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Building lasting companies takes more than capital. It takes the right connections.
At UNConference 26.2 in New York, @paklaunchdotcom brought together 80 investors and 40 founders to explore AI, fintech and global opportunities.
Backed by Disrupt since 2024, Paklaunch has grown into a community of 600K+ across 30+ countries.
Read more: disrupt.com/stories/paklaunc…
Ten years ago, @squatwolf was two founders building from a Dubai apartment. This week, the brand opened its first store in Abu Dhabi at Yas Mall.
From Kuwait 🇰🇼 to Riyadh 🇸🇦 and now Abu Dhabi 🇦🇪, SQUATWOLF is expanding across the region, one city at a time.
Proud to have Anam Khalid, @wajdangul and the entire SQUATWOLF pack in our portfolio. 🐺
🤖 Made with AI
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Private Shariah-aligned transactions have historically remained outside the view of most institutional allocators. Not because the assets were unavailable, but because the infrastructure to surface, structure, and distribute them was not in place.
@MFawadAkber on what changes when that visibility gap closes.
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Every agency knows this moment: the client asks about AI search, and you have no data.
Today we launched the free AI Visibility Report. Pick an engine and see what it says, which pages it cites and the fixes in order.
Free, no account, no card. Live on Product Hunt with @masab_gadit.
producthunt.com/products/wel…
#ProductHunt #AISearch
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What does it take to turn an idea into a startup?
We sat down with Ali Samir Oosman, SVP - Strategy, Partnerships & Investments at Disrupt.com, to explore the role of venture building at the ideation stage and how Disrupt.com supports founders through Hub71 Initiate.
From building the right foundations to advice for aspiring founders, hear Ali's take on turning early-stage ideas into ventures.
#Hub71 #Initiate #VentureBuilding
AI agents are getting better at execution. But what happens when they get it wrong?
Ilian Hristov, Head of Engineering, AI & Venture Engine at Disrupt.com, shared why the real challenge isn't just building better AI agents. It's building founders who can make better decisions, navigate uncertainty, and take responsibility for the outcomes.
As AI changes how ventures are built, the founder's role matters more than ever.
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Zamanat is hiring an Institutional Sales and Web3 Partnerships Director in Dubai.
The role covers two parallel channels: traditional GCC distribution (family offices, HNWIs, Islamic investors, private banks) and Web3 distribution (digital asset managers, exchanges, OTC desks, custodians, onchain treasuries).
8 to 12 years in institutional sales, capital raising, or fund distribution. Current relationships required. Backed by @Disrupt_com.
Apply here ⬇️
bit.ly/4Buezlx
What happens when founders start spending on customer acquisition before they know who their customers really are? 💸
Building an MVP is easier than ever, but finding the right customers still takes work.
So, where should founders focus before putting money into marketing?
@jonathan_doerr shares what he's seen.
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Six trillion dollars in Islamic finance assets today, projected to reach ten trillion by 2030. The UAE sits at the nexus of that capital, the talent building onchain infrastructure, and the regulatory clarity to move it forward. Discussed what that convergence means for tokenized assets at the RWA Leaders Summit conducted by @RWAlabs_ae.
The opportunity here is structural, not speculative. That is exactly why Zamanat is building the global market for digital Shariah assets from the UAE.
We’re hiring across teams and markets.
At Disrupt.com, we’re building and scaling ventures with people who know how to turn ambitious ideas into real businesses.
We’re looking for experienced professionals to join us across four roles:
📍 UAE
Institutional Sales & Web3 Partnerships Director
People Ops Lead (Dubai Contracts)
📍 United States
Head of PR
🌍 Remote
Sales Manager
Links below 👇
🇦🇪 Institutional Sales & Web3 Partnerships Director | UAE
bit.ly/4k3PaIY
🇦🇪 People Ops Lead (Dubai Contracts) | UAE
bit.ly/4sgNIVE
🇺🇸 Head of PR | United States
bit.ly/4sC8pvH
🌍 Sales Manager | Remote
bit.ly/4yC64Cd
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@Disrupt_com has been behind Zamanat from the beginning. At the From Build to Market launch event, @jonathan_doerr explained why.
Zamanat’s first fund is live out of DIFC. But what got Disrupt excited was how Zamanat is being built. They are an AI-native venture builder and Zamanat is being built the same way. AI shaping how the venture itself operates, not just sitting inside the product.
AI can accelerate execution. It can’t replace founder judgment.
That was the thread through our panel at @istanbulslushd with @jonathan_doerr, Ilian Hristov, @SinaAfra and @alemsah.
The founder’s role is evolving.
Read the recap ↓
disrupt.com/stories/ai-made-…
Could you spend 15 years solving the same problem? 🎯
That’s often what it takes to build a company at scale.
So what keeps founders going?
@ali__oosman shares what he’s seen after meeting thousands of founders.
Most founders spend year one raising money and hiring a team. Ours don't.
Last week @jonathan_doerr and @ali__oosman took that model to Amsterdam 🇳🇱, Berlin 🇩🇪 and Istanbul 🇹🇷.
What we heard 👇
AI is changing how products get built, and the founder’s job is changing with it.
Great conversation at @istanbulslushd on how AI is reshaping entrepreneurship and what it means for founders today.
🎤 Thanks to @alemsah, @jonathan_doerr, Ilian, @SinaAfra, and the Slush’D team.
