Terra VC

Investor type

VC

Founded

2019

AUM

$100 M

Location

Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Investment Ticket

$1-5 m

Investment Stage

Seed Series A

Region of investment

North America Europe Middle East
Investor profile last updated: 16 August, 2026

Profile

Terra VC is a venture capital firm based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, founded in 2018 by Lee Dolman and Saad Bargach. The firm is known for its focus on early-stage investments in climate tech, life sciences, and next-generation computing. Terra VC's team includes experienced professionals from leading investment firms and the oil and gas industry, bringing a wealth of expertise to their portfolio companies.

Terra VC invests in sectors such as climate tech, life sciences, and next-gen computing, with a typical check size ranging from $0.5M to $5M. They often act as the first institutional investor in their portfolio companies. The firm has a total AUM of $100 million, with its flagship fund, Terra VC Fund, launched in 2018. Terra VC has backed 24 investments across 9 countries, including 8 university spin-offs.

Notable investments by Terra VC include ZeroAvia - hydrogen aviation, Mentium - chip technology, Arevo - 3D printing, AI Driller - AI/ML solutions, and Cycuity - cybersecurity. The firm has achieved 9 exits, including successful acquisitions of companies like ID Quantique by SK Telecom and Coda Devices by Thorlabs.

Industry

AI Security Robotics Other Hardware Agriculture Life Sciences Cybersecurity Machine Learning (ML) ClimateTech Energy

Terra VC Funds

Name Type
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Terra VC Fund
Venture Capital (VC)
AI
Life Sciences
Energy
Cybersecurity
ClimateTech
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
Europe
$5-10 m
$100 M
August 2018

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FAQs about Terra VC

Terra VC is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Seed and Series A, writing tickets of $1-5 m.
Terra VC is located in Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Terra VC was founded in 2019.
Terra VC invests in companies and startups in AI, Security, Robotics, Other, Hardware, Agriculture, Life Sciences, Cybersecurity, Machine Learning (ML), ClimateTech, Energy.
Terra VC invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe, Middle East.
Terra VC invests in companies and startups at Seed, Series A.
Terra VC usually invests $1-5 m on average.
Terra VC has around $100m assets under management.
Terra VC last fund was created/launched in 2018-08-15
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