Regulatory Bodies and Government‑owned Entities in Qatar
Investment Promotion Agency Qatar (IPA Qatar) Custodian of the Invest Qatar brand, IPA Qatar was launched in 2019 and is registered at the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC). The agency provides…
Qatar Museums’ M7 at Msheireb Downtown Doha: A New Creatives’ Hub
Christian Dior Designer of Dreams to open on 6 November as first landmark exhibition at M7 Qatar Museums will open its new five-storey, 29,000-square-metre facility M7, dedicated to innovation and…
Sign Up for the XLR8 Programme, Cycle 10 Winners Urge Local Techpreneurs
An innovative idea to assist people in Qatar with their regular budgeting when shopping and spending, will soon become a reality thanks to the acclaimed XLR8 programme of Qatar Science…
Smart Prayer Mat and Assistive Braille Device Receive Funding from QSTP
Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP), part of Qatar Foundation Research, Development and Innovation (QF RDI), recently awarded their Product Development Fund (PDF) to two Qatar-based start-up companies working on…
Virtual Demo Day to Mark End of Cycle 10 of ‘XLR8’ at QSTP
Cycle 10 of Qatar Foundation’s flagship accelerator programme to end with a virtual event where finalists pitch ideas to investors The culmination of the latest cycle of XLR8 for budding…
Graphic Design Opens Door to IT Career for VCUarts Qatar Alumna
According to AlJohara Al Thani, never in her most ambitious dreams did she imagine that one day, she would be visiting the headquarters of Google, Apple and Facebook. When I…
QF Empowers Entrepreneurs and Startups in Battling COVID-19
QSTP and QF RDI fast-track programmes and fund applications from innovators with potential COVID-19 solutions Although much of the world remains in lockdown in the fight against COVID-19, people are…
Qatar Business Incubation Centre Hosts ‘KStartups’ Partners from Korea
Qatar Business Incubation Centre (QBIC) – owned by Qatar Development Bank (QDB) – welcomed their Korean partners ‘Kstartups’ to Qatar, for a fruitful, knowledge-sharing trip, following an MoU signed in…
Research-to-Startup Programme Boosts Tech-Innovation in Qatar
Tech entrepreneurs, or techpreneurs, from all over the world recently joined a week-long startup boot-camp organised by Qatar Foundation Research and Development (QF R&D), to help transform advanced innovative technologies into…