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Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) – Tech Startup Licence and RegLab

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Free-zone licence and fintech sandbox in Abu Dhabi for early-stage tech startups and fintech teams

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Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) – Tech Startup Licence and RegLab offers two routes for startups and fintech firms in Abu Dhabi, UAE. It offers a licence with incentivised terms for tech startups and a regulatory sandbox for fintech solutions.

Services

  • Tech Startup Licence: an operational commercial licence with incentivised terms for qualifying startups, which can run for up to five years of initial operations in ADGM.
  • RegLab: a fintech regulatory sandbox for testing new technology in a controlled setting, for solutions that do not fall under regulated activities.
  • Hub71 route: applications must include a Hub71 approval letter.

Who it works with

Startups that meet the licence criteria and hold a Hub71 approval letter, and fintech participants with a technology ready for testing. Regulated financial services cannot be carried on under the Tech Startup Licence.

Key facts

  • Based in: Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Stage: Seed
  • Signatory: the licence requires a signatory who lives in the UAE

Summary written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.

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Trust Score

4/ 100
Trust Score: New

An earned signal from verification, reviews, awards, transparency and engagement - the vendor can't buy it.

Verification
0/100 · 20%
Reviews
0/100 · 30%
Awards
0/100 · 15%
Transparency
18/100 · 20%
Engagement
0/100 · 15%
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Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) – Tech Startup Licence and RegLab is ranked on 2 TrustList rankings: #1 on 1 and #25 on 1.

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