Startup Packages
Unlock incredible opportunities, premium networking, and a front-row seat to global innovation at DTE.
Packages
Select the perfect package to maximize your startup’s impact at DTE GITEX GLOBAL 2026.
For early-stage startups, getting started with international exposure.
Ideal for Pre-seed to seed stage startups · First-time international exhibitors · Startups with limited marketing budgets · Companies seeking market validation
Designed for growth-stage startups that are ready to expand and meet strategic partners.
Ideal for Series A–B stage companies · Six-figure ARR startups · Companies seeking strategic partnerships · Startups ready for international expansion
Our most complete package for founders ready to pitch, partner, and get press.
Ideal for Series B+ stage companies · Startups seeking $1M+ funding rounds · Companies planning MENA expansion · Founders wanting maximum exposure
Every tier is confirmed by application. Tell us about your company and the DTE team will come back with the right fit, availability and next steps.
Founder Pro
Founder Pro adds all of the following on top of everything listed above.
Track record
Real results from our Startup partners at DTE events.
On the show floor
Every startup tier includes a presence in the Pavilion. See exactly what exhibiting there gives you — the stand build, the badges, the curated meetings and the pitch stages.
Testimonials
Questions
We accept startups from pre-seed to Series C+. Each package tier is designed for specific stages, from early-stage (Launch Pass) to growth-stage (Founder Pro).
No. DTE is a pure service provider. We do not take equity, board seats, or any ownership in participating companies.
Growth Track and Founder Pro packages guarantee curated meetings.
Yes. Additional team members can be added.
Yes. We provide visa invitation letters and guidance for all participants. UAE offers visa-on-arrival for US passport holders.
Choosing
Most companies over-buy or under-buy on their first international outing. Here is the honest way to decide.
If you have never exhibited internationally, the objective for trip one is learning: how the market reads your product, which questions keep coming up, whether the pricing survives contact with a different buyer. Launch Pass buys presence and badges without committing to a full stand programme before you know any of that.
If you can name what you want — a distribution partner, a regional customer, a lead investor for a round already in motion — the curated meetings are what you are buying, and the branded booth is what makes those meetings take you seriously. This is the tier most post-revenue companies should be on.
Raising actively, launching regionally, or planning an entity in the region within twelve months. The additional curated meetings and the press and mastermind access only pay for themselves if you have the capacity to act on all of them — which usually means a founder plus at least one other person travelling.
Not sure? Apply and say so. The call exists precisely to size this, and we would rather place you correctly than sell you a tier you will resent.
On the ground
Broadly, and subject to the final programme — but this is the shape of it.
Arrival
The delegation gathers before the floor opens: welcome breakfast, the DTE summit, and a briefing on who is in the room and how the week is structured. It is also where the cohort meets each other, which matters more than most people expect.
Show days
Your stand in the U.S. Innovation Pavilion runs through the exhibition days, with your curated meetings booked around it. A Dubai-based assistant handles the logistics so a meeting running long does not cost you the next one.
Evenings
Startup and investor mixers, the founders’ mastermind, private dinners and the cultural programme. Optional on paper; in practice this is where a meaningful share of what comes out of the week begins.
After
The team stays on the introductions that showed promise once everyone is home. This is the least glamorous part of the programme and the one that most determines whether the trip produced anything.
Join 50+ U.S. startups showcasing at the world’s largest tech conference. Secure your spot in the inaugural U.S. Innovation Pavilion and accelerate your international growth.
After the show
