FOR COMPANIES SEEKING CAPITAL

Growth capital in Dubai: fund repeatable expansion

Build a growth-capital case around an existing business engine: who buys, why they stay and what additional capital can unlock.

No member login required · Optional PDF pitch deck

Identify the constraint capital will remove

Describe the bottleneck in the current business. It may be sales capacity, product delivery, distribution or working capital. Show evidence that demand exists and explain why additional spending would address the constraint. If demand is still untested, label that uncertainty rather than presenting the plan as a simple scaling exercise.

Connect the expansion plan to cash

For a Dubai-based business expanding into other markets, separate the existing operation from each proposed launch. Show hiring, customer acquisition and delivery costs alongside expected collections. Explain which milestones trigger the next phase of spending and what management would change if sales conversion or cash collection is slower than forecast.

Build a staged expansion budget

Show the base operation and the expansion separately

Use two views of the forecast. The first shows what happens if the business continues at its current capacity. The second shows the incremental people, equipment, product work or distribution spending funded by the raise. Attribute the expected additional revenue and margin to those changes. A combined forecast can hide whether the existing operation is funding itself or depends on the new round to cover recurring losses.

Define when to release the next spending tranche

For each phase, identify an observable milestone, a cost owner and a decision date. For example, adding sales capacity should be linked to evidence about conversion and delivery capacity, not only a larger lead list. Model slower collections and lower conversion separately. Show which costs can be delayed and which are already committed. These are planning assumptions to validate with company data, not a suggested investment structure.

Your preparation checklist

Repeatability
Show retention, repeat purchases or recurring contracts using consistent definitions.
Capacity
Explain the resources needed to serve the next group of customers.
Cash conversion
Show the gap between delivering revenue and collecting payment.
Capital allocation
Tie each spending phase to evidence that the previous milestone has been reached.

Before you submit

How is growth capital different from funding initial validation?

Growth funding is usually presented around expanding an existing business model, while validation funding tests whether that model works. Describe your actual situation rather than choosing a label to appear more mature. Cubin considers stages from angel and early stage through growth and private equity.

How Cubin considers an opportunity

Cubin invests its own capital and works with an international network of private investors, family offices and investment firms. Our investment focus is USD 1–30 million, from angel and early-stage opportunities through growth and private equity. We assess business quality, financial performance, growth, valuation and risk. Direct investment and investor introductions are different outcomes; neither is guaranteed by submitting a pitch.

What to include in your pitch

Send a short company overview, location, sector, stage, amount sought and intended use of funds. Include revenue or traction where available, ownership information and the next milestone. Attach a non-confidential PDF pitch deck, up to 3 MB. The form is in English and does not require a member account. Your submission is sent to Cubin with the guide page you came from. Do not include sensitive customer data in your initial submission.