- Prize Amount – AED100,000–AED500,000
- Deadline – November 25, 2025
- CLICK HERE TO APPLY
The Innovate For Tomorrow Impact Accelerator 2025, Dubai Holding’s flagship scale-up programme, is designed to empower innovators to unlock a better and more sustainable future through circular economy innovation across the UAE’s most vital sectors.
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The programme focuses on reimagining the lifecycle of critical resources, unlocking new value, and driving real-world transformation through inclusive, tech-enabled, and regenerative solutions.
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Benefits
- Now in its second edition, the accelerator provides a platform for visionary scale-ups ready to make a measurable environmental and economic impact.
- Participants gain access to resources, mentorship, and networking within Dubai Holding’s extensive ecosystem, which supports the full journey from ideation to implementation.
- The first-place winner will receive AED 500,000 and a fully funded opportunity to pilot their scale-up solution within Dubai Holding’s ecosystem, while the second and third-place winners will receive AED 250,000 and AED 100,000 respectively.
- Beyond monetary prizes, shortlisted applicants gain access to a 12-week training and mentorship programme, ecosystem exposure, investor networking, and a one-year membership in the in5 incubator programme.
- The initiative also offers access to over 250 discounted technology platforms and applications, alongside the opportunity to pitch to potential partners and investors during Demo Day.
Eligibility:
- Eligibility for the programme requires scale-ups with at least one full-time founder committed throughout the 12-week hybrid accelerator.
- Applicants must be purpose-driven, adaptable, and ready to scale within the UAE.
- Qualified applicants should have either a functional prototype or Minimum Viable Product, completed early customer validation, or secured pre-seed to pre-Series A funding.
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