Universal Asset Management
Universal Asset Management Limited is a venture capital fund manager. A DIFC company, authorised and regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority.
What the firm does
Universal Asset Management Limited manages collective investment funds established in the Dubai International Financial Centre which take the form of venture capital funds. Nothing else. The licence, dated 20 December 2023, names a single Financial Service: Managing a Collective Investment Fund. The firm carries on no other regulated activity.
Licence
Universal Asset Management Limited is authorised and regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority, reference number F008012. Its licence covers the Financial Service of Managing a Collective Investment Fund in respect of funds which take the form of Venture Capital Funds.
Universal Venture Capital
Universal Venture Capital is the venture brand of Universal Asset Management Limited. It is not a separate legal entity. The brand carries the firm's fund work, including UVC AI Frontier Fund I, a closed-ended DIFC venture capital fund with a sector focus on artificial intelligence. It publishes at universalvc.ae.
Where the detail sits
/regulatory sets out the licence in full: the Financial Service, the restriction recorded on the DFSA public register and the firm's authorised individuals. /approach describes the operating discipline behind the funds: the investment committee, quarterly valuation under the IPEV Valuation Guidelines, custody of Fund Property, reporting to investors.