MVP development, growth and UAE market entry for founders in Asia
For founders in India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, the Maldives and Thailand: build products for your home market, and launch in the UAE and GCC from Dubai.
- A Dubai team a short flight from South and South-East Asia
- Products built for local payments such as UPI, QRIS, PayNow, FPX and PromptPay
- Market entry into the UAE and GCC: company setup guidance, positioning and first customers
- English and Arabic pages for UAE buyers, plus your home-market languages
WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube for consumers; LinkedIn and partners for B2B; LINE in Thailand; Google Search everywhere.
Built for how each market pays and buys.
- Currency
- INR
- Payments
- UPI, cards, net banking
- Languages
- English, Hindi and regional languages
- Where buyers look
- WhatsApp, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, Google
- Currency
- LKR
- Payments
- Cards, bank transfers, mobile wallets
- Languages
- Sinhala, Tamil, English
- Where buyers look
- Facebook, WhatsApp, TikTok, Google
- Currency
- IDR
- Payments
- E-wallets, QRIS, bank transfers
- Languages
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Where buyers look
- Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp, marketplaces
- Currency
- SGD
- Payments
- Cards, PayNow, Apple Pay
- Languages
- English, Mandarin, Malay, Tamil
- Where buyers look
- Google, LinkedIn, Instagram
- Currency
- MYR
- Payments
- Cards, FPX online banking, DuitNow, e-wallets
- Languages
- Malay, English, Chinese
- Where buyers look
- Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp
- Currency
- MVR (USD widely used in tourism)
- Payments
- Cards, bank transfers
- Languages
- Dhivehi, English
- Where buyers look
- Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp
- Currency
- THB
- Payments
- PromptPay, cards
- Languages
- Thai
- Where buyers look
- LINE, Facebook, TikTok, Instagram
A guide for your country.
Expanding from India to the UAE: a guide for Indian founders and companies
Close flights, a large Indian community and the India-UAE CEPA make the UAE a natural first international market. How Indian founders set up and grow.
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Expanding from Sri Lanka to the UAE: a guide for Sri Lankan founders and companies
How Sri Lankan founders, exporters and service companies use the UAE to reach the GCC and global customers.
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Expanding from Indonesia to the UAE: a guide for Indonesian founders and exporters
The UAE-Indonesia CEPA, demand for halal products and a gateway to the Middle East: how Indonesian companies set up and sell in the UAE.
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Expanding from Singapore to the UAE: a guide for Singaporean founders and companies
Two global hubs, one connection: how Singapore companies use Dubai and Abu Dhabi to reach the Middle East, Africa and South Asia.
5 min readExpanding from Malaysia to the UAE: a guide for Malaysian founders and exporters
With the UAE-Malaysia CEPA now in force, halal, Islamic finance and technology companies have new reasons to set up in the UAE.
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Expanding from the Maldives to the UAE: a guide for Maldivian founders and companies
Short flights and strong tourism and trade ties: how founders and companies from the Maldives use the UAE as a base for supplies, partnerships and growth.
5 min readExpanding from Thailand to the UAE: a guide for Thai founders and exporters
Trade between the UAE and Thailand is growing fast and a CEPA has been concluded. How Thai companies set up and sell in the UAE.
5 min readDo you work with founders in Asia remotely?
Yes. We work remotely with demos at every stage. South Asia is one to two hours ahead of Dubai and South-East Asia three to four hours ahead, so working hours overlap.
Can you help an Asian company enter the UAE?
Yes. We help you test demand, position for UAE buyers, build an English and Arabic website and product, and run lead generation aimed at the customers who fit.
Can you build products for Asian markets from Dubai?
Yes. We build for local payments such as UPI, QRIS, PayNow, FPX and PromptPay through providers that support each country.