New Delhi, July 14 -- The UAE-India CEPA Council on Tuesday announced that applications for the second edition of the UAE-India Start-Up Series will open on 15 July 2026, marking the next phase of what has become India's largest bilateral start-up initiative. Following a record inaugural edition, which drew more than 10,000 applications from founders across India, Start-Up Series 2.0 will identify and support high-potential Indian start-ups seeking to scale into regional and global markets through Abu Dhabi, an official release by the UAE-India CEPA Council.

The programme is delivered under the patronage of the UAE-India CEPA Council, the body established to translate the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between the tw...