Organization · Micro VC
Mavericks
Mavericks is a founder-led boutique advisory and seed capital firm based in Dubai, focusing on providing strategic and investment advisory services while deploying seed capital in sectors like technology and healthcare across the GCC and Africa.
Overview
What Mavericks does
What Mavericks is
Mavericks is a founder-led boutique advisory and seed capital firm based in Dubai, focusing on providing strategic and investment advisory services while deploying seed capital in sectors like technology and healthcare across the GCC and Africa.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Micro VC
- Founded
- Founded in 2016
- Approximate age
- About 10 years
- Structured capabilities
- Funder
- Last reviewed
- April 23, 2026
Official channels
Find Mavericks elsewhere
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Capability profile
Mavericks as a funder
Investment thesis
Mavericks provides seed capital and strategic support to companies with proven technology and customer validation, focusing on GCC-relevant opportunities.
Focus narrative
Mavericks offers a range of services including fractional CFO services, strategic advisory, investment advisory, and transaction advisory. The firm focuses on sectors such as fintech, proptech, e-commerce, insurtech, healthtech, hospitality tech, agritech, and the circular economy, with a strong emphasis on venture capital and private equity in the GCC and Africa.
Value beyond capital
Mavericks adds value through hands-on strategic and business development support, helping portfolio companies expand into the GCC region and assisting with international rollouts.
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Seed · Seed+
- Sectors
- FintechReal Estate & Property TechE-CommerceInsurance TechnologyConsumerLogistics & Supply Chain
- Regions
- Gcc · Africa
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Yes
Portfolio and track record
Portfolio context
Mavericks has been involved in various engagements and investments, including supporting a $1M funding round for TooMuchWifi, a township Internet service provider in South Africa, and assisting in an $850,000 seed round for Afrikamart, a West African agritech startup.
Common questions
What to know about Mavericks
Upseed classifies Mavericks under the Micro VC organization type. Its current public profile includes funder capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 23, 2026
Known limits
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