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Beyond Waste, Creating Impact.

In about two hours, a single packed stadium generates several tonnes of waste — almost all of it at once.

Bilqis gives live events real-time, AI-powered visibility to see waste as it happens, act while it still matters, and prove what they kept out of landfill.

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The Problem

Picture a stadium at full capacity. Over roughly two hours, every fan leaves behind close to a kilogram of waste — together, several tonnes, generated almost all at once. At the scale of a major tournament, that climbs into the thousands of tonnes.

Most industries make waste slowly, with time to sort and react. An event doesn't. The moment the final whistle blows, that waste is already mixed, bagged, and hauled away — unsorted, unmeasured, impossible to prove.

The venue pledged to keep 75% out of landfill. But without seeing what happened, as it happened, there's no way to know — or show — whether they did.

This is the gap we exist to close. Not from a lack of care, but a lack of sight. You can't protect what you can't see, and you can't prove what you never measured.

Dubai AED 74.5B Integrated Waste Management Strategy
UAE Net Zero 2050
75% landfill diversion target
UAE waste market $13B+ · Global $1.3T · Circular economy $4.5T+

Today, even the world's biggest events sort their waste by hand — slow, costly, and nearly impossible to verify. There's a better way.

What We Do

Four steps, from the moment waste is created to audit-ready proof.

01

Capture

Waste is recorded the moment it's created.

02

Classify

AI identifies the material at the source, in milliseconds.

03

Monitor

Watch it live on real-time dashboards.

04

Prove

Audit-ready reporting, aligned to global standards (GRI, ISO, CSRD).

Measured, not estimated. Real-time, not post-event.

Why It Matters

Impact that reaches further than the bin.

Environmental

Every tonne diverted is carbon avoided and landfill spared — turning sustainability targets from hope into evidence.

Health & Dignity

Behind every waste stream are the people who handle it. Visibility and sorting at the source mean safer, cleaner, more dignified conditions for waste workers — a value we were founded on.

Social

We make sustainability accountable — giving venues, cities, and communities proof they can trust, and a model for responsible events the region can be proud of.

Our mission: to make waste management and resource systems safer, smarter, and more human.

Our Story

Bilqis GreenTech is a women-led, UAE-based climate-tech startup founded by twin sisters Safiatou and Sarah Fomba. Raised across 11 countries and shaped by 20+ years of their family's construction work, they saw early how badly the world manages waste — and who pays the price for it.

The name honors Queen Bilqis, the Queen of Sheba — a symbol of wisdom, leadership, and justice.

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Safi and Sarah Fomba, co-founders of Bilqis GreenTech
Safi & Sarah Fomba — co-founders of Bilqis GreenTech
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Safiatou Fomba

Co-Founder & CEO

7+ yrs development finance & investment; ex-African Development Bank; leads sustainability strategy, partnerships, innovation.

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Sarah Fomba

Co-Founder & COO

7+ yrs operations & hospitality; ex-Gama Aviation; leads operations, logistics, client experience.

Roadmap

Where we've been, and where we're going.

Achieved

What we've achieved

  • Founded by twin sisters on lived experience
  • Completed the E1H Incubator (Cohort 2), powered by Ethara and One to Watch — market validation, venue relationships, and engagement with real sustainability teams at leading UAE venues.
  • Participated in the MIT DesignX DXB accelerator program
  • Proprietary AI waste-classification model
  • MVP platform built
Now · 2026

What we're doing now (2026)

  • Accepted into QSTP Incubation — product development, technical build, and first pilot testing pathway.
  • Full operational platform live (real-time visibility, classification, circularity & audit-ready ESG)
  • Pilot discussions with leading UAE venues
  • Our smart monitoring system prototype in development
Next

What we're building next

  • Our smart monitoring system for venues — scaling across stadiums, festivals, hospitality, smart cities & municipalities
  • Scarabée — our autonomous AI waste robot — the long-term vision
Recognition

Built & supported in the UAE innovation ecosystem.

Accepted into QSTP Incubation — 2026
Supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Latest from Bilqis.

QSTP Incubation · 2026
Accelerators & IncubatorsStartup Milestones
04.06.2026

Accepted into QSTP Incubation

Bilqis GreenTech joins Qatar Science & Technology Park's Incubation program to focus on product development, technical build, and our first testing pathway.

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Bilqis GreenTech Joins the E1H Incubator — Powered by Ethara and One to Watch
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31.03.2026

Bilqis GreenTech Joins the E1H Incubator — Powered by Ethara and One to Watch

Selected for E1H Incubator Cohort 2, powered by Ethara and One to Watch — refining our solution for live venues and engaging the wider venue ecosystem.

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Bilqis Analytics MVP Is Live — Now Open for Pilot Partners
Startup MilestonesTechnology
09.11.2025

Bilqis Analytics MVP Is Live — Now Open for Pilot Partners

Bilqis Analytics MVP is live — real-time waste, CO₂, and diversion tracking with automated ESG and circularity reporting. Now open for pilot partners.

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Bilqis GreenTech Participates in the MIT DesignX DXB 2025 Accelerator
Accelerators & Incubators
01.10.2024

Bilqis GreenTech Participates in the MIT DesignX DXB 2025 Accelerator

Selected for the MIT designX DXB 2025 Accelerator (Cohort 2), with DTEC, Global Growth Hub, and MIT MISTI — concluding with a Demo Day on 30 January 2025.

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Bilqis GreenTech Secures Top 10 Spot in ClimateTech World Cup Qualifiers
Competitions & Awards
21.08.2024

Bilqis GreenTech Secures Top 10 Spot in ClimateTech World Cup Qualifiers

Selected as a Top 10 startup to pitch at the ClimateTech World Cup Qualifiers, organized by TRESCON Global and DIFC at the DIFC FinTech Hive.

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Bilqis GreenTech Joins in5 Incubator: A New Chapter in Innovation
Startup MilestonesTechnology
16.01.2024

Bilqis GreenTech Joins in5 Incubator: A New Chapter in Innovation

Officially incubated by in5 under TECOM Group — registered at Dubai Science Park with a commercial license from the Dubai Development Authority.

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