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Dubai: Start-Up Nation Central is launching the first UAE-Israel innovation community, with the task of advancing ties in technology as well as business co-operation.
The UAE-IL Tech Zone is founded by Noa Gastfreund, Managing Director of Hybrid, an accelerator for early-stage start-ups with at least one of its founders from the Arab sector; Guy Katsovich, co-founder of Fusion LA, which helps Israeli tech ventures penetrate the US market; and Basil Farraj, CEO of the start-up Nobex Technologies. Speaking at the first virtual UAE-Israel Business Leaders Summit, co-hosted by Gulf News and TheMarker.
The exclusive community already includes more than 1,000 people in the business, innovation and technology sectors, investors, developers, and government entities from both countries. It currently runs on LinkedIn, and in the near future the members expect to join physical meetings via delegations, workshops, conferences, and relevant activitiess.
Israel and UAE Establish First Innovation Community The Media Line Staff 12/15/2020
More than 1,000 people from Israel and the United Arab Emirates involved in the business, innovation and technology sectors, as well as investors, developers and government entities, are part of the first UAE-Israel innovation community.
The UAE-IL Tech Zone was established after the signing of the Abraham Accords normalizing relations between the two countries, with the goal of connecting between the innovation-technology-business ecosystem in Israel and its UAE counterpart, Start-Up Nation Central announced.
The new community was founded by Noa Gastfreund, managing director of Hybrid, an accelerator for early-stage start-ups which includes a founder from the Arab community; Guy