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Why Successful Startups Go To The UAE

YoungUpstarts

For an increasing number of successful startups, they are foregoing London, New York, or Silicon Valley for the business-friendly UAE. We all know the UAE is a business-friendly environment. In addition, the emirate has received international recognition as a leading city for human capital, lifestyle, and connectivity.

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Why Was Winter in Venture Capital Funding so Short?

Both Sides of the Table

It was only a year ago that many in the Venture Capital industry were predicting that “winter was coming” and to be fair the author of this post was chief amongst them. While this it total FDI as opposed to just venture, it should give you an indication of the international trend. Baidu alone raised $3.2

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The Big Start Business Plan Competition for UAE Students

Campus Entrepreneurship

This is the first year of an annual program which aims to cultivate, inspire and reward young people’s interest in entrepreneurship within the UAE. In addition to our own initiatives, we offer Venture Capital to entrepreneurs and enterprises across the Arabian Gulf and wider Middle East region.

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Mexican Food and Entrepreneurship for Lunch in Dubai

Feld Thoughts

Since then I ended up at a venture capital firm in Dubai called BECO Capital. They then spent the next two hours answering questions that I had about Dubai, its history, entrepreneurship in the region, and the geopolitical dynamics with other UAE states, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Iran. Dany, Amir, and Sorusch indulged me.

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HBS Entrepreneurs Founded the Most Startup Unicorns of Any MBA Program

View from Seed

Five international MBA programs also boast Unicorn founders, namely INSEAD (France / Singapore / UAE), IIM Calcutta (India), Vienna University (Austria), Tel Aviv University (Israel), and University of Otago (New Zealand) (Please note that I only included MBA programs, and excluded Masters in Science degrees). that of GSB).

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How Israel and the Arab World Connect Through Technology

David Teten

I also suggest look at the UAE-Israel Technology & Finance Community/Mailing List. & Founder Institute UAE Abu Dhabi Virtual 2020. Phoenix will act as a platform to channel Gulf investment into OurCrowd’s 220 portfolio companies, building on the pent-up demand in the UAE for opportunities in the thriving Israeli start-up scene.

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