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Hub71 Impact Event Sets Abu Dhabi's Next Phase Of Innovation With New Programme Launches
(MENAFN- Mid-East Info)
Hub71 announced the launch of Initiate, a programme designed to empower early-stage founders with bold ideas to develop viable products. Operated in partnership with global venture builders SC Ventures and VentureOne, Initiate provides hands-on venture-building expertise to validate ideas, structure business models, and prepare founders for scale. The programme provides the foundational support startups need before securing seed investment, transforming Abu Dhabi into one of the few global hubs offering an end-to-end pathway from idea to market-ready startup. Continuing to accelerate Abu Dhabi's technological leadership, Hub71 expanded its specialist Hub71+ AI ecosystem, adding 15 new strategic partners to a network of 24 investors, corporates and government entities, including Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC) and BECO Capital as Anchor Parnters. The growth of Hub71+ AI supports Abu Dhabi's objective to becoming the world's first AI-native government by 2027. This growing AI ecosystem strengthens Abu Dhabi's position as a global testbed for responsible and applied AI innovation. During the event, Hub71 announced a series of strategic partnerships with leading Abu Dhabi institutions that are advancing the Emirate's economic diversification and broadening access to pilots, capital, and entrepreneurial support. An agreement with the Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority (ECA) integrates the Anjal Z initiative into Hub71's Access Programme, securing five seats in Cohort 19 and AED 3 million in pilot funding for startups developing early-childhood solutions by ECA, alongside benefitting from a comprehensive support package from Hub71 including up to AED 500,000 in incentives and access to the Hub71 network and Abu Dhabi market, talent pool, and investor networks, positioning them to take advantage of commercial opportunities and scale quickly from the UAE capital. In partnership with Numou, an ADGM subsidiary, startups gain easier access to working capital through the Procurement Financing initiative, designed to strengthen liquidity and accelerate SME growth. Together, these partnerships reinforce Hub71's role as a catalyst for collaboration, connecting entrepreneurs, institutions, and investors to drive innovation across every stage of growth. Ahmad Ali Alwan, CEO of Hub71, commented: “Abu Dhabi's tech ecosystem continues to be shaped by a shared purpose of driving impact through innovation and collaboration. The launches we announced today reflect how far we have come in our mission to expand opportunities for founders and entrepreneurs and how we are strengthening Abu Dhabi's role as a platform for technology growth. We are building an ecosystem that fosters innovation and ensures its long-term growth.” Further underscoring its international outlook, Hub71 welcomed eight leading Web3 startups from Hong Kong to Abu Dhabi as part of its Immersion Programmes, linking Abu Dhabi to leading tech hubs. During the Impact Event, eight high-potential startups from Hong Kong joined the ecosystem through the Hub71 x Hong Kong Immersion Programme, reinforcing Abu Dhabi's position as the cross-border gateway for international startups expanding into the Middle East. The Impact Event 2025 brought together around one thousand founders, investors, corporates, and government officials featuring keynote addresses and panels with over 40 global thought leaders, including entrepreneur and ABC's Shark Tank star Daymond John. His call for founders to“chase momentum, not money” echoed the event's core message that collaboration and community are the true drivers of innovation. Reflecting the UAE's Year of Community, Impact Event 2025 brought together founders, investors, and ecosystem enablers to explore how partnerships across government and industry can drive sustainable innovation. Through initiatives like Initiate, the ECA partnership, and cross-border immersion programmes, Hub71 is reinforcing the collective power of its community, empowering founders to learn from one another, share opportunities, and scale ideas that create real-world impact. About Hub71: Hub71 is Abu Dhabi's global tech ecosystem that enables founders to build globally enduring homegrown tech companies in any sector by providing access to global markets, a capital ecosystem, a global network of partners, and a vibrant community filled with highly skilled talent, governed by forward-thinking regulation. Backed by the Government of Abu Dhabi and Mubadala Investment Company, Hub71 is growing its vibrant community of tech startups, investors, government, and corporate partners to ensure the availability of investment, commercial activities, and incentives from the public and private sectors. Through Hub71's entrepreneurial infrastructure, value-add programs, enabling services and support packages, founders can build and scale widely adopted technologies with purpose and impact. Hub71 is on a mission to introduce new minds and technologies to Abu Dhabi, finding new ways to build globally enduring technology companies and sustain the nation's continuous economic development.
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Hub71 launches 'Initiate', a new programme empowering early-stage founders to transform ideas into scalable ventures from Abu Dhabi
Specialist ecosystem Hub71+ AI expands with 15 new partners, strengthening Abu Dhabi's position as a global centre for AI innovation
New partnerships with the Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority (ECA), and Numou to unlock access to funding, pilot opportunities and entrepreneurship pathways across the UAE
Hub71 announced the launch of Initiate, a programme designed to empower early-stage founders with bold ideas to develop viable products. Operated in partnership with global venture builders SC Ventures and VentureOne, Initiate provides hands-on venture-building expertise to validate ideas, structure business models, and prepare founders for scale. The programme provides the foundational support startups need before securing seed investment, transforming Abu Dhabi into one of the few global hubs offering an end-to-end pathway from idea to market-ready startup. Continuing to accelerate Abu Dhabi's technological leadership, Hub71 expanded its specialist Hub71+ AI ecosystem, adding 15 new strategic partners to a network of 24 investors, corporates and government entities, including Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC) and BECO Capital as Anchor Parnters. The growth of Hub71+ AI supports Abu Dhabi's objective to becoming the world's first AI-native government by 2027. This growing AI ecosystem strengthens Abu Dhabi's position as a global testbed for responsible and applied AI innovation. During the event, Hub71 announced a series of strategic partnerships with leading Abu Dhabi institutions that are advancing the Emirate's economic diversification and broadening access to pilots, capital, and entrepreneurial support. An agreement with the Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority (ECA) integrates the Anjal Z initiative into Hub71's Access Programme, securing five seats in Cohort 19 and AED 3 million in pilot funding for startups developing early-childhood solutions by ECA, alongside benefitting from a comprehensive support package from Hub71 including up to AED 500,000 in incentives and access to the Hub71 network and Abu Dhabi market, talent pool, and investor networks, positioning them to take advantage of commercial opportunities and scale quickly from the UAE capital. In partnership with Numou, an ADGM subsidiary, startups gain easier access to working capital through the Procurement Financing initiative, designed to strengthen liquidity and accelerate SME growth. Together, these partnerships reinforce Hub71's role as a catalyst for collaboration, connecting entrepreneurs, institutions, and investors to drive innovation across every stage of growth. Ahmad Ali Alwan, CEO of Hub71, commented: “Abu Dhabi's tech ecosystem continues to be shaped by a shared purpose of driving impact through innovation and collaboration. The launches we announced today reflect how far we have come in our mission to expand opportunities for founders and entrepreneurs and how we are strengthening Abu Dhabi's role as a platform for technology growth. We are building an ecosystem that fosters innovation and ensures its long-term growth.” Further underscoring its international outlook, Hub71 welcomed eight leading Web3 startups from Hong Kong to Abu Dhabi as part of its Immersion Programmes, linking Abu Dhabi to leading tech hubs. During the Impact Event, eight high-potential startups from Hong Kong joined the ecosystem through the Hub71 x Hong Kong Immersion Programme, reinforcing Abu Dhabi's position as the cross-border gateway for international startups expanding into the Middle East. The Impact Event 2025 brought together around one thousand founders, investors, corporates, and government officials featuring keynote addresses and panels with over 40 global thought leaders, including entrepreneur and ABC's Shark Tank star Daymond John. His call for founders to“chase momentum, not money” echoed the event's core message that collaboration and community are the true drivers of innovation. Reflecting the UAE's Year of Community, Impact Event 2025 brought together founders, investors, and ecosystem enablers to explore how partnerships across government and industry can drive sustainable innovation. Through initiatives like Initiate, the ECA partnership, and cross-border immersion programmes, Hub71 is reinforcing the collective power of its community, empowering founders to learn from one another, share opportunities, and scale ideas that create real-world impact. About Hub71: Hub71 is Abu Dhabi's global tech ecosystem that enables founders to build globally enduring homegrown tech companies in any sector by providing access to global markets, a capital ecosystem, a global network of partners, and a vibrant community filled with highly skilled talent, governed by forward-thinking regulation. Backed by the Government of Abu Dhabi and Mubadala Investment Company, Hub71 is growing its vibrant community of tech startups, investors, government, and corporate partners to ensure the availability of investment, commercial activities, and incentives from the public and private sectors. Through Hub71's entrepreneurial infrastructure, value-add programs, enabling services and support packages, founders can build and scale widely adopted technologies with purpose and impact. Hub71 is on a mission to introduce new minds and technologies to Abu Dhabi, finding new ways to build globally enduring technology companies and sustain the nation's continuous economic development.
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