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Accelerator · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai Future Accelerators

Dubai Future Foundation programme that matches startups and companies with challenges set by Dubai government entities, using the city as a testbed; its latest AI cycle took no equity and sponsored eight weeks of travel and housing.

Status unknown Run by Dubai Future Foundation

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Verified 18 October 2026 · From the programme's own pages

Terms

Funding
not published
Instrument
No investment
Equity taken
None (equity-free) The AI in government services cycle stated that no equity is taken.
Programme fee
not published
Duration
not published
Cohort size
not published
Cohorts
not published
Delivery
In person
Stages
Seed, post-seed
Sectors
Govtech
Open to founders from
Anywhere
Perks
  • Access to government decision-makers
  • Fully sponsored accommodation and travel for 8 weeks (AI cycle)

Challenges are set by Dubai public-sector entities; cohorts have run since 2016.

Application dates

Status unknown

Dates not published. Cycles open around published challenges; the most recent, the Future of AI in Government Services accelerator (2nd cycle), closed on 29 August 2025.

Usual timing: Cycles open around published challenges; the most recent, the Future of AI in Government Services accelerator (2nd cycle), closed on 29 August 2025.

Who can apply

  • Startups and companies with solutions to published open challenges
  • Future of AI in Government Services cycle: global and local AI companies
  • Stage: seed, post-seed

What founders should check

  1. The programme says it takes no equity. Still read the agreement for warrants, revenue shares or rights in a later round.
  2. It does not publish a fee. Ask whether you pay for desks, services or the programme itself.
  3. It runs in person in Dubai. Plan to be there for the length of the programme.
  4. Dates for the next cohort are not published. Cycles open around published challenges; the most recent, the Future of AI in Government Services accelerator (2nd cycle), closed on 29 August 2025.

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