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Startups across MENA

4 companies met in person across 2 cities. Pick a city to see who's building what.

Two ways in

Every founder in MENA was met in person first.

That's the whole filter — and it's why the list is short.

Next room: Dubai, Oct 6, 2026

For founders

Be the first name in Tel Aviv.

Submit once. A human reviews every application. Founders with real signal present at the next room in MENA, then go live on their city page.

1 of 2 cities in MENA has nobody on them yet. First one in owns the page.

No deck needed to start — your answers save as you go.

For investors

Meet them in the room, before the deck.

MENA is early, and the grid above shows it. What's real is the room — Dubai, Oct 6, 2026. Verify once and the weekly digest covers every region we run, not just this one.

About three minutes. Stage, sector and check size — no AUM, no cold pitches. One human reads every request, and the first digest follows the next Monday.