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MENA Startup Calendar
When the ecosystem moves, founders should know.
Curated startup events, demo days, deadlines, investor gatherings, and ecosystem moments across MENA. Filtered for founders, operators, and ecosystem decision-makers.
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Closing soon signals
View all →Deadlines, applications, and founder-relevant windows that should not be missed.
Editorial picks
View all →Worth your attention
The signals the StartupHub editorial team would clear their schedule for. Updated continuously across MENA.
More calendar signals
Manama Govtech Hackathon
Bahrain Govtech Authority's annual 48-hour hackathon, BHD 50,000 prize pool.
QSTP Tech Week Doha
Five days of corporate, deep-tech, and accelerator programming at Qatar Science and Technology Park.
Casablanca FinTech Summit
Morocco's premier FinTech gathering, with regulator-led sessions on the new sandbox regime.
MENA map of startup activity
Where the MENA ecosystem is moving
Where the ecosystem is loud, where it is moving, and where it is quiet.
Find the signal type
Filter by what the event actually is, not what its marketing copy says.
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Startup Conference
Multi-day, multi-track ecosystem gatherings.
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Demo Day
Cohort showcases to investors.
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Pitch Competition
Founders compete for prizes and funding.
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Accelerator Program
Cohort-based startup programs.
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Incubator Program
Pre-acceleration and university-affiliated cohorts.
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Investor Meetup
Closed-room investor gatherings.
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Founder Meetup
Founder community gatherings.
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Workshop
Skill-focused, founder-attended sessions.
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Webinar
Online educational sessions.
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Hackathon
Time-bound product and code competitions.
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Exhibition
Trade-show-style displays.
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Ecosystem Gathering
Cross-stakeholder convenings.
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Government / Policy
Public-sector entrepreneurship events.
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University Event
Academic-led, founder-relevant events.
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Application Deadline
Pure deadline markers — no in-person event.
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Funding Deadline
Grant and non-dilutive funding deadlines.
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Partner Event
StartupHub partner-hosted events.
From calendar entry to ecosystem coverage
Every event in this calendar is a candidate for editorial coverage. Selected events become post-event signals that link back here.
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Track
Every verified event lands in the calendar with full editorial metadata.
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Verify
Editorial reviews organiser, dates, and ecosystem fit before publishing.
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Attend or monitor
Selected events are attended in person; others monitored from the source.
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Publish signal
Post-event analysis becomes an Events Coverage signal linking back to the calendar entry.
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