# Investment business activities in the UAE

> 12 activities the Dubai DET catalogue files under its “Investment” group. Of them, IFZA (Dubai) lists 11, Ajman Free Zone 1 and Dubai mainland (DET) 12. All three routes list 1 of these 12 activities. Only the mainland lists 1: Investment in Outer Space Projects.

- Canonical: https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/groups/investment
- Updated: 2026-09-05
- Activities: 12
- IFZA (Dubai): 11
- Ajman Free Zone: 1
- Dubai mainland (DET): 12

## Activities in this group

A tick means that route's own catalogue lists the activity. Same name at: other zone catalogues naming it, a name match rather than an equivalence. All 12 are DET Commercial licences.

| Activity | DET code | Approval | IFZA | Ajman FZ | Mainland | Same name at |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| [Investment in Agricultural Enterprises & Management](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/investment-in-agricultural-enterprises-and-management) | 6499003 | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | [DMCC](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/dmcc), [Meydan Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/meydan), [SPC Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/spc) |
| [Investment in Commercial Enterprises & Management](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/investment-in-commercial-enterprises-and-management) | 6499001 | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | [DMCC](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/dmcc), [Meydan Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/meydan), [SPC Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/spc) |
| [Investment in Educational Enterprises & Management](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/investment-in-educational-enterprises-and-management) | 6499010 | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | [DMCC](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/dmcc), [Meydan Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/meydan), [SPC Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/spc) |
| [Investment in Energy Enterprises & Management](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/investment-in-energy-enterprises-and-management) | 6499008 | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | [Meydan Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/meydan), [SPC Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/spc) |
| [Investment in Healthcare Enterprises & Development](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/investment-in-healthcare-enterprises-and-development) | 6499009 | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | — |
| [Investment in Industrial Enterprises & Management](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/investment-in-industrial-enterprises-and-management) | 6499002 | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | [DMCC](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/dmcc), [Meydan Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/meydan), [SPC Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/spc) |
| [Investment in Oil & Natural Gas Projects](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/investment-in-oil-and-natural-gas-projects) | 6499020 | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | [DMCC](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/dmcc), [Meydan Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/meydan), [SPC Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/spc) |
| [Investment in Outer Space Projects](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/investment-in-outer-space-projects) | 6499024 | — | — | — | ✓ | — |
| [Investment in Sport Enterprises & Development](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/investment-in-sport-enterprises-and-development) | 6499011 | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | — |
| [Investment in Technological Enterprises & Management](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/investment-in-technological-enterprises-and-management) | 6499023 | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | [Meydan Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/meydan), [SPC Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/spc) |
| [Investment in Tourist Enterprises & Management](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/investment-in-tourist-enterprises-and-management) | 6499005 | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | [DMCC](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/dmcc), [Meydan Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/meydan), [SPC Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/spc) |
| [Investment in Water Enterprises & Development](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/investment-in-water-enterprises-and-development) | 6499017 | — | ✓ | — | ✓ | [ADGM](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/adgm), [DMCC](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/dmcc), [Meydan Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/meydan), [SPC Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/spc) |

## Where the grouping comes from

The group is the one the Invest in Dubai (DET) business activity catalogue gives each activity code, under the label “Investment”. An activity appears here when its guide carries that DET code.

Licence types in this group: Commercial. Catalogue checked 2026-09-05. [DET catalogue](https://app.invest.dubai.ae/search-business-activities)

## Related

- [All business activities and groups](https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities)
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- [Compare setup routes](https://dubaisetupindex.com/compare)