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Disrupt Joins Hub71's Initiate Programme To Support Early-Stage AI Startups From Abu Dhabi
(MENAFN- Mid-East Info) Operator-led venture builder to help early-stage founders transform AI-native ideas into market-ready, scalable ventures from Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, UAE, August, 2026 – Disrupt, a MENA-based, operator-led AI-native venture builder has joined Hub71's Initiate Programme as a venture builder within the programme, Disrupt will support early-stage founders in validating ideas, building market-ready products and scaling AI-native startups from the UAE capital. Disrupt will establish an operating presence at Hub71 in Abu Dhabi, where it will support founders participating in the Initiate Programme. Founders will work directly with Disrupt's operating teams to validate ideas, build minimum viable products (MVPs) and achieve product-market fit, while gaining access to Hub71's global tech ecosystem of investors, corporates, government entities and ecosystem partners, with pathways into growth programmes such as Hub71's Access Programme as their ventures scale. Disrupt's operator-led venture building model embeds experienced operators within startups from the earliest stages of development, providing founders with the practical expertise needed to accelerate venture creation and build globally competitive AI-native companies from Abu Dhabi. “Most early-stage founders are encouraged to find capital; while most investors ask founders to show more traction. We'd rather they went out and found the right co-founder. Initiate lets us do exactly that. Disrupt sits alongside our cofounders from ideation through the entire life cycle of a venture; bringing our playbooks, recipes, leadership and real operators from day one. Abu Dhabi has built the ecosystem to attract amazing founders. We're bringing our operator-led approach to build from here together,” said Ali Samir Oosman, SVP of Strategy, Partnerships & Investments, Disrupt. “Turning an idea into a successful company requires access to the right expertise at the right stage. By attracting experienced venture builders such as Disrupt to establish an operating presence in Abu Dhabi, we are expanding the support available to founders through the Initiate Programme, helping them build scalable and globally competitive technology ventures from Abu Dhabi.” said Basma AlBadi AlDhaheri, Head of Strategy and Value Creation, Hub71. Disrupt is expanding its regional operating footprint by joining Hub71's growing network of venture builders supporting founders through the Initiate Programme. The announcement follows Abu Dhabi's entry into the world's top 50 emerging startup ecosystems in the 2026 Global Startup Ecosystem Report (Startup Genome | Global Entrepreneurship Network), with ecosystem value surging 3,057% to $73.4 billion. Drawing on its experience building AI-native ventures across fintech, cybersecurity, privacy and real assets, including SQUATWOLF, Secure, Ridge, PureSquare and ZIGChain, Disrupt will help founders accelerate venture creation and build globally competitive startups from Abu Dhabi. About Hub7: 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 programmes, 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. About Disrupt Disrupt is a MENA-based operator-led AI-native venture builder built to defy the odds. We reimagine categories with our own capital, our own operators, and systems that compound across every venture we touch. 17+ years. $850+ aggregate value. All built before the $100M commitment. By design, not by chance.
Abu Dhabi, UAE, August, 2026 – Disrupt, a MENA-based, operator-led AI-native venture builder has joined Hub71's Initiate Programme as a venture builder within the programme, Disrupt will support early-stage founders in validating ideas, building market-ready products and scaling AI-native startups from the UAE capital. Disrupt will establish an operating presence at Hub71 in Abu Dhabi, where it will support founders participating in the Initiate Programme. Founders will work directly with Disrupt's operating teams to validate ideas, build minimum viable products (MVPs) and achieve product-market fit, while gaining access to Hub71's global tech ecosystem of investors, corporates, government entities and ecosystem partners, with pathways into growth programmes such as Hub71's Access Programme as their ventures scale. Disrupt's operator-led venture building model embeds experienced operators within startups from the earliest stages of development, providing founders with the practical expertise needed to accelerate venture creation and build globally competitive AI-native companies from Abu Dhabi. “Most early-stage founders are encouraged to find capital; while most investors ask founders to show more traction. We'd rather they went out and found the right co-founder. Initiate lets us do exactly that. Disrupt sits alongside our cofounders from ideation through the entire life cycle of a venture; bringing our playbooks, recipes, leadership and real operators from day one. Abu Dhabi has built the ecosystem to attract amazing founders. We're bringing our operator-led approach to build from here together,” said Ali Samir Oosman, SVP of Strategy, Partnerships & Investments, Disrupt. “Turning an idea into a successful company requires access to the right expertise at the right stage. By attracting experienced venture builders such as Disrupt to establish an operating presence in Abu Dhabi, we are expanding the support available to founders through the Initiate Programme, helping them build scalable and globally competitive technology ventures from Abu Dhabi.” said Basma AlBadi AlDhaheri, Head of Strategy and Value Creation, Hub71. Disrupt is expanding its regional operating footprint by joining Hub71's growing network of venture builders supporting founders through the Initiate Programme. The announcement follows Abu Dhabi's entry into the world's top 50 emerging startup ecosystems in the 2026 Global Startup Ecosystem Report (Startup Genome | Global Entrepreneurship Network), with ecosystem value surging 3,057% to $73.4 billion. Drawing on its experience building AI-native ventures across fintech, cybersecurity, privacy and real assets, including SQUATWOLF, Secure, Ridge, PureSquare and ZIGChain, Disrupt will help founders accelerate venture creation and build globally competitive startups from Abu Dhabi. About Hub7: 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 programmes, 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. About Disrupt Disrupt is a MENA-based operator-led AI-native venture builder built to defy the odds. We reimagine categories with our own capital, our own operators, and systems that compound across every venture we touch. 17+ years. $850+ aggregate value. All built before the $100M commitment. By design, not by chance.
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