We won PITCH at WEB SUMMIT QATAR 2024

Key highlights:

• 1043 startups applied, 40 pitched on Day 1, 8 made it to semi-finals, 3 to the finals and WE WON!!
• The PITCH trophy was awarded by Eng. Abdulhadi Bakhit Barqan - CEO of Jusour, following the final pitches that were judged by:
  • Amin Matni of Qatar Business Incubation Center;
  • Zach Coelius - Managing Partner at Coelius Capital;
  • Soumaya Ben Beya Dridje -  Rasmal Ventures;
  • Rama Chakaki - General Partner at Transform VC.

• I was joined, in Doha, by our lead Web3 investor and Blockchain Founders Fund managing partner, Aly Madhavji, and Breshna's VP of Strategy, Joanna Kurylo;

• We are in conversations with Invest Qatar, Ministry of Education, Visit Qatar, Qatar Airways and Ministry of Communications and Information Technology for B2G partnerships that can redefine how Breshna unleashes the power of video games for education, tourism and youth empowerment in the region;

• Breshna Press Coverage:

  • Web Summit Qatar had more than 15,000 entrepreneurs, investors and government leaders, and almost 900 members of the media, including major media outlets such as CNBC, Al Jazeera, the Financial Times, the Associated Press, and Forbes.
  • News outlets and social media covering Breshna, Getty images here
  • Videos: By Web Summit, Jusour video compilation, full video of pitch and closing ceremony (pitch at 2:19 and winner announcement at 4:38)

• Impact of Web Summit Qatar on Breshna's user growth and engagement:

  • Total Breshna sessions during the event: 4345
  • Total number of game plays: 3203
  • Total number of games created at the event: 744
  • New users signed up during the event: 217