Dubizzle Group has announced a strategic investment in UAE-based proptech startup Takeem, bringing the GCC's first rental guarantee solution to Bayut and dubizzle as part of its expanding digital rental ecosystem.
July 09, 2026 | Riya Malhotra | UAE | PropTech
Dubizzle Group has announced a strategic partnership and investment in Takeem, a UAE-based proptech company specialising in rental protection solutions, as it continues expanding the range of services available across Bayut and dubizzle.
Under the partnership, Bayut and dubizzle will become the exclusive property portals offering Takeem's Rental Guarantee solution, designed to protect landlords against tenant payment defaults while providing emergency maintenance cover for urgent property repairs.
The platform also enables tenants to make monthly rental payments through digital direct debit, creating a more structured and predictable leasing experience for landlords, tenants, agents and property managers.
Founded by Rakesh Mavath and Pooja Vithlani, Takeem has grown rapidly since its launch, onboarding more than 100,000 residential units across the UAE. According to the company, client onboarding has increased by 900% over the past two months, reflecting growing demand for digital risk management tools within the residential leasing market.
Haider Ali Khan, Chief Executive Officer of Dubizzle Group UAE, said the investment aligns with the company's strategy of making property transactions more transparent and dependable while addressing one of the rental market's longstanding challenges: protecting landlords against rental defaults.
He added that combining Takeem's rental guarantee with the group's broader digital services will help strengthen confidence across the rental ecosystem.
The investment follows Dubizzle Group's recent partnership with Tern, a UAE-based rental payments platform that offers tenants greater flexibility in how they pay rent. Together, the two partnerships expand the group's digital offering across both sides of the leasing transaction, covering property search, payments and rental protection.
The investment has been made through Dubizzle Group Ventures, the company's early-stage investment arm, which focuses on supporting technology startups building products around the group's digital marketplaces across the GCC.
The partnership reflects a wider trend in the UAE's PropTech sector, where technology providers are increasingly moving beyond property listings to deliver integrated services covering financing, payments, leasing, risk management and property operations. As Dubai's rental market continues to mature, embedded digital solutions are becoming an increasingly important differentiator for platforms serving landlords, tenants and real estate professionals.
Sources: Dubizzle Group announcement on its strategic partnership and investment in Takeem as announced via Zawya
