> ✅ **SUITABLE FOR BERLIN-BASED COMPANIES**  
> This program accepts **companies worldwide**.  
> **Requirement**: "Bold scale-ups" worldwide with traction (no location restriction).  
> See `BERLIN_COMPANY_RECOMMENDATIONS.md` for more programs suitable for Berlin-based companies.

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# Dubai Holding "Innovate for Tomorrow" Accelerator 2025 (UAE)

## Overview
Dubai Holding's annual accelerator competition offering significant prize funding and pilot implementation opportunities for scale-ups worldwide.

## Managing Body
Dubai Holding with in5 (incubator)

## Funding Type
Accelerator + Competition with funded pilot agreements

## Funding Amount
- AED 850,000 prize pool (~€210k) for 3 winners
- Top winner receives funded pilot + proof-of-concept project within Dubai Holding's businesses
- No equity taken

## Deadlines
- Second edition applications close: 25 November 2025
- Program runs 12 weeks early 2026
- Demo Day concludes the program

## Eligibility
- "Bold scale-ups" worldwide with traction
- Ideally beyond prototype stage (product ready to deploy in pilot)
- Must demonstrate viability

## Thematic Focus
Circular economy solutions:
- Food loss & waste
- Resource recovery & regeneration
- Digital innovation for sustainability

## Relevance to City Resource Graph
- Resource recovery platforms
- Digital circular economy solutions
- Waste-to-resource technologies
- Pilot deployment in major corporation portfolio

## Links
- [Dubai Holding Press Release](https://www.dubaiholding.com/en/media-hub/press-releases/dubai-holding-opens-global-call-for-bold-innovators-to-join-the-innovate-for-tomorrow-impact-accelerator-2025)
- [Dubai Holding Innovate for Tomorrow](https://www.dubaiholding.com/en/media-hub/press-releases/dubai-holding-opens-global-call-for-bold-innovators-to-join-the-innovate-for-tomorrow-impact-accelerator-2025)

## Application Tips
- Demonstrate traction and scalability
- Align with circular economy themes
- Prepare for competitive evaluation process
- Focus on pilot-ready solutions