Sheraa

About

Sheraa, the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center, is a Sharjah-based organisation that supports startup founders from early traction to scale. It has run founder programmes since 2016, including Startup Blueprint, a self-paced online course; Startup Dojo, an eight-week part-time programme for students and aspiring founders; the Sharjah Startup Studio (S3) for early-stage startups; the Sharjah Women Impact Fellowship; and the Access Sharjah Challenge, which connects startups with corporate and government partners. Its membership offers founder perks, a shared coworking space and access to mentors, partners and investors. Sheraa is headquartered at the Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park and runs hubs at the American University of Sharjah and the University of Sharjah. Its CEO is Sara Abdelaziz Al Nuaimi and its vice-chairperson is Najla Ahmed Al Midfa.