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Dubai Internet City partners with German Entrepreneurship
Dubai Internet City has signed a strategic partnership with German Entrepreneurship GmbH to strengthen the startup and entrepreneurship ecosystem in the UAE and beyond.
YSpot unveils its new AI driven website
Yspot unveiled its new cutting-edge AI driven website. Yspot’s upgraded website is attributed to the support of the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center’s (Sheraa) 2023 S3 programme that Yspot was honoured...
UAE and Intesa Sanpaolo group to promote startups in circular economy
The UAE’s Ministry of Economy signed a strategic agreement with the Italian banking group, Intesa Sanpaolo to promote the adoption of circular economy principles and design a system for it in th...
MBZUAI unveils metaverse research center and incubation center for startups
Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) – the world’s first graduate-level artificial intelligence (AI) university dedicated to research launched two new centers, namely...
Dubai Chamber launches The Entrepreneur’s Guide
Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy has published a comprehensive guide for startups that aims to simplify the process of setting up a business in Dubai. ‘Building Your Business in a Dynamic City: The En...
XPANCEO raises $40mln to launch smart contact lenses
XPANCEO, a deep tech startup, has raised a $40 million seed round to launch the first contact lenses with AR vision features. The round was led by Hong Kong-based Opportunity Ventures (Asia). The fund...
in5 startup ecosystem sees 20% growth in funding
in5, part of TECOM Group has today announced that it has recorded a 20% increase in total funding raised by startups within its ecosystem since its inception to more than AED 2.9 billion, solidifying ...
Hub71 revamps its Incentive Program
Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem, today announces it has enhanced its Incentive Program that will now provide startups with up to AED 750,000 in cash and in-kind incentives, providing gr...
Industry Ventures raises over $1.7bln in two funds
US-based Industry Ventures, a leading investment firm focused on private technology investments, announced the close of their Secondary X Fund with over $1.45 billion in commitments and the close of T...