Corporate Sprint Accelerator

Date: June 10 – 23, 2020

Application Deadline: April 15, 2020

Location: New York University Abu Dhabi – UAE

Focus: Construction and sustainable development

Are you looking to enter the UAE market?

Scale your startup in the UAE with startAD’s Corporate Sprint Accelerator focused on construction and sustainable development. The program equips startups with the training and connections to

Secure pilot projects with leading industry players ALEC Engineering and Contracting, Oracle Engineering and Construction, and the Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC)
Strengthen the pitch deck and pitching skills for fundraising
Be considered for up to $250,000 co-investment through the startAD Seed Fund, and win a $10,000 Innovation Award from ALEC Engineering and Contracting

Registration Closed

Note: Startups accepted into the Corporate Sprint Accelerator are required to attend all 14 days of the program. The program is free of charge to accepted teams and accommodation will be arranged on campus. Teams are expected to make their own travel arrangements.

Focus Areas

Design

Sustainable Building Materials, Software as a Service(SaaS), AR/VR, Building Information Modeling

Build

3D printing, Robotics, Modular Construction, Mobile Technology, Internet of Things (IoT)

Operate

Hospitality, Big Data & Analytics, Experiential Marketing, Customer Experience, Artificial Intelligence, Sustainable spaces

Why Apply?

Get trained by leading global technical and industry experts on ‘Scaling in the UAE through pilots and partnerships’, and ‘Investment readiness and pitching’

Secure opportunities to explore pilots with leading corporations in construction and sustainable development

Become investor ready with pitching and fundraising training

For hardware startups, refine your product and design through startAD’s global network of labs and manufacturing hubs

Opportunity to pitch to local and construction focused investors

Be considered for co-investment from the startAD seed fund for up to USD $250,000

Get access to Al Warsha, our prototyping lab and our coworking space

Hubspot, AWS credit, and other benefits

Who should Apply?

Seed- stage startups with a minimum of four fully committed team members including founders

Startups who are generating revenue or have conducted at least one pilot

Startups who have initial market traction

Sectors focused on construction and sustainable development

Targeting UAE/MENA market

Corporate partners

Highlights from previous cohorts

112 startups from 24 countries
Pilots Secured: 50+
Funding Raised: $45 Million
Revenue Generated: $15 million
Job created: 230

SatSure startup wins $10,000 at startAD’s construction focused Venture Launchpad

SatSure integrates trends derived from satellite imagery with public datasets to develop decision making insights