What Stake does

Stake is a Dubai-headquartered (DIFC) digital real estate investment platform founded in 2020 that enables fractional ownership of residential and commercial property from a minimum of USD 150 (AED 500). The company operates under dual regulatory licensing — DFSA in the UAE for property investment crowdfunding (license F005879) and CMA in Saudi Arabia for fund distribution (permit 05-53-2023) — and serves over 2 million registered users across 211 nationalities in 181 countries. Its product suite comprises three regulated offerings: Stake Properties (fractional Dubai real estate with monthly rental income distributions), Stake Funds (CMA-regulated Saudi real estate funds with 7–20% target returns and 24–60 month holding periods), and StakeOne (RERA-licensed full-property digital brokerage launched in October 2025).

The platform is built on a regulated crowdfunding and property-investment stack with mobile-first iOS and Android apps, automated allocation engines (AutoInvest, RentReinvest), an in-app AI property assistant (StakeAI), and proprietary liquidity infrastructure in the form of bi-annual Exit Windows (AED 13.2M+ cumulative secondary market volume). It holds VARA In-Principle Approval for regulated real estate tokenization developed in collaboration with Property Finder, and in June 2026 launched StakePredict, described as the Middle East's first real estate prediction market. To date, 600+ properties have been funded, AED 208.5M+ has been distributed to investors, and the platform projects 5–6.75% net yields with 30% asset value growth over a 5-year horizon.

Stake generates revenue through spreads and platform/asset management fees on fractional investments, brokerage commissions on StakeOne full-property transactions, fund distribution and management fees in Saudi Arabia, transaction fees on the bi-annual secondary market, and distribution revenue shares via embedded partnerships with Property Finder and Investcorp. Customer segments span global retail investors (USD 150 entry), Saudi fund investors (SAR 500 minimum), Golden Visa aspirants (USD 545K bundled package), retirees seeking UAE Residency (USD 272K), and whole-property Dubai buyers. The company is headquartered in DIFC, Dubai, with a regional office in Riyadh and a StakeOne brokerage office in Business Bay, and has raised USD 58 million in disclosed equity funding through a USD 31M Series B in February 2026.

Name

Stake

Legal name

Stake Properties Limited

Website

https://getstake.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Stake is a DIFC-headquartered, DFSA- and CMA-regulated digital real estate investment platform enabling fractional property ownership in the UAE and Saudi Arabia from USD 150, serving over 2 million users across 211 nationalities via integrated brokerage, funds, and tokenization services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Investment Platform

NAICS

Investment Banking and Securities Intermediation (523150), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate Capital Markets Brokerage (Debt & Equity Placement) (FSAEAJAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Core Real Estate (Stabilized/Core-Plus) (FSAAAKAA)

Keywords

• Fractional real estate investing
• Real estate investment platform
• Property crowdfunding platform
• Digital real estate investing
• Shariah-compliant real estate funds

Headquarters

HQ city

Dubai

HQ country

United Arab Emirates

HQ region

Middle East

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Operations, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Property Investment Spreads / Fees: Stake charges spreads and platform/service fees on fractional property investments, plus asset management fees on managed properties. Returns and fees are netted out of rental income and capital appreciation distributions.
2. Fund Management & Distribution Fees: Stake Funds operates as a CMA-regulated Fund Distributor in Saudi Arabia, earning distribution/management fees on income, development, and fix-and-lease real estate funds (24–60 month durations).
3. StakeOne Brokerage Commissions: StakeOne, licensed by RERA as a Dubai real estate broker, generates commissions on full property transactions (off-plan and ready) conducted through its digital brokerage.
4. Secondary Market / Exit Window Transaction Fees: Stake operates a bi-annual Exit Window secondary market where sellers can list at up to 20% discount, generating transaction fees on each successful share transfer (AED 17.6M+ transaction volume in a recent window).
5. Distribution / Partnership Revenue Share: Stake earns revenue share through distribution partnerships (e.g., with Investcorp for select international real estate offerings) where it acts as the digital front-end for institutional product placement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Stake is a regulated digital real estate investment platform that enables retail investors to buy fractional shares of income-generating properties in Dubai and Saudi Arabia starting from USD 150 (AED/SAR 500), earn monthly rental income, and exit through bi-annual secondary market windows. The vertically integrated stack spans fractional ownership, private real estate funds, and full-property digital brokerage under dual DFSA and CMA regulatory licenses.

Product overview

Stake operates a unified, multi-product digital real estate investment platform anchored by three regulated offerings: Stake Properties (DFSA-regulated fractional ownership of Dubai residential real estate), Stake Funds (CMA-regulated private real estate funds in Saudi Arabia), and StakeOne (RERA-licensed full-property digital brokerage in Dubai). The platform is extended by several integrated modules: AutoInvest for automated recurring investing, Tiers & Rewards for investor loyalty, Exit Windows for bi-annual share liquidity, StakeAI as a built-in AI property expert, and StakePredict for real estate prediction-market gameplay. The Golden Visa and Retirement Visa programs wrap these products with residency-linked investment journeys, while the Stake Content Hub and Stake Academy provide supporting education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Stake Properties: DFSA-regulated fractional property investment platform for Dubai real estate (shares from AED 500)
• Stake Funds
• StakeOne
• StakePredict
• StakeAI

Products and services

• Stake Properties DFSA-regulated fractional real estate investment platform operating in Dubai via Stake Properties Limited (license F005879). Users invest from as little as AED 500 / USD 150 in vetted residential properties, receive monthly rental income, and can exit via bi-annual Exit Windows after a 1-year lock-in or upon full property sale (5-year holding term).
• Stake Funds (Saudi Arabia) CMA-regulated fund-distribution product offering private Saudi Arabian real estate funds managed by professional fund managers. Investors subscribe from SAR 500 (USD ~133) into Income Generating (7-12% target), Development (15-20% target), and Fix n' Lease (10-14% target) fund types, with 24-60 month fixed holding periods. All offerings are Shariah-compliant.
• StakeOne RERA-licensed digital real estate brokerage that lets users buy, manage, and sell full Dubai properties entirely from a mobile app. Offers off-plan and ready property options from developers such as Emaar, Ellington Properties, Imtiaz Developments, and Sobha Realty; users receive Dubai Land Department Title Deeds and track contracts from reservation through handover.
• UAE Golden Visa Program End-to-end service enabling investors to qualify for a 10-year renewable UAE Golden Visa by investing a minimum of AED 2M (USD 545,000) across diversified Stake properties. Stake handles all paperwork from documentation to approval, with rental income, tax-free banking, and family sponsorship included.
• UAE Retirement Visa Program Stake x DIFC partnership offering a 5-year renewable Retirement Visa to investors aged 55+ who invest a minimum of AED 1M (~USD 272,267) on Stake's platform. Includes 3% equivalent cashback, automatic Elite membership unlock, and the ability to sponsor family members.

Quantifiable outcome

• 130%+ CAGR in gross merchandise value over the past 3 years
• +11 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability1 record

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• ACE & CompanyflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 April 2026Swiss-headquartered private markets investment group with over $2.0 billion in AUM. Joint venture with Stake to develop a secondary transfer facility for fractional real estate investments in the UAE, operating through Prescribed Companies (SPVs) in the DIFC. Combines Stake's digital platform with ACE's private markets and secondaries expertise to enhance liquidity, transparency, and price discovery for fractional investors.
• Property FinderflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 February 2026The largest property platform in MENA, Property Finder both invested in Stake (October 2025, undisclosed amount; later participated in Series B) and integrated Stake's fractional investment products into its marketplace, allowing users to invest from AED 500. Co-develops regulated tokenization initiatives under VARA In-Principle Approval.
• Ellington PropertiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 February 2026Dubai-based premium real estate developer participated in Stake's $31M Series B. Ellington also supplies initial projects to StakeOne, providing a pipeline of curated off-plan and ready properties for the digital brokerage.
• InvestcorpflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 5 February 2026Distribution agreement enabling individual investors to access select international real estate opportunities through Stake's digital app, structured under Saudi CMA regulation. The first US-based offering (Investcorp US Industrial Fund) attracted 3,596 investors raising SAR 25.5M, demonstrating strong demand for institutional-grade international real estate.
• EmaarcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 November 2025UAE's largest real estate developer supplies initial projects to StakeOne, the RERA-licensed digital brokerage for full Dubai property ownership.
• Imtiaz DevelopmentscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 November 2025Real estate developer supplying initial projects to StakeOne's full-property brokerage platform.
• Sobha RealtycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 November 2025Real estate developer supplying initial projects to StakeOne's full-property brokerage platform.
• Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025DIFC hosts Stake's headquarters (Gate Avenue - South Zone) and serves as the regulatory jurisdiction for Stake Properties Limited under DFSA. DIFC Prescribed Companies are used as the legal structure for Stake's UAE real estate portfolio, and DIFC is a co-partner for the UAE Retirement Visa offering. Share Certificates are backed by DIFC.
• Guidance Financial GroupminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2025Shariah supervisory board that certifies Stake's Shariah compliance in UAE and KSA; issues the Shariah pronouncement and audit certifications annually.
• Elm (Saudi government entity)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 November 2024Elm (a major Saudi digital government services company) powers Stake's KYC and identity verification flows for the Stake Funds Saudi platform ('Powered by Elm and Absher').
• Absher (Saudi government platform)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 November 2024Absher integration enables Saudi national identity verification for Stake Funds onboarding as part of the CMA-regulated framework.

Scale indicators18 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Direct peers

• SmartCrowd: Dubai-based DFSA-regulated fractional real estate investment platform offering income-generating Dubai properties from ~AED 500. SmartCrowd is the most direct head-to-head competitor to Stake Properties in the UAE, with an overlapping investor target, similar minimum-ticket positioning, and the same property-asset class.
• Housy: Saudi Arabia-based real estate investment platform offering fractional ownership and rental income opportunities in residential Saudi properties under CMA regulation. Housy is Stake Funds' closest direct competitor in the Saudi retail-investor segment and competes for the same Vision 2030-aligned investor flow.
• Maisour: Saudi-based Shariah-compliant real estate investment platform offering fractional ownership opportunities to retail investors. Comparable to Stake Funds in product structure (fractional Saudi residential), Shariah posture, and target customer (Saudi and international retail investors seeking property exposure).

Emerging players

• Bricksave: UK-headquartered fractional global real estate platform offering curated residential and commercial property investments to retail investors, with active Middle East exposure. Bricksave competes with Stake in the cross-border property-investor segment, particularly European and Asian investors seeking Dubai exposure.
• Lofty: US-based tokenized real estate platform enabling fractional ownership of single-family rental properties with daily liquidity via blockchain-based share trading. Lofty is comparable as a technology-and-business-model analog to Stake's VARA tokenization roadmap and shares the "fractional + liquidity" thesis.
• RealT: US-based regulated tokenized real estate platform issuing ERC-20 tokens for fractional ownership of US rental properties with daily secondary trading. RealT is a useful peer for the tokenization and regulated secondary-market layer of Stake's roadmap under VARA.
• Roofstarter: US-based fractional single-family rental investment platform with low minimums and target yields comparable to Stake Properties' Dubai offering. Comparable as an emerging retail-facing fractional real estate platform pursuing a similar low-minimum, automation-led thesis to Stake's AutoInvest/RentReinvest layer.

Broad incumbents

• Yieldstreet: US-headquartered alternative-investments platform offering fractional real estate, marine, legal, and private credit opportunities to retail and accredited investors. Comparable to Stake as a broad-based, regulated platform for fractional real assets and overlapping international-investor acquisition channels.
• Fundrise: US-headquartered large-scale real estate investing platform offering eREITs and interval funds to retail investors with low minimums. Fundrise is comparable as an established incumbent in the consumer-facing fractional real estate category and a benchmark for scale, fund structure, and recurring-revenue model.

Others

• Property Finder: Largest property marketplace in MENA, listed both as an investor in Stake and as an embedded distribution partner integrating Stake's fractional products into its marketplace. Not a direct competitor — comparable as the dominant property-listing platform in the region and a key ecosystem participant for Stake's go-to-market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/GetStake
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCl7ANdTMOmKOKXCCs6Fz9IA
• Facebookfacebook.com/StakeProperties
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stake
• Instagraminstagram.com/get.stake

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors16 records

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M&A

Investments

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