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.

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THE WORLD’S LARGEST EVENT FOR STARTUPS AND INVESTORS

THE STARTUP UNIVERSE CONNECTS AT EXPAND NORTH STAR

Expand North Star, taking place in the international business and economic hub of Dubai, unites founders, VCs, ecosystem enablers and tech leaders from around the globe to secure business and investment deals, increase their partner networks and share knowledge.

The annual startup and investor event takes place in the epicentre of digital innovation and transformation and welcomes over 1,000 investors scouting new talent from a selection of over 1,800 international startups to diversify their investment portfolio. Besides the unparalleled concierge 1-2-1 matchmaking programme, Expand North Star excels in delivering an unmatched content programme debating the latest investment and founder trends, economic landscapes and the next big stories featuring a flash storm of unicorns, CEOs, CTOs and CPOs live on stage sharing their insights.

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North Star’s biggest and busiest edition yet! 2023 in numbers:

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Investors

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Expand North Star, taking place in the international business and economic hub of Dubai, Unites founders, VCs, tech leaders, and ecosystem enablers for the world’s largest event for startups and investors.

Expand North Star 2024 will be held between 13 - 16 October at the Dubai Harbour.

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An unrivaled meeting place for global fintech leaders will see the financial industry’s biggest tech-revolutions in the fields of paytech, insurtech, regtech, wealth & asset management and digital banking.

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EXPAND NORTH STAR ANNOUNCES NEW DATES FOR 2024

With another successful edition concluded in 2023, Expand North Star just announced its new dates for 2024, and the 4-day event will be held between 13 - 16 October 2024.

Dubai is the ideal city for the startup world to gather.

Dubai was the first to kick-start a regional tech movement and remains at the forefront of the tech & startup ecosystem across the fast-evolving Middle East, Africa & Asia, in addition, Dubai’s geographical advantages outnumbering many global cities – making it an epicentre of economic activity, and trillions of dollars of trade and investment flowing between Europe, Americas & Asia.

Put Your Startup on the Map:

Expand North Star is your gateway to the world of opportunities in Dubai, the Middle East and beyond!

UAE Tech Market Size & Investments:

  • US$ 8.2 Billion - IT spending in UAE by 2023
  • 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

DEFINING THE LANDSCAPE

Expand North Star is proud to co-locate with industry defining events GITEX ImpactFintech Surge, Future Blockchain Summit  & Marketing Mania, 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.

HALL OF FAME AT GITEX & NORTH STAR

World’s most impactful VC’s, Unicorns, Founders altering the tech landscape, and Tech Leaders from future-focused corporates

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2023 Expand North Star Partners

Official Telecom Partner

OFFICIAL BANK PARTNER

Investor Lounge Partner

ASIA FAST & INDIA CENTRAL LOUNGE PARTNER

INVESTOR NETWORKING
PARTNER

LANYARD SPONSOR

Forum Partner

Badge Sponsor

Official Women in Tech Partner

Networking Partners

SUPPORTING PARTNERS

VENUE PARTNER

DATA PARTNER

KNOWLEDGE PARTNER

Official Media Monitoring Partner

Official Global Newswire

Knowledge Partner

Official Pan-African Newswire

Business Broadcast Partner

A SNAPSHOT OF THE NORTH STAR ECOSYSTEM

OFFICIAL NIGHTLIFE PARTNER

Innovation in Education Sponsor

YOUTHX PARTNERS

YOUTHX PARTNERS

ACTIVATION PARTNERS

2023 COMMUNITY PARTNERS

MEDIA PARTNERS

STRATEGIC PARTNER
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