startAD programs equip global and regional startups from tech and non-tech industries with the tools, skills and frameworks to excel in the unique opportunity that the UAE market presents. We co-create impact-driven programs with government departments and corporate leaders to help further UAE’s transition into a knowledge-based economy.
Powered by its partner Tamkeen and anchored at NYU Abu Dhabi, startAD is a new model for entrepreneurship education and innovation.
26
Corporations Activated
128
Emirati Entrepreneurs Advanced
250
Tech startups Accelerated
363+
Jobs Created
Meet the Team
Designers and builders of startup ecosystems
Abhyudaya Goyal
Innovation Program Lead
Adnan Dekedek
Innovation Program Lead
Aneesha Mamtora
Business Support Manager
Jehan Al Khateeb
Digital Marketing Coordinator
Qamar Rabah
Administrative Assistant
Sabira Huda
Program Coordinator
Koel Banerjee
Sr. Marketing and Communications Specialist
Tina Kamel
Program Coordinator
Nihal Shaikh
Assistant Director, Communications & Strategic Projects
Hana Barakat
Senior Associate Director
Ramesh Jagannathan
Managing Director of startAD
Dominique Chatfield
Program Coordinator
Learn more about startAD’s mission to further UAE’s global competitiveness, to contribute to capacity building for homegrown innovation and to strengthen entrepreneurship capabilities of universities, explore our brand deck.
6000+
Aspiring entrepreneurs benefited
650
Investors engaged
60+
Pilot projects awarded
$117m
Funding raised by startups
Partners
startAD partners with corporations and government departments to ensure that the goals of every stage of their innovation and digital transformation journey are met.
startAD Central
An open, multifunctional, modular space that enables collaboration, fostering of communities and bringing together entrepreneurial serendipity.
Al Warsha
Al Warsha is a space for creativity and innovation. The lab is open for people of all skill levels to come in and use the tools and equipment to build their own projects and seek any support they may need.
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