Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem, has welcomed its first cohort of the year comprised of 15 startups operating in priority sectors aligned with Abu Dhabi’s strategic ambitions, including HealthTech, FinTech, and EdTech.
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iAccel Gulf Business Incubator and Dubai Entrepreneurship Academy Launch Entrepreneurial Bootcamp 2023
iAccel Gulf Business Incubator (iAccel GBI) Dubai has announced the launch of the Entrepreneurial Bootcamp 2023, a comprehensive certificate program designed to stimulate creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship. This initiative, a collaboration with the Dubai Entrepreneurship Academy (DEA), the educational arm of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Establishment for SME Development (Dubai SME), aims to empower individuals […]
Fractal Homes Launches Second Home Co-Ownership Model in Europe for GCC Residents
Fractal Homes, a UK-based start-up offering fractional home ownership across Europe’s capital cities, has launched a second home co-ownership model aimed at streamlining purchasing, maintenance, and upkeep of select properties for GCC residents. To coincide with this announcement, Fractal Homes has launched a new website and its first offering of four luxury apartments across London. […]
MBRIF and Dubai Silicon Oasis Cooperate to Support Emerging Technology Startups
Mohammed bin Rashid Innovation Fund (MBRIF), an initiative launched by the UAE Ministry of Finance to support nationwide innovation, has partnered with Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), the free zone technology park and member of Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority (DIEZ), to support emerging technology start-ups in the UAE through Dubai Technology Entrepreneur Campus (Dtec), the […]
etisalat by e& Announces Hello Business Pitch 3 Competition
etisalat by e& today announced that it is inviting ideators and start-ups to pitch their next big business idea at the third edition of the ‘Hello Business Pitch’ competition, providing an innovative platform to support the growing entrepreneurial ecosystem in the country. After two successful series of the Hello Business Pitch competition, this year’s edition […]
London Business School (LBS) Conducts Inaugural MENA Startup Competition 2022
Jack Saab and Tarek Abboud, MBA Candidates at the London Business School and the minds behind the inaugural LBS MENA Startup Competition 2022., speak to Small Enterprise about the potential such a competition offers to budding entrepreneurs and startups Tell us about the LBS MENA Startup Competition. The inaugural London Business School (LBS) MENA Startup […]
Hub71 and Yahsat Partner to Use Startup Tech in Satellite Communications
Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem, and Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PJSC “Yahsat” have today announced a collaboration to accelerate startup technology adoption in satellite communications. Through this partnership, Yahsat will work with founders in the Hub71 community to advance technological innovations that support the development of the UAE’s mobile satellite capabilities. The first […]
Majid Al Futtaim and AstroLabs Announce SMEs and Startups Winners of Launchpad Accelerator Programme
Majid Al Futtaim has revealed 14 start-ups and SME winners to join its Launchpad accelerator programme across three categories, Homegrown, Health and Beauty, and Proptech. The successful companies will now receive access to business growth incentives, mentorship programmes, and the vast Majid Al Futtaim innovation ecosystem to strengthen their commercial viability across the region. Following […]
Iterate.ai Joins NVIDIA Inception
Iterate.ai today announced it has joined NVIDIA Inception, a program designed to nurture startups revolutionizing industries with technology advancements. Iterate.ai is focused on developing AI and IoT applications through its rapid development low-code platform called Interplay. By including major AI engines, IoT connectivity platforms, and legacy system APIs all as containerized nodes in a common […]
SOSV Enters into the Region Through the Launch of Orbit Startups Demo Day
Orbit Startups, a new program from venture firm SOSV, has named the 10 startups chosen for its inaugural cohort. The startups have each received initial funding of about US$150,000 together with an intensive program that supports their growth across emerging and frontier markets. Orbit encapsulates SOSV’s established MOX and Chinaccelerator programs and reflects those programs’ […]