Dubai’s proptech scene just clocked another milestone. Homegrown digital real estate platform Stake has secured $31 million in a Series B round, pushing its total capital raised to $58 million and sharpening its ambitions well beyond the UAE.
The latest round was led by Emirates NBD, with backing from heavyweight investors including Mubadala Investment Company, Middle East Venture Partners, Property Finder, STV NICE, Wa’ed Ventures, GFH Partners and Ellington Properties.
Stake positions itself as the connective tissue between global investors and institutional-grade real estate — a digital infrastructure layer designed to fractionalise ownership and simplify cross-border access. The fresh capital signals growing institutional conviction in that model.
Saudi Arabia in Sharp Focus
After launching in Saudi Arabia in late 2024, the company has moved quickly. Three real estate funds have already been closed in the kingdom, with more than SAR 416 million (around $111 million) deployed into local assets. The Saudi market is now firmly marked as a core growth engine in Stake’s regional playbook.
A North American Foothold
In October 2025, Stake stepped onto a bigger stage, entering the US industrial real estate segment — its first venture into North America. The move widened its geographic footprint and diversified its asset exposure beyond the Gulf.
Tokenisation on the Horizon
Back in Dubai, the platform is pushing deeper into regulated digital assets. In collaboration with Property Finder, Stake is advancing real estate tokenisation and has already secured In-Principle Approval from the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority. The regulatory nod places it among a small but growing circle of fintechs preparing to digitise property ownership under formal oversight.
With more than two million users on its platform, Stake’s trajectory reflects a broader shift: real estate, long viewed as illiquid and local, is being reshaped into a borderless, app-driven asset class.
