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Three copies of the UAE–India Start-up Series dossier stacked at an angle. The dark blue cover reads “Top 100 Start-ups” over a maze pattern.
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UAE–India Start‑up Series dossier

Identity · 2026

Project summary

A 120-page printed dossier of the 100 start-ups selected for the UAE–India Start-up Series, designed in under two weeks.

The UAE–India CEPA Start-up Series was launched in June 2025 by the UAE–India CEPA Council and the UAE Embassy in India, and drew more than 10,000 applications. The dossier profiles the 100 start-ups selected, each with its sector, founders and funding history.

A hundred companies and 120 pages, with under two weeks from start to print-ready files.

Client
UAE–India CEPA Council
Industry
Trade and economic diplomacy
Craft
Identity
Services
Editorial design, Art direction, Typesetting
Year
2026
A spread with the Maithri and Novacret profiles under a green Cleantech & Sustainability tab, each listing incorporation date, headquarters, problem, solution and founding team.
Cleantech & Sustainability: Maithri and Novacret
A spread with the Digantara and GalaxEye profiles under a blue Space & Aerospace tab, with satellite imagery and founder photos.
Space & Aerospace: Digantara and GalaxEye

One page per start-up, and the same structure on every page.

The decisions

Every profile runs in the same order: incorporation date and headquarters, then problem, solution, founding team, market and traction, investor takeaways, and a QR code.

Sectors are marked with coloured tabs on the page edge, such as Cleantech & Sustainability and Space & Aerospace.

The cover sets “Top 100 Start-ups” in bright blue over a maze pattern on dark blue.

Process

Under two weeks, start to print

The Council’s team supplied the start-up data and the written content. We designed the layout system and all 120 pages, and delivered print-ready files in under two weeks.

The dossier open at the Finsire profile, with phone screenshots, founding team, market and traction, and investor takeaways.
Finsire profile
The dossier open at the StepOut and RollNumber profiles, each with app screenshots, founder photos and short problem, solution and traction sections.
StepOut and RollNumber profiles
The dossier lying open face down, showing the front cover and the back cover with the UAE–India CEPA Council logo.
Front and back cover
Seven officials on stage at Investopia Global Ahmedabad, two holding up copies of the dossier, in front of a blue backdrop reading “India’s Top 100 Start-Ups”.
The dossier unveiled at Investopia Global Ahmedabad, July 2026. Photo: UAE–India CEPA Council

Outcome

The UAE Ministry of Economy and Tourism unveiled the dossier on 23 July 2026 at Investopia Global Ahmedabad, in the presence of H.E. Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, UAE Minister of Economy & Tourism, and Shri Bhupendra Patel, Chief Minister of Gujarat.

120
Pages
100
Start-ups profiled

Credits

Commissioned through
Envoy Strategy
Start-up data and content
UAE–India CEPA Council team
Unveiling photograph
UAE–India CEPA Council

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