About Manara

Built by operators. Backed by builders.

Manara combines hands-on innovation program delivery, practical technical expertise and our own purpose-built software — so the programs we run are grounded in how ventures actually get built.

Track record

Experience that informs our work.

15+
Programs delivered: 25+
New ventures created: 85+
Workshops delivered: 25+ yrs
Software expertise

Experience across leading innovation ecosystems

Our team's work spans accelerator ecosystems, institutions, and technology organizations across the region.

How the expertise comes together

Program delivery meets product development.

Two complementary capabilities, combined in every engagement.

Program delivery expertise

Designing and delivering startup and innovation programs, end to end.

Sourcing & selection
Validation & mentorship
Commercialization
Investor readiness

Technical expertise

Hands-on product-development capability inside every program.

Product requirements
AI-assisted prototyping
UX & software architecture
Testing & technical-readiness assessments

Participants attending a workshop in a bright classroom — Representative workshop image — not a photo of this specific program.

2026

Cybersecurity Accelerator

Accelerator
Cybersecurity

Structured sourcing, screening, interviews and selection for a cybersecurity startup accelerator, combined with founder learning and program delivery.

Applications: 90; Applications
Interviews: 53; Interviews
Selected startups: 7; Selected startups
Startup satisfaction with the program (NPS): 90%; Startup satisfaction with the program (NPS)

Client: Confidential client
Year: 2026
Team role: Sourcing, screening, interview coordination, selection and founder learning delivery.

View details: scope & outputs

Scope

Applicant sourcing and screening
Structured interviews
Selection process
Founder learning sessions
Technical workshops

Outputs

Selection shortlist
Cohort of selected startups
Workshop delivery

AI for Insurance presentation to a full auditorium

2025

InsurTech Open Innovation

Corporate innovation
Open innovation
AI
Insurtech

An open-innovation program bringing 10 international AI-focused insurtech startups to address the organization’s defined domain and challenges. Structured sessions connected startups with internal stakeholders; five of the ten (50%) signed proof-of-concept (PoC) agreements with the organization.

AI-focused insurtech startups: 10; AI-focused insurtech startups
Signed PoC agreements with the organization: 50%; Signed PoC agreements with the organization

Client: Confidential corporate client
Year: 2025
Team role: Program delivery connecting challenge-matched international startups with the organization’s internal stakeholders, including a software testing and validation workshop.

View details: scope & outputs

Scope

International startup sourcing aligned to the organization’s domain and challenges
Structured internal-stakeholder engagement
Cohort program delivery
Product-focused guidance and expert access
Software testing & validation workshop

Outputs

10 international startups matched to corporate challenges
Structured startup–stakeholder sessions
5 signed PoC agreements with the organization
Testing and validation workshop

Founders in a facilitated group working session

2024–2025

Intrapreneurship Program

Intrapreneurship
Technical readiness

Five new ventures created by the organization’s employees, supported through hands-on technical-readiness reviews, workshops and coaching.

New employee-created ventures: 5; New employee-created ventures
Technical workshops: 8; Technical workshops
Coaching sessions: 25; Coaching sessions
Venture technical-readiness reviews / reports: 5; Venture technical-readiness reviews / reports

Client: Confidential client
Year: 2024–2025
Team role: Venture technical-readiness reviews and reports, technical workshops and coaching for employee-led ventures.

View details: scope & outputs

Scope

Product requirements (FRD)
System architecture reviews
UI/UX reviews
Software testing reviews
Coaching

Outputs

3 internal products for the organization
2 spin-off ventures
5 venture technical-readiness reviews and reports
Technical workshop series
Coaching records

Intrapreneurship Program: measurable technical progress

Excerpts from the five venture technical-readiness reviews and reports show employee teams’ progress in the Intrapreneurship Program. Scores are out of 5; architecture and UX baselines begin at their first assessed review. Historical results from this program, not guaranteed outcomes for future cohorts.

FRD quality scores across five reviews: 2.25, 2.8, 3.4, 4 and 4 — FRD quality

System architecture scores from the second through final review: 3.2, 3, 3.4 and 3.6 — System architecture

UI/UX design scores from the third through final review: 2, 2.75 and 3.5 — UI/UX design

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