Dubai PropTech Licence

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Set up and grow your PropTech business in DIFC with the DIFC PropTech Licence, a Commercial Licence with a 90 per cent subsidised fee structure, starting from USD 1,500 per annum. Designed for PropTech start-ups and companies developing or testing innovative PropTech solutions in Dubai, the licence supports businesses across property technology (PropTech) and construction technology (ConTech).

Licence holders become part of DIFC’s thriving PropTech ecosystem, with dedicated coworking space available at the Dubai PropTech Hub, industry programmes and opportunities to connect with real estate and technology businesses, investors and innovators.
 

Who is the Dubai PropTech Licence for?

Start-ups, growth-stage companies and established innovators looking for a PropTech licence in Dubai across a range of eligible digital real estate non-retail activities.

Why choose the Dubai PropTech Licence?

The Dubai PropTech Licence supports start-ups, growth-stage companies and established innovators across a range of digital real estate activities.

  • 90 per cent subsidised Commercial Licence starting at USD 1,500 per annum
  • Dubai PropTech Hub coworking space from USD 500 per month, billed annually
  • Complimentary access to Ignyte, including start-up credits, tools and mentoring
  • Access to PropTech Elevate, a monthly forum for DIFC-licensed PropTech companies
  • Onboarding and strategy session with the Dubai PropTech Hub team
  • Curated networking sessions, roundtables and ecosystem events
  • Up to four visas on the first desk, with discounted visa costs


Dubai PropTech Hub

Dubai PropTech Hub, launched by DIFC Innovation Hub in partnership with Dubai Land Department (DLD), is the region’s first PropTech innovation hub focused on advancing the future of real estate through technology.

Bringing together the built environment value chain, the hub provides a platform for collaboration, innovation, and scalable growth across one of the world’s fastest growing markets and the Global South.

By 2030, the hub aims to support more than 200 PropTech start-ups and scale-ups, generate over 3,000 jobs, and attract more than USD 300 million in investment.

The hub works closely with industry stakeholders to support innovation and deliver outcomes for people, planet, and profit. Founding partners include Binghatti, Majid Al Futtaim, Union Properties, Sobha Realty and Transguard Group.


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Subsidised licensing

The hub supports PropTech companies through benefits including 100 per cent foreign ownership, zero tax on income and profits, and access to DIFCs financial and innovation ecosystem.
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Community opportunities

Licensing your PropTech company with DIFC provides access to the hubs community and the monthly PropTech Elevate programme, connecting founders and industry stakeholders across the region.
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Co-working spaces

Purpose built co-working spaces support collaboration, networking, and growth for PropTech companies through advanced digital and physical infrastructure.


Our programmes

Global Landing Pad Programme (applications for Cohort 2 open in Q3 2026)

The Global Landing Pad Programme supports high potential international PropTech companies looking to establish and scale their presence in Dubai and the wider Middle East. Focused on commercial readiness, enterprise integration, and regulatory navigation, the programme helps companies enter and grow within the regional market.

 

 

 

PropTech 2033

Explore Dubai PropTech Hub’s forward looking research paper examining forces shaping next generation of real estate across technology, sustainability, regulation, and urban transformation.

 

Designed as a strategic industry reference, report brings together insights, market perspectives, and emerging opportunities defining future of built environment.

 
 
 

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Ecosystem Regulations

Living Lab is a regulatory testbed that enables companies to develop and refine solutions within a controlled real world environment using DIFC’s forward thinking regulatory framework.

Initiative supports collaboration between start-ups, industry leaders, and policymakers while helping companies navigate evolving regulatory requirements.