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The Tech Innovation Awards 2021 will be held on Wednesday, October 6, 2021, at Sofitel Dubai The Obelisk in the UAE, with the event aiming to celebrate the individuals and organizations that are shaping the tech industry in the MENA region.

Launched in 2020, MindTales is a part of Abu Dhabi's Hub 71 ecosystem, with the startup making use of latest technologies -artificial intelligence in particular- to provide mental health services on an online platform.

"I built a business for a reason. I wanted to help event organizers to host amazing, successful events. Joining Bevy will help us continue our vision, and scale this even bigger."

Many new technologies are being pioneered in university and corporate research labs, and the key to their success is to clearly recognize from the beginning that an invention is not a technology, a technology is not a product, and a product is not a business.

The GrowthX Accelerator Program aims to link the solutions offered by B2B startups to the challenges faced by corporations.

This latest round of funding has entailed a total of $28 million raised by Foodics in recent months- a move that is expected to help the firm inch closer towards its goal of becoming the next Saudi unicorn.

Dubai Startup Hub had successful collaborations with entrepreneurship ecosystem partners that enabled the initiative to serve a wider network of startups and entrepreneurs in 2020.

Google for Startups Accelerator: MENA to consider technology startups headquartered in the MENA region that have already raised seed funding.

There is one industry that has seen an upswing during all of this chaos: technology.

Dubai Chamber said that the growth in membership signals an upturn in entrepreneurial activity as startups in the UAE and from across the globe look to capitalize on emerging opportunities and bring new solutions to the Emirate amid accelerated digital transformation.

Once the customer chooses a specific car via the online platform, Carzaty delivers it to the specified location in a matter of 15 minutes for a test drive, thereby combining the best of online and offline services.

Launched in Dubai in 2000, Mondia operates across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, with a total of over 1.4 billion end-users across 48 countries. It operates multiple verticals, including health and digital payments, that cater to companies and telecommunications operators across a plethora of markets and cultures.

"Technology is often viewed as 'a man's world,' but through my company, I hope we are changing that, and showing Emirati women that the UAE technology sector is a place where we belong."

Aside from its "magical" handling features, the earbuds render crystal clear vocals and deep bass thanks to its 10mm driver unit.

The first-cell based biotechnology company creating real milk from mammalian cells without the need for animals, TurtleTree Labs now has more than 20 full-time scientists and engineers.

"Our goal was never to simply create a software, sell to our clients, and stopping there. It was creating an entire last-mile delivery ecosystem."

Dubai-based tech company Loyica is accelerating the growth of SMEs and startups across the Middle East through Saphyte, its CRM product developed with intelligent workflow automation technology.

Project Maji founder Sunil Lalvani is tackling water scarcity across rural sub-Saharan Africa with a strategic (and effective) business approach.

Boosting Saudi Arabia's cultural landscape in order to showcase the Kingdom's rich national artistic and creative heritage has been highlighted as a key cornerstone of the country's Vision 2030.

It's about time we put the developer community at the heart of the tech industry.

Living in a busy city often means running late to work, and consequently skipping breakfast- but this doesn't have to be the status quo.