Abdullah Mutawi

Co-founder and chairman, Dubai Angel Investors

Since its founding in 2016, Dubai Angel Investors has invested in approximately 30 tech startups worldwide including the UK, US, France, Lebanon, Egypt and the UAE. Its 100+ C-level members and two UAE institutional investors have backed the likes of Lunch:On (now Munch:On), Zbooni, and Clara. It typically deploys between $100,000 to $250,000 in each company. Mutawi, besides spurring the angel investor network in the region, is also a corporate lawyer with a focus on M&A, restructuring and corporate governance – all of which are vital to his role in supporting early-stage VCs. He also serves as partner and head of Corporate Commercial at Al Tamimi & Company.