Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Naresh Shroff Plans $150 Million UAE Investment Platform
Naresh Shroff says he plans to create an investment platform in the United Arab Emirates.
He is aiming for a pool of $150 million.
The platform would consider businesses in areas such as healthcare, education and technology.
Shroff says he wants to support businesses with money and guidance.
He also says he previously invested about ₹40 crore over ten years and recovered that capital.
Alongside the business plans, his Jao Padho programme aims to help students access learning resources.
The programme may provide school kits, classes and digital learning tools.
He says he wants business growth and social impact to go together.
Naresh Shroff plans to establish a UAE-based investment platform targeting a $150 million investment pool.
The proposed platform would consider businesses in healthcare, education, technology, biotechnology and other emerging sectors.
Shroff says he invested approximately ₹40 crore over the past decade and has since recovered that capital.
His education-focused Jao Padho initiative aims to support thousands of students annually with school kits, classes and digital learning applications.
Shroff also plans to explore collaborations with family offices, high-net-worth individuals and other private-market participants.
- Who
- Investor and entrepreneur Naresh Shroff.
- What
- He plans a UAE-based investment platform targeting $150 million and is expanding education and healthcare social-impact initiatives.
- When
- The announcement was dated October 6; no year was specified.
- Where
- The proposed platform would be based in the United Arab Emirates, with India also identified as important to the plans.
- Why
- Shroff says he aims to back scalable businesses with capital and guidance while supporting education, healthcare and wider social impact.
- Target investment pool
- $150 million
- Proposed platform base
- United Arab Emirates
- Sectors named
- Healthcare, education, technology, biotechnology and other emerging sectors
- Previous investments
- Approximately ₹40 crore over the past decade; Shroff says the invested capital was subsequently recovered.
- Education initiative
- Jao Padho
- Planned student support
- The initiative aims to support thousands of students annually through school kits, teaching classes and digital learning applications.
- Potential collaborators
- Family offices, high-net-worth individuals, strategic investors and other private-market participants