Deadline: 9 October 2023
Apply for “Future 100” a national initiative launched by the Ministry of Economy in partnership with the Minister of State for Government Development and the Future, listing, celebrating, and supporting SMEs making a promising contribution to the UAE’s future economic sectors.
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
Featured Events
- Publishing an annual list of Future 100 SMEs
- Annual high-profile celebration event for the Future100 SMEs
- Post award acceleration support
Target Companies
- Startups and scaleups having offices or operations in the UAE
- Future Technologies
- On-demand Economy
- AI-based Service Optimization
- 3D Printing
- IoT
- Blockchain
- Sharing Economy
- Robotics
- Web 3.0
- Future Industries
- Space
- Biotechnology
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Agritech
- Renewable Energy
- Creative Industries
- Sustainability and Environment
- Health Tech
- Cybersecurity
- Intelligent Mobility
- Fintech
- Edutech
Evaluation Pillars
- Creative Capacity
- Future Industry/Disruptive Business Model
- Product/Service Proof of Concept
- Market Potential
- Business Plan Maturity
- Market Ambition and Potential
- Market Potential
- 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 Ministry of Economy.
