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Impact Report 2025
In 2025, Hub71 unlocked new opportunities available to startups building from Abu Dhabi. Founders secured international investors, formalised corporate partnerships and took their business cross-border.
Guided by our visionary leadership
CHAIRMAN OF HUB71
Abu Dhabi has never waited for the world
to catch up. As Hub71 grows in ambition
and reach, so does Abu Dhabi’s leadership
in shaping the future of innovation-led
economies. The foundations are in place, and
the best of what we are building is yet to come.
Guided by our visionary leadership
CEO OF HUB71
Hub71 will continue enabling technology
companies to realise their long-term
ambitions. We remain focused on
supporting founders as they build enduring
technology businesses and contribute to the
evolving startup ecosystem in Abu Dhabi.
390
Startups in Hub71’s Ecosystem
295
Total number of Startups Onboarded in Hub71 Programmes
$2.7 + B
Value of Funds Raised
$1.5 + B
Revenue Startups Generated
$244 M
Revenue Startups Generated
66
Capital Partners
startup
successes
building
partnerships
ecosystems, Programmes &
initiatives
27%FinTech
15%HealthTech & Life Sciences
11%ClimateTech
7%Mobility, Logistics & Travel
7%EdTech
5%FoodTech
28%18 Other Sectors
Hub71+ Digital Assets supports the development of Web3 and blockchain technologies through a specialized ecosystem that connects startups with regulators, capital and infrastructure providers.
Hub71+ ClimateTech brings together startups, corporates and national champions to accelerate technologies and solutions addressing global climate challenges.
Launched in 2025, Hub71+ Life Sciences supports the development and commercialisation of solutions across BioTech, MedTech and digital health.
Hub71+ AI is a specialised ecosystem that supports the development and deployment of advanced artificial intelligence solutions across sectors.
Hub71 operates a staged programme model that supports founders from
venture creation through to international expansion.
Operated by partner venture builders, it guides founders through problem identification, product development, and early validation.
Provides high-potential startups with capital, market access, and in-kind support to scale their ventures from Abu Dhabi to the world.
Startups in Bright are positioned to enter new markets, secure significant funding rounds and strengthen their global presence.
In 2025, global capital markets placed greater emphasis on sustainable investments, clear business models and sector focus.
As these dynamics reshape funding flows, Hub71 plays an increasingly important role in bridging funding gaps, particularly at early and growth stages, ensuring startups can access capital from inception to scale.
Breakdown of capital partners per category:
Hub71 strengthens the connection between education, research, and industry, ensuring startups can access talent aligned with their growth needs and integrate it into real-world innovation environments.
Hub71 works with a network of academic institutions and talent partners to connect students, researchers, and early-stage founders with startups across its community.
Hub71 has strengthened its talent sourcing through a more structured and data-driven model, improving visibility into talent flows and enabling more effective touchpoints between startups and qualified candidates.
Hub71 plays a central role in this by embedding talent directly within its startup community, enabling startups to access the capabilities required to scale, while creating pathways for students and researchers to transition into high-growth startups and contribute to long-term ecosystem development.
DEEPER COLLABORATIONS
In 2025, Hub71 deepened its collaboration with national champions, government entities, progressive regulators and international ecosystem partners to support the development of Abu Dhabi’s Falcon Economy, expand access to new markets, capital and talent, and strengthen Abu Dhabi’s position as a launchpad for global growth.
Within life sciences, partnerships are enabling structured pathways for startups to validate and deploy their technologies in real-world clinical environments. For example, regulatory approval from the Department of Health - Abu Dhabi paved the way for Hub71 startup BioTwin to partner with Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi to pilot its virtual human twin technology for breast cancer screening.
In education, regulatory collaboration is also supporting innovation in education and digital learning. Hub71 startup Lamsa conducted its first pilot with the Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK), demonstrating how early engagement with regulators and government institutions can accelerate the adoption of solutions supporting early childhood development.
In collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), Hub71 aligns startup innovation with key economic initiatives, including the Smart and Autonomous Vehicles Industry (SAVI) cluster, AgriFood Growth and Water Abundance (AGWA) cluster, Health, Endurance, Longevity and Medicine (HELM) cluster and the Fintech, Insurance, Digital and Alternative Assets (FIDA) cluster.
Further initiatives with entities such as Khalifa Fund, through the MZN x Hub71 programme supporting Emirati entrepreneurs, and the Early Childhood Authority through the Anjal Z programme, are expanding opportunities for founders to build solutions aligned with national priorities.
Hub71 strengthened its international ecosystem partnerships through programmes in Hong Kong and Japan, bringing high-potential startups to Abu Dhabi to support their expansion into the UAE and wider region. In collaboration with partners including HSITPL, Cyberport, MTR Lab, JETRO and Elixir Capital, participating startups received market access support, mentorship, investor engagement and opportunities to connect with Abu Dhabi’s innovation ecosystem.
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