We managed our own units
Ivan and Alex are investors and portfolio managers. Years of running our own and clients' units in Dubai gave us a front-row seat to how the resale market actually works.
ABOUT DOU
Built by investors.Made for owners and agents.
We are portfolio managers running our own Dubai units. DOU is the platform we wished existed: real owners, vetted agents, no noise.
7,000+ agentsAED 350M+ managedDubai based
OUR STORY
From managing units to building the platform.
We saw the chaos up close
Fragmented information, dozens of brokers chasing the same unit, the same questions answered again and again. Time wasted on both sides, with no single source of truth.
We built DOU to fix it
One platform that connects real units from real owners with a vetted network of agents. Clean data, one point of contact, only serious offers reaching the owner.
WHAT WE STAND FOR
Operator principles, not slogans.
Years on the ground in Dubai
Portfolio management experience built unit by unit, not from a deck.
Built by active investors
A platform made by people who manage their own units and clients' portfolios every day.
Direct owner focus
Real properties from real owners, connected to serious agents.
Efficiency first
Clear systems and simple workflows replace the broker-market chaos.
THE FOUNDERS
Two operators behind DOU.
Ivan Baranovskiy
CO-FOUNDER
- Investor and portfolio manager.
- International and British law.
- Strategy, operations and platform.
Alex Baranovskiy
CO-FOUNDER
- Investor and portfolio manager.
- Public relations and American law.
- Client relations, onboarding and deal coordination.