The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs in the UAE, in partnership with the United States Mission to the UAE, is a three-month program designed to enable women-owned SMEs in the UAE to identify and analyze new channels, markets, and customers.
Ma’an and startAD have entered a 3-year partnership to develop Abu Dhabi as the Global Center of Social Innovation. MSI is a dynamic and emerging hub for social impact projects in Abu Dhabi that encourages innovative solutions that address the full spectrum of social, cultural, and environmental challenges.
Manassah is Aldar’s startup program run in partnership with startAD, which advances exceptional entrepreneurs in the retail domain to succeed and become part of the thriving ALDAR retail portfolio.
A 4-week, equity-free accelerator that provides global tech startups tangible growth opportunities, mentoring, and access to strong networks for entering the UAE market through commercial partnerships with Aldar and other market leaders in the region.
The annual Angel Rising investor education symposium is organized jointly by startAD and the GCC-based venture capital firm VentureSouq. Over the last 8 years, it has grown to be a leading voice demystifying and encouraging the cause of technology startup investments in the UAE.