Events & Ecosystem
Beyond networking: how founders can use Abu Dhabi’s Hub71 ecosystem
A startup community is most useful when founders enter with a clear learning goal and leave with a concrete next step.
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Startups.
Startup launches, business models, growth and innovation across the Gulf and Middle East.
Business Guides
A first customer interview plan for Gulf entrepreneurs
Ask about recent behaviour, existing workarounds and a specific next step before spending heavily on a new product.
Women Entrepreneurs
Mumzworld’s founders turned a defined audience into a business focus
Mona Ataya and Leena Khalil’s company offers a lesson in building around the needs of mothers and families rather than a broad retail catalogue.
Technology & AI
Jais 2 puts Arabic AI on the product agenda for Gulf startups
The Arabic language model gives product teams another option to evaluate. The real test is whether it improves a specific customer workflow.
Funding & Investments
Before the pitch deck: the evidence Gulf founders should organise
A clear funding conversation connects the customer problem, early results and the next milestone the business needs to reach.
Founder Stories
Careem’s Dubai beginnings: what founders can learn from a local problem
Careem’s origins offer a practical way to think about local customer problems, operational trust and the work behind a regional platform.
Startups
The Gulf startup opportunity starts with one everyday problem
A useful first product begins with a specific customer, a repeated frustration and evidence that someone will pay to solve it.