Sheraa (Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center) was launched in January 2016, under the patronage of Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi to provide a launch pad for aspiring and established entrepreneurs in the UAE.

Sheraa has two state-of-the-art co-working facilities, one housed at the American University of Sharjah and another in the University of Sharjah. Plans are also currently underway to inaugurate the Sheraa campus at the Sharjah Research, Technology, and Innovation Park (RTI Park), to serve as Sheraa’s headquarters and to bring the main players in the ecosystem under one roof.

Today, Sheraa has a loyal community of over seven thousand aspiring and existing entrepreneurs, and offers a full-stack program ranging from ideation and incubation through to acceleration and growth. To date, 72 startups have graduated from Sheraa’s programs. Having raised over $14m in investment, these startups continue to generate over $19 million dollars in recurring sales.