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Khalifa Fund Cybersecurity Program Starts Without Funding Or Cohort Details

BySendTech Times Capital & Policy DeskNewsroom-edited, source-reviewed coverage|Source: Economy Middle East
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Khalifa Fund and the UAE Cyber Security Council have launched a national program for cybersecurity startups with CyberE71 support. The announcement names mentorship, investor access and partnership support, but gives no funding amount, cohort size or application timetable.

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Khalifa Fund Cybersecurity Program Starts Without Funding Or Cohort Details
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Khalifa Fund And UAE Cyber Security Council Launch Startup Program

Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development has launched a national program to support cybersecurity startups in partnership with the UAE Cyber Security Council, adding a startup-development track to the UAE’s digital-security agenda.

The launch took place at MZN Hub Al Ain with Dr. Mohamed Al Kuwaiti, the UAE Government’s cyber security chief, and Khalifa Fund chief executive Mouza Obaid Al Nasri among the named officials.

Khalifa Fund said the initiative sits under an existing memorandum of understanding with the UAE Cyber Security Council.

CyberE71 is collaborating on the program.

The disclosed aim is to attract, develop and support cybersecurity-focused startups across the UAE through an acceleration journey for companies building scalable security products.

Khalifa Fund positioned the work as entrepreneurship support, not as a direct technology purchase by a government agency.

Startups Get Mentorship, Investors And Industry Access

Khalifa Fund described the program as an integrated support framework for UAE cybersecurity startups.

The framework includes specialized mentorship, partnership-building opportunities and access to experts, investors and industry stakeholders.

Dr. Al Kuwaiti said cybersecurity has become a strategic driver of the digital economy and linked the program to building a national ecosystem that protects digital space while helping entrepreneurs develop UAE-origin security solutions for local and global markets.

Al Nasri said the program reflects Khalifa Fund’s role in supporting entrepreneurs with strategic partners and creating an environment for scalable ventures.

She also linked the effort to national economic diversification and stronger Emirati company participation in cybersecurity.

Commercial Terms And Cohort Timing Remain Undisclosed

The announcement gives the program a clear institutional structure: Khalifa Fund, the UAE Cyber Security Council and CyberE71 are named, while the target market is cybersecurity startups operating in the UAE.

It does not describe the program as a procurement award or customer commitment.

The launch also does not name participating startups, paying customers, contract values, product categories or pilot deployments.

That leaves the near-term evidence focused on startup support rather than commercial adoption.

Khalifa Fund did not disclose funding amounts, cohort size, application deadlines, first participating companies or deployment commitments.

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