Name: EXPAND NORTH STAR
Start: 2023-10-15
End: 2023-10-18
Location: Dubai Harbour

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The World's Largest Startup
and Investor Connector Event

The hub for business impact, accelerating the world's most sought-after startups towards rapid growth and bringing together the entire startup ecosystem. Expand North Star is the annual go-to event for startups, investors, accelerators and tech enthusiasts to source funding, investment deals and stay up to date with the industry.

The world’s largest startup and investor connector event. Define your success story!

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Featuring the industry’s brightest minds and thought leaders from around the globe.

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Over 900 international investors joined North Star to discover tech’s rising stars and expand their venture portfolio.

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NORTH STAR’S BIGGEST AND BUSIEST EDITION YET!

73,650

Attendees

1,733

Exhibiting Startups

1,000+

Investors

650

Speakers

17

Conference Tracks

A COMPLETE CITY TAKEOVER

2

Incredible
Locations

6

Tech Focused
Days

8

Unmissable
Shows

2024 UNVEILED:

UNFOLDING NEW PATHS & ELEVATING
YOUR FAVOURITE FEATURES

Investor Programme

Join the largest gathering of investors across VCs, CVCs, Accelerators, Venture Studios, Angels, and Institutional Investors making it the most diverse programme for investors at any tech event.

Tech Transfer 3.0

Dive into the latest tech advancements ready to revolutionize industries. A must-visit for tech professionals ad enthusiasts alike.

Future of Media & Creativity

Explore immersive and cutting-edge narratives from passionate brands. Witness the revolutionary impact of AI, Web3, and emerging technologies on the media landscape.

NS Scaleups: 2024 Cohort

Showcase your innovation to an international audience, profit from a dedicated exhibition space, and benefit from pre-arranged matchmaking programme with investors buyers and industry experts.

Corporate Arena

Connect with Leaders from top tech companies in an exclusive environment perfect for strategic collaborations, impactful partnerships, and new project alliances.

NORTH STAR BRINGS
THE FUTURE TO YOU

Future of

MONEY by

Planet by

blockchain by

Media by

MONEY by

Planet by

blockchain by

Media by

THOUGHT LEADERS AND CHANGEMAKERS AT EXPAND NORTH STAR
BECOME A SPEAKER

MARIAM CASSIM

CEO

VODACOM - FINANCIAL & DIGITAL SERVICES

Neil Patel

Co-Founder

NP Digital

MORIN OLUWOLE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

BREITLING

ROCKY DAWUNI

INTERNATIONAL SINGER & COMPOSER

UN GOODWILL AMBASSADOR

ANDREW CHANG

CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER

NEW ENERGY NEXUS

STEVEN HOFFMAN

VENTURE INVESTOR, AUTHOR, CHAIRMAN & CEO

FOUNDERS SPACE

SIR MARTIN SORELL

FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN

S4 CAPITAL

TIEN NGUYEN

FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER

EARTH VENTURE CAPITAL

Tony Tong

Hong Kong Blockchain Association

Robert Kopitsch

SECRETARY GENERAL

BLOCKCHAIN FOR EUROPE

SHEKHAR KAPUR

FILMMAKER & ACTOR

Aravind Srinivas

Co-Founder and CEO

Perplexity AI

Gilberto Silva

Renowned Brazilian Footballer

Robby Yung

CEO & Partner

Animoca Brands

Sean O'Sullivan

Founder

SOSV

David Rowan

Founding Editor-in-Chief

WIRED

Frederik G Pferdt

Google's First & former Chief Innovation Evangelist

Adjunct Professor, Stanford University

Haje Kamps

Columnist

TechCrunch; Author; & Pitch Coach

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Supernova Challenge 2.0

THE WORLD’S LARGEST EARLY STAGE STARTUP PITCH COMPETITION

The Supernova Challenge 2.0 offered founders the opportunity to take home a cash pool of $200,000 equity-free!

Selected exhibiting startups had the chance to pitch directly to investors at the monthly Qualifiers, providing additional exposure and investor introductions prior to Expand North Star.

PITCH YOUR BUSINESS 2024 WINNERS

2024 SHOW HIGHLIGHTS

UNLOCK SUCCESS IN DUBAI: A HUB FOR STARTUP EXPANSION

US$ 8.2 Billion

IT spending in

UAE by 2023

US$ 8.2 Billion

IT spending in

UAE by 2023

Up to US$ 1 Billion

Investments in

UAE Cloud Data Centers by 2026

Up to US$ 1 Billion

Investments in

UAE Cloud Data Centers by 2026

AED 353 Billion

AI’s Contribution to

UAE’s GDP by 2030

AED 353 Billion

AI’s Contribution to

UAE’s GDP by 2030

#1

Dubai’s Rank

for economy in innovation

#1

Dubai’s Rank

for economy in innovation

US$ 11.7 Billion

raised across

306 scaleups since 2010

US$ 11.7 Billion

raised across

306 scaleups since 2010

#1

For starting

a new business in 2022

#1

For starting

a new business in 2022

50,000

companies in Dubai’s

free zones fostering a vibrant ecosystem

50,000

companies in Dubai’s

free zones fostering a vibrant ecosystem

75%

success rate

in bringing innovative solutions to market

75%

success rate

in bringing innovative solutions to market

OPPORTUNITIES IN UAE

Inspiring words from the community

An impactful global event organized to meet leaders in tech, product and marketing. The best part was hearing about journeys of folks from different industries, where everyone wanted to help each other. I’m looking forward to being back in Dubai and inspire and grow the product community in the Middle East.

Mayank Yadav

Director of Product

It’s been amazing to be at NorthStar. In the past few years, it’s really amazing to see the changes in the quality of the startups, the creators, seeing more women creating the startups and what an incredibly well-run event.

David Cohen

Founder, Techstars

USA

It was amazing, so many startups and investors from around the world came together. Dubai is buzzing and this place is out of the world!

Zhong Xu

Founder

USA

We had an incredible experience meeting a large audience of investors. We’re thrilled that we secured funding with investors we met at the event.

Nakul Garg

Co-Founder

USA

The electricity in the air is great, people are fabulous, I enjoyed speaking, I enjoyed the crowd; it’s full of fun, lots of new ideas that you should definitely come and check it out.

Divya Gokulnath

Co-Founder

India

I met a Founder at the GITEX event that is building a business that represented a gap in our portfolio. Since then, my fund has added a lot of post-investment value to the startup. We concluded the investment in December.

Janade Du Plessis

Managing Partner

South Africa

Our participation in North Star resulted in us signing new business and partnerships with GITEX GLOBAL exhibitors across the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and even as far afield as the Maldives. We realized how important the Middle East and Africa are, and look forward to setting up our regional office in the UAE.

Geoffrey Costilhes

Co-Founder

France

the number 1 choice for the global startup community

LIVE DEMOS & WORKSHOPS

INVESTOR S

SUPERNOVA

MARKETING MANIA

YOUTHX

ECOSYSTEM PARTNERS

EXPONENTIAL IMPACT OF
NORTH STAR 2023

8,900

Pre-arranged concierge meetings

1,800+

Meetings between startups, corporates & governments

100+

Startups raised funds with investors they met at north star

14

Startups won aed 1 million in cash prizes

2024 Expand North Star Partners

OFFICIAL TELECOM PARTNER

SUPERNOVA OFFICIAL PARTNER

OFFICIAL WOMEN IN TECH PARTNER

INVESTOR LOUNGE PARTNER

GLOBAL GROWTH PARTNER

PLATINUM SPONSORS

GOLD SPONSORS

SILVER SPONSORS

BRONZE SPONSORS

ISLAMIC FINTECH PARTNER

NETWORKING PARTNERS

STAGE PARTNER

DEMO DAY PARTNER

INNOVATION CHALLENGE PARTNER

MARKETING MANIA SUPPORTING PARTNER

ESG SOLUTIONS PARTNER

SUPPORTING PARTNERS

2024 Community Partners

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2024 ACTIVATION PARTNERS

2024 MEDIA PARTNERS

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Expand North Star is proud to feature industry defining events, Fintech Surge, Future Blockchain Summit, Marketing Mania, and GITEX Impact, while being inspired by the World's largest and best rated tech event, GITEX GLOBAL.

This is the flagship platform for startups to shine as well as grow through interactive Q&As, mentorship, product showcase, meetings, pitch competitions and conference sessions.

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The World's Largest Startup and Investor Connector Event

The world’s largest startup and investor connector event. Define your success story!

Featuring the industry’s brightest minds and thought leaders from around the globe.

Over 900 international investors joined North Star to discover tech’s rising stars and expand their venture portfolio.

NORTH STAR’S BIGGEST AND BUSIEST EDITION YET!

73,650

1,733

1,000+

650

17

A COMPLETE CITY TAKEOVER

2

6

8

2024 UNVEILED:

UNFOLDING NEW PATHS & ELEVATING YOUR FAVOURITE FEATURES

Investor Programme

Tech Transfer 3.0

Future of Media & Creativity

NS Scaleups: 2024 Cohort

Corporate Arena

NORTH STAR BRINGS THE FUTURE TO YOU

Future of

THOUGHT LEADERS AND CHANGEMAKERS AT EXPAND NORTH STAR BECOME A SPEAKER

MARIAM CASSIM

Neil Patel

MORIN OLUWOLE

ROCKY DAWUNI

ANDREW CHANG

STEVEN HOFFMAN

SIR MARTIN SORELL

TIEN NGUYEN

Tony Tong

Robert Kopitsch

SHEKHAR KAPUR

Aravind Srinivas

Gilberto Silva

Robby Yung

Sean O'Sullivan

David Rowan

Frederik G Pferdt

Haje Kamps

Supernova Challenge 2.0

THE WORLD’S LARGEST EARLY STAGE STARTUP PITCH COMPETITION

2024 SHOW HIGHLIGHTS

UNLOCK SUCCESS IN DUBAI: A HUB FOR STARTUP EXPANSION

US$ 8.2 Billion

US$ 8.2 Billion

Up to US$ 1 Billion

Up to US$ 1 Billion

AED 353 Billion

AED 353 Billion

#1

#1

US$ 11.7 Billion

US$ 11.7 Billion

#1

#1

50,000

50,000

75%

75%

Inspiring words from the community

Mayank Yadav

David Cohen

Zhong Xu

Nakul Garg

Divya Gokulnath

Janade Du Plessis

Geoffrey Costilhes

the number 1 choice for the global startup community

EXPONENTIAL IMPACT OF NORTH STAR 2023

8,900

1,800+

100+

14

2024 Expand North Star Partners

The World's Largest Startup
and Investor Connector Event

UNFOLDING NEW PATHS & ELEVATING
YOUR FAVOURITE FEATURES

NORTH STAR BRINGS
THE FUTURE TO YOU

THOUGHT LEADERS AND CHANGEMAKERS AT EXPAND NORTH STAR
BECOME A SPEAKER

EXPONENTIAL IMPACT OF
NORTH STAR 2023