AI Capital Connect Meetup Shapes the Next Chapter of AI Investment and Entrepreneurship

The event commenced with the enlightening panel discussion, ‘From Pitch to Scale: What Investors Really Look for in AI Startups,’ with Faraj Abutalibov, Senior Advisor Middle East at Stellar Development Foundation, and Pranav Jyoti, General Partner at MIRAI Capital Global, featuring as keynote speakers. Moderated by Mary Pedler, founder of INPUT Global, it highlighted the understanding of investor expectations and scalability and fundamentals for structuring successful AI businesses.

The dialogue was focused on themes such as product-market fit, its equivalent for defensible AI models, execution capability, and future approaches to value creation. The dialogue touched upon the role of ethical uses of AI and the significance of the Middle East as the innovation hub for entrepreneurship.

This was followed by a fireside chat entitled "AI x VC: Mapping the Future of Intelligent Investments." Elena Aster, Senior Partner at RNK.VC and Founder at Skytyx, shared insights on the future that is being shaped with such advanced developments in AI and how this affects developments in the world of venture capital. This session was moderated by Anton Reshetov, co-founder of TheGarden and AI Salon Dubai.

The event culminated with announcements from the Quickfire founder regarding the use of enabled and aspiring AI startups to deliver high-impact ideas to venture capitalists and investors, with a positive impact. This event, known as the AI Capital Connect Meetup, brought founders, investors, and industry leaders together, hence placing Abu Dhabi at the forefront with regard to determining the future of the AI economy.

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