DMCC Jump Start Package
DMCC Jump Start is a packaged free-zone setup in Jumeirah Lakes Towers: licence, flexi desk, and one residency visa in a published bundle (around AED 43,780 a year, with cheaper Crypto / AI / Gaming Centre variants advertised near AED 31,000). Apply on DMCC’s start portal. Evergreen. This is a formation product, not an accelerator. You get a known brand and a commodities-to-crypto campus. You do not get mentoring or a grant. If price is the only variable, IFZA and Meydan undercut it. If you need DMCC’s trading or crypto reputation, pay it.
DESK TAKE
A clean, expensive, well-run zone. Worth it when counterparties care that you are DMCC. Not worth it as a vanity visa.
ELIGIBILITY
DMCC's startup-tier setup package for founders who want a Dubai free-zone licence with a JLT address and coworking built in. - Aimed at start-ups, SMEs and entrepreneurs; 100% foreign ownership, fully digital setup, e-licence issued in 2–3 working days - Jump Start bundles the DMCC licence, a standard flexi desk or co-working space (eligible for 3 UAE residency visas) and one residency visa in the price - Basic Biz (AED 35,484) is the leaner variant for individual shareholders only — licence plus special flexi desk, eligible for one visa - Sector startups can instead use the Crypto Centre, AI Centre or Gaming Centre packages (AED 31,000) with coworking and 50% off the second-year renewal - Currently 10% off 1-year and 20% off multi-year new setups under DMCC's Business Acceleration Offer — live now, no published end date
QUESTIONS
Is this a startup programme?
It is a licence package. There is no cohort or equity-free grant attached.
Can I apply fully online?
Yes — start.dmcc.ae is the public start path.