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This recognition enabled us to build Boom and transport it from an idea into a real product.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Rakesh Mavath, Co-Founder and CEO of Takeem<\/strong>, said: \u201cThe first thing it gave us was credibility. The second was exposure; standing on that stage put Takeem in front of an audience we could not have bought our way into. The third was access; DCDE opened doors deliberately to enterprise players, government stakeholders, and investors. From that first cohort, we have now onboarded over 100,000 units and more than AED 9 billion in annual rental value.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Bassem Nassif, Founder of The Intern<\/strong>, said: \u201cThe feedback from judges and mentors pushed us to refine the idea, the model, and the whole experience. 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