Pitch Night & Mixer | Dubai
Founder Connects
Thu, Nov 5, 2026, 7:00 – 11:30 PM (Dubai)
Paramount Hotel Midtown
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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.
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:
🥇 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
AED 167.00
The price you see is the price you pay.
