October 30th, 2025 - 02:51 GMT
When Dubizzle Group announced plans to list on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), it appeared to be the long-awaited answer to a question that has lingered over the MENA startup ecosystem: can a homegrown company successfully build, scale, and deliver a meaningful public market exit in the region? However, just a day before bookbuilding was set to begin, the company announced a pause to its planned initial public offering (IPO). For anyone who has lived in the UAE, Dubizzle is an essential part of daily life. When residents move to ...