Build a startup in
one weekend.
StartUp Bahrain Weekend is Bahrain's most action-packed weekend event to build your startup, validate it, pitch it, and win.
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Unforgettable days over that one weekend.
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Visionary founders, locked-in coders, and designers.
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Startups and teams built over the weekend.
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Winners each weekend with multiple prizes.
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Bahrain's best mentors ready to help you win.
Tickets
Choose the experience you want to have this StartUp Bahrain Weekend. Want to keep it chill? Want to go all out? Take your pick.
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Participate: Join the 3-day event and get a chance to win.
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Food: Amazing meals, food trucks, snacks, and drinks from your favorites.
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Network & Learn: Find your community and learn from the best.
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Express Path: Enjoy an express path into Mashroo3i and other startup programs.
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Participate: Join the 3-day event and get a chance to win.
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Food: Amazing meals, food trucks, snacks, and drinks from your favorites.
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Network & Learn: Find your community and learn from the best.
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Express Path: Enjoy an express path into Mashroo3i and other startup programs.
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Mentorship (Sophia Matveeva): Use AI to build your first product and prototype.
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Free Annual Subscription (Playbook)
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Discounted Offers (The Collective Hub)
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Participate: Join the 3-day event and get a chance to win.
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Food: Amazing meals, food trucks, snacks, and drinks from your favorites.
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Network & Learn: Find your community and learn from the best.
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Express Path: Enjoy an express path into Mashroo3i and other startup programs.
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Mentorship (Sophia Matveeva): Use AI to build your first product and prototype.
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Free Annual Subscription (Playbook)
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Discounted Offers (The Collective Hub)
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Mentorship (Sophia Matveeva): 1-hour to learn how to get your first users and scale.
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Mentorship (Ali Mohsen): 2-hours to learn how to build a full stack product with AI.
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Workshop (Spring Studios): Learn about the product development life cycle.
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Early Access (StartUp Bahrain Weekend): Buy your tickets for the upcoming event 48-72 hours before everyone else.
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Consultation (Tap Payments): Learn how to set up your online payments.
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0.5% Cashback (Rain): Get some cash back on your first trade volume.
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Discounted Offerings (Diwan)
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Discounted Offerings (Brinc)
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Free Zoho Swag Bags
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StartUp Bahrain Weekday
Access to a Legends and winners-only weekday event for more mentorship, networking, and a good time.
Fine Print
Ticket prices will be displayed and charged in in United States Dollars (USD) when purchasing a ticket during checkout.
All ticket perks are for the ticket holders and not their teams.
A calendar invite with all details will be sent closer to the date.
Facilitator & Speaker
The high-energy inspiring minds that will light up this weekend. They're here to keep the vibes high and share their street-smart insights.
Judges
They’re here to be your cheerleaders and celebrating your spirit, but more importantly, grilling you with the right questions, and finally, picking a winner.
Mentors
The event’s gurus, are your go-to during the weekend. Tons of experience, and they’re here to chat, share stories, and help you win.
Agenda
A weekend full of awesomeness, get ready for an action-packed agenda that’s like a rollercoaster for startups.
Day 1
April 24, 2025
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, pitch, and witness the rest of the pitches.
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
April 25, 2025
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
April 26, 2025
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
Resources
Common Questions
Your ultimate toolkit—packed with game-changing apps, hacks, and guides to fuel your innovation. Dive in and unlock the essentials and be epic.
Additional Information
Common Questions
Not sure about something? Need to better prepare? We got you covered with the most frequently asked questions.
Rules
Please read the event's rules before participating. Breaking some of them could get you disqualified or banned.