Dubai Tech Tuesdays No. 67 - VNTR + Giakaa Capital Investors Night
*** PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU REGISTER FOR EASIER ACCESS ***
📅 DATE: Our 67th Dubai Tech Tuesdays event will be held on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, from 6:00 - 11:30 PM.
🎭 VENUE: Come mingle with fellow technologists at our lovely venue - the amazing BELCANTO RESTAURANT AT THE DUBAI OPERA. The venue's management is generously providing special menu selections. https://www.instagram.com/belcantodxb/
🍹DRINK SPECIALS + CASA FOCACCIA: FREE entrance for women 👠. Men - 150 AED gets you 3 beverages (mandatory, but note that venue's mocktails are very nice). Optional for everyone - 250 AED gets you 3 beverages PLUS amazing Casa Focaccia pizza al taglio and their amazing focaccias.
🤝 EVENT PARTNER: VNTR Investor Forum Dubai, Tuesday, October 14 (same day as DTT67). Join a curated circle of global investors — business angels, LPs, family offices, CVCs, and GPs — for a full-day forum focused on the trends shaping venture capital and exclusive co-investment opportunities emerging from the VNTR global community. This is not a traditional conference. It’s a highly-curated investor forum designed for meaningful connections, quality deal flow, and peer-level conversations. https://www.vntr.vc/events/dubai-546
🤝 EVENT PARTNER: Giakaa Capital Invest Web3 Forum, Wednesday, October 15 (day followig DTT67). Giakaa Capital focuses on blockchain startups enhancing digital public infrastructure. Our experienced team offers strategic support to streamline your journey and boost growth, helping you advance your digital vision. They have FOUR epic interrelated events taking place simultaneously at Dubai Knowledge Park. Invest Digital Assets Forum, Invest Payments and Banking Forum, Invest Web3 Forum 2025, Dubai (3rd Edition), Bitcoin 2140. https://www.giakaacapital.com/
🕕 6:00 - 8:00 pm GATHER and SOCIALIZE. We know traffic and parking is crazy! Do NOT stress. Take your time and get here.
🕕 8:00 - 9:00 pm SPEAKERS & PRESENTATIONS. Dubai Tech Tuesdays features the best tech projects and intellectual content. Think well-done TED or Davos talks. We are like that.
🎙 STEVE WILLEY, Co-Founder and CEO of Innovega Inc. Steve is a consummate entrepreneur, a co-founder of 6 companies. He is skilled in DeepTech, leadership, and early-stage development and growth, and also has expertise in delivering senior exchange IPOs and strategic partnerships. Steve has a specific passion for Medtech and the opportunity to "give back" to humanity. His company, Innovega, recognized that Smart Glasses and Smart Contact lenses were inevitable and wanted to participate in building this new industry and developing new applications and markets. With 80 patents filed and extensive patient testing of its glasses, it is well-positioned to do this. https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevewilley99/ www.innovega.io
🎙 ARAM SAHRADYAN, Founder & CEO of M-O. M-One is a Tallinn-based product studio specializing in web and mobile development. With over 10 years in IT, Aram has participated in more than 20 successful products that collectively raised over €100M and completed over 300 projects. Aram is also an active angel investor with a portfolio of 12 startups, including Buddyhub, Perfect.Live, HR Drone, and others. His talk at Tech Tuesdays will feature Buddyhub.io — a social app connecting people with accountability buddies to boost motivation, build habits, and achieve personal or professional goals. Aram is a guest of VNTR. https://www.linkedin.com/in/aramsahradyan/
🎙 AHMED AL-MAHMOOD, Strategic Planning & Excellence Advisor. Ahmed is one of the outstanding advisors, excellence assessor, and a trainer with a managerial experience in strategic planning, policy designing, corporate governance, and training organization leaders. In 2014 Ahmed was assigned by Ajman Tourism Department to establish its new strategy as a successful project resulted in rebuilding its new developed strategy on international standards. He was one of the experts in developed its new strategy to for the Executive Council of Ajman for Ajman new vision 2021. Ahmed works in the present time with the Sharjah government as a Strategic Planning Advisor & Government Assessor. He completed his bachelor's degree in Management Information systems from UK Open University. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmed-al-mahmood-a638b9191/
🎙YURI RABINOVICH, Super Connector, Investor, Founder @ VNTR. Yuri is an entrepreneur, investor, and community builder with over a decade of experience in launching and scaling tech startups. As the founder of VNTR, StartupMonthly, StartupSocials, GrowthMarketingConf and other ventures, Yuri has been at the forefront of accelerating innovation and creating thriving ecosystems and communities. Yuri will discuss VNTR, a community of accomplished investment peers who collaborate, share deal flows and co-invest alongside top global investors and funds. https://www.vntr.vc/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/byuric/
🎙OMIKA DUBEY, Managing Partner, Giakaa Capital. Omika leads investments at the intersection of Digital Public Infrastructure, AI, blockchain, and sustainable development goals at Giakaa Capital. A dynamic leader in the innovation ecosyste, she focuses on sustainable innovation and is a passionate advocate for women's representation in tech. As Co-Founder of Giakaa Group, she has helped build the company's $500M+ portfolio while frequently speaking at industry events to inspire the next generation of female leaders. https://www.linkedin.com/in/omikadubey
9:00 - 9:30 pm COMMUNITY INTRODUCTIONS. 25 or so guests will be invited to introduce themselves to the community for a minutes each, microphone in hand. Do not miss this opportunity for everyone to get to know you! Do not be shy... the shy eat alone.
🕕 9:30 pm - Midnight NETWORKING + DINNER + SHISHA. Now is the time to meet everyone else you might have missed before. Grab a (new) friend, grab a drink, and grab a table. Create and deepen your connections with good conversation. Everyone is friendly and open - so introduce yourself to someone new.
🎥 MEDIA PARTNER: We are thrilled to be supported by FS Entertiainment as our media/photography partner. https://www.instagram.com/fsentertainmentofficial
👔👗 DRESSCODE: Please dress to impress - this is a high-level business and social event. *** NO caps/shorts NO open toe shoes / sneakers *** Be classy (please). Men - try wearing a suit or sports jacket. Don't wear some random T-shirt/raggedy jeans. Women - this is your chance to be elegant. The venue WILL block access in case of inappropriate, sloppy, or indecent attire.
🤝 COMMUNITY SUPPORT: Thanks to Web3 Future Space for their continued support. They are a Dubai-based Web3 marketing agency with over 4 years of experience and 160+ successful campaigns. The team specialises in strategic growth, community building, investor outreach, and full-stack digital marketing for crypto, DePIN, and AI-powered blockchain projects. https://web3future.space
ALSO we welcome the referral of other quality guests.