u/Shadi963

Hey everyone,

I’m building Lahjty, an AI marketing platform focused on Arabic markets

I’ve reached the fun stage of startup life where the product exists, users can actually use it, and now I’m realizing I have no idea how founders are supposed to meet investors without randomly DMing people on LinkedIn 😭

For anyone who has raised in Dubai/UAE:

What actually worked for you?

Angel networks?

Startup events?

Warm introductions?

Accelerators?

Standing outside DIFC with a pitch deck?

I’m especially interested in meeting investors who understand AI/SaaS or the MENA market.

Would love to hear from founders who have gone through this already, including things you tried that were a complete waste of time.

Happy to share what I’m building in the comments if anyone is curious.

Hi everyone,

I'm graduating in about one month with a Bachelor's in Information Technology Engineering (Data Science) and I'm looking for an opportunity to gain real industry experience in the UAE.

I'm completely open to starting with a 3-month internship (or longer if needed).

My main goal is to learn, contribute, and prove myself.

Some of the skills I've been working with:

Python

SQL

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

Data cleaning & analysis

Dashboard development

KPI reporting & Business Intelligence

I've also built several personal projects, including:

AI SaaS analytics dashboards

Restaurant analytics and recipe intelligence system

Business intelligence dashboards

Web scraping and data analysis projects

I'm based in Abu Dhabi and can relocate if needed.

If your company is hiring interns, or if you know someone who is, I'd really appreciate it if you could DM me.

I'll happily send my CV and portfolio.

Thank you all, I appreciate any leads or advice. 🙏

Hi everyone,

I'm graduating in about one month with a Bachelor's in Information Technology Engineering (Data Science) and I'm looking for an opportunity to gain real industry experience in the UAE.

I'm completely open to starting with a 3-month internship (or longer if needed). My main goal is to learn, contribute, and prove myself.

Some of the skills I've been working with:

Python

SQL

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

Data cleaning & analysis

Dashboard development

KPI reporting & Business Intelligence

I've also built several personal projects, including:

AI SaaS analytics dashboards

Restaurant analytics and recipe intelligence system

Business intelligence dashboards

Web scraping and data analysis projects

I'm based in Abu Dhabi and can relocate if needed.

If your company is hiring interns, or if you know someone who is, I'd really appreciate it if you could DM me.

I'll happily send my CV and portfolio.

Thank you all, I appreciate any leads or advice. 🙏

Hi everyone,

I'm graduating in about one month with a Bachelor's in Information Technology Engineering (Data Science Major) and I'm looking for an opportunity to gain real industry experience in the UAE.

I'm completely open to starting with a 3-month internship (or longer if needed). My main goal is to learn, contribute, and prove myself.

Some of the skills I've been working with:

Python

SQL

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

Data cleaning & analysis

Dashboard development

KPI reporting & Business Intelligence

I've also built several personal projects, including:

AI SaaS analytics dashboards

Restaurant analytics and recipe intelligence system

Business intelligence dashboards

Web scraping and data analysis projects

I'm based in Abu Dhabi and can relocate if needed.

If your company is hiring interns, or if you know someone who is, I'd really appreciate it if you could DM me.

I'll happily send my CV and portfolio.

Thank you all, I appreciate any leads or advice. 🙏