AstroLabs


AstroLabs is a Dubai-based Google for Entrepreneurs tech startup company co-working space and a member of the GFE Tech Hub Network.

Overview

AstroLabs is the first tech hub that is partnered with Google in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Network members have access to over twenty hubs in various cities in the world, and can also meet with local entrepreneurs. The work space is located in Dubai’s Jumeirah Lakes Towers neighborhood. AstroLabs was founded in 2012 by Louis Lebbos & Muhammed Mekki, co-founders of Namshi.com. The company launched in March 2013.
In 2016, AstroLabs hosted the Women in STEM Hackathon, among 328 other public community events.
AstroLabs has inspired the formation of technology-based businesses in the area.

Company name

The company's name is based upon the astrolabe, a tool for navigation that was used by mariners in the Middle Ages.