Cohort 9 Incubation kicks off in Dubai on 6 March 2022. Workshops and mentoring will be split between digital and physical sessions.

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Q: Intelak Incubator submissions

Submissions open for cohort 9 of Intelak Incubator on rolling basis. Submissions for cohort 9 of Intelak Incubator will close on 30th of January 2022.* *2022 timeline dates are subject to change. Visit this page for the latest details.

Q: Top 10 finalists are selected

The top 10 finalists for the pre-incubation bootcamp for cohort 9 of Intelak Incubator will be announced on the 20th of February, 2022.

Q: Pre-incubation bootcamp

The pre-incubation bootcamp for cohort 9 of the Intelak Incubator will commence on 20 February 2022 with a week of workshops and training with industry experts and mentors in Dubai.

Q: Top 4 finalists are selected

The top 4 incubated start-ups for cohort 9 will be announced and commence their incubation programme on the 6th of March, 2022.

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Intelak Incubatorsuccess stories

DubzBaggage collection
Dubz enhances the experience of travellers by providing a convenient home and hotel baggage collection and delivery service that can be booked online 24 hours a day. They graduated from cohort 1 of Intelak Incubator and were acquired by dnata in 2018.
BonfliteDuty Free delivery
Bonflite is a Duty Free e-commerce platform for air travellers to purchase and collect duty free items at any point across their travel itinerary from pre-journey to pre-flight, in-flight, post-flight or in destination. Post-graduating from cohort 5 of Intelak, Bonflite raised US$130,000 in investment in January 2020 and are now a licensed UAE company.
Hotel Data CloudHotel bookings
Hotel Data Cloud enables hotels to increase bookings by controlling how they are portrayed on booking channels. The company raised US$500,000 in investment in April 2020, post-graduation of cohort 5.
Eddy TravelsTravel bookings
Eddy Travels, is an AI travel assistant that helps people find the best flight and accommodation offers in seconds. Eddy Travels graduated from cohort 6 and raised US$1.3 million in investment in April 2020.

Eligibility

A viable business solution
You have an innovative tech solution specifically for the travel and tourism space.
Early stage business
Your start-up is at the launch stage and you have a minimum viable product.
Dubai is a strategic market
Your start-up can be based in any geographic location but you have a strategy to implement your solution In Dubai.
Personnel
Your start-up has at least one full-time employee