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Founder & General Partner

Rami Elkhatib

VC-backed cybersecurity startups raised over $11bn in 2024. What are the latest threat vectors, trends and investment opportunities in this sector in 2025?

Cybersecurity, the attackers, and the VC backers

35 of the most promising startups will battle it out in the group rounds of PITCH powered by Jusour. 

In this round, 7 of them will fight for a chance to move onto the semi-final. Competing startups will have three minutes to pitch, followed by a three-minute Q&A with our judging panel.

Meet our judges: 

Ghenna Kanawati from Jusour
Muhammad Kandil from Lesha Bank
Soumaya Ben Beya Dridje from Rasmal Ventures
Rami Elkhatib from Acero Capital
Abbas Kazmi from BlackWood Ventures & SABAH.fund

PITCH Group 5

With AI dominating headlines and investor portfolios, how do we make SaaS great and rich again? Join this panel of VCs and leading B2B voices.

Scaling SaaS in the AI Investment Boom

10 group-round winners take to Centre Stage for the semi-final of PITCH powered by Jusour, our startup competition.

Each of the semi-finalists has three minutes to pitch their businesses. Our judges then deliberate and choose three finalists to battle it out in the PITCH final.

Semi-finalists will be revealed following the group stages of the competition, taking place on day 1 of the event.

Meet our judges:
- Emad Hassan from Jusour
- Dana Al Dafaa from Jusour
- Rami Elkhatib from Acero Capital
- Zachary Finkelstein from Class 5 Global
- Ahmad Takatkah from Revenya Capital
- Andre Ayotte from Kapower Investment Cooperative
- Alexander Vaselek from CIMEDO
- Mohamed Mohsen from Microsoft
- Rayan Karaky from Amazon 