Expo Live

What Expo Live does

Expo Live is a global innovation and partnership programme operating under Expo 2020 Dubai (legal entity: Expo Dubai 2020 LLC-SO, a UAE limited liability company organised under the oversight of the intergovernmental Bureau International des Expositions). The programme provides grant funding, support services, and global exposure to innovators and startups whose solutions address societal challenges and environmental sustainability; named recipients include Marine Innovation (environmental technology) and Talent Beyond Boundaries (employment solutions). Rather than commercialising a product, Expo Live functioned as a flagship grant-and-showcase programme during the 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022 Expo window, leveraging the event's 4.38 sqkm site, 192 country pavilions, and 24.1 million visits across 178 countries to amplify recipient projects, with reported impact of 5.8 million+ people touched by grant outputs.

The underlying technology is essentially an event-anchored content and partnership platform: a website-based Global Innovators showcase, an Expo Live social media presence across Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and WhatsApp, a mobile application, and the physical Expo 2020 venue that doubled as a distribution channel. The programme is described as offering 'funding, support and exposure' rather than a software product, and the source data confirms there is no public API, SDK, or proprietary AI/ML pipeline attached to it. Marketing and distribution operate entirely through the Expo 2020 brand ecosystem and its corporate partnership network (UPS, ENOC, Emaar Hospitality, DEWA, Siemens, Canon, Digital14, talabat, among others), with innovators recruited through a direct application process.

Business model mechanics are non-commercial by design. Expo Live generates no product or service revenue from grant recipients; instead it is funded by Expo 2020 Dubai sponsorship, government support, and the broader Expo partnership portfolio. Pricing is not applicable, the pricing_disclosed flag is false, and the revenue_model field is populated only by default. Following the close of Expo 2020 on 31 March 2022, the site is transitioning into Expo City, a mixed-use smart-city district whose future role as a continued platform for Expo Live programming remains unspecified in the input data.

Name

Expo Live

Legal name

Expo Dubai 2020 LLC-SO

Website

https://expo2020dubai.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Expo Live is a non-commercial global innovation grant programme under Expo 2020 Dubai that distributed funding, support and exposure to startups addressing societal and environmental challenges, serving grant recipients such as Marine Innovation and Talent Beyond Boundaries during the 2021-2022 Expo window.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Innovation Grant Programme

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131), Indoor and Outdoor Display Advertising (54185)

akta.pro primary industry

Technology & Innovation Expos Organizers (THAHABAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

General Consumer Expos & Trade Shows (MPAGAFAA)

Keywords

• Innovation grants programme
• Social impact funding
• Global innovator support
• Environmental innovation grants
• Startup grant funding

Headquarters

HQ city

Dubai

HQ country

United Arab Emirates

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding: Expo Live provides grant funding to selected innovators and startups globally. The programme distributes funds to support innovation projects focused on societal and environmental impact. As part of Expo 2020 Dubai's initiative portfolio, Expo Live operates as a non-commercial grant-making programme rather than a revenue-generating entity.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Expo Live is a global innovation and partnership programme under Expo 2020 Dubai that provides grant funding, support services, and global exposure to innovators and startups whose creative solutions address societal challenges and environmental sustainability. The programme selects applicants worldwide, awards grants to fund their innovative projects, and showcases them through the Expo 2020 Dubai platform to millions of visitors and participating countries.

Product overview

Expo Live is a single unified global innovation grant programme under Expo 2020 Dubai that provides funding, support, and exposure to innovators worldwide whose solutions address societal and environmental challenges. The programme serves as Expo 2020's flagship initiative for connecting innovation with real-world impact, having supported multiple global innovators and reaching over 5.8 million people through its grant recipients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Expo Live Global Innovation Programme

Quantifiable outcome

• 5.8M+ people impacted by Expo Live grants

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Marine InnovationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExpo Live grant recipient developing marine innovation solutions for environmental protection. Part of the Global Innovators programme showcasing solutions to Expo 2020 visitors.
• Talent Beyond BoundariescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExpo Live grant recipient focused on employment solutions. Featured as a Global Innovator demonstrating innovative approaches to workforce development.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/expolivesocial
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/expo2020dubai
• Facebookfacebook.com/expo2020dubai
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/expo-2020-dubai

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments4 records

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