"Expand North Star" A global platform for startups to obtain financing and accelerate their growth

Dubai, September 29/ WAM/ The organizers of the “Expand North Star” exhibition, the world’s largest event for startups and investors, which has been held in Dubai since 2016, confirmed that the exhibition has succeeded in providing qualitative opportunities for thousands of digital companies emerging from all over the world to obtain millions of dollars in investment financing deals, and to conclude strategic partnerships that support the growth and expansion of their business.
According to a press release issued today, Expand North Star celebrates its next session organized by the Dubai World Trade Center, and will be hosted by the Dubai Digital Economy Chamber, in Dubai Harper during the period from 12 to 15 October 2025, with a contract of success in empowering entrepreneurs, linking them to financing and market opportunities, and turning promising ideas into leading global companies that contribute to establishing the position of Dubai as a global capital For the digital economy, a preferred destination for innovators, investors, and entrepreneurial companies specialized in advanced technology sectors, in line with the targets of Dubai Economic Agency “D33”.
The success stories that emerged from “Expand North Star” are evidence of the pivotal role that the exhibition plays in converting entrepreneurial ideas into influential international entities, as the Nigerian company “Mu”, which provides solutions in the field of financing the movement, was able to collect more than 460 million dollars from senior investors such as “Uber” and “Black Rock”. After her participation in the exhibition; The company has expanded in 13 global markets, and its market value amounted to about 750 million dollars, approaching an accelerated pace to the “Unicorn” billionaire club.
Expand North Star is a platform for attracting investments, as it contributes to linking innovators with financing sources and accelerating their projects in various stages of development. In 2024, the French company specialized in developing virtual agents “OPPO” met with an investor during the exhibition, and obtained financing worth 20 million dollars, while the Indian company attracted “Fresh Kraft Technologies” An investment of $ 12.7 million in its technology to sterilize the ionic plasma after its participation in the 2022 session of the exhibition, while the Indian company “Zara Buiqik” for agricultural technology has won an investment of $ 10 million to launch its business in the UAE.
The exhibition is the same importance for supporting emerging projects in its early stages, as “Shop Duc” collected a $ 1.36 million financing, while “McBby Anofishns” company received $ 1.1 million to develop its smart devices operating in the Internet of Things, and “Urjaor Production” company attracted an investment of $ 58,000 to support its agricultural solutions allocated to the environments Urban, after her participation in the exhibition session in 2022.
Expand North Star formed a platform for building strategic partnerships and accelerating the expansion of the markets. In the 2023 version, the UK -based Lauren Finance chose the exhibition to launch its growth and expansion strategy in the Middle East.
In the 2024 course, Deep Sik emerged as an artificial intelligence company as one of the most prominent exhibitors.
Saeed Al -Garqawi, Vice President of the Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy, said that the exhibition formed a leading platform for innovation and opportunities, and the success stories that resulted in this event, from emerging companies, represented innovators in the areas of artificial intelligence and agricultural technology; Realistic models on the prestigious position of Dubai as a global center for digital economy.

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