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Become a Founding Partner of Ideas Made Real
IMR refers to its strategic partners as Founders, because this is more than sponsorship. It is an early, strategic partnership with young, disciplined, high-potential entrepreneurs who have viable business ideas and the drive to achieve real-world proof.
What Founders Gain
Early access to vetted, high-potential GCC entrepreneurs who have already built real prototypes
Reduced early-stage risk through structured selection and independent judging
Optional routes to pilots, co-development, or future investment discussions
A meaningful, visible role in shaping the next generation of GCC businesses
National brand visibility across a high-credibility programme aligned with GCC's regional economic agenda
Choose how you want to help make ideas real.
Ideas Made Real gives partners a clear way to support young GCC entrepreneurs as they move from idea to assessment, mentoring, prototype development and the Dubai Showcase. Each option is designed to create meaningful visibility, practical value and measurable impact, while protecting the independence of the programme.
Founding Partner
Best for
A strategic organisation, family office, corporate, investor group or institution seeking the highest level of association with the 2026 pilot.
What You Support
- Headline association across the full 2026 pilot
- Programme visibility from launch through to Showcase
- Support for finalist development and post-programme impact
- Naming presence at the Dubai Showcase
What You Receive
- Highest-level brand recognition across approved IMR materials
- Naming presence at the Dubai Showcase
- Senior programme briefings
- A seat at the table on programme direction
- Approved thought leadership opportunities
Governance & Access
- Contributes to programme direction, not selection decisions
- No control over eligibility, scoring, judging or awards
- Participant and finalist access managed by IMR
- All access subject to consent, safeguarding and programme rules
Programme Delivery Partner
Best for
Organisations that can strengthen a specific stage of the journey through expertise, facilities, pilots, technical support or practical delivery capability.
What You Support
- A defined programme stage such as Assessment, Build or Showcase
- Expert time where it creates the most value
- Pilot access, venue support or technical capability
- Practical delivery support linked to an agreed scope
What You Receive
- Recognition as a delivery partner for the agreed stage
- Visibility in relevant programme communications
- Opportunity to provide expert input
- Inclusion in impact reporting where the contribution is material
Governance & Access
- Delivery role limited to the agreed scope
- Mentoring or advisory support through approved IMR channels
- Subject to confidentiality and conflict-of-interest requirements
- No influence over finalist selection, judging or awards
Showcase & Prize Partner
Best for
Brands or organisations that want strong visibility around the public moment of the programme.
What You Support
- The Dubai Showcase public moment
- Prize value or finalist experience
- Media production or event content
- Hospitality or showcase-day support
- A clearly defined, high-impact contribution
What You Receive
- High-visibility recognition linked to the Showcase
- Approved brand presence on event materials
- Recognition on selected event screens or sponsor assets
- Clear public association with the supported element
Governance & Access
- Showcase support does not influence judging
- No control over winner selection or finalist outcomes
- Media and content use requires IMR approval
- Finalist references require participant consent
Finalist Backer
Best for
Investors, companies, founders or supporters who want a direct, practical relationship with one confirmed finalist.
What You Support
- Direct support for one confirmed finalist
- Prototype support, specialist advice or market access
- Pilot exploration or product development input
- Post-programme readiness support
What You Receive
- Recognition as the named supporter of a confirmed finalist, subject to consent
- First facilitated post-programme discussion with the finalist
- Clear link to a tangible founder journey
- Inclusion in relevant impact reporting
Governance & Access
- Matching happens only after finalist confirmation
- No influence over who becomes a finalist
- No automatic investment right, equity right or right of first refusal
- Any commercial arrangement must be agreed separately
Partnership Option
Founding Partner
Programme Delivery Partner
Showcase & Prize Partner
Finalist Backer
Best for
A strategic organisation, family office, corporate, investor group or institution seeking the highest level of association with the 2026 pilot.
Organisations that can strengthen a specific stage of the journey through expertise, facilities, pilots, technical support or practical delivery capability.
Brands or organisations that want strong visibility around the public moment of the programme.
Investors, companies, founders or supporters who want a direct, practical relationship with one confirmed finalist.
What You Support
- Headline association across the full 2026 pilot
- Programme visibility from launch through to Showcase
- Support for finalist development and post-programme impact
- Naming presence at the Dubai Showcase
- A defined programme stage such as Assessment, Build or Showcase
- Expert time where it creates the most value
- Pilot access, venue support or technical capability
- Practical delivery support linked to an agreed scope
- The Dubai Showcase public moment
- Prize value or finalist experience
- Media production or event content
- Hospitality or showcase-day support
- A clearly defined, high-impact contribution
- Direct support for one confirmed finalist
- Prototype support, specialist advice or market access
- Pilot exploration or product development input
- Post-programme readiness support
What You Receive
- Highest-level brand recognition across approved IMR materials
- Naming presence at the Dubai Showcase
- Senior programme briefings
- A seat at the table on programme direction
- Approved thought leadership opportunities
- Recognition as a delivery partner for the agreed stage
- Visibility in relevant programme communications
- Opportunity to provide expert input
- Inclusion in impact reporting where the contribution is material
- High-visibility recognition linked to the Showcase
- Approved brand presence on event materials
- Recognition on selected event screens or sponsor assets
- Clear public association with the supported element
- Recognition as the named supporter of a confirmed finalist, subject to consent
- First facilitated post-programme discussion with the finalist
- Clear link to a tangible founder journey
- Inclusion in relevant impact reporting
Governance & Access
- Contributes to programme direction, not selection decisions
- No control over eligibility, scoring, judging or awards
- Participant and finalist access managed by IMR
- All access subject to consent, safeguarding and programme rules
- Delivery role limited to the agreed scope
- Mentoring or advisory support through approved IMR channels
- Subject to confidentiality and conflict-of-interest requirements
- No influence over finalist selection, judging or awards
- Showcase support does not influence judging
- No control over winner selection or finalist outcomes
- Media and content use requires IMR approval
- Finalist references require participant consent
- Matching happens only after finalist confirmation
- No influence over who becomes a finalist
- No automatic investment right, equity right or right of first refusal
- Any commercial arrangement must be agreed separately
Founders Are Protected and So Is the Programme
Judging comes first. No founder may influence selection or have sight of results before they are final. Commercial discussions begin only after scoring is complete. This is what makes Ideas Made Real trustworthy – for founders, for participants, and for the GCC.
Independent judging - Founders never control selection
Clear entry rules, dual reviewers, and conflict-of-interest checks
Funding released in defined stages
Any first-look or pilot right is short, clear, and written
Legal review on any fee linked to investment