TAIA, an Abu Dhabi education technology startup founded by an Emirati school leader, has been selected for Hub71’s 19th cohort, joining through a track run with the Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority (ECA). The company, which builds an AI teaching assistant that marks student work and flags learning gaps, was named in Hub71’s October 29 announcement.
It is one of 40 startups picked for the cohort from a record 2,502 applications, and one of six chosen through Anjal Z, a program delivered with the ECA that focuses on early childhood challenges across education, accessibility and neurodevelopmental care.
What the company does
TAIA says on its website that teachers spend hours marking and preparing feedback, while the wider picture of how students are learning reaches school leaders too late to guide support. Its platform brings paper and digital assessment into a single Arabic and English workflow. Teachers can grade worksheets, multiple-choice tests and digital work, review the marks and feedback the system suggests, and approve them before they are finalized.
The software then pulls those results together so teachers can see emerging learning gaps and school leaders can compare patterns across classes and subjects. The company says it is designed for bilingual schools and that professional judgment stays with teachers. Hub71 described TAIA as a tool that helps early-years schools assess student work and produce bilingual reports in Arabic and English.
The founder
TAIA was founded by Hind Aljneibi, its founder and chief executive, whose experience in Abu Dhabi classrooms and school leadership shaped the product, according to the company’s website. A speaker profile published by Bett, the education technology show, describes her as a vice principal within the UAE Ministry of Education who holds a master’s degree in education and technology from University College London and who took part in McKinsey & Company’s Emerging Leaders program.
Funding and recognition
TAIA has not disclosed any funding. Hub71’s startup directory lists it at the pre-seed stage. Through Hub71’s 12-month access program, cohort companies receive mentorship, workshops and access to investors and corporate and government partners, along with up to AED500,000 in incentives, Hub71 said.
The company came through earlier local programs. It was part of the first MZN x Hub71 cohort, a venture-building program for Emirati founders run by Hub71 with the Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development, which selected 17 founders from more than 370 applications, Hub71 said in July. In July, Aljneibi received an AI Innovation Award at the second Khalifa Fund Entrepreneurship Competition for an assistant that automatically grades students’ paper-based and digital work, the Abu Dhabi Media Office said. That competition drew 509 entrepreneurs, startups and young talents.
Traction and market
TAIA has not published the number of schools, teachers or students using its platform, or any revenue figures. Its website lists programs and recognition across the UAE innovation ecosystem, including Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, Plug and Play, Bett, the Authority of Social Contribution (Ma’an) and the Khalifa Fund.
Through Anjal Z, the startup will work on solutions for young children and their families in Abu Dhabi. “Through Anjal Z and our partnership with Hub71, we are helping six startups test and adapt their solutions for Abu Dhabi’s children and families,” Dr. Yousef Al Hammadi, executive director of knowledge and impact at the ECA, said in Hub71’s announcement.
What’s next
TAIA is offering demonstrations of the platform to schools and says it can be configured to a school’s own curriculum and learning outcomes. The company has not announced a fundraising target or expansion plans beyond its work in the UAE.
This series earlier profiled Mosadad, another member of Hub71’s 19th cohort, and Nabta Health, the women’s health company.
