A Dubai incubator/accelerator campus that has supported 1,000+ startups from 90 countries, hosting programs like Intelak.
- Location:
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Equity:
- Equity-free
What you need to qualify
- Open to technology startups operating in the field of future, innovative technologies
- Open to all nationalities, with founders from more than 70 countries on campus; no Emirati partner is needed and companies keep 100 percent ownership
- Not a virtual office: hot desk members must use their desk at least 36 hours per month or DIEZ may cancel the licence and lease
- The subsidised licence runs for the first five years; after five years a company is no longer eligible for it, although there is no limit on how long you can stay
- Company activities must fall within the technology activities DTEC and DIEZ accept
Eligibility
- Eligible stages
- All stages
- Countries
- Global, subject to the provider’s eligibility and approval
How to apply
- 1
Choose a workspace and licence package
Flexi Desk (hot desk) AED 18,000 for year one with 2 visas per desk; Fixed Desk AED 24,200 with 3 visas, a reserved desk, lockable storage and a landline; Private Office of 12 to 50 sqm from AED 47,820 furnished or AED 62,500 unfurnished. All plans are priced annually and include the free zone business setup.
- 2
Submit the application through the package Apply Now form
Each package on the coworking page has its own Apply Now form, which starts the company setup with DTEC's team.
- 3
Prepare the company documents
Clear coloured copies of passport, UAE visa and Emirates ID (where applicable) for all shareholders and the manager, plus CVs for the manager, director, company secretary and shareholders.
- 4
Prepare the immigration documents for the visas
Attested degree qualification of the manager and an attested birth certificate. Arab applicants born abroad on a foreign passport need an Arabic legal translation of the birth certificate; Arab applicants born in their home country but holding a foreign passport need the previous passport copy; Lebanese and Syrian nationals additionally need trade licence copies inside and outside the UAE.
- 5
Complete the free zone licence and move in
Registration goes through the Dubai Integrated Economic Zones one stop shop at Dubai Silicon Oasis. Members then get 24/7 key card access, bookable meeting rooms, events and workshops.