Dana Global

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DANA is an Abu Dhabi based venture builder and investment platform that supports women-led startups in desert tech, including sectors of agritech, water solutions, food security, waste management, and renewable energy through regional collaboration, innovation mentorship, impact community, and funding. The program emphasizes the importance of diversity in innovation, empowering women from across the MENA region generating unique sustainable solutions, and generating top quality deal flow. DANAs venture builder program can last between 8-18 months, tailored to the needs of each startup, including hands-on mentorship, product advisors, corporate design partnerships, proof of concept and feasibility testing at our beta sites, incorporation of AI tools, and business developing in the MENA region.

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Jul 13, 2022 · blog.startupnationcentral.org

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Meet the Desert-Tech "venture builder" forging relationships between people in the MENA region

DANA Global, an Abu Dhabi-based venture builder and investment platform, supports women-led startups in Desert-Tech, including AgriTech, FoodTech, water solutions, renewable energy, and circular economy. The company emphasizes diversity in innovation and empowers women from across the MENA region. Unlike incubators or accelerators, DANA Global acts like a co-founder of the startup, assessing needs and executing in a practical way. The company has partnered with Masdar City, a Mubadala-owned company that supports sustainability and innovation in Abu Dhabi, to build the first AgriTech early-stage pilot facility in the city.

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Mar 14, 2022 · forbes.co.il

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זאדה חאג' - Forbes Israel

DANA Accelerator, founded by Zada Haj, is a company that aims to empower and promote women in the field of desert technology. The accelerator supports 15 women-led startups from across the Middle East, providing them with the necessary resources and connections to overcome obstacles in the tech industry. The company recently established an investment fund, realizing that women need more than just development support. The fund has investors from the United Arab Emirates and the United States.

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Jul 15, 2021 · www.calcalistech.com

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The accelerator bringing together women entrepreneurs from across the Middle East

The article discusses the significance of creating collaborations between women-led companies and having startups from Israel, Abu Dhabi, and Gaza in the first cohort of DANA Accelerator. The accelerator supports women-led startups from the MENA region in various sectors and emphasizes diversity. The first cohort includes startups from Israel, Abu Dhabi, and Gaza. The DANA Accelerator offers an eight-month tailor-made program to each startup according to its specific needs.

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