Japanese Start-ups Delegation in UAE

Jan 20, 2023

Over the years, JETRO with the great support of the Japan Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) has helped thousands of Japanese start-ups scale globally. This year, JETRO Dubai welcomed a start-ups delegation comprised of 11 companies from various industries aimed to discover UAE as a new market opportunity for business expansion. The delegation was formed in line to the official visit to the UAE of H.E Yasutoshi Nishimura, Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry and was headed by Mr. Ichiro Sone, Executive Vice President of JETRO Tokyo.


JETRO in collaboration with partners from the start-up’s ecosystem in UAE, enabled the delegation to explore the ecosystem and network with various stakeholders through the three joint events organized in Abu Dhabi and Dubai on 16th & 17th of January.

 

The first event was hosted by Hub71 – the start-ups enablers in Abu Dhabi. Hub71 briefed the start-ups on their facilities and the benefits on establishing business inside their premises. The second event was in partnership with Flat6Labs wherein Japanese companies were given an opportunity to pitch to panel of experts in the start-ups ecosystem and challenged them with questions about their business with the presence of audiences of investors, business partners and start-ups community. During the delegation visit in Abu Dhabi, start-ups were enabled also to visit the ongoing World Future Energy Summit at ADNEC Abu Dhabi.

 

In Dubai, the delegation was welcomed by AstroLabs, the technology ecosystem builder in MENA at their AstroLabs Academy Campus. During the visit, AstroLabs shared important points on how to enter the market and set-up business in UAE. In addition, MAGNiTT – leading platform of venture capital data in MENAPT, provided a comprehensive look at the venture activity across Emerging Venture Markets in 2022.

 

It was a successful delegation visit for each start-up got an opportunity to meet various start-ups ecosystem entities, investors, government service providers, and potential partners.