DIFC and PFG partner to support growing tech companies

By Vriti Gothi

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has partnered with Partners for Growth (PFG) to scale Dubai’s next generation of technology enterprises.

This collaboration unites DIFC’s vision to advance the future of finance with PFG’s global expertise and local track record as a premier private credit investor. With over two decades of experience and more than $2.1 billion deployed across 250 companies worldwide, PFG is renowned for providing flexible, founder-aligned capital to innovation-driven businesses at critical stages of growth.

The partnership supports DIFC’s contribution to the D33 Economic Agenda, enhancing Dubai’s position as a global innovation and entrepreneurship hub. It builds on PFG’s five-year presence in the GCC, where it has backed prominent regional technology companies including Tabby, TruKKer, Bayzat, Syarah, Huspy, and Silkhaus.

Under the new mandate, the partnership will deploy structured growth debt to high-potential companies aligned with DIFC Strategy 2030 and the D33 Agenda. Priority sectors include FinTech, HealthTech, InsurTech, PropTech, SME Digital Finance, and SpaceTech. While the focus remains on Dubai- and GCC-based enterprises, select capital may also support international businesses that deliver strategic technology, talent, or sector value to the regional ecosystem.

His Excellency Arif Amiri, Chief Executive Officer of DIFC Authority, said, “Our mandate is to build the world’s most advanced financial centre in Dubai, stimulate the local venture ecosystem, and support the next generation of high-growth technology and innovation companies. This partnership with PFG reflects our shared belief that growth debt is a vital tool in scaling high-potential businesses in the region and beyond. Together, we are expanding funding options for founders and investors while accelerating the ambitions of the D33 Agenda.”

Andrew Kahn, CEO and Co-Founder of PFG, added, “We pioneered growth debt in Silicon Valley as part of our global mission to help founders grow without giving up control. Over the past five years in the GCC, we have witnessed the extraordinary ambition and execution of regional entrepreneurs. Partnering with DIFC allows us to build on this momentum and support companies shaping the future, providing flexible, minimally dilutive capital to businesses ready to scale globally from Dubai.”