• Sarah Beth Baker, left, helps other volunteers position her 1,080 pound pumpkin at the Pumpkin House on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022, in Kenova, W. Va. (Sholten Singer / The Herald-Dispatch via AP)
    Sarah Beth Baker, left, helps other volunteers position her 1,080 pound pumpkin at the Pumpkin House on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022, in Kenova, W. Va. (Sholten Singer / The Herald-Dispatch via AP)
  • Firefighters work to extinguish a blaze after shelling at an oil terminal in the town of Shakhtarsk near Donetsk, in the Russian-controlled region of Ukraine. Reuters
    Firefighters work to extinguish a blaze after shelling at an oil terminal in the town of Shakhtarsk near Donetsk, in the Russian-controlled region of Ukraine. Reuters
  • An elderly couple hug each other while sitting on a bench in the front-line town of Bakhmut, in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. AFP
    An elderly couple hug each other while sitting on a bench in the front-line town of Bakhmut, in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. AFP
  • Emergency service members wearing bio-hazard suits participate in an anti-terror drill at the Kintex exhibition centre in Goyang. AFP
    Emergency service members wearing bio-hazard suits participate in an anti-terror drill at the Kintex exhibition centre in Goyang. AFP
  • People walk on a pedestrian bridge that has text written on it that reads in Portuguese "Democracy", in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The country is set for a presidential run-off election scheduled for October 30. AP
    People walk on a pedestrian bridge that has text written on it that reads in Portuguese "Democracy", in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The country is set for a presidential run-off election scheduled for October 30. AP
  • Golden and rust-coloured leaves in the Gavre Forest near Nantes, France. Reuters
    Golden and rust-coloured leaves in the Gavre Forest near Nantes, France. Reuters
  • Iranian troops patrol the area after a deadly armed attack at the Shah Cheragh mausoleum, in Shiraz. AFP
    Iranian troops patrol the area after a deadly armed attack at the Shah Cheragh mausoleum, in Shiraz. AFP
  • A child stands next to a polluted channel, at a make-shift camp for Syrian refugees in Talhayat, north Lebanon. AFP
    A child stands next to a polluted channel, at a make-shift camp for Syrian refugees in Talhayat, north Lebanon. AFP
  • Workers sort plastics for drying, which will be recycled, on the banks of the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh. AFP
    Workers sort plastics for drying, which will be recycled, on the banks of the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh. AFP
  • Myhaylo Yurkiv, 65, climbs out of the small bunker in Tsupivka, Ukraine, in which he stayed for six months during fierce battles under Russian occupation. Every home was destroyed and the village was cut in two by the shelling of the bridge, leaving him now as the only person living on his side of the village. Reuters
    Myhaylo Yurkiv, 65, climbs out of the small bunker in Tsupivka, Ukraine, in which he stayed for six months during fierce battles under Russian occupation. Every home was destroyed and the village was cut in two by the shelling of the bridge, leaving him now as the only person living on his side of the village. Reuters
  • People cross a foot bridge over the River Garry near Pitlochry, Scotland. Reuters
    People cross a foot bridge over the River Garry near Pitlochry, Scotland. Reuters
  • US troops put on camouflage paint before taking part in the Nato Iron Wolf military exercises in Pabrade, Lithuania. Getty Images
    US troops put on camouflage paint before taking part in the Nato Iron Wolf military exercises in Pabrade, Lithuania. Getty Images
  • People look at Kokon's 'Ovidio' installation by Mari Eugenia de Diego, dislayed as part of the International Flower Festival 'Flora 2022', showing avant-garde creations with natural flowers in Cordoba, Spain. The installation won first prize at the festival. EPA
    People look at Kokon's 'Ovidio' installation by Mari Eugenia de Diego, dislayed as part of the International Flower Festival 'Flora 2022', showing avant-garde creations with natural flowers in Cordoba, Spain. The installation won first prize at the festival. EPA
  • The mast of a sailboat rises above the fog that covers the port of Mahon, Balearic Islands, Spain. EPA
    The mast of a sailboat rises above the fog that covers the port of Mahon, Balearic Islands, Spain. EPA
  • Cast member Lupita Nyong'o attends a premiere for the film 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' in Los Angeles, California. Reuters
    Cast member Lupita Nyong'o attends a premiere for the film 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' in Los Angeles, California. Reuters

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Founder: Ahmed Al Qubaisi

Based: Abu Dhabi

Founded: January 2019

Number of employees: 10

Sector: Technology/Social media 

Funding to date: Estimated $300,000 from Hub71 in-kind support

 

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Started: 2020
 
Founders: Alexander Heller, Rama Allen and Desi Gonzalez
 
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Sector: Entertainment 
 
Number of staff: 210 
 
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Founder: Soniya Ashar

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Industry: Food Technology

Initial investment: Self-funded undisclosed amount

Future plan: Looking to raise fresh capital and expand in Saudi Arabia

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