Startups Track
Eligibility Criteria
At least two members
Working product/service, traction and sales
Generating revenues
Have not raised funding above 1,500,000 USD
Legally registered / operating in an Arab country
Should be in Tech or Digital industry
Selection of semifinalists
- Applications are accepted on our website in English, French, and Arabic.
- Each application is graded remotely by at least 2 different judges from technology, investment, acceleration, and tech savvy backgrounds.
- Up to 20 semi-finalist teams from the Startups track are selected for the second round. These teams will have scored the highest average score on their application forms. MITEF Pan Arab reserves the right to modify the number of selected teams.
- The semi-finalist teams are required to pitch (in private) in front of a second round jury panel, where they will have 3 minutes to present/pitch, followed by 5 minutes of Q&A.
- The oral presentations should be delivered in English.
- After the oral presentations/pitch, the jury will deliberate and select 10 finalist teams.
- The 10 finalist teams are required to pitch (in private) in front of the final round jury panel, where they will have 3 minutes to present/pitch, followed by 5 minutes of Q&A.
- The oral presentations should be delivered in English.
- After the oral presentations/pitch, the jury will deliberate and select the 3 winners of the Startups Track.
Judging Criteria
Team
Innovation
Scalability
Financial sustainability