estaie

estaie is a Dubai-based marketplace for extended stays of 30 to 365 nights, launched in 2025 and backed by a seven-figure pre-seed round led by Plus VC and Orbit Ventures.

Industry: Extended-stay hospitality marketplace | Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Founded: 2025 | Total Funding: Undisclosed (seven figures, pre-seed)

About estaie

estaie is a UAE-based proptech and hospitality company that runs an AI-native marketplace for extended stays of 30 to 365 nights. Wamda describes the segment as lying between hotels and residential leasing. The company's website presents it as a provider of furnished monthly homes and lists Dubai and Riyadh among its destinations.

The company was founded in 2025 and launched in April 2025, according to Wamda and Pulse 2.0. Osama Shawky is founder and chief executive. Wamda describes him as a six-time founder with three exits who previously held commercial roles at Orange Business and Concentrix. Nimit Solanki is chief technology officer and co-founder, with earlier experience at Careem, Grab and Deutsche Telekom. Mark Reed is chief operating officer and co-founder, and has worked at Finnair, Trailfinders and The Walt Disney Company.

The platform combines demand aggregation, pricing and distribution for hotels, serviced apartments and holiday homes. Pulse 2.0 reported that the company guarantees a minimum discount of 32 percent against standard providers with no hidden fees, and that it holds an IATA Travel Industry Designator Service licence; the website shows an IATA TIDS icon. The company says its core technology was built in-house and that three patents are pending.

estaie is supported by in5, the Dubai startup incubator founded by TECOM Group PJSC. Its website lists two offices, one at in5 in Dubai Production City and one at a WeWork space in Hub71, Abu Dhabi Global Market. In its April 2026 announcement the company reported more than 400 hotels and more than 1,000 holiday homes signed, including three major regional agreements, more than 3,000 room nights booked and month-on-month growth of 17 to 18 percent. These are the company's own figures.

On 1 April 2026 estaie announced a seven-figure pre-seed round led by Plus VC and Orbit Ventures, with participation from Falak Angels, Value Makers Studio and the angel investor Vasil Zdravkov. The exact amount was not disclosed. The company said the proceeds would fund expansion from Dubai to Riyadh, with Saudi Arabia as its main next market, along with product development and scaling.

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