GATEWAY TO THE UAE
The UAE is a very prominent and popular business hub for Middle East operations, offering a number of gateway solutions for mainland and off-shore company operation in its many cities.
The capital city of Abu Dhabi offers advanced and specialized regulatory hosting such as ADGM for fintech, TwoFour54 for media, along with other incubation programs with Flat6 and NYU.
Renowned for its lifestyle, Dubai offers a wide array of business hubs accelerators with a multitude of free zones offering full foreign ownership of companies across many categories. The government also runs some world-class programs such as Dubai Future Accelerators and the Dubai Startups Hub with is managed by the Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber offers facilities for market access, and runs annual competitions in deep tech fields such as Blockchain and AI.
The other five Emirates offer their own hubs and programs as well, giving variety of choice for global entrepreneurs and easy entry with residence visas. The UAE is also home to many of the region’s largest VCs and investment firms, creating opportunities for startups to get funded and expand regionally from that base.