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Top 22 Startup accelerators based in the United Arab Emirates

RevenueBase identified 191 startup accelerators headquartered in the United Arab Emirates as of September 2026 and tracks 2,627 professional contacts across them, including 269 with verified work emails. Dubai is the largest hub.

This list covers startup 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 22, 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.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 22, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
191Companies
2,627Contacts tracked
269Verified emails
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The 22 largest startup accelerators based in the United Arab Emirates

Ranked by team size
Top 22 of 191 startup accelerators based in the United Arab Emirates, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 22, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to startup 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
1Partial evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026n/a153 contacts →

Partial 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 22, 2026
2Indirect evidenceSharjah, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 22, 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 22, 2026
3Partial evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026n/a94 contacts →

Partial 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 22, 2026
4Partial evidenceAbu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 22, 202651-20074 contacts →

Partial 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 22, 2026
5Indirect evidenceBurj Downtown, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 22, 202651-20059 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Konsälidön invests in high-impact, high-energy professionals through our community of over leaders, entrepreneurs, and organizations.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
6Partial evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-5050 contacts →

Partial 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 22, 2026
7Indirect evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-5022 contacts →

Indirect evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
8Partial evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-5016 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We just love to grow startups, that's it.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
9Indirect evidenceAbu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 22, 20261-1016 contacts →

Indirect evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
10Indirect evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 22, 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 22, 2026
11Indirect evidenceAl Manara, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 22, 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 22, 2026
12Indirect evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 22, 20261-1011 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“COTU stands for Champions Of The Underdog.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
13Partial evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 22, 20261-1010 contacts →

Partial evidence

“At Ampersand, we're dedicated to connecting groundbreaking startups with visionary investors.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
14Indirect evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 22, 20261-109 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Innoway is where strategy meets innovation.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
15Indirect evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 22, 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 22, 2026
16Partial evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-509 contacts →

Partial evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
17Partial evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 22, 20261-109 contacts →

Partial evidence

“A Global Business Hackathon where the participants get a chance to be mentored from experts, win exciting awards and rewards, and engage with Unicorn Startup founders, VCs…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
18Partial evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 22, 20261-108 contacts →

Partial evidence

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

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
19Strong evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-508 contacts →

Strong evidence

“We are a Web3 accelerator hub created to help startups, investors, and builders succeed in the decentralized world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
20Indirect evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 22, 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 22, 2026
21Partial evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 22, 20261-107 contacts →

Partial evidence

“EQ2 Ventures is a Dubai-based evergreen investment company that invests in Seed to Series B-stage startup companies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
22Indirect evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-506 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Gingo Foundation is a purpose-driven organization dedicated to enabling innovation that creates meaningful, long-term impact.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026

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Startup accelerators based in the United Arab Emirates at a glance

As of Sep 22, 2026
10.2%Verified-email coverage
13.8Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
72.8%Largest-city concentration · Dubai
Sep 22, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
96
11-50
75
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 191 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 startup 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 “startup 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 startup 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 startup 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, 269 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 22, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Startup accelerators by metro

  • Startup accelerators in Dubai139

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 startup 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 startup accelerators are there based in the United Arab Emirates?

RevenueBase identified 191 startup 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?

Ignyte, headquartered in Dubai, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most startup accelerators?

Dubai leads with 139 headquartered companies, followed by Abu Dhabi (18) 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 269 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 191 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 22, 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.