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> ✅ **SUITABLE FOR BERLIN-BASED COMPANIES**
> This program accepts **innovative companies worldwide**.
> **Requirement**: Open to companies worldwide (selected teams must relocate to Dubai for program duration).
> See `BERLIN_COMPANY_RECOMMENDATIONS.md` for more programs suitable for Berlin-based companies.
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# Dubai Future Accelerators (UAE)
## Overview
Dubai Future Accelerators is a 9-week program providing zero-equity accelerator support with facilitated pilot project funding for innovative companies worldwide.
## Managing Body
Dubai Future Foundation (government initiative)
## Funding Type
Accelerator program with funded pilot agreements (0% equity)
## Funding Amount
- Program costs fully covered
- Workspace, visa support provided
- Pilot project funding: Dubai government partners committed ~US$33.5M to pilot contracts with startups
- Individual pilot deals average hundreds of thousands of dollars
## Deadlines
- 9-week cohorts run roughly semi-annually
- Specific challenge statements from government departments
## Eligibility
- Innovative companies worldwide
- Selected teams must relocate to Dubai for program duration
## Thematic Focus
Challenges span:
- Smart city and energy
- Water and waste management
- Industrial IoT
- Examples: waste-to-resource innovation, digital platforms for smart infrastructure
## Relevance to City Resource Graph
- Industrial symbiosis in Dubai's industrial zones
- Resource optimization platforms
- Smart infrastructure solutions
- Pilot implementation in UAE market
## Links
- [Dubai Future Accelerators](https://www.dubaifuture.ae/initiatives/future-design-and-acceleration/dubai-future-accelerators/how-it-works/)
- [PR Newswire Announcement](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/us33m-invested-in-pilot-projects-in-the-inaugural-dubai-future-accelerators-program-606006156.html)
## Application Tips
- Align with specific government challenge statements
- Prepare for relocation to Dubai
- Focus on scalable pilot solutions
- Leverage government partnerships for market access