Applications now opened to pitch at GITEX 2022 North Star Startup competition

Want to pitch at GITEX Technology Week holding in Dubai from
10 – 14 October 2022? Then apply as a startups as the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) has opened applications for African startups to participate at the GITEX 2022 North Star Pitch Competition.

A DWTC team will be travelling across Africa in May as part of a roadshow to scout for and support promising entrepreneurial business startups in Africa. The winners will be spotlighted in front of global audiences at the world’s largest tech + startup event: GITEX in October.

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The DWTC is partnering with the Nigerian government through the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA); and other local partners including Lagos State government, Art of Technology, and Pinnacle International LLC for the West Africa’s, Nigeria’s end of the initiative.

All winners will be fully sponsored to participate in GITEX.

Think you’ve got what it takes? Apply now to get shortlisted – deadline is 27 April 2022

The pan-African initiative is designed to support startup innovations across various sectors and get some of the continent’s brightest innovators help to shape the new global economy.

PITCH DETAILS

When: 11 May 2022

Where: Abuja

When: 12 May 2022

Where: Lagos

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Why North Star is your gateway to next-level success:

Largest, most exciting startup event across the Middle East, Africa & South Asia
Held in best startup destination, UAE – ranked #1 in Global Entrepreneurship Index ahead of USA, UK & Japan
Chance to meet 400+ big-ticket investors with billions under funds
Guaranteed pitch slot in the Supernova Challenge, biggest startup pitch with USD 200,000 cash rewards
Network with 100,000 influential attendees, corporates & government leaders
Largest government presence of any tech event, 200+ entities looking to partner with startups