Abu Dhabi’s Hub71 accepts second cohort of tech startups

Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem, has selected its latest cohort of tech startups. For the next two years, the new cohort will participate in Hub71’s Incentive Program, benefitting from equity-free incentives worth up to Dhs500,000. They will also have access to active investors, corporate, government and academia partners.

The selected startups hail from nine countries including the USA, Italy, and the UK. They are specialised in sectors ranging from fintech, healthtech, cleantech, edtech, foodtech and logistics. The cohort also features the first tech business from Luxembourg affiliated with Hub71, in addition to locally developed startups from the UAE. Green Future Project, a platform for people and companies to support top climate projects internationally and to track and trace environmental effect, is among the eclectic group of startups. The cohort also includes Abhi, a fintech platform that lets salaried employees to access their salary when necessary, and Amwal, a platform that enables consumers to pay, send, or remit money based on their phone number.

We are so excited to announce that we have welcomed 16 new startups to our family as part of our second cohort of the year! ?

We can't wait to see these startups succeed across their various sectors.#Hub71 #UAE #AbuDhabi #VisitAbuDhabi #Startups #Cohort pic.twitter.com/YZzIJ8lQPT

— Hub71 (@hub71ad) August 30, 2022

After a thorough evaluation process involving Hub71, its ecosystem partners, and VC funds, 16 startups were selected. Meanwhile, the cohort comprising pre-seed, seed and Series-A startups have already raised more than $67m collectively.

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Badr Al-Olama, acting CEO of Hub71, said: “Our value-driven programmes are continuing to attract high-tech startups to Abu Dhabi that are driving transformation within key sectors of the economy. As a partner to over 170 startups in our community, we always strive to connect founders to our global network of blue-chip corporations, government bodies and investors. With our ability to unlock real growth opportunities for founders, we expect this new cohort to gain tremendous traction over the next few months within the vibrant tech ecosystem that Abu Dhabi has to offer.”

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