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Top 23 Startup incubators based in the United Arab Emirates

RevenueBase identified 309 startup incubators headquartered in the United Arab Emirates as of September 2026 and tracks 5,211 professional contacts across them, including 708 with verified work emails. Dubai is the largest hub.

This list covers startup incubators 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.

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309Companies
5,211Contacts tracked
708Verified emails
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The 23 largest startup incubators based in the United Arab Emirates

Ranked by team size
Top 23 of 309 startup incubators 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 incubators: 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 evidenceRas Al Khaimah, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026201-5001,173 contacts →

Partial 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 22, 2026
2Indirect evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026501-1,000521 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Disrupt.com builds, backs, and invests in the next generation of AI-driven ventures.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
3Partial 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
4Partial evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 22, 202651-200150 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Founded in 2017 by Mario Nawfal, IBC has become one of the largest incubators in Crypto and AI, with over 600 portfolio companies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
5Indirect 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
6Partial 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
7Partial 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
8Partial 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
9Partial evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 22, 202651-20042 contacts →

Partial evidence

“At IdeatoLife we aspire to offer unique one-stop technical solutions to all start up and entrepreneurs in the Middle East area.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
10Indirect evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-5024 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At C3, a B Corp™- certified organisation, we help good business get great at solving the world’s most pressing issues.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
11Indirect 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
12Partial evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-5021 contacts →

Partial 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 22, 2026
13Indirect evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026n/a20 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Welcome to 24six9 Your very own community to share ideas, get roasted for said ideas, and collaborate with some of the brightest minds across the globe.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
14Partial 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
15Indirect 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
16Indirect 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
17Indirect 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
18Partial evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-5013 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Welcome to Tech Terminal startup studio!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
19Indirect evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 22, 20261-1011 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We enable entrepreneurship by bringing ideas, capital, knowhow, and talent together.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
20Partial evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 22, 202611-5011 contacts →

Partial evidence

“ZeroStage is a crypto incubator dedicated to nurturing the blockchain, gamefi, and defi projects that shape the future.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
21Partial evidenceMasdar City, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 22, 20261-1011 contacts →

Partial evidence

“LibrAI is a startup born within the Incubation and Entrepreneurship Center of MBZUAI, our mission is to set new benchmarks in the responsible development and deployment of AI.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
22Indirect evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 22, 202651-20010 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“This one is for the founders.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
23Partial 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

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Startup incubators based in the United Arab Emirates at a glance

As of Sep 22, 2026
13.6%Verified-email coverage
16.9Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
67.6%Largest-city concentration · Dubai
Sep 22, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
158
11-50
106
51-200
28
201-500
10
501-1,000
4
5,001-10,000
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 309 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 incubators, 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 incubators”. 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 incubators), 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 incubators, 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, 708 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
Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Startup incubators by metro

  • Startup incubators in Dubai209
  • Startup incubators in Abu Dhabi33

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 incubators, 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 incubators are there based in the United Arab Emirates?

RevenueBase identified 309 startup incubators 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 startup incubators?

Dubai leads with 209 headquartered companies, followed by Abu Dhabi (33) and Sharjah (3).

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 708 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 309 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.