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Photo of Mohamad El Kadi, Co-founder of Feelit in Silicon Valley

It can be hard for a fresh startup to get the right exposure; joining the Startup Demo is your chance to display your work to a wider audience the region. 10 finalists will get a booth at ArabNet Riyadh 2014 to present their products and services, and 3 winners will get an exhibition booth at ArabNet Digital Summit 2015 in Dubai. These booths will drastically improve networking and exposure opportunities as you’ll see below:

1. Market and sell your products and services to potential clients. Every year more than 800 digital professionals gather to network and contemplate the latest digital developments in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Arab world.

2. Present your startup to a panel of judges made up of leading investors, startup accelerators, and industry experts. This focused gathering of digital enthusiasts can present your startup with many opportunities to expand your network, customer outreach, supply efforts, resources, and valuable feedback to your products and services.

   

3. The 1st place winner will fly to San Francisco's Silicon Valley to meet global executives through a full scholarship provided by PITME Labs and ArabNet, and the 2nd place winner will get a half scholarship. This is the third time PITME Labs invests in ArabNet's Startup Demo winners as they did in ArabNet Riyadh 2013, and ArabNet Beirut 2014. PITME has always had a strong desire to fuel the Middle Eastern startup ecosystem by creating bridges between the more experienced Silicon Valley scene and the enthusiastic digital startup scene in the MENA region. They help startups meet potential investors, advisors, board members, and clients. They also work with more than 100 mentors made up of CTOs, product managers, and many positive catalysts and contributors to the digital scene that will aim to help out in product development, business development & marketing.

Apply for the Startup Demo today, and get information on eligibility, process, and deadline.

Mohamad El Kadi in Silicon Valley: