Dubai Chamber of Digital Financial system supported 127 startups with launch or enlargement in Q1 

This represents a 135 per cent improve in comparison with the identical interval final 12 months, reflecting the chamber’s ongoing efforts to cement Dubai’s place as a most popular world hub for tech startups.

Throughout Q1 2025, the chamber organised 4 occasions aimed toward supporting the enterprise neighborhood, empowering startups, nurturing expertise, constructing partnerships, and enhancing the convenience of doing enterprise in Dubai.

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As well as, 729 members obtained coaching by the chamber’s digital upskilling programmes, that are designed to boost the capabilities of specialized expertise in superior know-how sectors and construct a future-ready workforce.

The chamber additionally continued its efforts to help corporations seeking to launch or increase their operations within the emirate by its “Enterprise in Dubai” platform, which gives entry to a complete suite of institutional providers.

The platform additionally gives enterprise matchmaking providers to assist corporations determine appropriate companions, traders, and purchasers.

Throughout Q1 2025, the chamber expanded its community of service suppliers with the addition of 20 new companions, bringing the entire variety of platform companions to 114 throughout a variety of service classes.

Omar Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Synthetic Intelligence, Digital Financial system, and Distant Work Functions and Chairman of Dubai Chamber of Digital Financial system, mentioned: “The chamber is dedicated to taking part in a pivotal function in positioning Dubai as a world chief within the digital financial system, according to the imaginative and prescient of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai.

“We’re persevering with to help the event of a totally built-in digital ecosystem, constructed on world-class infrastructure and forward-looking laws. Our goal is to foster the expansion of each rising and established digital corporations, allow their world enlargement from Dubai, and drive innovation and digital entrepreneurship throughout the financial system.”

He added, “Dubai Chamber of Digital Financial system is concentrated on accelerating digital transformation and reinforcing the town’s attractiveness as a first-rate vacation spot for know-how funding, innovation, and digital expertise, creating impactful options that contribute to each financial and social improvement.”

In the course of the first quarter of this 12 months, the chamber performed 12 worldwide roadshows to showcase Dubai’s superior digital enterprise ecosystem and spotlight the importance of Broaden North Star, the world’s largest occasion for startups and traders.

This marks a major improve from the three roadshows that befell in the identical interval final 12 months.

Organised by the Dubai World Commerce Centre and hosted by the Chamber of Digital Financial system, the 2025 version of Broaden North Star will happen at Dubai Harbour from twelfth to fifteenth October.

The primary promotional marketing campaign in the US lined Las Vegas, Phoenix, and San Francisco, attracting greater than 200 members from throughout the startup, funding, and tech ecosystems.

The second leg of the marketing campaign befell in Canada, with occasions in Toronto, Mississauga, and Vancouver, the place the chamber engaged with greater than 350 entrepreneurs, startup founders, traders, accelerators, and digital policymakers.

The classes highlighted Dubai’s strengths as a world hub for digital enterprise development and enlargement, whereas additionally outlining the advantages of taking part in Broaden North Star.

In March, the Chamber additionally organised a promotional marketing campaign for the exhibition in Australia, with occasions held in each Sydney and Melbourne. The marketing campaign attracted 400 tech stakeholders, together with startups, traders, and know-how corporations.