Spotlight: Dubai Startup Pitch & Mixer
📍 Paramount Hotel Midtown, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesDate & Time
JUL 2
Price
Free
Free Entry
Capacity
Open
About
See all upcoming Founder Connects meetups 👉 View Calendar Want ongoing peer support? Become a Resident 👉 Apply Now Spotlight Pitch. Connect. Build.
A Day of Networking That Actually Works: Morning Connections, Evening Conversations.
What's included ✅ Morning Virtual Speed Networking (meet 9 founders 1-on-1) ✅ Evening In-person meetup ✅ Chance to pitch live on stage (10 selected at random) ✅ Founders-Only WhatsApp Group ✅ Welcome Drink + Popcorn
🌐 MORNING - 11:30 AM - 12:40 PM Warm up with a Virtual Speed Networking Meet 9 founders 1-on-1 in the morning. You'll walk into the evening meetup already knowing faces.
🎲 10 founders will be randomly selected during the virtual session to pitch live on stage in the evening. (if you choose to pitch - For Tech Startups only)
🍹 EVENING - 7:00 PM - 11:30PM In-Person Meetup Reconnect with morning matches and expand your network. The goal? Partners, collaborators, and warm investor intros.
✨ The Spotlight: Watch the 10 selected founders pitch live. Rate them 1-10 and help reward the most promising founders.
🏆 The Prizes: The Top 1 win 3 months of 100% OFF our Residency membership! You’ll join a group of 10 other founders to tackle challenges and scale together. Learn more: www.founderconnects.com/residency
🌟 Guest of the Month Said Al Sayyed, Co-founder @Tern.
🏦 Co-Founder of Tern, building the UAE's first rental rewards platform from the ground up. 💼 Took rent, the one cost everyone pays and no one questions, and turned it into a card payment that earns points, giving tenants value back on their single largest monthly expense. 📊 Crossed AED 150M in annualised rent volume within months of launch, then earned a strategic investment from dubizzle Group. This is your chance to hear directly from Said on how to spot an overlooked market, launch a first-of-its-kind product, and earn institutional backing fast enough to put a major regional player on your cap table.
🎟️ RSVP Morning virtual speed networking. Evening in-person meetup at Paramount Hotel Midtown. Access to Dubai’s most curated founder crowd. A community that gets things done. Welcome Drink + Popcorn. Register now, spots vanish fast.
👔 Dress Code: Smart casual. 🚗 Parking: Free hotel valet parking - please validate your ticket.
💔 Can't make it? Your share could connect two people who truly need it.
🔷 FAQ Do I have to attend the virtual morning session if I'm interested only in the evening meetup? Nope - but joining the morning makes the evening 10x better. Can I buy a spot at the door? Yes, you can buy the "Same Day" ticket. Can I bring a guest? Definitely, yes - Share with them the event page as your guest need to sign up for a ticket too. Can I refund? Ofcourse, but we pay the hotel 72 hours before the meetup, refunds are only possible up to that point.