Request for Applications: Future 100 Program (UAE)

Objectives

• Accelerate the growth of promising UAE ‘Future Economy’ SMEs
• Encourage investment in ‘Future Economy’ companies in the UAE
• Strengthen UAE’s position as the start-up and scale-up nation
• Support the continued sustainable growth of the ‘Future Economy’ ecosystem

Benefits

• Recognition – Future 100 Label And High Profile Award Ceremony
• Fast Access – To Investors, Regulators And Business Community
• Support – Funding, Legal, Commercial, And Capacity Building

Target Companies

• Startups and scaleups having offices or operations in the UAE
• Future Technologies:
  • 3D Printing
  • AI-based Service Optimization
  • Blockchain
  • IoT
  • On-demand Economy
  • Robotics
  • Web 3.0
• Future Industries:
  • Advanced Manufacturing
  • Agritech
  • Biotechnology
  • Creative Industries
  • Cybersecurity
  • EdTech
  • FinTech
  • FoodTech
  • HealthTech
  • HRTech
  • Intelligent Mobility
  • LegalTech
  • PropTech
  • Renewable Energy
  • Sharing Economy
  • Space
  • Sustainability and Environment

Eligibility Criteria

• Company that has headquarters or office and significant operations in the UAE
• SMEs (micro, small or medium enterprise)
• Startup or scaleup maturity of business
• Business relates to one of the future industries or future technologies
• If the business is in a traditional industry, it utilizes one or more new technologies

Evaluation Pillars

• Creative Capacity
  • Future Industry/Disruptive Business Model
  • Product/Service Proof of Concept
• Market Potential
  • Business Plan Maturity
  • Market Ambition and Potential
• Business Model Viability
  • Funding Strategy Maturity
  • Operational and Institutional Maturity
• Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) Impact
  • ESG Plan Maturity
  • Business Model Impact on ESG Domain

For more information, visit Future 100.