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AstroLabs is a Dubai-based Google for Entrepreneurs (GFE) tech startup company co-working space and a member of the GFE Tech Hub Network.[1][2]

Overview

AstroLabs is the first tech hub that is partnered with Google in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).[3] Network members have access to over twenty hubs in various cities in the world, and can also meet with local entrepreneurs.[4][5] The work space is located in Dubai’s Jumeirah Lakes Towers neighborhood.[6] AstroLabs was founded in 2012 by Louis Lebbos & Muhammed Mekki, co-founders of Namshi.com.[7][8] The company launched in March 2013.[9]

In 2016, AstroLabs hosted the Women in STEM (WiSTEM) Hackathon,[3] among 328 other public community events.[10]

In 2020, Astrolabs has launched its first the Set Up in Saudi Platform, on how businesses can set up a 100% foreign-owned entity in the Kingdom.[11] AstroLabs has inspired the formation of technology-based businesses in the area.[12]

Company name

The company's name is based upon the astrolabe, a tool for navigation that was used by mariners in the Middle Ages.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Developers in the Desert: Google's Oasis for Startups in Dubai". Bloomberg L.P.
  2. ^ Pupic, Tamara (December 30, 2015). "Busy times at Google-partnered tech hub AstroLabs". Arabian Business. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Gitex Technology Week to Host Global Start-Up Meet". Khaleej Times. 7 January 2016. Archived from the original on 2018-03-13. Retrieved 2 May 2017 – via HighBeam Research.
  4. ^ "Smooth sailing for Dubai start-ups with AstroLabs co-working space". The National. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Google Ties Up with AstroLabs to Create Tech Hub in Dubai". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  6. ^ "For Entrepreneurs, By Entrepreneurs: AstroLabs Sets Out To Vitalize MENA Tech Startup Ecosystem". Entrepreneur Middle East. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  7. ^ "AstroLabs Dubai sign on 30 startups ahead of Google tech hub launch". Wamda.
  8. ^ "AstroLabs". DMCC.
  9. ^ Hamid, Triska (March 4, 2015). "AstroLabs gives women in tech start-ups a helping hand". The National. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  10. ^ "AstroLabs GFE Impact". GFE.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ "AstroLabs' New Online Platform Eases Procedures For Setting Up Foreign Companies In Saudi Arabia".
  12. ^ "Omani Entrepreneur Seeks to Replicate Dubai Success with Shopping Website in Sultanate". Times of Oman. 29 November 2016. Archived from the original on 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2 May 2017 – via HighBeam Research.
  13. ^ Hamid, Triska (September 8, 2014). "DMCC, AstroLabs and Google team up for tech hub launch". The National. Retrieved May 10, 2017.

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