Dakota, a leading provider of institutional investor data and fundraising intelligence, has officially launched its highly anticipated Middle East allocator dataset in Dakota Marketplace. The new release marks a major milestone in Dakota’s global expansion, providing access to verified allocator intelligence across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region.
The launch was announced during an exclusive webinar hosted by James Goodman, Head of International, and Pat Tighe, Head of Product, where attendees were given a first look at the dataset and a deep dive into capital-raising strategies for the Gulf region. Over 700 new accounts and 3,000+ verified contacts have been added globally, with extensive coverage across the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and Bahrain.
“It’s still the Wild West out there,” said James Goodman. “Fundraisers face a complex, opaque environment in the Gulf. We built this dataset with direct input from professionals actively raising in the region to cut through the noise and deliver accurate, actionable insights.”
Key highlights of the launch include:
- Verified allocator intelligence across sovereign wealth funds, family offices, pension funds, private banks and wealth managers
- Deep coverage of DIFC and ADGM investors, with full location details
- Map-based tools for regional trip planning and proximity-based targeting
- Real-time updates on allocator roles, mandates, and recent investments powered by Dakota’s global data team
Unlike traditional scraped databases, Dakota’s platform is curated by fundraisers themselves and informed by boots-on-the-ground experience. For example, users can explore detailed profiles of sovereign giants like ADIA, dynamic quasi-sovereigns like Lunate, and family offices like Miras – all with verified contact data, mapped locations, asset class allocations, and past investments.
The launch also outlined a three-phase market entry strategy: Flirt, Date, Commit, helping managers strategically scale their presence across the GCC. Dakota’s dataset supports this progression by surfacing institutional relationships at every stage.
This initiative positions Dakota as the most comprehensive and fundraiser-centric source of allocator data in the Middle East, enabling global GPs to diversify fundraising efforts beyond the U.S. and Europe.
About Dakota
Dakota is a financial, software, data and media company based in Philadelphia, PA.
Dakota’s flagship product, Dakota Marketplace, is a database of institutional investors used by over 6,000 fundraisers and over 1,400 global investment firms.
For more information or to book a demo, visit www.dakota.com or contact us here.
