In 2021, the Fund supported SMEs with Dhs65.29m worth of financing, of which Dhs47.67m was disbursed through Beehive to 374 projects
Aamer Sheikh, CEO Middle East, PepsiCo, tells Gulf Business about the MENA edition of the mentor-led Greenhouse Accelerator programme and its focus on sustainability
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Biosolvit, Wahaj Solar, Alesca Life, ECOLOO and Desolenator from MBRIF’s Accelerator programme will join Masdar City’s growing network of sustainability-focused companies
Qualifying startups from Abu Dhabi and Africa to gain guidance, resources and support to setup, scale and raise funding in new markets
Ahmad Ali Alwan has been a founding member of Hub71 since 2019
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The studio aims to create new highly skilled jobs in Bahrain for both local and international talent, on both its core team and at the startups it helps to launch
As part of the agreement, Siemens Energy will provide select startups with strategic mentorship by participating in knowledge-sharing platforms
The bank is looking for fintechs, digital experience startups and emerging technology players operating to support its immersion into the virtual world
With new innovations in DeFi, GameFi and infrastructure spaces, Cypher Capital looks forward to being part of large milestones for blockchain
Stakeholders are looking at ways to reduce the environmental impacts of factory farming and animal agriculture
The programme aims to establish more than 30 new startups and create hundreds of job opportunities during the first three years
The fund will be dedicated to tech startups and companies specialised in sectors such as telecommunications, financial services and education, among others
The new cohort will have the opportunity to develop advanced technologies and gain access to the emirate’s innovation ecosystem
The programmes from Dubai Silicon Oasis’ dtec and SDCEE will help entrepreneurs transform their innovative ideas and projects into reality
The formula for a profitable startup has vital factors that can either make or break the path, says Jaideep Dhanoa, co-founder and CEO of Fenix, and member of Entrepreneurs Organisation UAE Chapter
The Scale2Dubai programme attracted more than 3,200 applications from 129 countries
The emirate’s strategic location has created a fertile landscape for entrepreneurs and startups within the region
The Gulf region’s $3bn cleaning industry is driven mostly by independent service providers
The Ministry of Economy’s Entrepreneurial Nation project intends to provide support to startups through a series of public-private partnerships
The freezone aims to bring 20 social and environmental impact-driven businesses into its community through the programme
Last year, UAE-based startups raised nearly $600m in venture funding alone
The solution aims to extend the benefits of digital banking solutions to entrepreneurs
Businesses will be offered benefits including incubation, office space, mentorship, networking and investment opportunities, among others
The programme is offered free of cost with the establishment of an e-commerce company with Virtuzone
The evolving landscape will soon change the way adopting an innovative digital business model in the real estate market is viewed
The country is planning to build a science and engineering campus in the north of England
The first few months for any startup are critical