AstroLabs

AstroLabs is a Dubai-based digital capability building company & Google for Startups (GFS) co-working space member of the GFS Tech Hub Network, with offices in Riyadh and Beirut.[1][2]

AstroLabs DMCC
Founded2013
FounderLouis Lebbos, Muhammed Mekki
Area served
United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Key people
Roland Daher(CEO)
Websitehttps://astrolabs.com

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. "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.
  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.
  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.
  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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