DANA Accelerator

DANA is an Abu Dhabi based accelerator that supports women-led startups in desert tech, including the sectors of agritech, water solutions, food security, waste management, and renewable energy through regional collaboration, innovation mentorship, POC and feasibility testing, impact community, and investment. We help startups to establish their presence in the UAE, and to benefit from the vibrant ecosystem.

This program emphasizes the importance of diversity, by bringing together women from the MENA region to generate unique solutions. DANA offers a tailor made program to each startup according to its specific needs, with custom selected mentors, product advisors and investing options, design and marketing assistance, beta sites and POC methods, facilitated interactions with relevant corporate enterprise and potential consumers, and access to the most relevant AI tools, azure platform and cloud based features, through collaboration with Microsoft. Additionally, DANA facilitates investment for our cohort through partnerships with leading VCs.