DIFC Innovation Hub

About DIFC Innovation Hub

The DIFC Innovation Hub is the place where you can contribute to the future of finance and be part of a community of over 25,000 professionals working across more than 2,500 firms.

About DIFC FinTech Hive

The DIFC FinTech Hive accelerator programme includes an intensive, competitive application process. It provides a springboard for seed and pre-seed start-ups to expand in the MEASA region. Successful start-ups will unlock opportunities to develop, test and modify their innovations in collaboration with top executives and world-leading financial institutions from DIFC’s comprehensive and innovative ecosystem.

DIFC Future Campus

The DIFC Innovation Hub provides access to best in class learning for under-graduates, post-graduates and executives through the DIFC Academy, the region’s most successful executive learning environment. The DIFC Academy’s four schools provide executive and academic programmes, business education, a school of law and access to acquiring future skills.

DIFC FinTech Fund

DIFC’s FinTech Fund encourages applications from unique, innovative start-ups who are already generating revenue. Through the DIFC Innovation Hub, we can also make introductions to other sources of funding, such as venture capital firms who represent a number of limited partners.

Community

DIFC is recognised as a leading world-class business and innovation destination tailored to meet the needs of a vibrant and diverse community. Gate Avenue at DIFC has become popular with start-ups, tech companies as well as a vibrant portfolio of restaurants, retailers and home-grown brands. It constructs the largest innovation ecosystem in the region and acts as a nucleus for early stage start-ups, growth stage start-ups, unicorns and big Tech firms to accelerate success.