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12/19/23, 11:53 AM DIFC Innovation Hub concludes Investor Day

Mohammad AlBlooshi, Chief Executive Officer, DIFC Innovation Hub. Image courtesy: DIFC
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DIFC Innovation Hub concludes Investor Day

Over USD 600mn Raised in Funding Since Programme Inception

Press Release

December 19, 2023

Dubai, UAE: DIFC Innovation Hub, home to the first and largest financial technology accelerator in the
Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, concluded its annual flagship Investor Day, with
over 500 people attending the event, including key figures from the investor community and finalists of
the ninth edition of the FinTech Accelerator Programme and the seventh edition of AccelerateHer.

The event was attended by HE Essa Kazim, Governor, DIFC, and Arif Amiri, Chief Executive Officer,
DIFC Authority, who actively engaged with speakers, investors and entrepreneurs.

Delivering the opening keynote, Mohammad AlBlooshi, Chief Executive Officer, DIFC Innovation
Hub, said: “The FinTech Accelerator Programme has a phenomenal track record of empowering start-

ups by helping them to transform their ideas into products and offerings unique to the financial market.
The solutions showcased this year are some of the best we have seen within the industry and we
congratulate these pioneers on successfully completing their programmes. We have numerous success
stories to share, with over 200 start-ups graduating from our programme that have collectively raised
over USD 600mn in funding. In 2023, the programme also saw a record-breaking number of participants

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