Disrupt.com x AWS: Builder's Meetup | Dubai Edition
Most people talk about building a startup. Few understand what building actually looks like before the first venture gets off the ground.
Disrupt is a venture builder. We co-found companies, operate them, and get you capital from our own balance sheet. We built Cloudways ($350M exit) and PureVPN (5M+ users). We have 20+ active ventures running now with $100M deployed.
At this showcase, we open the process - from idea validation to funded venture - and show you how it works in practice.
You will see the real process. Meet the operators. Hear directly from founders who have built and exited. Not advisors. Not academics.
In partnership with AWS, you will see the tools and infrastructure these ventures are actually built on. You leave with a clear next step. And if the fit is there, you leave as our next co-founder with a $250K cheque plus $100K free credits (OpenAI, Claude, AWS, Slack and much more)
Who should come:
If you have built something before and know exactly what you would do differently this time, come. If you have been sitting on an idea for months and just need the right room, come. If you are a senior operator who has spent years building inside someone else's company and are finally ready to build your own, come.
You do not need a technical background. You do not need a polished pitch. You just need the drive to build something real and the honesty to know you cannot do it alone.
In 4 hours you will:
Sit in a fireside chat with serial founders and VCs who have raised and exited - open Q&A.
Interact with Disrupt.com operators and AI, understand the process we run on every venture before committing capital
Walk away knowing your next step, whether that's building with Disrupt or going solo with a sharper plan.
About Hosts:
Ali Samir Oosman Spent over 15 years building, operating and investing. Advised 6,000+ startups across MENAP and help them raise millions in capital. Founding MD of Endeavor Pakistan and capital allocator at Disrupt.
Dr. Jonathan Doerr Built and exited companies across three continents. Scaled Jumia to NYSE and Daraz to Alibaba acquisition. Helped hundreds of founders at Antler. Now leads venture building at Disrupt.