Snowflake, the AI Data Cloud company, has unveiled Snowflake for Startups, which serves as a launchpad for founders to build and scale enterprise-grade AI applications on Snowflake’s AI Data Cloud, providing new product capabilities, strategic relationships with leading venture capital firms. The initiative also aligns with the ‘We the UAE 2031’ vision, which seeks to […]
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Tell us about yourself and your background I’m Clémence Bareth, and most people call me Clem, a French fractional COO based in Doha. The role is still new in this region, and explaining it has become my favourite conversation. How I got here is less usual. My career started in international banks, with UBS and […]
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AVELIN AI, a sovereign AI platform built for enterprises and governments in regulated industries, announced today that it has been accepted into Launchpad by Oraseya Capital, a founder residency program based at Dubai Silicon Oasis supporting early-stage tech founders as they build and scale their companies. Launchpad is a six-month, zero-cost, equity-free residency designed to […]
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Founders often mistake enthusiasm for demand. You share an idea with friends, colleagues or potential customers and hear exactly what you were hoping for: “That’s brilliant.” “I would use that.” “You should build it.” It feels encouraging. It can also be dangerously misleading. The real question is not whether people like your idea. It is […]
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TiE Dubai, the regional chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), the global network fostering entrepreneurship, has announced the appointment of its new board for 2026 – 2027 and new plans to give founders across the UAE and wider MENA region more structured support. The term will prioritise mentoring, learning and growth, backed by a community […]
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Dubai’s startup ecosystem has never been more dynamic. Every week, ambitious founders arrive with bold ideas, investors search for the next high-growth opportunity and experienced operators relocate to be part of one of the world’s fastest-moving innovation hubs. From the outside, it feels like the perfect place to build a company, and in many ways, […]
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Entrepreneurs are urging the Treasury to introduce a capital gains tax deferral for founders who reinvest exit proceeds into new UK ventures within 12 months, as lobbying intensifies around repeat entrepreneur relief. Read more: Founders push for ‘repeat entrepreneur relief’ to keep exit capital flowing back into UK start-ups
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Virgin StartUp has announced £20m in Start Up Loans funding for 2026/27 after surpassing £100m in total loans delivered, supporting more than 6,500 UK entrepreneurs. Read more: Virgin StartUp unveils £20m funding pot for UK founders after passing £100m Start Up Loans milestone
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Three researchers share how the structure of professional networks affects women founders’ confidence, resilience and ability to navigate entrepreneurial ecosystems The post How tight-knit networks help women entrepreneurs break barriers appeared first on Gulf Business.
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Sustainable national programme embeds real government and corporate challenges into university entrepreneurship, creating a direct pipeline from academia to market Participants gain access to Dubai SME’s full suite of incubation, mentorship, funding, market access and government procurement enablement services Dubai, United Arab Emirates – 11 February 2026: The Mohammed Bin Rashid Establishment for Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Dubai SME), part of the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET), has launched Founders of Tomorrow, a transformational sustainable national programme developed in partnership with INJAZ UAE,
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