

c0mpiled-2/UAE: The Adaptive City
🧠 c0mpiled-2/UAE: The Adaptive City
📅 Saturday, February 7 | 4–10 PM
🍔 Dinner and Drinks provided! (First come, first serve)
🎙️ Come early from 4-5 PM for team formation and networking!
⚠️ Note: This event will be conducted primarily in English. 🇦🇪 Arabic language support and mentors will be available on-site.
Challenge
The Adaptive City invites builders to prototype the invisible systems shaping tomorrow’s UAE — agents that move information, coordinate logistics, and enhance civic life. In this four-hour sprint, teams will design AI-driven tools for government, real estate, tourism, and daily life, exploring how autonomy and alignment can make the Emirates more responsive, resilient, and human-centered.
Prizes
💰 Prizes
• 1st place – $5,000
• 2nd place – $2,000
• 3rd place – $1,000🏆 Office Hours with Jon Xu, a YC Partner
🥇 Awards for: The most beautiful, the biggest technical accomplishment, the most venture backable, and more!
Judges
Artur Romanov & Tim Cherkasov
Co-Founders @ Trace (YC Spring 2025)
Co-Founder @ Lyra (YC Spring 2025)
Co-Founder @ Uplift AI (YC Summer 2025)
Co-founder @ Crustdata (YC Fall 2024)
Max Prilutskiy & Veronica Prilutskaya
Co-Founders @ Lingo.dev (YC Fall 2024)
Co-Founders @ SF Tensor (YC Fall 2025)
Cofounder @ Unbound Security (YC Summer 2025)
About Transpose Platform
Transpose Platform backs the next generation of venture builders - accelerators, studios, and emerging funds - supporting founders from inception to growth. Since 2015, our data-driven approach has focused on formation, giving us early access to exceptional startups and helping create, not just discover, category-defining companies.
📩 Contact & Registration
Transpose Platform - Sabba Petri (Chief Technical Officer) [email protected] - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabbapetri/