Accelerators in Dubai
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The region's first FinTech accelerator, launched 2017 by DIFC with Accenture. A 12-week programme for early- and growth-stage FinTech, InsurTech, RegTech and Islamic FinTech startups, giving access to financial-institution partners (Emir...
Dubai chapter of the global FinTech accelerator, launched 2018 in partnership with DIFC, Visa and Mashreq Bank. An intense 3-month seed/pre-seed programme for FinTech, financial-services and IT startups across AI, distributed-ledger and ...
Silicon Valley innovation platform (present in 60+ locations) running Dubai accelerators from 2025 with the Dubai Department of Economy & Tourism and Chamber of Digital Economy. A flagship 3-month programme for post-revenue startups in t...
Leading MENA seed accelerator and early-stage VC that has funded 1,000+ startups across the region. UAE programs (anchored in Abu Dhabi) include the climate-focused Catalyst accelerator and a Women's Health/Femtech accelerator with Organ...
Global VC and accelerator investing across MENA since 2012, with 300+ regionally headquartered portfolio companies. Runs the Sanabil Accelerator (Saudi) and the Creators Ventures Accelerator — a 10-week hybrid Dubai programme turning cre...
Techstars' UAE accelerator, run from Hub71 in Abu Dhabi since 2020. Accepts ~10 startups/year across verticals, investing $120,000 for 6–10% equity. NOTE: Techstars previously ran a Dubai accelerator (two cohorts with GINCO Investments) ...
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