Tribe secures full VARA licence, launching a new category of regulated property investing in the UAE

Tribe, the Dubai-based property investment platform, today confirmed it has been granted its full Broker-Dealer licence by the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), allowing it to serve retail, qualified and institutional investors.

The Dubai Land Department has a target that tokenised real estate should reach AED 60 billion (USD 16 billion) by 2033, around 7 percent of all Dubai property transactions.

While existing crowdfunding platforms have focused on making it easier to buy fractions of individual properties, Tribe is built around a different idea: helping people build property portfolios. Property investing has always been hard to access and hard to exit. The size of the cheque needed to buy a single property sets who can take part, and locks everyone, from first-time investors to those deploying millions, into the performance of one asset in one location. Tribe believes there is a better way.

Other platforms have focused on helping people buy part of a property. We're focused on helping people build long-term property wealth. That is a fundamentally different proposition.

Launched with a minimum investment of AED 2,000, Tribe gives investors exposure to institutional-grade Dubai real estate that is underwritten before it ever becomes a listing on the app. Where much of the market leads with headline gross numbers, Tribe models what investors will keep, net of every cost and fee. Investors hold defined ownership rights with regulatory protection, receive monthly rental income, and can exit through Tribe's in-app secondary token marketplace.

Property is one of the world's largest asset classes, yet investing in it still feels stuck in the past. People can build a diversified portfolio across stocks, bonds and ETFs in minutes, while property stays concentrated and difficult to exit. Tribe exists to change that.

The full VARA licence marks a milestone for Tribe and for Dubai's wider ambition to become a global leader in regulated digital assets and real-world asset innovation. With regulatory approval secured, Tribe will begin onboarding investors and bringing its first investment opportunities to market shortly.

Tribe is incorporated in the UAE with backing from Oraseya Capital and Apolonia Capital.

Investing involves risk. Capital is at risk. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results. Any figures are projections, not guarantees. This release is for information only and is not an offer or solicitation to invest.