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Starting a Business

Meet The Finalists Of Dubai Startup Hub's Smartpreneur Competition 6.0: Hydro Wind Energy

The Hydro Wind Energy team has built QuenchSea, a low-cost seawater desalination device that produces fresh water from seawater using only manual power.

Growth Strategies

Meet The Finalists of Dubai Startup Hub's Smartpreneur Competition 6.0: PalletPal

PalletPal's offerings aim to optimize freight shipments and streamline supply chain management.

Entrepreneurs

Startup Spotlight: Digital Health Screening App CogniSigns Wants To Enable Easy Access To Early Diagnoses

CogniSigns is a digital screening app that uses an algorithm-driven chatbot powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to detect diseases and mental health conditions in a user.

Starting a Business

Meet The Finalists of Dubai Startup Hub's Smartpreneur Competition 6.0: Hamples

By enabling consumers to try out multiple samples before finalizing on using a particular product, Hamples aims to help them make more informed decisions while purchasing.

Technology

Meet The Finalists Of Dubai Startup Hub's Smartpreneur Competition 6.0: Manhat

"Our inspiration is the natural water cycle in geographical locations where water availability never requires human interference."

Growth Strategies

Meet The Finalists Of Dubai Startup Hub's Smartpreneur Competition 6.0: EduPloyment

EduPloyment is a social enterprise that leverages technology to educate blue-collar workers in order for them to find better livelihoods.

Entrepreneurs

Meet The Finalists of Dubai Startup Hub's Smartpreneur Competition 6.0: Soul Artists

"The platform acts as a dedicated space for performing artists and musicians to manage their bookings and tap into a new pool of growing clients, using a unique business model that takes zero commission from the artists, and simply charges clients an industry low agency fee when making a booking."

Entrepreneurs

Meet The Finalists of Dubai Startup Hub's Smartpreneur Competition 6.0: Diwama

Christopher Arida and Aya Hariri are the founders of Diwama, an AI-based image recognition software that automates waste analysis, and one of the 10 finalists of Smartpreneur Competition 6.0.

Starting a Business

Startup Spotlight: Dubai-Based Direct Debit Is Easing The Process Of Budgeting For Quarterly And Biannual Payments

Using a single log-in on the Direct Debit platform, users can ensure that they pay their major bills and fees in monthly instalments.

Entrepreneurs

En Route To The Expo: Marwan Hadi, Executive Vice President And Head Of Retail Banking, Emirates NBD

"As an Emirati, I am overwhelmed with pride and humility at the same time, as well as a sense of responsibility while my country hosts this world-class event in parallel with its Golden Jubilee."

Starting a Business

2021, The Year That Was: Tushar Jiwarajka, Founder, Volte Art Projects

Volte Art Projects kicked off its innings in the UAE with an exhibition titled Sublime Convergence, which was described as one that united "themes of nature and time through art and technology."

Starting a Business

Meet The Finalists of Dubai Startup Hub's Smartpreneur Competition 6.0: Aiotize

"I feel that the best thing about Dubai is its acceptance of expatriates. We are a small Indian startup, and we are among the top 10 finalists for this competition, which in itself shows that the city welcomes foreign entrepreneurs with open arms."

Growth Strategies

2021, The Year That Was: Eslam Hussein, Co-Founder, Invygo

The success invygo has seen so far is a testament to the potential of the car subscription market, which, globally, is expected to reach US$12 billion by 2027.

Starting a Business

Meet The Finalists Of Dubai Startup Hub's Smartpreneur Competition 6.0: Digital Energy

"The UAE is made up of many nationalities from all over the world which offers the potential to get insights that will help companies scale on a global level."

Growth Strategies

2021, The Year That Was: Alexander Heller, Founder, HyperSpace

HyperSpace claims to be the first in the world to build physical attractions that are blockchain-enabled and extended reality-native, with it making use of cutting-edge emerging technologies, spatial compute layers, real life virtual effects, NFT projects to create these purpose-built parks.