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Pitch Night & Mixer | Dubai

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Thu, Nov 5, 2026, 7:00 – 11:30 PM (Dubai)

Paramount Hotel Midtown

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Thu, Nov 5, 2026, 7:00 – 11:30 PM (Dubai)

About this event

🚀 Dubai founders, ready to pitch live?

10 founders get 60 seconds on stage. The room votes. The winner is named Founder of the Night and takes 3 months of our Residency, free.

Not pitching? Come to vote and meet the founders building in Dubai.

🌟 Plus: Guest of the Month Elliott Denham of Oraseya Capital, the UAE's No. 1 early-stage VC.

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Pitch Night has been running since October 2025 in Dubai, with 1000+ founders joining. Already booked: founders in AI, health, fintech, saas, cybersecurity, and more.

The room is capped.

🌟 Guest of the Month: the UAE's No. 1 early-stage VC

Elliott Denham, Head of Programs at Oraseya Capital. Watch the podcast first:

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  • 🥇 More startup deals than any other investor in the UAE in 2024, 2025 and the first half of 2026 (MAGNiTT)

  • 💰 AED 1 billion fund

  • 🎯 Elliott runs SANDBOX, Oraseya's way in for pre-seed and seed startups: $150,000 for each startup picked

One SANDBOX round drew 1,500+ applications. 7 got funded. This is your chance to ask Elliott, face to face, what gets a startup in.

🗓️ How it runs

🌐 Morning, online (11:30 AM to 12:40 PM): meet up to 9 founders 1-on-1 on video. Optional, but you walk in already knowing faces.

🎲 The draw: tech startups can opt in to pitch. We pick 10 at random in the morning session.

🍹 Evening, in person: the 10 pitches, scored 1 to 10 by the room, and a live Q&A with Elliott. Then the mixer.

✅ Your ticket: both sessions, a shot at the stage, your vote, the Q&A with Elliott, the founders-only WhatsApp group, and a welcome drink and popcorn.

👉 Reserve your spot here and pay at the venue.

🧭 Good to know

📍 Paramount Hotel Midtown, Business Bay.
🚗 Free valet parking: validate your ticket.
👔 Smart casual.

🔷 FAQ

Do I have to pitch?
No. Pitching is for tech startups and only if you opt-in; the room is for anyone building one.

Is the morning session required?
No, the morning makes your evening better: you arrive already knowing 9 founders.

Can I buy on the day?
Yes, until it starts.

Can I bring a friend?
Yes. Send them this page; everyone needs their own ticket.

💔 Can't make it? Send this page to a founder who should be there.

Venue

Paramount Hotel Midtown

Al Mustaqbal St, Business Bay

Dubai, AE

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AED 167.00

The price you see is the price you pay.