Abu Dhabi startup ecosystem is making an impact

Since its launch in 2019, Abu Dhabi global startup ecosystem, Hub71, has boosted the capitals profile as a great place to start and run a tech business. Less than two years later, it now more than holds its own against more established global centres. Here, Hanan Harhara Al Yafei, CEO of Hub71 explains the impact the tech hub has had and what more it hopes to achieve. The Emirati businesswoman had this to say: I am extremely proud to lead such a globally oriented organization with a clear purpose, to support, enable and attract founders and entrepreneurs. We are a vibrant and diverse tech community driven by founders for the founders. From the very beginning, Hub71 sought to secure the highest quality global. In that time, we have grown our community to 102 startups coming from 21 countries, across 16 tech sectors - all in under two years. Comprising 209 founders from multiple sectors and specialties, of which 15 are Emirati nationals, we are also proud that almost 20% of startups in our community are female-led, who have chosen Abu Dhabi as their springboard to future growth. But we are more than a diverse community, we are a global tech ecosystem that relies on the presence of leading organizations that share our values of collaboration, global partnership, resilience and excellence which are at the heart of everything we do. We have established nine global and robust partnerships across the world, building on the solid foundations provided by our founding partners to create business opportunities. Through our partnerships, we have spurred $50,400,000