Qatar Business Incubation Center (QBIC) has selected 17 startups for its 2026 Pre-Accelerator Program, with four companies receiving grants to support their growth and development. The cohort spans artificial intelligence, education, healthcare, logistics, construction, food and other sectors.
QBIC announced the selected startups on October 12, welcoming founders into its Pre-Accelerator Program 2026. The initiative aims to support early-stage companies as they develop their solutions and take the next steps in their entrepreneurial journeys.
The selected cohort includes startups developing AI-powered business tools, education platforms, healthcare technologies, logistics software and consumer marketplaces.
The 17 selected startups
The cohort features companies working across a range of industries:
- ClickyMenu: Restaurant software for digital menus, websites, online ordering and point-of-sale management.
- Tortin: An AI learning platform helping universities manage professor-governed academic agents.
- Car Tech: Automotive technology focused on vehicle cooling, safety and everyday convenience.
- WellMind AI: An AI-powered mental wellness platform offering assessments, monitoring and preventive organizational support.
- Brandolia: An AI platform that creates brands, websites and marketing content for businesses.
- CONNECTeD: An education platform connecting students with universities, scholarships and academic opportunities.
- Oryx Arena: A SportsTech platform helping football academies manage heat exposure and athlete safety.
- Kidgage: A marketplace helping families discover children’s activities and development services.
- Refinar: An AI platform enabling non-developers to modify and maintain existing software safely.
- Lumenario Labs: A software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform improving brand citations and visibility across AI search platforms.
- PODER: Construction software that turns site photos into searchable project documentation.
- FEUD: A gamified engagement platform connecting creators, brands and audiences through interactive experiences.
- Sylus AI: An AI analytics platform that turns enterprise data into conversational answers and dashboards.
Four startups awarded grants
QBIC also highlighted four grant winners from the cohort:
- Logemics Labs: An education technology platform measuring and developing critical-thinking skills across schools and universities.
- ShenaTech: Freight management software for quotes, bookings, shipment tracking and logistics documentation.
- Burak Multiomics: A multiomics platform that predicts health risks using biomarkers and biological data.
- Nima: A marketplace selling surplus restaurant food to consumers at discounted prices.
The selected startups represent a broad range of technology-driven solutions, from improving university learning and business visibility to enhancing healthcare prediction, logistics operations and food waste reduction.
