# in5 Media

- **Type:** intake
- **Status:** evergreen
- **City:** Dubai
- **Operator:** in5
- **Equity:** No equity
- **Cost:** Subsidised FZ-LLC + membership
- **Duration:** Membership
- **Apply:** https://infive.ae/setup/apply/?app_type=media
- **Page:** https://www.dxbstart.com/programs/in5-media

in5 Media is the production-studio sibling: subsidised FZ-LLC, green rooms, recording and edit rooms, and showcase paths (Dubai Lynx, CABSAT, GITEX). Apply with app_type=media. Evergreen, no equity. For people who make film, audio, and campaigns — not for a SaaS that once posted on Instagram. SHAMS is cheaper paper without the studio. in5 is the studio.

## Desk take

Rent the rooms. If your “media company” is a laptop, SHAMS or a home office is more honest.

## Eligibility

For media and content startups who want to build inside Dubai Production City.
- Idea-stage to early-stage; MVP, prototype or proof of concept expected by pitch stage
- Sector: media — content creation across online channels
- Must be located in, or willing to relocate to, the UAE; team must be based in Dubai if accepted
- Rolling, year-round applications — no deadline
- Process: online form + business plan presentation, shortlisting, pitch to expert committee, then incorporation

## Questions

### Is this a grant?

No. It is subsidised setup plus facilities.

### Do I have to be in Dubai Holding media?

You apply as an independent company. The value is the kit and the calendar.


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Source: DXBStart — the working index of the UAE startup ecosystem. Canonical page: https://www.dxbstart.com/programs/in5-media
More machine-readable resources: https://www.dxbstart.com/llms.txt
Startups can request a listing at https://www.dxbstart.com/submit — free, editorially reviewed.