In 2024, several GCC countries will announce major opportunities for private-public partnerships and promoting investments in space sector. This will transform the region into the fastest growing space industry cluster worldwide.

🇦🇪 The UAE will create more incentives for companies participating in Space Economic Zones, including providing opportunities for companies in the UAE to participate in its flagship projects such as Sirb satellite constellation and Emirates Asteroid Mission.
🇸🇦 The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is expected to announce the execution phase of its National Space Strategy under the Vision 2030 program.
🇴🇲 The Sultanate of Oman is going to announce its space strategy and unveil the phase one of its emerging spaceport.
📍Given this momentum, dozens of international space companies will evaluate opening regional offices and pursuing business opportunities in the region.
🚀 Regional investors, startups, and potential end-users of satellite data will be engaging in space-related projects.

The region is significantly influenced by strong leadership, emphasis on localization, capacity building, technology transfer, and diversification the economies away from oil and gas. Aligning your strategy with national plans is critical.

<aside> 🚀 We created Khaleeji.Space — a space industry membership program for professionals looking to engage with the industry in the GCC countries: United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sultanate of Oman, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait.

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👉 Purchase Ultimate Business Development guide for Space Business in GCC, 2024 edition

$120 per month, special offer

<aside> 💡 Includes access to the industry database, white-gloves onboarding and free updates for one year; pre-sales open now, the membership program launches on January 15th, 2024.

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Who should purchase this guide and become a member

<aside> <img src="/icons/tag_yellow.svg" alt="/icons/tag_yellow.svg" width="40px" /> A business development executive of a growth-stage space company that is eying selling its products and services to the space projects in the GCC region

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<aside> <img src="/icons/briefcase_brown.svg" alt="/icons/briefcase_brown.svg" width="40px" /> A business owner that is evaluating whether the opportunity in the region is enough to open a regional headquarters

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<aside> 👳🏽‍♂️ An entrepreneur that is contemplating starting a space company in the GCC or relocating an existing startup

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<aside> 👩🏽‍🔬 A space project manager that evaluates the regional and sovereign capabilities of the existing space ecosystem and aims to identify the gaps and actual capabilities of space actors

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<aside> 🙋🏽‍♂️ A job seeker is evaluating whether the GCC market presents a vibrant enough environment for you to thrive professionally

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<aside> 📈 An investor that wants to better understand the space ecosystem in the GCC to raise money for a fund or invest in the regional companies

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<aside> <img src="/icons/map_brown.svg" alt="/icons/map_brown.svg" width="40px" /> A global space industry analyst that needs to report on opportunities in regional space sector

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<aside> <img src="/icons/cash_green.svg" alt="/icons/cash_green.svg" width="40px" /> A founder of a space startup that is looking to raise venture capital from the GCC region

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Each membership includes:

I. Access to the GCC Space Industry library

You will get all updates to the library for the duration of your membership.

The library contains 5 main databases:

🧭 GCC Space Ecosystem Map: an overview of all main space actors, including the following:

Established companies actively involved in various space projects
Emerging startups in the space sector, focusing on technologies and services like sensors, components, applications, and services
University teams contributing to the space industry through research and development.
Government projects led by various agencies

📊 GCC Space Projects Pipeline: an overview of active product, service and infrastructure projects being developed, including the following:

Government-led national flagship missions
Spaceports and launch facilities
Ground stations and optical/laser telescopes
Assembly, integration and testing facilities for satellite manufacturing
Training centers
Startup incubators and accelerators

🛰️ Small satellite manufacturing pipeline for 2024-2025: a weighted pipeline for satellite missions that could be built in the GCC, including the following:

In-orbit demonstration missions for payloads in development
Feasibility-study-stage constellation projects
Satellite startup satellite missions and constellations

📡 A catalogue of existing infrastructure to build space companies and projects (mostly limited to UAE and KSA), including the following:

Regulatory environment (space freezones, startups clusters and regulators)
Main funding mechanisms for space projects
Assembly, integration and testing facilities, ground stations, mission control rooms
Payload developers, satellite operators, R&D centers
Mission assurance, mission management, consulting companies
Potential customers and end users

📢 Upcoming events to engage with space sector in the GCC in 2024, including the following:

Known space industry conferences and exhibitions
Non-space events that have space-related agenda (defense, startup shows, etc)
Smaller workshops, accelerator demo days etc.

II. Access to the Khaleeji space network

Get warm introductions to the companies from the library and other members of the network
Get curated advice on doing business in the GCC region
Get regular updates on new business opportunities, contract and event announcements, government initiatives in our WhatsApp group

II. Participate in KSN events

Workshops and seminars focused on commercial applications, end-users and consumers of satellite-derived data
Community meetups, business breakfasts, and trade delegations
Discounts to the GCC Space Conferences and Exhibitions

IV. Coming soon

Marketing opportunities to feature your products and services
Merchandise