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Top 22 Business incubators and accelerators based in the United Arab Emirates

RevenueBase identified 155 business incubators and accelerators headquartered in the United Arab Emirates as of September 2026 and tracks 3,677 professional contacts across them, including 484 with verified work emails. Dubai is the largest hub.

This list covers business incubators and accelerators headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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155Companies
3,677Contacts tracked
484Verified emails
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The 22 largest business incubators and accelerators based in the United Arab Emirates

Ranked by team size
Top 22 of 155 business incubators and accelerators based in the United Arab Emirates, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to business incubators and accelerators: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceRas Al Khaimah, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-5001,173 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ) is a nurturing hub for startups and SMEs operating in commercial, service and consultancy businesses, and home to leading global manufacturers…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2Indirect evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a153 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Ignyte is a global start-up ecosystem, guided under the vision of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3Indirect evidenceSharjah, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-50126 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa) is a government-supported entity launched in 2016 with a mandate to build the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Sharjah, and support…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4Indirect evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026n/a94 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub is a digital ecosystem removing barriers to building a company with free access to technology, coaching, and support for founders in any stage…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5Indirect evidenceAbu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20074 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Home to Tech Startups from all sectors looking to disrupt industries, setup and grow their businesses from Abu Dhabi to the world.#Hub71”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6Indirect evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5050 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The DIFC Innovation Hub is home to the largest innovation ecosystem in the region and paves the way for early-stage start-ups, growth stage start-ups, unicorns and big Tech firms…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Indirect evidence2001 - 2007, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5044 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At, we go beyond business-we empower people, ideas, and growth.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Indirect evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5022 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Welcome to Dtec, MENA's largest award-winning co-working hub.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Indirect evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5021 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“If you are an established enterprise or a growing startup, REACH out to us for the right working environment and productive workspace to REACH your business goals and accelerate…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10Indirect evidenceAbu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-1016 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“SEEP International provides you the facilities to run your entrepreneurship programs.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11Indirect evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5015 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Wamda is an entrepreneurship empowering platform for entrepreneurs in the Middle East and North Africa.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Indirect evidenceAl Manara, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20015 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At OAKTREE TECH Solutions, we don’t just understand supply chains, we’ve spent over 30 years living them.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Partial evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026501-1,0009 contacts →

Partial evidence

“At Innov8 Incubator, we are more than just a workspace provider; we are architects of innovation and champions of entrepreneurial spirit.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14Indirect evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-509 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Continuous Ventures is a private investment and venture platform headquartered in Dubai, focused on selective opportunities across the MENA region.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Indirect evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-509 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Fuelling and empowering startups, early-stage ventures, and growth-focused companies with disruptive business ideas.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16Indirect evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-108 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Boutique advisory supporting startup ecosystems, institutions, corporates, and governments in venture capital and innovation.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Indirect evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-508 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“CALYP is an inspiring platform for aspiring entrepreneurs, providing them a nourishing environment and empowering them to achieve their dreams & goals.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18Indirect evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-507 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“HUB47: Empowering Entrepreneurs in the UAE HUB47 is a support system for entrepreneurs, providing essential business skills to help enterprises thrive.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19Strong evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-106 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Headquartered in Dubai, UAE, Excella MENA DMCC is a platform that acts as an incubator and accelerator for strategic and unique small to medium businesses.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20Indirect evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-106 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We are a community with the purpose to help bold entrepreneurs succeed.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21Indirect evidenceAbu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-505 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Further we work with founders as early as idea stage to validate, prototype, and launch new companies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22Indirect evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-105 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“MARYA Leadership Academy is an International Organization providing coaching, Training and accountability support to early stage entrepreneurs.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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Business incubators and accelerators based in the United Arab Emirates at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
13.2%Verified-email coverage
23.7Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
63.9%Largest-city concentration · Dubai
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
76
11-50
59
51-200
13
201-500
4
501-1,000
1
10001+
2

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Arab Emirates, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Arab Emirates, over 155 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among business incubators and accelerators, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United Arab Emirates whose own description of what they do matches “business incubators and accelerators”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names business incubators and accelerators), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among business incubators and accelerators, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Arab Emirates are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 484 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Business incubators and accelerators by metro

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names business incubators and accelerators, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many business incubators and accelerators are there based in the United Arab Emirates?

RevenueBase identified 155 business incubators and accelerators headquartered in the United Arab Emirates as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

RAS AL Khaimah Economic Zone Rakez, headquartered in United Arab Emirates, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most business incubators and accelerators?

Dubai leads with 99 headquartered companies, followed by Abu Dhabi (17) and Dhabi (2).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 484 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 155 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.