AI startup receives grant from Abu Dhabi kickstarter programme Tahawul Tech

NEURAi, an artificial intelligence powered business analytics platform, received a grant of $10,000 through the Etihad Airways Innovation Kickstarter Award. The team members will have the opportunity to work closely with and be mentored by Etihad Airways and startAD, and to build their prototype at Al Warsha, startAD's lab at NYU Abu Dhabi. Held in partnership with ADNOC Distribution, Etihad Airways, and Crescent Enterprises, the hardware Venture Launchpad programme is one of startAD's core initiatives that aspires to strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem. NYU Abu Dhabi Research Professor of Engineering, Vice Provost for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and startAD Managing Director Ramesh Jagannathan said, "startAD's strategy to catalyse Abu Dhabi and the UAE's entrepreneurship ecosystem has gained significant momentum with close to 100 startups going through our programs in the last 18 months. "In this edition of the hardware Venture Launchpad programme, we brought together promising artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning-based startups in sectors of regional importance such as transportation, shipping, logistics, and aviation.