This archive report was first published on 2 December 2019.
Published on December 2, 2019, Dubai Future Accelerators (DFA) is on the hunt for the world's most innovative start-ups and scale-ups to join its flagship program.
As a business development and market-entry accelerator, DFA identifies specific demands from its partners and invites start-ups and scale-ups offering software or product-solutions to meet these requirements to submit their applications.
For its seventh cohort, DFA is looking for companies to experiment with emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), to brainstorm innovative solutions to the challenges facing cities of the future in key industries such as healthcare, transportation, and safety and security.
Through DFA's collaborations, the selected companies will work hand in hand with government entities to address their industry-specific issues. Participating government partners include Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), the Dubai Health Authority (DHA), Dubai Police, and Etisalat Digital.
Since its inception, DFA has successfully synergized 13 government entities and 219 startups on 97 challenges. Notably, 71 percent of these startups have signed agreements with their partner entities to test their solutions through pilot projects or implement them within their organizations.
Selected companies will benefit from an in-residence program, including direct access to senior decision makers, access to a coworking space, paid roundtrip airfare to Dubai, and paid accommodation for the duration of their participation in the mentorship program.
Interested startups can register now at https://dubaifutureaccelerators.com/en/.
