DTEC Invites Tech Startups To The Entrepreneur Day 2016 Pitch Challenge

The event, to be held on November 16-17, 2016 at DTEC, expects to welcome around 500 attendees, and plans to address topics such as funding, success stories, corporate-startup partnership etc.

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Dubai Technology Entrepreneur Center (DTEC), the tech entrepreneurship arm of Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO) is back with The Entrepreneur Day (TED)- its annual flagship startup conference that brings together entrepreneurs, investors, and other business leaders. The event, to be held on November 16-17, 2016 at DTEC, expects to welcome around 500 attendees, and plans to address topics such as funding, success stories, corporate-startup partnership etc.

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Aiming to provide exposure to business ideas of the tech startup community (regardless of location), TED plays host to DSO's annual pitch competition, which offers cash prizes up to US$10,000 and free incorporation and incubation support in DTEC for the winners. DTEC invites seed-stage tech startups belonging to Smart city, IoT, ICT, Islamic economy, fintech, travel-tech, and health tech sectors to apply for the competition before October 20, 2016. Commenting on the number of startups that stand to benefit from the challenge, Sirine Fadoul, Manager - Incubation Center, DTEC, says, "Each year we receive 200+ applications from around the world. We shortlist 10 to come pitch on the day to a top-notch judging panel." Fadoul adds that a few top criteria that will be used to screen the applications are "innovation, market fit and great teams." As for the onstage pitches, she says that competing startups will be judged based on "the concept and its market fit, and the team and its ability to execute a solid and data-driven go-to-market plan." In a first for the event, TED 2016 extends to a second day to include workshops for entrepreneurs. TED also makes space for a startup showcase area for businesses to exhibit and network, and startups shortlisted to pitch also get a free showcase space at the event.

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