DUBAI ACCELERATOR PROGRAM
FOR URBAN TECH ENTREPRENEURS

DUBAI ACCELERATOR PROGRAM
FOR URBAN TECH ENTREPRENEURS

URB INCUBATOR

The URB Incubator is a Dubai-based accelerator program helping early-stage Urban Tech entrepreneurs.

The program is in line with UAE Net Zero by 2050 strategic initiative, a national drive to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. The URB Incubator is designed to accelerate the 2050 net zero initiative by fostering a bottom-up entrepreneurial spirit in the built environment in UAE. The start-up program will empower a new breed of innovators to become the next leaders of urban tech solutions for a sustainable future in UAE.

CEO of URB, Baharash Bagherian who has masterminded designs of several sustainable cities that are under construction, explains the key aims of the incubator.

“Our aim is to discover, mentor & invest in the next generation of urban-tech entrepreneurs in UAE. The incubator will support urban technology companies, build the ecosystem & transform UAE into the global urban technology hub. With COP 28 approaching, we are focused on identifying and scaling the most impactful startups in UAE that will help to achieve the countries Net Zero targets by 2050.”

The 2023 incubator is open to Urban Tech start-ups in the following categories:

  • ENERGY
  • WATER
  • FOOD
  • WASTE
  • MOBILITY
  • BUILDING MATERIALS
  • SMART TECH
 
 

KEY DATES

Submissions: Closed
Shortlist announcement: 11 / September / 2023
Winner announcement: 18 / October / 2023

SHORTLIST

We are excited to unveil the shortlist of the 2023 URB Incubator:

 

  • ONDER – Digital energy services for decentralized power systems

  • VERNE – Redefining waterborne urban mobility

  • DELIVERED – Increasing wellbeing through omni-sensory experience

  • THRASOS 3D – 3D printing for a sustainable future

  • SMART OASIS FARM – Water-independent controlled environment farm

  • HILO EV – A new generation of premium e-scooters

 

Congratulations to all!

 

Join us at Future Urbanism Expo in Dubai on October 18th where we will reveal the winner of the 2023 URB Incubator live at the show!

We are delighted to partner with URB in our shared vision of enabling cities that are smart, sustainable, and responsive to citizen needs. Anthill supports bold entrepreneurs in the urban technology space who have scaled immensely; in the past year Anthill has supported our urban tech portfolio to raise combined $14M in early stage funding, expand to two new geographies each, on average, and activate marquee clients across business and government. We are certain that our partnership with the URB incubator will result in further opportunities for path-breaking, global urban technologies to scale in India.

Sailesh Sigatapu

Partner at Anthill Capital Ventures

The incubator program at URB is perfect for us and we are really glad that we are the winners of this first cycle, and I think it will be a great opportunity to showcase our technology at a larger scale in collaboration with URB.

Dr. Saeed Al Khazraji, MANHAT

The breadth of the submissions which tried to address some of the most critical challenges that our cities are facing, made it very thrilling to judge and to narrow down a shortlist. Beyond environmental challenges, it was encouraging to see that submissions tried to address social challenges to create more inclusive communities. The submissions clearly highlighted the wide range of opportunities & challenges that urban planners, architects and designers need to think about for creating more liveable and resilient cities. As such, the incubator for sustainable cities is an important initiative to foster and promote sustainability within the built environment.

Phil Dunn

Senior Manager, Terra Pavilion at Expo City

I would like to recommend everybody to apply. We are very excited for what is going to come to us in the future, and I believe together and only together we can create sustainable cities, towns, neighbourhoods, streets & the whole world. JUST APPLY.

Urbanitarian

JOIN OUR INCUBATOR IN
2023 AND LET’S SHAPE
THE FUTURE TOGETHER!