Entrepreneurs looking for financing opportunities at “Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week”

National and Gulf entrepreneurs, owners of start-up companies, confirmed that “Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week” is the ideal place to present ideas and search for financing opportunities by interested funds or companies.

They told “Emirates Today”, on the sidelines of their participation in the exhibition accompanying “Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week”, that artificial intelligence and process automation greatly influence the form of projects, and play an important role in applying ideas in life sectors that touch human needs, which contributes to increasing productivity and shortening time. They presented to “Emirates Today” their projects, and their role in saving energy and reducing emissions, as well as a system for managing financial and natural farm resources.

Emirati entrepreneur, engineer Salah Al-Din Al-Awadhi, said: “I am participating in (Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week) as the owner of a startup company working in the field of renewable energy, in order to showcase my products and ideas, and be present to obtain greater financing opportunities, or to meet investors from funds interested in startup companies.”

Al-Awadhi added: “I started my work in the field of renewable energy five years ago, when I launched my first products in the Sustainable City to save energy and reduce emissions, and I received great government support and encouragement,” stressing that “Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week” is a great opportunity for any emerging company to expand and spread.

For her part, Emirati entrepreneur Bashayer Al Zaabi said: “I am participating in (Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week) with my project (Falaj), which is a system for managing the financial and natural resources of farms, by controlling the farm’s natural resources using sensors installed in the soil, without the need for a radical change in the infrastructure, which provides a clear reading to the farm owner about the amount of water used and the amount of fertilizer needed, which enables him to make appropriate decisions easily.”

Al Zaabi added: “Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week is a favorable opportunity for companies looking for opportunities for expansion, financing, or presenting ideas, as there are international companies and interested investors.” She stressed that artificial intelligence and automation play an important role in all fields, especially life, in order to facilitate project management and decision-making.

In the same context, the Omani entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of Inno Tech, Othman Al-Mandhari, said: “We are participating in the exhibition accompanying (Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week), with the aim of obtaining financing opportunities from capital funds or international investors, as the event represents an exceptional opportunity for entrepreneurs and owners of emerging companies at the level of the Gulf region and the world,” pointing out that “the large participation from international companies, and at the level of countries and official delegations, is usually accompanied by a strong presence on the part of investors, which constitutes an opportunity.” “For those looking for expansion and financing.”

Al-Mandhari stated that his company created an environmentally friendly cement clay mixture using 3D printing technology, which reduces carbon emissions by up to 40%, while preserving all the properties of buildings, in terms of strength and durability.