September 19–21, 2024
Build a
startup in
one weekend
StartUp Bahrain Weekend by StartUp Bahrain is Bahrain's most action-packed weekend event for to build your startup, validate it, pitch it, and win.
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I'll never forget this weekend, everything was perfect.
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"What a wonderful event, really glad I did not go home."
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"Never felt this excited or thrilled in any other event I've attended."
300+
Energetic founders, developers, designers.
50+
Startups formed during one incredible weekend.
8
Deserving winners awarded amazing prizes and perks.
13
Generous partners help in making this event possible.
22
Expert mentors in Bahrain from diverse backgrounds.
Founders
Passionate founders brining their visionary ideas.
Developers
Wizards coding up a storm, turning ideas into reality.
Designers
Weaving visual magic, turning visions into reality.
Marketers
Growth hacking experts that sell and appeal to eye balls.
Check out what you missed in this year's event by scrolling. You can also view and download all the images using the download button above or here.
Facilitator & Speaker
Gear up with essential tools: brainstorming templates, prototyping software, coding resources, and collaboration platforms—empowering participants to bring ideas to life.
Facilitator
Nathan spent most of his career in the startup ecosystem as an employee and a 3x founder. His online courses on web design have earned over 60,000 enrollments from 179 countries.
While spearheading startup initiatives for major corporates, he's also the youngest board member at a youth leadership development nonprofit in 2017.
Speaker
Ahmed Alrawi is the visionary behind Calo, a fast-growing meal subscription service revolutionizing how people eat. Before Calo, Ahmed co-founded Malaeb, a platform connecting sports enthusiasts with nearby fields.
Ahmed also served as a Startup Weekend facilitator, guiding aspiring entrepreneurs through the early stages of their startup journeys.
Judges
They’re here to be your cheerleaders, offering their insights and celebrating your entrepreneurial spirit, but more importantly, grilling you with the right questions, and finally, picking a winner.
Semi-final judges
They’re here to back you up, share their expertise, and cheer on your progress. But they’ll also challenge your ideas and ultimately decide who moves forward to the final round.
Mentors
Our mentors, the event’s gurus, are your go-to pals during the weekend. They’ve got tons of experience, and they’re here to chat, share stories, and help you grow your startup dream!
Volunteers
Those who work behind-the-scenes, under-the-radar, and hidden in plain-sight, our volunteers who make it happen, make it work, and make it possible.
Agenda
A weekend full of awesomeness, get ready for an action-packed agenda that’s like a rollercoaster for startups! We’ve got pitches, workshops, and plenty of mingling. It’s your express ride to startup stardom!
Day 1
September 19, 2024
Thursday
Over the next three days, you’ll build like a startup in just 54 hours. It’s not going to be easy, but it’s going to be super fun.
4:00 PM – Registration
6:00 PM – Dinner & Networking 🍕
6:30 PM – Introductions
7:00 PM – Keynote Speaker
7:30 PM – Ice-Breaker
8:00 PM — Pitches
Learn about the pitch process and witness the kickoff of idea presentations.
9:00 PM — Voting
Cast your votes for the ideas that excite you and that you want to work on during the weekend.
9:30 PM – Team Formation
Selected ideas’ creators present their concepts, and participants form teams around their chosen projects.
10:00 PM — Work
Find your workspace for the weekend, get to know your teammates, and take stock of your collective skills. Work as long as the venue permits.
Day 2
September 20, 2024
Friday
Today is filled with collaborative teamwork, product development, expert mentorship, and focused progress.
9:00 AM — Doors Open
Make sure to bring your badge!
9:30 AM — Breakfast 🥞
9:30 AM — Morning Announcements
Get a rundown of the day’s agenda, focus areas for teams, and details about the afternoon mentoring sessions.
9:45 AM — Customer Validation Workshop
10:00 AM — Work
12:00 PM — Mentor Sessions
Discuss your idea with seasoned entrepreneurs and apply their knowledge into your idea!
12:30 PM — Lunch 🍔
6:30 PM — Dinner 🍕
9:00 PM — Wrap-up Announcements
Reconvene and conclude the day with important announcements and insights.
Day 3
September 21, 2024
Saturday
It’s all about turning your startup dream into reality. Get ready for your moment in the spotlight, it’s pitch night.
9:00 AM — Doors Open
Make sure to bring your badge!
9:30 AM — Breakfast 🥞
9:30 AM — Morning Announcements
Review the day’s agenda, focus on completing your MVP, discuss judging criteria, and prepare to pitch.
10:00 AM — Work
12:00 PM — Lunch 🍔
2:00 PM — Presentation Submission
Submit your pitch before the deadline to be qualified for the Semi-Final round.
2:30 PM — Semi-Final Pitches
5:30 PM — Evening Presentation Starts
6:00 PM — Final Pitches
Each team has five minutes to pitch their startup idea, followed by five minutes of Q&A from the judges.
7:50 PM — Winning Teams Announced 🏆
8:15 PM — Wrap-Up & Dinner 🍕
8:30 PM — Networking & Celebrations
Planning Resources
A tool built for teams to brainstorm and validate ideas, design products, and apply frameworks.
An AI Speech Coach to help you look and sound better in presentations by giving immediate feedback.
A strategic tool used to quickly and easily define and communicate a business idea or concept.
Think through how to describe your startup by looking at your customers, their problem, and your solution.
Building a business in 54 hours can result in a chaotic environment. This video will guide you.
This provides a framework for thinking about the actual problem you’re solving as you begin validation.
Website Tools
Application Tools
A user-friendly design and wireframing tool that enables teams to create interactive prototypes.
Create mobile apps, making it easy to build responsive applications without coding.
A visual web development platform that empowers users to build web applications without coding.
A no-code app builder to create mobile applications quickly and easily, without hassle.
No-code templates, plugins, users can build web and mobile applications without code.
The fastest way to build apps. Build powerful solutions that simplify work without code.
Presentation Tools
A collection of beautiful, high-resolution, and freely-usable images for various creative projects.
Offer free icons covering a wide range of categories, providing visual elements for diverse design needs.
Free vector illustrations, enhancing design projects with a variety of visually appealing graphics.
Undraw, Opendoodles, Illustrations.co
Provide open-source illustrations for a wide range of creative ideas and concepts.
Create mockups online, streamlining the process of visualizing design concepts and ideas.
Simple graphic design tools for everyone, making it easy to create stunning visuals for various purposes.
Create engaging videos and presentations, tell their stories with animated content.
A free library of beautiful Google Slides templates, Create visually appealing presentations.
Questions
Not sure about something? Need to better prepare? We got you covered with the most frequently asked questions.
Before
Questions you need answers to before the event.
During
Questions you need answered during the event.
After
Questions you need answers to after the event.
Terms
We recommend that you read all the terms of the event, however, here's a quick summary.
You need to participate and be present all three days and have a team. Tickets at the door are sold at full-price. You can't bring existing startups or ideas. Be nice and professional to everyone and the venue. Don't break the rules of the event. Bringing legal documents will get you disqualified and banned. Refunds are only possible three days before the event. You must have a great time!
Participation
It is our job to provide you with an incredible networking and learning experience. Our intention is that you meet some amazing people that you might start a company with, learn from mentors and learn from your peers. The event is intended to be a collaborative forum for sharing, learning, building, and having fun.
As such, by registering as a participant, you acknowledge that any ideas shared by you or anyone else over the course of the event are contributions to the overall experience and community.
If you’re very concerned, you can limit your pitch to the rough outline of the idea without giving away key information. As a member of your startup community, you agree to be inclusive of any and all people and their ideas.
You agree to act professionally, treat everyone with respect, and treat the event facilities with proper care. You agree that you are responsible in the event of any accidents or damages that you cause. You also agree to not hold StartUp Bahrain, or any of the event supporters liable for any loss, damage, injury, or any other unforeseeable incident.
By participating in the event, you grant StartUp Bahrain permission to capture photos/videos of the event and use them for marketing purposes, so we can continue to hold this amazing event.
By purchasing a ticket to StartUp Bahrain Weekend event, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. If you have questions please reach out to contact@startupbahrain.com.
Tickets Refunds
Please make sure you have your ticket with you at the event. Your personal data will be used to process your order, support your experience throughout this website, and for other purposes described in our privacy policy.
We understand that circumstances can change, and sometimes plans need to be adjusted. To accommodate such situations, we have established a clear and fair refund policy. Refunds can be requested up to 72 hours prior to the official start of our event.
Since our Startup Weekend typically commences on a Thursday, the latest time to submit a refund request is Monday night. We believe that this timeframe provides a reasonable window for participants to assess their availability and make informed decisions about their attendance.
However, it's essential to note that refund requests submitted within 72 hours of the event start can be challenging for us to process.This is primarily because we need to make various upfront investments to ensure a seamless and enriching experience for all attendees.
For participants who find themselves in situations where they cannot secure a refund due to the proximity of the event, we strongly encourage you to consider passing on your ticket to someone who might benefit from this valuable opportunity.
