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Intelak

Aviation and travel tech accelerator backed by Emirates Group and Microsoft.

What
AED 50K equity-free grant.
Who
Travel, aviation and tourism startups globally.
Cost
No equity — grant
Status
Active

Checked · September 2026 · intelak.com · How we check ↗

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In detail

Intelak is a corporate accelerator in the UAE. Aviation and travel tech accelerator backed by Emirates Group and Microsoft. Equity-free AED 50,000 grant. Two cohorts per year.

Amount
AED 50K equity-free grant
Terms
No equity
Eligibility
Travel, aviation, tourism startups globally
Sectors
TravelTech, Aviation, Tourism, Hospitality
Benefits
Emirates Group access · Microsoft partnership
Status
Active

What the source says

“Each selected startup will receive a 50,000 AED grant.”

intelak.com/programmes/accelerator · seen September 2026

“Intelak gives early and late-stage start-ups access to programmes, mentorship from leading organisations and a community of like-minded individuals to launch, grow and scale their start-up.”

intelak.com · seen September 2026

“Globally recognized panel of principal partners spanning the aviation and tourism ecosystem”

intelak.com · seen September 2026

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Sources

Primary source · intelak.com · LinkedIn · linkedin.com/company/intelakhub · Checked September 2026