AstroLabs Opens First Google-partnered MENA Tech Hub

AstroLabs’ partnership with the DMCC provides members fast-tracked and subsidized business licenses, enabling founders to immediately establish local UAE residencies and company bank accounts. The Free Zone offers businesses 100 percent ownership and has integrated technology-driven platforms enabling members to register a company and get licensed completely online.

“Welcoming AstroLabs Dubai, the only Google-partnered tech hub in the MENA region, to the DMCC Free Zone is a proud moment for us,” said Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Executive Chairman, DMCC. “This initiative will provide disruptive tech entrepreneurs with the right environment to further drive technology and expertise in the region, and further support Dubai’s bid of becoming the global center for innovation”

With one member already acquired, an HR platform called Beneple, and many others raising funding rounds to grow, AstroLabs Dubai is starting to make a tangible impact on the regional startup ecosystem. In December, the space will be hosting a Google for Entrepreneurs Exchange Program, bringing twelve top travel startups from around the world to Dubai.

“Dubai has all the right ingredients to become a leading global destination for tech startups, and we are working toward realizing that goal.” said AstroLabs Founding Partner Muhammed Mekki. “Going forward, Louis and I are excited to continue building communities of entrepreneurs who make things happen.”