Connect with Dubai Startups

Much of Dubai's startup activity sits in its free zones: DIFC, the financial centre with its own regulator and courts, and tech clusters such as Dubai Internet City. Virtual assets have a dedicated regulator in VARA, and Abu Dhabi's Hub71 is next door. Founders here often sell across the GCC from day one.

Tell Cleya what you are building or backing. She suggests a few people whose stage and sector fit, explains to both sides why, and makes the intro only when both say yes. We can't promise a match in Dubai; when the best fit is based elsewhere, that is who you will hear about.