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Fast-tracked Company Setup in Dubai for Tech-enabled Businesses

Setup with DMCC, UAE’s number-one Free Zone, and benefit from our vibrant Tech & Entrepreneurial Community.

Set Up Your Business in Dubai’s Leading Freezone
With 100% Foreign Ownership

Over a Decade of Fostering Tech Business Growth in Dubai

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800+

Companies Launched

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200+

Active Startups

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Companies Consulted

The AstroLabs Advantage

Leverage the AstroLabs business expansion platform to streamline your market entry for accelerated growth in Saudi Arabia

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Kickstart Your Business Setup, Benefit from Monthly Payments & A Subsidized License and Save up to 8K AED

Get 100% foreign business ownership with our DMCC license membership. Avoid high upfront costs, save on initial investments, and benefit from affordable monthly payment plans and our subsidized license options.

Network, Engage and Scale

Applying for a DMCC license membership through AstroLabs gives you access to a network of 350+ tech-driven active members and a wide array of support solutions to scale your potential. With regular engaging events and initiatives, you get the unique opportunity to plug into the market.

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From Fast Setup to Bank Account Opening

With a dedicated team at AstroLabs and assigned contacts within DMCC, get comprehensive support and a fully-serviced setup process from licensing and registration to visa issuance. Our collaboration with WIO Bank will help you open your bank account in minutes.

Leverage the AstroLabs business expansion platform to streamline your market entry for accelerated growth in Dubai

Become Fully Operational in 1 Month

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Applying for DMCC License

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Receiving the License

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Applying for Visas

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Receiving the Visas and Emirates ID

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Opening Bank Account

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Starting Operations

Our Members and Alumni

800+ Businesses Across Diverse Sectors

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Fast Track Your Tech-Enabled Company Setup in Dubai with Our Full Virtual Office and License

FAQs

AstroLabs supports a wide range of companies and entrepreneurs who are looking to set up or expand their tech-enabled businesses in the UAE. These companies come from a wide range of industries, including IT, web and software development,  ecommerce platforms, F&B, logistics, health, wellness, and fintech. You can see a list of some companies of our community at astrolabs.com/members

 

The following is required to set up a new company:

  • Company name and shareholder structure
  • Passport Visa page or Emirates ID of Legal Representative
  • Business plan
  • Selected business activities for the new entity
  • Lease agreement for the company’s legal business address in JLT

For branch and subsidiary setups, additional documents are required. Please contact our Expansion Consultant to learn more about these requirements

You can have up to 6 business activities included in your DMCC license at no additional cost, allowing your business a range of operations. It also gives you the flexibility to add more activities for an additional fee during the incorporation phase or later on as your business develops

Yes, depending on the type of business that you are conducting. If you provide services to clients in a UAE freezone or to clients established in the mainland as an LLC, this can be executed through the DMCC company

If you’re working with companies internationally, this can also be done through the DMCC company.
If, however, you wish to trade (i.e. sell physical goods to a mainland company) then you will need to find a distributor with the appropriate license or set up a subsidiary in the mainland

As an AstroLabs member, your first desk comes with 5 visa quotas. As you increase the number of desks, you can obtain additional visa quotas to fulfill your growing business needs, giving you the full flexibility to grow your business as required

Yes, when establishing a company and getting a company license in the UAE, an office lease agreement is a necessity as this is the legal business address that will be tied to your license. You are required to have a lease that is continuously active throughout the whole period that your license is valid. AstroLabs provides a lease agreement as part of all its setup packages

The application, registration, and first-year license cost in DMCC is AED 1905 for AstroLabs members. In addition to the license cost, you are required to have a legal business address for your entity. AstroLabs offers different memberships based on your business needs, allowing you to benefit from monthly payment plans and avoid any upfront costs. Our most popular Licensed Membership is AED 3,500 + VAT per month with 24/7 access to our coworking spaces, 5 visa quotas, and full community benefits at our unrivaled tech, entrepreneurial, and innovation-driven community.

  • Any company registered in the Mainland, must comply with the local Emiratisation laws, which currently applies to Companies with 20 to 49 employees. These companies will be required to hit a quota, hiring at least one UAE citizen in 2024 and another by 2025.

    The requirement applies to privately-owned companies across 14 sectors including real estate, education, construction and health care. Previously, only firms with 50 or more employees needed to meet targets on hiring UAE citizens.

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