Expand North Star 2025 in Dubai gathers 40 unicorn founders worth $900bn, reinforcing the city’s role as a hub for startups and innovation
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Expand North Star 2024 in Dubai attracts 65 unicorns with $400bn valuation
Dubai startup event attracts unicorn companies with combined valuation of more than $400bn
Dubai economy
Dubai starts $8.7 trillion economy plan, targets 30 unicorns in a decade
Dubai plans to launch 30 billion-dollar start-ups in the next decade
Expo 2020 Dubai
New $150m UAE-India fund aims to create 10 $1bn start-ups by 2025
India-UAE VC Fund will be funded by investors across UAE, India and wider GCC countries
Hussain Al Alawi
Why searching for unicorns risks missing the real returns of tech investments
As economic buoyancy and optimism returns to the region and investments in MENA start-ups already outpace last year’s totals, looking beyond short-term profits is the smartest approach for those investing in the tech firms of tomorrow
