About Faster Capital
Faster Capital, an accelerator and incubator program founded in 2014, is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. With a presence in 63 countries, it has supported around 383 startups in sectors like Enterprise Applications, Consumer. As of Sep 2026, Faster Capital has witnessed 7 portfolio exits. Most notable companies in
its portfolio include Giotto Technologies, TravelSpice and Concordmedical. The program is backed by a team of 77 people who primarily support Seed startups based in United States. Its latest investment was a $5.8M Series A round in DuelVS on Sep 21, 2026.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2014
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Portfolio Companies
Sectors of Investment
Stages of Investment
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Locations of Investment
Faster Capital's List of Top Investments
Faster Capital has a portfolio of 383 companies. Their most notable investments are in Aware and Edunoor.Their portfolio spans across United States, India, Ukraine and 60 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Retail and 37 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Faster Capital:Developer of reasoning technology designed to advance artificial general intelligence. The technology aims to bridge the gap between current AI and AGI. It focuses on creating technology that can adapt, learn, and reason. The approach combines methodologies to push the boundaries of AI. The result is technology that generalizes across tasks and solves problems.
Key facts about Giotto Technologies
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Switzerland
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $5.02M
- Employee Count: 36 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Faster Capital and Park House Partners
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Feb 15, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. TravelSpice
TravelSpice is an online platform which lets users bid on hotels etc. Users can bid for hotel packages across 3-5 star hotel. Provides a list of probable hotels in the location along with median price quotes. Claims that users will receive a hotel confirmation notification within 3 hours of bidding. Claims to be angel funded. Is ranked 10th fastest growing private company in India according to Harvard's Allworld Network in 2010. Since its launch, the company has processed over 800+ transactions covering approx 2600 room nights across 120+ cities in India with cumulative hotel partners in 260+ cities in India (212 cities), Dubai, and Colombo. Claims to have INR 46 Lakhs in gross revenue as of Feb 2017. Has more than 16k followers on Facebook. In May 2017, raised an undisclosed amount in seed round of funding from Eagle10 Ventures.
Key facts about TravelSpice
- Founded Year: 2007
- Location: Bengaluru (India)
- Annual Revenue: 0 - ₹10 Cr as on Mar 31, 2019
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Deadpooled
- Total Funding till date: $340K
- Employee Count: 27 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Startup Karnataka, Faster Capital and 28 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Angel, Jan 25, 2018, $*****
Concord Medical Services operates a network of radiotherapy and diagnostic imaging centers in China. The Company operates a network of more than 141 centers with 81 hospitals spanning more than 56 cities in China. It uses advanced radiotherapy and diagnostic imaging equipment, such as linear accelerators, head gamma knife systems, body gamma knife systems, positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) scanners or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners. The company also operates Cancer Hospitals in multiple cities like Beijing, Shanghai & Guangzhou.
Key facts about Concordmedical
4. Pibox
Online music collaboration platform. It provides cloud-based solutions that allow users to connect with songwriters, music supervisors, and other professionals to collaborate, communicate, and share music content. Users can also share hi-res audio to make changes in music mixes. It also enables users to provide time-stamped review comments on music mixes. Other features include personal chat, group chat, and cloud storage to store files. The mobile application is available for Android and iOS users.
Key facts about Pibox
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Kyiv (Ukraine)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $1.8M
- Employee Count: 17 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Globalive Capital, Presto Ventures and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Nov 06, 2024, $*****
App based platform offering home health care services. It allows for both instant and advanced booking of appointments, streamlining the scheduling process for patients and healthcare providers. It offers a range of healthcare software solutions to streamline various medical facility operations such as patient management software, track record, billing and insurance management, prescription management, digital wallet, and more.
Key facts about SNAH Healthcare Software Management
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: Beverly Hills (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $3M
- Employee Count: 3 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Faster Capital
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Sep 01, 2025, $*****
Faster Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Faster Capital has invested in 383 companies over the last 16 years, with an average of 15 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 4 investments, while as of Sep 2026, it has made 2 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in DuelVS and most recent follow-on round was in NewsAnalyse.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2025 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2024 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2023 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
2022 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
2021 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
2020 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
2019 | 15 | 7 | 22 |
2018 | 32 | 3 | 35 |
2017 | 29 | 4 | 33 |
Faster Capital's Investments by Stage
Faster Capital has made 232 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $571K, 9 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $4.03M and 5 investments in Unattributed stage.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 232 |
Series A | 9 |
Unattributed | 5 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Faster Capital's Investments by Sector
Faster Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Enterprise Applications, Retail, High Tech and Media & Entertainment. Notably, it has invested in 280 Tech companies, 180 Consumer (B2C) companies, 157 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 144 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 89 |
Enterprise Applications | 65 |
Retail | 31 |
High Tech | 24 |
Media & Entertainment | 22 |
Others | 248 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Faster Capital's Investments by Geography
Faster Capital has made most investments in United States (58), followed by India where it has made 26 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 58 |
India | 26 |
Ukraine | 16 |
Kenya | 12 |
United Arab Emirates | 10 |
Others | 106 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Faster Capital's recent investments
Faster Capital has made 2 investments in 2026 so far - DuelVS and Hasused.Here are the most recent investments by Faster Capital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Sep 21, 2026 | United States | Series A | 5299 | - | |
Apr 28, 2026 | Netherlands | Series A | 4747 | - | |
Sep 01, 2025 | United States | Seed | 2687 | - | |
Aug 26, 2025 | United States | Seed | 4793 | - | |
Aug 21, 2025 | India | Seed | 2858 | - |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Faster Capital's Portfolio
5 of Faster Capital's portfolio companies have become public. Concordmedical got listed on the Hong Kong Exchanges (HKG), in Jan 2024 at marketcap of $1.29B.Here are Faster Capital's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 09, 2024 | 2017 | Unattributed | 2682 | |
- | - | - | 8649 | |
- | Nov 25, 2017 | Series A | 9263 | |
- | Mar 21, 2016 | Seed | 5916 | |
- | Mar 14, 2016 | Seed | 8556 |
Acquired companies in Faster Capital's Portfolio
2 companies from Faster Capital's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Giotto Technologies in Feb 2023 by RQM+ for $*****.Here are Faster Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 09, 2023 | Feb 15, 2022 | Series A | 3575 | |
Nov 21, 2018 | - | - | 1581 |
Team profile of Faster Capital
Faster Capital has a team of 77 members including 25 Partners, 1 Venture Partner and 5 Principals located in United States, United Arab Emirates and 20 more locations. Faster Capital's team sits on the board of 6 companies.Here is a list of top team members in Faster Capital:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | United Arab Emirates | - | ||
Partner | Caceres | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | Tornio | - | ||
Partner | Thessaloniki | - | - | |
Partner | Kenya | - | - | |
Partner | United Arab Emirates | - | - | |
Partner | India | - |
Co-investors of Faster Capital
Over the past 16 years, 150 investors have co-invested in Faster Capital's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Faster Capital: WannaBiz, iQSpace and 45 others have invested in rounds before Faster Capital. There is 1 company where WannaBiz has invested before Faster Capital and 1 company where iQSpace has invested before Faster Capital.
- Top Co-investors of Faster Capital: 2 investors entered a company along with Faster Capital. These include investors like Cheirbell Kupte (1 company).
- Invested after Faster Capital: A total of 101 investors have invested in Faster Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Government of Karnataka (1 company) and Eagle10 Ventures (1 company).
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