TECHNOLOGY
OUR MEMBERS ARE BUILDING THE FUTURE OF TECH
From artificial intelligence (AI), to fintech, big data, IoT, blockchain, 3D printing, digital government, and innovative city initiatives, the UAE has become a hub for not just the implementation of technologies but also their future development.
The MBRIF identifies, in alignment with the UAE’s digital agenda, supports and invests in high-potential startups with brilliant ideas in the field of technology.
We enable innovators to develop and test advanced technologies that fit the country’s developmental plan in the post-pandemic era and help companies secure meaningful market access opportunities in the UAE.
Our promising startups include Lets, the Middle East’s largest flexible workspace solution provider, and Spidersilk, a cybersecurity technology firm, specializing in attack surface management (ASM) and threat detection.
ENNOVENTUR
Fundraised $5 million in a Series A round
LETSWORK
Lets work is a marketplace that connects individuals and teams to shared workspaces, private offices, and meeting rooms near them
+5000 Clients & +35 new partner spaces
+90% UAE revenue increase
Created 3 new jobs
Lets work acquired
Krow is expanding to Portugal!
SPIDERSILK
SpiderSilk is re-imagining threat detection from a multi-solution, resource-intensive proposition today, to an automated, intelligent, cost-effective & easy to deploy one
Best Tech Startup Award
Raised $10 million
Created 20 new jobs
Expansion to the UK and US
SARWA
Sarwa brings expert level investing to its clients by
combining technology and human advice to create
a user-friendly and fully digitalized experience at
a very low fee
Closed a $15 million
Series B funding round
Launch of 2 new products – Sarwa Trade and Sarwa Crypto
45,000 registered users
HEALTH
OUR MEMBERS ARE ON A MISSION TO IMPROVE HEALTHCARE IN THE UAE
The MBRIF, in line with plans of health regulators to prioritize the adoption of futuristic technologies, identifies, supports, and invests in high-potential startups with brilliant ideas in the healthcare field.
We enable innovators to develop and test advanced technologies for the healthcare sector and help them secure meaningful market access opportunities in the UAE.
Our promising startups include P4ML, a precision medicine company, and Count’s, a personalized healthy meal subscription app that leverages insights in real-time to achieve health goals.
COUNT’D
Count’d is a health and personalized nutrition platform that empowers people to design their optimal meal plan with meals curated from select healthy restaurants in the city based on their goals and preferences
Gitex Future Stars 2021
Dubai Fitness Show
2x number of employees
P4ML
Provides an analytical platform that aggregates genetic and multi-omic data for disease diagnosis in infants, aiding in advanced prognosis, therapy selection, and future drug development for rare diseases.
Pilot studies at Dubai Hospital
and Latifa Hospital
Winner of the Future Falcon Award 2021
Raised $6 million
EDUCATION
OUR MEMBERS ARE SHAPING THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION IN THE REGION
The MBRIF identifies, supports, and invests in high-potential startups with brilliant ideas in the field of education.
We enable innovators to develop and test advanced technologies that benefit learning, research, and classroom infrastructure and help companies secure meaningful market access opportunities in the UAE.
Our promising startups include I Hear You, a digital platform that converts text and speech to sign language to support the hearing-impaired community and help them participate in the community.
COGNISIGNS
I HEAR YOU
A digital platform that converts text and speech to sign language.
Added American sign language to their offering
Expanded to other industries including Government and Airlines
Revenue generating by the end of the program
Received a MAAN social contribution
grant of AED 200,000
SPACE
OUR MEMBERS ARE LEVERAGING ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES TO DELIVER INNOVATIVE GEO-SPATIAL SOLUTIONS
The MBRIF supports and invests in high-potential startups with brilliant ideas in the field of space.
We enable innovators to develop and test advanced technologies for the space sector and help them secure meaningful market access opportunities in the UAE.
Our promising startups include Farmin, an Emirati-founded tech company that utilizes the power of AI and remote sensing to deliver innovative geospatial solutions and critical insights for smart cities along with other applications.
FARMIN
WATER
OUR MEMBERS ARE TACKLING WATER SCARCITY AND TRANSFORMING FOOD PRODUCTION
The water sector plays a critical role in the UAE’s energy transformation agenda and new technologies are key to confronting issues of water scarcity.
We enable innovators to develop and test advanced technologies and sustainable solutions for the water sector and help them secure meaningful market access opportunities in the UAE.
Our promising startups include Hawa Water, which converts humidity into mineral drinking water; and Krispr, which provides a plug-and-play pesticide-free indoor farming solution with minimal water use.
HAWA WATER
KRISPR
Created 8 new jobs
CLEAN ENERGY
OUR MEMBERS ARE SOLVING ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES IN THE REGION
The MBRIF, in alignment with the UAE’s National Innovation Strategy, dentifies, supports and invests in high potential startups with brilliant ideas in the field of clean energy and renewables.
We enable innovators to develop and test advanced technologies for the sector, and help them secure meaningful market access opportunities in the UAE.
Our promising startups include CupMena, an agritech building a waste collection system to exploit nutrition and organic matter in coffee grounds waste; and FortyGuard, a technology platform that measures the impact of urban cooling solutions to drive optimization.
CUPMENA
Providing agri-Solutions and agri-Products from the spent coffee ground.
Created 3 jobs in the UAE
+500% revenue increase
Raised 1.3 million AED
FORTYGUARD
Data experts using a cooling platform to reduce street-level outdoor temperatures.
Featured at Gitex 2021 at the
MBRIF pavilion
Speaker at #Innovate at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week
Pilot project with Masdar City
The world’s first microclimate heat map.
Created 4 new jobs
TRANSPORT
OUR MEMBERS ARE DRIVING STATE-OF-THE-ART SOLUTIONS FOR THE FUTURE
The MBRIF, in alignment with the UAE’s National Agenda, identifies, supports, and invests in high-potential startups with brilliant ideas in the field of transportation.
We enable innovators to develop and test advanced technologies and sustainable solutions for the transportation sector and help them secure meaningful market access opportunities in the UAE.
Our promising startups include Immensa, a solution provider that leverages advanced technologies such as additive manufacturing to transform the world’s spare parts supply chain and eliminate time lost on cross-border transportation.
SHORAGES
Shorages helps e-commerce brands launch in the MENA market by offering them a full suite of warehousing and fulfillment services.
Created 3 new jobs
2X revenue increase
IMMENSA
Immensa is a solution provider that leverages advanced technologies such as additive manufacturing (AM) to take physical spare parts and dematerialize them into the digital, on-demand world.
Created 6 new jobs
Expanded to 3 new countries
Raised $7million USD
in a Series A round
