Did you know that GITEX Global hosted in Dubai each year is the 2nd largest tech event in the world, hosting over 170,000 attendees? The biggest tech convention in the world is South by SouthWest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas which brings over 270,000 attendees.
Dubai's Venture Capital Ecosystem
There are 749 scale-ups that have raised over US $1 million in fundraising in the Middle East and North Africa region; collectively raising over US $19.5 billion, cumulatively, as of December 2022. Over 40% of these scale-ups call Dubai home.