After participating in Reflect Festival 2021, Swapp, a fast-growing logistics and mobility startup, gained strong investor and corporate interest through their on-stage pitch and curated meetings. Within just a few months after the conference, Swapp successfully secured seed funding from Zero One Hundred, which helped the company grow its market share in the UAE and strengthen its operational base.
This momentum later led to a strategic investment from Careem, one of the region’s most prominent mobility platforms.
As the founder shared:
“Pitching at Reflect opened doors we didn’t even know existed. The conversations we had there played a big role in our Careem partnership and our expansion.”
👉 Key takeaway: Strategic visibility and the right connections can accelerate growth faster than any traditional fundraising process.
When Reno , a UAE-based home renovation tech startup, joined the Startup Spotlight at Doers Summit Athens 2025, their pitch caught the attention of several international investors — including Flyer One Ventures from Poland.
As Oleksii Yermolenko from Flyer One Ventures shared:
“Doers Summit was an amazing event in Athens back in February 2025. We even ended up investing in one of the companies the team introduced us to during the pitch competition. If we weren’t there, we would’ve missed them for sure.”