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Expand North Star 2026 — Supernova Challenge

Competition · Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Rolling applications Apply
Investor exposure across staged tracks Cheque
None Equity
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Where

Supernova is the pitch contest attached to Expand North Star in Dubai. It is split into staged tracks, so an early team is judged against other early teams rather than against companies several rounds ahead of it.

There is no fixed prize. What a participant leaves with is exposure to the investors working the event, and no shareholding is given up for it.

Entry is rolling, and no closing date is published.

What it actually costs you

ChequeInvestor exposure across staged tracks
Equity takenNone

Supernova Challenge is the pitch contest attached to Expand North Star in Dubai, structured as staged tracks so that companies compete against peers at a similar point. What participants get is investor exposure across those stages rather than a set prize cheque, and no equity changes hands. Entry runs on a rolling basis at the Dubai event.

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