Israeli Investors Bemoan Pace of UAE Deals, OurCrowd Exec Says

Israeli investors and entrepreneurs have been disappointed by the slow pace of deal-making with the United Arab Emirates since the countries normalized ties nearly two years ago, according to an executive at a venture capital firm.

Part of the frustration is due to a clash between the frenetic pace of Israel’s tech industry with the more methodical and strategic mindset of Emirati investors, Sabah al-Binali, executive chairman of OurCrowd Arabia, said in an interview in Tel Aviv.