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Enabling Future
We build, operate, and invest in awesome companies. | We are a family backed investment firm and a venture builder. Our team consists of entrepreneurs with...
Enabling Future
We build, operate, and invest in awesome companies. | We are a family backed investment firm and a venture builder. Our team consists of entrepreneurs with diverse backgrounds in blockchain, data, enterprise technology, and consumer goods. We have launched, scaled, and sold businesses across the Middle East, Europe, and the US.
General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Year founded
2016
Location
Region
Middle East
Country
United Arab Emirates
City
Dubai
Corporate office
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Additional offices
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Principals
Hubertus Thonhauser
Founding Partner
Saad Umerani
Founding Partner
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Enabling Future?
Founding partners Hubertus Thonhauser and Saad Umerani co-lead the firm. Thonhauser concentrates on blockchain gaming and digital assets, while Umerani focuses on consumer goods and consumer technology. Both appear to operate with significant autonomy within their respective thematic areas.
How does Enabling Future source its deals?
The firm has not publicly described a proprietary sourcing model. However, Umerani's role leading the M&A practice at ValuStrat and his history launching consumer brands in the Middle East likely provides a regional deal-flow network, while Thonhauser's gaming-industry background connects the firm into the blockchain-gaming founder community.
Is Enabling Future a single-family office or a private investment firm?
Enabling Future describes itself as 'a family office backed investment firm,' which suggests a single-family-office origin rather than a multi-family-office model. It operates through an Abu Dhabi Global Markets-licensed SPV and acts more like a private investment vehicle than a commercial fund manager open to outside LPs.
Which sectors does Enabling Future explicitly target?
The firm focuses on three thematic areas: web3, climate technology, and healthy foods. Within those, Thonhauser is personally focused on blockchain gaming, and Umerani targets consumer goods and consumer technology. No explicit negative sector exclusions have been published.
What investment stages does Enabling Future typically target?
The firm states a mandate covering early-stage and seed-stage companies. It has not disclosed check sizes, specific lead-versus-follow preferences, or a total number of portfolio companies.
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