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Sharjahef
Sharjahef is an entrepreneurship festival that connects visionaries, investors, and innovators to foster collaboration and inspiration in the startup ecosystem.
Overview
What Sharjahef does
What Sharjahef is
Sharjahef is an entrepreneurship festival that connects visionaries, investors, and innovators to foster collaboration and inspiration in the startup ecosystem.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports community and event host capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Event Organizer
- Structured capabilities
- Community · Event host
- Last reviewed
- April 24, 2026
Official channels
Find Sharjahef elsewhere
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Capability profile
Sharjahef as a community
Community overview
Sharjahef is an organization based in Sharjah, UAE, focused on entrepreneurship. It is known for hosting the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival (SEF), which is described as the largest entrepreneurship festival in the region. The festival is scheduled to take place from January 31 to February 1, 2026.
Community focus
Sharjahef primarily invests in and supports startups and entrepreneurs. The organization provides various services including pitch competitions, investor lounges, and startup showcases. It aims to connect founders, investors, and innovators, facilitating networking and collaboration within the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Member value
Members benefit from access to pitch competitions, networking opportunities, and exposure to potential investors and decision-makers through various events and programs.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
- Next recorded event
- January 31, 2026
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Investors · Builders
- Benefits
- network-access and mentorship
- Program types
- community and other
- Selection criteria
- open
- Regions
- Asia
Community activity
Events and activity
The Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival (SEF) is the primary event organized by Sharjahef, scheduled for January 31 to February 1, 2026. The festival will feature over 300 speakers, 250 sessions, and activities aimed at fostering entrepreneurship and innovation.
Notable members
Notable portfolio companies and participants include Schoolvoice, Almentor, IO, Seafood Souq, iSchool, Lisan, Falcon Robotics, Finanshels, Baggage Taxi, Circabiotech, G3, and FortyGuard. Key team members include Nadine Kanso, Manal Rostom, Seda Khunkaeva, Christos Mastoras, Mazen Kanaan, Salman Moghimi, Arva S. Ahmed, Mo Gawdat, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Sebastian Vettel, John Sullivan, Ambareen Musa, Bader Ataya, Rosa Piro, Rania Masri El Khatib, Brooke Bellamy, Katia Serbina, and Souad Al Serkal.
Capability profile
Sharjahef as an event host
Event focus
Sharjahef primarily invests in and supports startups and entrepreneurs. The organization provides various services including pitch competitions, investor lounges, and startup showcases. It aims to connect founders, investors, and innovators, facilitating networking and collaboration within the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Format narrative
The Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival (SEF) features over 300 speakers, 250 sessions, and various activities aimed at fostering entrepreneurship and innovation.
Participant value
SEF is more than an event; it’s a place where ambition feels real, shared, and possible. It sparks ideas and momentum, leaving attendees inspired and ready to make an impact.
Format and cadence
- Event types
- summit
- Modality
- in-person
- Typical attendance
- 300
- Startups can present
- Yes
Availability
- Registration state
- Not currently accepting
- Next recorded event
- January 31, 2026
- Next event location
- Sharjah, UAE
Audience and fit
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed · Series A
- Audience
- Founders · Investors · Builders
- Regions
- Asia
Speakers and past editions
Speakers
Notable speakers include Khabib Nurmagomedov, Sebastian Vettel, Mo Gawdat, and Ambareen Musa, among others.
Common questions
What to know about Sharjahef
Upseed classifies Sharjahef under the Event Organizer organization type. Its current public profile includes community and event host capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 24, 2026
Known limits
Capability profiles appear only when a structured public profile also contains decision-useful role evidence. Terms and availability can change.
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