Funding / United Arab Emirates
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Open funding for startups in the United Arab Emirates
11 grants and accelerators: 5 rolling, 6 with no deadline found. A program whose closing date has passed is left out. Amounts and terms are the program's own words; a fact I did not find says not found.
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Grants and accelerators (11)
Rolling (5)
Accelerator for equity
Dubai Founders HQ x Antler
- Amount
- investment · $180K SAFE for 11% + up to $320K follow-on
- Deadline
- rolling; UAE cohort starts Oct 11, 2026
- For whom
- Individuals and early teams, with or without an idea; limits for companies that already raised
- Where
- United Arab Emirates
Accelerator for equity
Hub71 Access Programme
- Amount
- AED 250K · investment · AED 250K cash (SAFE) + AED 250K in-kind; top-up possible
- Deadline
- Cohort 21 deadline Feb 2027; rolling
- For whom
- Pre-seed to Series A in 32 sectors incl. PropTech and AI; a founder relocates to Abu Dhabi
- Where
- Abu Dhabi, UAE
Accelerator for equity
Hub71+ AI
- Amount
- investment · AED 250K cash for equity (SAFE) + AED 250K in-kind
- Deadline
- Cohort 21 deadline Feb 2027; rolling
- For whom
- Pre-seed to Series A startups with AI at the core; a founder relocates to Abu Dhabi
- Where
- Abu Dhabi, UAE
Accelerator for equity
Hub71+ ClimateTech
- Amount
- investment · AED 250,000 in flexible incentives plus AED 250,000 cash for equity (SAFE); AED 250,000 top-up for high performers
- Deadline
- Rolling: the stated cohort deadline was 21 August 2026; later applications are considered for the next cohort
- For whom
- Climate-tech startups willing to relocate at least one founder to Abu Dhabi and build the team there.
- Where
- Abu Dhabi, UAE
Accelerator for equity
Hub71+ SAVI (smart mobility)
- Amount
- investment · AED 250K cash (SAFE) + AED 250K in-kind
- Deadline
- rolling; late applications go to next cohort
- For whom
- Smart and autonomous mobility startups (land, air, sea, robotics)
- Where
- Abu Dhabi, UAE
No deadline found — check the page (6)
Accelerator for equity
Flat6Labs Ignite
- Amount
- investment · you receive cash-funding ($150K-$250K)
- Deadline
- no deadline on the page
- For whom
- Startups registered as a private company with an existing MVP, with founders available in Abu Dhabi and committed to a long-term presence there
- Where
- Abu Dhabi
Accelerator equity terms: not found
Hub71 Initiate
- Amount
- not found on the page
- Deadline
- no deadline on the page
- For whom
- Founders at the ideation or pre-MVP stage.
- Where
- Abu Dhabi
Accelerator for equity
Hub71+ Digital Assets
- Amount
- investment · AED 250,000 in flexible incentives plus AED 250,000 cash for equity (SAFE); AED 250,000 top-up for high performers
- Deadline
- February 2027 (Cohort 21; late applications go to the next cohort)
- For whom
- Digital-assets startups willing to relocate at least one founder to Abu Dhabi and build the team there.
- Where
- Abu Dhabi, UAE
Accelerator for equity
Hub71+ Life Sciences
- Amount
- investment · AED 250,000 in flexible incentives plus AED 250,000 cash for equity (SAFE); AED 250,000 top-up for high performers
- Deadline
- February 2027 (Cohort 21; late applications go to the next cohort)
- For whom
- Biotechnology, MedTech and digital-health startups willing to relocate at least one founder to Abu Dhabi.
- Where
- Abu Dhabi, UAE
Grant non-dilutive
Sheraa Entrepreneurs Resilience Fund
- Amount
- AED 5M · cash · Fund pool of AED 5M providing equity-free, non-repayable grants (individual grant size not stated)
- Deadline
- no deadline on the page
- For whom
- UAE-based startups and SMEs in sectors critical to national resilience with 1+ years of operations
- Where
- Sharjah, UAE
Accelerator equity terms: not found
Sheraa Membership (Sharjah)
- Amount
- not found on the page
- Deadline
- no deadline on the page
- For whom
- Entrepreneurs of all nationalities aged 18+; early Ideate and Validate stages are free and need no registered business.
- Where
- Sharjah / UAE; entrepreneurs of all nationalities
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