Emirates NBD Leads $31 Million Series B Round in Real Estate Investment Platform Stake

Stake, a Dubai-based digital real estate investment platform that enables fractional property ownership and cross-border investing, has successfully closed a $31 million Series B funding round led by Emirates NBD, one of the largest banking groups in the Gulf and a strategic player in regional digital finance. The oversubscribed round attracted strong support from a heavyweight consortium of regional and international investors — including Mubadala Investment Company’s MENA Venture Capital Fund, Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP), Property Finder, STV NICE, Wa’ed Ventures, GFH Partners and Ellington Properties — underscoring growing institutional confidence in real estate technology and asset digitisation.

Founded in 2021, Stake has built a global investor base spanning more than two million users in over 180 countries by lowering barriers to real estate investing through technology and regulatory compliance. The fresh capital will support the company’s rapid expansion — especially in Saudi Arabia, where Stake operates as a first-mover in regulated property investing — accelerate its product roadmap, deepen technological capabilities including artificial intelligence and tokenisation, and expand its cross-border investment ecosystem.

Key Highlights

• $31 million Series B funding round led by Emirates NBD.
• Total funding now reaches $58 million, marking strong growth momentum.
• Broad investor participation from Mubadala, MEVP, Property Finder, STV NICE, Wa’ed Ventures, GFH Partners and Ellington Properties.
• Stake is expanding in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, with a rapidly growing global community of investors.
• Capital will be used to invest in AI, tokenisation initiatives, new product development, and international market expansion.
• Stake already holds in-principle approval from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) for tokenisation innovation.

Why This Matters

1. Democratising Real Estate Investment

Real estate has traditionally been a high-entry asset class, with large minimum investment requirements and limited accessibility for retail investors. Stake’s platform uses fractional ownership models to allow investors to participate with much smaller capital, providing exposure to high-quality properties that were once out of reach for many first-time and international investors.

The involvement of Emirates NBD — a major banking group in the Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye (MENAT) region — signals that traditional finance players are increasingly embracing digital proptech solutions as part of broader asset management and wealth-creation strategies.

2. Strategic Focus on Saudi Arabia and Global Expansion

Stake has identified Saudi Arabia as a strategic growth market, benefiting from regulatory first-mover advantage after becoming the first investment platform regulated by the country’s Capital Market Authority (CMA) to open property funds to international investors. Since launching there, Stake has successfully closed multiple real estate funds and channelled significant capital into the local market.

Beyond the Gulf, Stake has also made inroads into the U.S. industrial real estate sector, marking an important step in its international expansion. This diversification into resilient and income-generating asset classes reflects a broad strategy that balances regional demand with global investment opportunities.

3. Innovation and Product Development

The fresh funding will support technology innovation, particularly in areas like artificial intelligence, tokenisation and new product offerings such as StakeOne, a digitised pathway to full property ownership and after-sales asset management. By advancing tokenisation — enabled in collaboration with Property Finder and backed by regulatory approval from Dubai’s VARA — Stake aims to address real estate’s longstanding liquidity barriers and allow digital tradeability of property interests.

Executive Insights

Neeraj Makin, Group Head – Strategy, Analytics and Venture Capital at Emirates NBD, noted that while real estate remains a foundational part of global investment portfolios, accessibility and transparency can be improved. He highlighted that Stake’s technology and regulatory infrastructure align with the bank’s strategic ambition to enhance digital investment capabilities in the region.

Rami Tabbara, co-founder and co-CEO of Stake, described the funding as more than capital — a validation of the company’s mission to build infrastructure that makes property investing accessible to broader investor segments globally.

Market and Industry Context

The proptech sector — especially fractional real estate investment platforms — has gained momentum as investors seek liquid, accessible ways to allocate capital into property without the traditional barriers of entry. This trend is supported by advances in digital platforms, regulatory innovation, and growing demand from both retail and institutional investors for alternative investment vehicles.

The Middle East, in particular, is emerging as a vibrant hub for fintech and proptech innovation, driven by supportive regulatory frameworks and increasing institutional participation from sovereign and private investors. Emirates NBD’s leadership in this funding round reflects a broader shift toward digital asset ecosystems that combine traditional finance’s stability with proptech’s efficiency and inclusivity.

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