QIA Launches Doha Investment Platform to Expand Qatar’s Private Sector 
The new investment platform will manage more than 40 companies and seek private and international investment in sectors Qatar sees as important to its next phase of growth. 

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Qatar has created a new investment platform to manage its domestic corporate holdings, bringing more than 40 companies under a dedicated structure as the country looks to increase private-sector participation and develop businesses in non-hydrocarbon industries. Doha Investment, wholly owned by the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), was announced by Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani at the Qatar Economic Forum in New York. It will have its own board and management while remaining under QIA. 

The portfolio includes Qatar Airways Group, QNB Group and Ooredoo Group, as well as companies in real estate, hospitality, food and agriculture. The businesses operate across more than 80 markets, while more than 20 reported revenues above QAR 1 billion in 2025, according to the announcement. 

A new role for the domestic portfolio 

The new vehicle will work with established companies and emerging businesses while seeking domestic and international investors, technology and expertise. Advanced technology, manufacturing, supply chains and healthcare are among the areas identified for further development, alongside efforts to strengthen existing businesses and deepen the country's capital markets. Sheikh Mohammed said the platform would “expand the role of the private sector in driving Qatar’s economic growth” and would support established companies, emerging businesses and the development of new investment opportunities. 

The scale of the portfolio gives the new platform a starting point that is different from a newly established investment fund. Domestic holdings account for roughly one-third of QIA's estimated $580 billion in assets. Those holdings will now have a structure focused specifically on their development inside the country, while the wider sovereign wealth fund continues to manage its international investments. For companies and investors outside Qatar, partnerships with established businesses in the portfolio could provide one route into the market, although no specific transactions or changes in ownership were announced with the launch. 

AI becomes part of the investment strategy 

Advanced technology is one of the areas named in the new platform's mandate, with Qai, the country's national artificial intelligence platform, included in its portfolio. Its presence places AI alongside manufacturing, healthcare and supply chains as part of a broader effort to develop domestic companies rather than treating the technology as a standalone government initiative.  

There is also an international side to the country's technology investments. Earlier this month, the sovereign wealth fund participated in Crusoe's $3.9 billion Series F, giving it exposure to infrastructure being developed for AI computing. The two investments sit in different parts of the strategy, but they point to a wider interest in AI infrastructure and companies, both through international holdings and through businesses being developed at home.  

Sheikh Faisal bin Thani Al Thani, Qatar's Minister of Commerce and Industry and managing director and vice chairman of Doha Investment, said the platform would work with management teams and investors to develop its companies. “Strong economies are built company by company. Doha Investment will be an active, long-term partner to the businesses in its portfolio, working alongside management teams to unlock new sources of value and support their growth and competitiveness in the region and internationally.”  

What follows will be more revealing than the launch itself. The platform already has a substantial group of businesses to work with, but its influence will depend on the companies it helps expand, the outside investors it brings into those businesses and the new ventures that emerge from the portfolio. For Qatar, the move puts a dedicated structure around a large part of its domestic corporate base and gives private investors a clearer route into companies backed by the state. 

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