Self-Qualification Workshop

Find your UAE funding
roadmap, in fifteen minutes.

A live workshop folio you fill in as the presentation runs. Answer six quick questions about your venture, mark which programs catch your eye during each slide, and walk away with a personalized roadmap, ranked program shortlist, and a seven-day action plan.

Question 01 / 06

Tell us who's holding the pen today.

All optional. Your name and company go on the take-home roadmap so it feels like yours, not generic.

Your name

Company / venture name

Email (optional, to remember the URLs later)

Question 02 / 06

Where are you in the founder journey?

Stage is the single biggest filter for which doors are actually open today.

Stage A

Just an idea

No MVP yet. Validating the problem.

Stage B

MVP / Early product

Built but pre-revenue or first paying users.

Stage C

Pre-seed / Seed

Traction, raising or recently raised under US$2M.

Stage D

Series A

Strong PMF, raising US$3M to 10M.

Stage E

Growth / Scale-up

Series A+, expanding internationally.

Question 03 / 06

What's your passport situation?

Some of the most generous interest-free programs are reserved for UAE nationals. We need this to filter out the dead ends.

UAE

Emirati national

100% Emirati ownership unlocks Khalifa Fund, MBR Fund for SMEs, and the full national stack.

GCC

GCC national

Some federal programs apply; otherwise treated similar to foreign founders.

FN-R

Foreign founder, UAE resident

You live here already. Free zones, Hub71, DIFC, in5 are your strongest plays.

FN-NR

Foreign founder, abroad

Need a relocation path. Hub71 + Golden/Green Visa is the canonical route.

Question 04 / 06

What sector do you actually build in?

Pick all that apply. Sector overlay is what unlocks the specialist Hub71+ verticals, ADGM RegLab, ADIO grants, and the right Sheraa Centre of Excellence.

AI / Deep Tech

Hub71+ AI, ADIO AI Grant, MBZUAI partners.

FinTech

DIFC FinTech Hive, ADGM RegLab, VARA.

ClimateTech / Sustainability

Hub71+ ClimateTech, ADNOC, Catalyst.

HealthTech / Life Sciences

Hub71+ Life Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, DoH.

Web3 / Digital Assets

Hub71+ Digital Assets, VARA, ADGM VA.

EdTech

Sheraa EdTech CoE, Access Sharjah Challenge.

AgriTech / FoodTech

ADIO agritech, Khalifa Fund AgriTech loans.

Manufacturing / Industrial

EDB priority, Operation 300bn, ICV.

Mobility / Autonomous

ADIO SAVI cluster.

Creative / Media

in5 Media, twofour54, Sheraa Creative CoE.

E-commerce / Retail / FMCG

Dubai International Growth Initiative.

Other / Cross-sector

Generalist programs, Sheraa S3, in5.

Question 05 / 06

Where would you base the operation?

You can pick "Flexible" if you're optimizing for the best program, not the city.

AUH

Abu Dhabi

Hub71, ADGM, ADIO, Khalifa Fund.

DXB

Dubai

DIFC, in5, DFDF, Dubai SME, DMCC.

SHJ

Sharjah

Sheraa, SRTIP, Shams, SPC.

Northern Emirates

RAKEZ, Ajman FZ, UAQ FTZ, Fujairah.

ALL

Flexible / Whichever fits

Optimise for the best program.

Question 06 / 06

What kind of capital are you after?

Pick all that apply. Most founders end up stacking grants + equity + facility lines over time.

Equity-free grants

Cleanest capital. Sheraa, ADIO, MBRIF, EDB enablement.

Soft / interest-free loans

Khalifa, MBR Fund, EDB, MBRIF guarantees.

Equity investment / VC

Hub71 SAFE, DFDF, Mubadala, Oraseya.

Incubation / perks / mentorship

in5, Sheraa S3, DIFC, MBRIF Accelerator.

Government procurement access

SME Champions, Emirati Supplier, Federal Suppliers Register.

Crowdfunding

Eureeca, Beehive, Dubai Next.

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Find your UAE funding
roadmap, in fifteen minutes.

Tell us who's holding the pen today.

Where are you in the founder journey?

What's your passport situation?

What sector do you actually build in?

Where would you base the operation?

What kind of capital are you after?

Your UAE funding roadmap.

You are an founder, , building in .

Your top three programs to apply to this quarter.

Other programs likely to fit.

Programs you're not eligible for right now.

Your seven-day action plan.

What you wrote in your own words.

Find your UAE fundingroadmap, in fifteen minutes.

Tell us who's holding the pen today.

Where are you in the founder journey?

What's your passport situation?

What sector do you actually build in?

Where would you base the operation?

What kind of capital are you after?

You are an founder, , building in .

Your top three programs to apply to this quarter.

Other programs likely to fit.

Programs you're not eligible for right now.

Your seven-day action plan.

What you wrote in your own words.

Find your UAE funding
roadmap, in fifteen minutes.