Intilaq

Name

Intilaq

Legal name

Intilaq

Website

https://intilaq.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Intilaq is a Dubai-based, privately-held technology hub founded in 2009 that historically offered technical and financial support to students, researchers, and entrepreneurs in the UAE; its current online presence is dormant.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Technology Incubator

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Activities Related to Credit Intermediation (5223)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Universities with Entrepreneurship & Incubation Focus (EDAHAEAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Infrastructure, Networking & Systems Administration Training (BPAEANAJ)

Keywords

• Entrepreneurship support
• Technology incubation
• Startup acceleration
• Research funding
• Innovation hub services

Headquarters

HQ city

Dubai

HQ country

United Arab Emirates

HQ region

Middle East

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Core offering

Intilaq operates as an integrated technology hub providing technical and financial support to students, researchers, and entrepreneurs. The organization delivers combined technical assistance and financial backing through a centralized hub model in Dubai, UAE, serving the entrepreneurial and academic innovation ecosystem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Technical Support Services
• Financial Support Services

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Regional players

• in5: Dubai-based startup incubator by TECOM Group providing workspace, mentorship, and investor access to early-stage tech entrepreneurs. Operates in the same Dubai founder-support ecosystem with similar target segments.
• Oasis500: Amman-based early-stage investor and accelerator operating across the MENA region, combining seed funding with mentorship programs. Comparable regional hub providing combined technical and financial support to early-stage founders.
• Dubai Technology Entrepreneur Campus (Dtec): Largest tech startup hub in the Middle East located in Dubai Internet City, offering cost-effective licensing, space, and community for early-stage companies. Direct competitor for Dubai-based founders seeking incubator support.
• Hub71: Abu Dhabi-based government-backed tech hub offering founders equity-free incentives, co-working, and access to a global VC network. Directly comparable as a UAE-MENA startup support hub, though sovereign-funded and far larger in resources.
• DIFC Fintech Hive: Dubai International Financial Centre's fintech accelerator providing startups with regulatory access, mentorship, and corporate partnerships. Comparable UAE-based hub specifically serving entrepreneurs in a defined vertical.

Direct peers

• Turn8: Earlier Dubai-based seed accelerator backed by Aramex that ran accelerator cycles for MENA startups before winding down. Closely comparable historical Dubai accelerator model — useful as both benchmark and cautionary precedent.
• AstroLabs: Dubai-based digital scaling hub that helps companies set up and grow in the UAE through technical training, co-working, and corporate partnerships. Closely comparable for-profit Dubai hub serving entrepreneurs with mixed technical and business-support offerings.
• Flat6Labs: Leading early-stage MENA venture capital and startup accelerator running seed programs across North Africa and the UAE. Highly comparable as a regional for-profit-style accelerator providing both technical mentorship and seed funding to entrepreneurs.

Broad incumbents

• Startupbootcamp (SBC): Global network of industry-focused accelerators with programs in MENA. Comparable as a branded multi-region accelerator offering structured technical and financial support packages to early-stage founders.
• 500 Global: Global venture firm and accelerator (formerly 500 Startups) running programs across MENA, including a partnership with Sanabil in Saudi Arabia. Provides a global benchmark for what a multi-region for-profit accelerator can scale into.

Market position

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments5 records

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