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Having Graduated Its Sixth Cohort, The MBRIF Innovation Accelerator Program Is Inviting Applications For Its New Seventh Cycle

The sixth cohort included entrepreneurs from the UAE, UK, Canada, Tunisia, KSA, Lebanon and the USA whose ventures are at various levels of business maturity, from prototype to growth stage.

Entrepreneurs

Startup Spotlight: Dubai-Based DarDoc Is Enabling Easier Access To Home Healthcare Services For Patients Across The UAE

Launched in July 2021 by Samer Masri and Keswin Suresh, DarDoc is a healthcare app that enables patients to receive a variety of services from the comfort of their homes.

Entrepreneurs

Startup Spotlight: UAE-Headquartered StonAI Is Digitizing Repetitive Administrative Tasks For Construction Companies

Claiming to offer the first ever intelligent assistant software for construction projects, the StonAI platform uses AI-driven models that can prioritize essential time-consuming tasks within a given project.

Entrepreneurs

Startup Spotlight: Dubai-Based AI Supply Chain Sensing Wants To Put An End To Logistical Disruptions (Even Before They Can Occur)

在供应链中断的情况下,解决ion often follows after they occur. But AISCS' solution bypasses the need for such a reactive response by adopting a more proactive approach.

Entrepreneurs

Startup Spotlight: UAE-Based Lisan's AI-Powered Proofreading Platform Guarantees Error-Free Arabic Writing

The 12 products Alasadi alludes to aim to correct 12 specific types of errors, which include spelling, grammatical, morphological, semantic, and stylistic errors, as well as mistakes related to checking quotations and proper names.

Starting a Business

Startup Spotlight: UK-Based Clutch Space Systems Wants To Offer Its Solutions (And Contribute) To The UAE's Space-Related Endeavors

"We see our location in the UAE as critical to our future success."

Entrepreneurs

Startup Spotlight: Dubai-Based Tech Startup Digital Energy Is Helping Energy Intensive Firms To Conduct Sustainable Operations

Digital Energy offers AI-driven solutions to help companies reduce emissions, resources, waste, as well as costs across supply chains and operations.

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Startup Spotlight: Abu Dhabi-Based Verofax's Traceability-As-A-Service Solution Is Helping Digitally Transform Brands In The UAE

In the time that has passed since its launch, Verofax has seen its operations extend to other areas of the world such as the United Kingdom, Southeast Asia, Africa, and North America.

Starting a Business

Startup Spotlight: Canada-Based WeavAir's Solution Can Measure Multiple Air Purity Metrics For Air Distribution Systems (And It's Making Its Way To The UAE)

WeavAir's end-to-end business intelligence solutions -which are energy efficient and run on low carbon- help prevent the spread of air contamination and infection for air distribution systems.

Starting a Business

Startup Spotlight: Dubai-Based 3D Printing Startup Sinterex Is Solving Supply Chain Mismanagement Issues For UAE Companies

Sinterex offers mission critical parts across a spectrum of sectors including dental, medical, as well as the oil and gas industries

Starting a Business

Startup Spotlight: Lebanon-Headquartered Mruna Is Bringing Its Urban Resilience Solutions To The UAE

Mruna's most significant offering is BiomWeb, a decentralized nature-based wastewater treatment system, that operates using the design philosophy that "there is no waste in nature."

Entrepreneurs

Startup Spotlight: UAE-Based Platform SkillPlay Offers Students A Gamified Approach To Find Jobs And Internships

In a bid to help students finetune their skills to match that of their preferred companies, the app enables users to engage with and research about different companies.

Growth Strategies

Startup Spotlight: UAE-Based Healthcare Fintech Klaim Focuses On Maintaining The Human Touch As It Continues To Expand Across The GCC

By eradicating working capital woes for medical providers, Klaim works towards creating a more seamless healthcare ecosystem.

Growth Strategies

启动焦点:Tunis-Born Reedz's Arabic Audiobook Platform Caters To A Growing Need For Condensed Content

Currently built as a freemium model that allows users to access some of the audiobooks, podcasts, and other content on the app, Reedz's premium version gives unlimited access to the entire library.

Entrepreneurs

Startup Spotlight: Saudi Arabia-Based Uvera Is Here To Rid You Of Your Food Spoilage Woes

Uvera's main product, Aurora, is a next-generation artificial intelligence of things device that can increase the shelf-life of fresh food up to 97% on average, within only 30 seconds and without using any chemicals.