering centre for start-up investment across MENA. Home to one-third of MENA’s investors, the city is the start-up nerve centre of a region which in 2018 saw US$893 million in start-up funding, a year-on-year increase of 31%. BECO Capital is one of the early stage investors and looks at 1,500 investment opportunities a year – testimony to the growth potential of the region’s ecosystem.