Dubai Internet City (DIC) and in5 concluded their activities at the close of GITEX Global with DIC hosting a series of knowledge-sharing workshops at its pavilion, while the incubator\u2019s stand saw start-up founders gaining invaluable brand exposure while interacting with potential clients and investors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Throughout the Middle East\u2019s largest technology event, DIC, the region\u2019s leading tech hub, saw a number of high-level figures visit its centrally located pavilion, including His Highness Shaikh Hamdan bin Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
LinkedIn, Huawei and htc were among the tech giants that had a presence at the pavilion, where they held a series of professional development workshops across a range of topics over the course of GITEX. LinkedIn offered attendees advice on topics such as how to maximize their SME\u2019s presence on the platform; Huawei\u2019s talks included discussion on the importance of the cloud in an organization\u2019s digital transformation journey; and htc\u2019s workshops explored the rapidly expanding scope of business opportunities in virtual reality, including game development, training, health and safety, and design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A haven for founders and investors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n At the in5 stand in Zabeel 6, start-up founders were able to sit down one-to-one with angel investors and venture capitalists to discuss potential partnerships and funding opportunities, among other things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For Atif Ahmed, CFO of ViewIT, a property technology (proptech) start-up, being hosted at the in5 stand at GITEX has been an invaluable experience. \u201cIt\u2019s a fantastic experience for a young start-up like ours, which only launched on the Apple and Google app stores six months ago, to be here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIn5 has got a beautiful setup, and we\u2019ve actually been able to sit down and talk with a number of investors, which is crucial for a seed-stage start-up like ours. Our product video has been playing on a loop, and that has attracted a lot of curious visitors who we have had the chance to educate about our offering.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Viewit is a platform that allows real estate agents to visit a listing and create a walkthrough video for a verified listing in three easy steps. Viewit seeks to solve two issues: The prevalence of misleading images \u2013 the platform doesn\u2019t actually allow pictures, only video \u2013 and fake listings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Andrew Widera, Co-founder of Veehive.ai, a mobile-first online streaming community that offers creators tools to easily manage and monetise their content, also feels that he had taken a lot away from GITEX, where he spent day one at the DIC pavilion and day three at the in5 stand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt’s been great to get the exposure and brand awareness with regards what we’re doing. Being recognized and able to represent in5 at GITEX has also given us a lot of confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt’s a really good opportunity for us to meet people \u2013 potential customers, investors and various people in the ecosystem.\u201d On Monday, in5 signed a number of agreements to further enhance the strength and offering of its ecosystem. Pen was put to paper on MoUs with Tie Dubai, TomTom, Gellify and Parsons to improve in5 start-ups\u2019 access to mentorship networks, cutting-edge location technology, appropriate investors and market access to large corporate projects. The agreements followed in5\u2019s announcement that its start-ups had raised a collective AED 1.4 billion in funding from VCs and angles investors so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation (DIDI) also had a presence at the DIC pavilion, where five projects created by the institute\u2019s brightest students were on display. 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Widera added that being present at GITEX has also given his team the chance to develop deeper relationships with the people at in5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n