DANA Venture Builder

15/11/2022

☀️ 🐞 ❤️‍🔥 What an incredible day at COP27!!! 🌍 🌴 🌿

It was an honor to bring the of , , , and to this morning the panel, ⭐⭐ Female Leadership in Sustainable Agricultural Practices: Feeding the Next Generation and Respecting the Earth.⭐⭐

🌻 Our discussion today explored the importance of reconsidering our current conceptions 💵 of , , and , 🌿 so that we can build an economy in which both populations and ecology across the globe are working in synergy to turn around the .

🔆 Thank you to our incredible panelists for their unique insights, and to for hosting us! ✴️

06/09/2022

Two years ago, in August 2020, we lost Dana Salah, one of this region's most . Dana was a for , , and , breaking all boundaries to see her dreams through to fruition and to give back to her community. 🏡

✨ We are proud to be bringing Dana's legacy to life everyday by supporting with tech solutions that can change our markets and our world.

Dana, you are dearly missed. 💔

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24/08/2022

We are delighted to be featured in the Technical Review Middle East, exploring trends and opportunities in tech sectors, and discussing our strategy of "promoting as a means of bringing our entire region ahead of the development curve," as noted by Katie Wachsberger.

We witness the increasing number of in sectors, and see this as a massive opportunity to cultivate top-quality that considers both as well as .

"DANA was born out of a need to promote practical, , tech based solutions that can act as in terms of altering and patterns," explains Zada Haj, DANA's CEO.

Find the in the current issue on page 14:
https://lnkd.in/dm6-2PM

08/08/2022

🌠 Listen to The National News interview by Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner with our CEO Zada Haj 🚀exploring 's strategy for in the markets 🌇 at our beta sites, and through . 🔥

Zada speaks about our strategy of not 🐗 and the importance of and for solutions in sectors. 🌾 The interview explores and of working across markets in MENA, and the of supporting . ✨

Enjoy and post your feedback!

Chief executive of Dana is supporting women-led start ups in desert-tech and agri-tech across the region

19/07/2022

Check out our op-ed 💬 in Zawya Arabia exploring the expanding opportunities for in the region, and the role that can play in providing tech and financial infrastructure to support these impactful sectors. ↗️

"MENA's and sectors 🍃 - or, specific to the region, ‘desert tech’ - are just at the beginning of their , expanding especially rapid within the , , North Africa, and Israeli markets... 📢

🌿 and food production make up a large percentage of Mena countries’ . For example, 14% of and 16% of GDP rely entirely on the on the agricultural sector."

The regional agriculture market is projected to grow at a compounded annual rate of 5.7% through 2026

12/07/2022

💡 "Over the years our has evolved to put special emphasis on our beta sites🌱 – the importance of our hands-on engagement with cannot be overstated." 🚀

Read Zada Haj's interview with TechRound 📈 about the development of and our future aspirations.

DANA is the first of its kind - an Abu Dhabi-based venture builder supporting female founders with cutting edge solutions for challenges of the desert climate, focusing on agritech, food security, water and energy, and

05/07/2022

Today, our CEO Zada Haj published an op-ed in Trade Arabia discussing the potential of to "alter production, , and patterns drastically, in the and sectors."

Increasingly educated populations, transforming perceptions of , regulatory hurdles, international discourse and , and destructive realities are all elements affecting the sectors, with notable in these verticals.



tradearabia.com/news/REAL_398322.html

08/06/2022

We are proud to be empowering and in with , with the project featured in , as we build the first early-stage pilot facility for startups.☀️🌱

💡 Emphasizing female tech leadership is more than a mission - it is a strategy at - as we witness the incredible talent and resilience among female founders in . 📖 Our decision to invest in women is a strategy of investing in the future.

For the full article:
https://lnkd.in/dhJkybGH

وقّعت مدينة «مصدر» مذكرة تفاهم مع شركة «دانا»، منصة بناء المشاريع والاستثمار التي تتخذ من أبوظبي مقراً لها، بهدف تعزيز الأمن الغذائي على المستوى الوطني...

07/06/2022

We are delighted to be featured in The National on our partnership with Masdar to build the first experimental farm for early stage pilots in Abu Dhabi 👏 🌱

Our Masdar City ‘beta site’ will offer from our Venture Builder and the ecosystem support in testing and proving their solutions for . 🌴

This facility will support homegrown in the desert tech sectors, turning Abu Dhabi into a center of , and clean technology solutions. 🌍

We are honored to be part of MENA’s amazing agritech ecosystem, flourishing and expanding from year to year. We cannot wait to open our doors to even more entrepreneurs realizing their dreams with us. 🚀



Read the full article here:

https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/2022/06/07/masdar-city-and-investment-platform-dana-sign-pact-to-advance-food-security-in-uae/

Agreement will support start-ups in developing ways to combat food security issues and hasten the growth of the AgriTech sector

03/06/2022

Today, co-founder Shirley Shahar spoke at the Vienna Impact Days 2022, about in peace, focusing on how innovation, tech, and can bring opportunities for collaboration in regions like that face ongoing challenges of social instability.

Organized by an incredible group of partners, the conference addressed cutting edge topics in , and , and . It was an honor to take part in such an impressive gathering of .

Impact Hub Vienna | Erste Bank und Sparkasse | Vienna Business Agency | EVPA | Toniic | Mercer

17/05/2022

Global is no joke 🍲

⌛ With recent challenges in , , , and increased prices of caused by the 🌾 the international community is facing serious challenge to .

We need to act fast 📲 and invest in self sufficient production, imports, and support solutions that use less water and more sustainable fertilizers and pesticides. 🌿

At DANA, we work with companies that are bringing solutions for a world where everyone can enjoy the right to fresh, , and food. 🌍

Governor Andrew Bailey says he is 'helpless' in face of surging inflation

06/05/2022

Congratulations to DANA co-founder Shirley Shahar for being selected as the Country Chair for at G 100: Mission Million ALL WEF.

G100 is an eminent and empowered group of top 100 powerful women leaders in the world with a vision for the future, including , former Heads of States, , , , , , Corporate and Community Leaders - all joined in a pact of purpose to create massive opportunities for women worldwide.

We believe in the power of in building a more and just future for all human beings.