- What
- AED 500,000 to the winner plus a funded UAE pilot; runners-up AED 250,000 and AED 100,000.
- Who
- Pre-seed to pre-Series A scale-ups with an MVP willing to pilot in the UAE.
- Cost
- No equity — prize plus funded pilot
- Status
- Closed
Checked · September 2026 · innovate-for-tomorrow.dubaiholding.com · How we check ↗
In detail
Innovate For Tomorrow (Dubai Holding) is a corporate impact accelerator in the UAE. Dubai Holding's flagship impact accelerator for circular-economy scale-ups. In the 2025 edition, 15 shortlisted scale-ups were chosen from over 1,400 submissions across 93 countries; the winner received AED 500,000 plus a fully-funded pilot inside Dubai Holding's ecosystem.
- Amount
- Winner AED 500,000 + funded pilot · runners-up AED 250,000 and AED 100,000 (2025 edition)
- Terms
- No equity (prize + pilot)
- Eligibility
- Scale-ups with MVP/traction, pre-seed to pre-Series A, willing to pilot in the UAE
- Sectors
- Circular Economy, Sustainability, CleanTech, Food Waste, Resource Recovery
- Benefits
- Funded pilot in Dubai Holding ecosystem
- Mentorship
- in5 incubation
- Status
- 2025 edition concluded — register interest for the next edition
What the source says
“The winning scale-up received AED 500,000, in addition to a fully-funded opportunity to pilot its solution”
“Final selection of top 15 candidates benefit from the 12-week hybrid accelerator programme.”
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Sources
Primary source · innovate-for-tomorrow.dubaiholding.com · Checked September 2026