Smart Bricks

Lead: Techstars

Investors: Techstars

Accelerator investment: Techstars describes Smart Bricks as a 'Techstars 2025' company (year 2025; specific programme/city and start date not found; standard Techstars terms not confirmed for this deal). Techstars is also listed as a participant in the Feb 2026 pre-seed, so this accelerator money may be included in the USD 5M figure. Also: https://www.techstars.com/blog/impact/techstars-update-february-2026 Confidence: confirmed (round 13, Techstars).

Lead: Andreessen Horowitz (a16z speedrun)

Investors: Andreessen Horowitz (a16z speedrun), Techstars, 500 Global, Cornerstone VC, South Loop Ventures, Harvard Business School Alumni Angels, Cento Ventures, angel investors from OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepMind, Airbnb and Blackstone

Company calls it pre-seed; a16z speedrun (accelerator) led, with funds and angels from the US, Europe and the Middle East. LBS StartHub blog says 'approximately $5 million in pre-seed funding' cumulatively, which suggests the accelerator cheques above are counted inside this figure — not confirmed by the company. Also: https://www.zawya.com/en/press-release/companies-news/uae-proptech-startup-smart-bricks-raises-5mln-led-by-andreessen-horowitz-a16z-eqtfl0kq https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/proptech-startup-smart-bricks-raises-5-million-pre-seed-in-round-led-by-a16z/ https://www.wamda.com/2026/02/smart-bricks-closes-5-million-pre-seed-automate-real-estate-investing https://www.arabianbusiness.com/real-estate/dubai-based-ai-real-estate-startup-smart-bricks-raises-5-million-led-by-a16z Confidence: confirmed (round 13, Smart Bricks).

Lead: 500 Global

Investors: 500 Global, Sanabil Investments

Accelerator investment: Smart Bricks (UAE, proptech) was one of 9 companies in Batch 8 of the Sanabil Accelerator by 500 Global (12-week programme, demo day 2024-12-04). Per-company ticket not disclosed in the announcement. 500 Global is later listed among the pre-seed backers, so this may be folded into the USD 5M pre-seed total. Also: https://smart-bricks.com/resources/articles/500-global-and-sanabil-investments-announce-batch-8-of-sanabil-accelerator-by-500-global https://thestartupscene.me/MenaEcosystems/Sanabil-Accelerator-by-500-Global-Unveils-Latest-Startup-Cohort Confidence: confirmed (round 13, 500 Global / Business Wire).