# Escape Velocity, full site text This file is the text of every public page, in markdown, for agents and crawlers. --- # Escape Velocity By invitation · Dubai · First evening early 2027 A vetted room for work built with AI agents. One evening in Dubai. Founders show real projects or businesses built with AI agents. Senior leaders question the work, back it and build with it. 30 founding seats · Free · Every seat reviewed Request a founding seat: https://escapevelocitysociety.com/join Present your work: https://escapevelocitysociety.com/present Enquiry: enquiry@escapevelocitysociety.com ## Ten minutes to show it. Ten minutes to test it. ### 10 min Present A project or business built with AI agents, or an idea seeking co-builders. ### 10 min Discuss and brainstorm The room questions the work, brainstorms, and can offer partnerships or introductions. ### After The evening stays open Conversation continues with the room. Pitching is welcome. It stays inside the ten minutes. How an evening runs: https://escapevelocitysociety.com/format ## AI agents are already running real companies. - **Polsia.** Run by AI agents with one founder. $30M raised at a $250M valuation, May 2026. Source: Founder announcement (https://pulse2.com/polsia-30-million-at-250-million-valuation-raised-for-ai-operations-platform/) - **Polyfork.** An agent-run 3D model business. Won the $500K Build with Gemini XPRIZE from 26,000+ entrants, 2026. Source: XPRIZE (https://www.xprize.org/news/polyfork-wins-the-build-with-gemini-xprize) This is the kind of work Escape Velocity brings to a room in Dubai. ## Who is in the room. Senior leaders sit next to founders and bright people at any level, in roughly balanced company. What counts is what you bring to the room. ### Senior leaders CXO, VP and EVP level, from companies across the UAE and the region. ### Founders People presenting projects or businesses built with AI agents, or ideas seeking co-builders. ### Bright people at any level No title or degree required. Who it is for, and who it is not for: https://escapevelocitysociety.com/circle#criteria ## Every seat is reviewed. Every presenter is vetted. ### 1 Request Name, role, company or project, LinkedIn, and what you are building with AI agents. ### 2 Review A short review of your role and what you have built or led. ### 3 Conversation A brief intro call. ### 4 Invitation We reply within 10 working days. Presenters are vetted on the work itself: what it does, which AI agents power it, and what you want from the room. We reply within 10 working days. How vetting works in full: https://escapevelocitysociety.com/circle#vetting ## Once a quarter, one business wins. Prize Night is only for fully delivered, revenue-making businesses built with AI agents. Five UAE judges and the whole room decide. Every quarter · 5 UAE judges + the room · Prize set by the founding circle About Prize Night: https://escapevelocitysociety.com/prize ## The first evening is early 2027. ## Thirty founding seats. Free. 30 founding seats, free. Founding members shape the first year: the venue, the themes and the Prize. Sign-ups October to December 2026. First evening early 2027. Request a founding seat: https://escapevelocitysociety.com/join Present your work: https://escapevelocitysociety.com/present Recommend someone: https://escapevelocitysociety.com/join?intent=nominate ## Questions ### What is Escape Velocity? A vetted, invitation-only evening in Dubai. Founders show real projects or businesses built with AI agents. The room questions the work, brainstorms with them and, where it fits, helps take it further. ### Who can join? Senior leaders, founders and bright people at any level. No title or degree is required. Every seat is reviewed. See who it is for, and who it is not for. ### What does it cost? Free for the founding circle. There are 30 seats. ### When is the first evening? Early 2027. The venue is shared with confirmed members. ### Is what I present kept private? Chatham House style. What is said in the room can be used, but not attributed. Presenters choose what they share. There is no recording. Photos only with consent. No press in the room. ### Which AI agents can I use? Any AI agent is welcome. Grok Bot is the house tool. This website is optimised for AI agents to read and navigate. --- # How an evening runs. How an Escape Velocity evening runs. Ten minutes to present, ten minutes to discuss and brainstorm, then the evening stays open. Escape Velocity. By invitation · Dubai · First evening early 2027. ## The twenty minutes ### 10 min Present A project or business built with AI agents, or an idea seeking co-builders. ### 10 min Discuss and brainstorm The room questions the work, brainstorms, and can offer partnerships or introductions. ### After The evening stays open Conversation continues with the room. Pitching is welcome. It stays inside the ten minutes. A plain walkthrough beats a produced demo. ## Two kinds of work ### Built Projects or businesses already built with AI agents. Show the work, how you built it, how it makes money, and the numbers you are comfortable sharing. ### In progress Ideas before or during the build, seeking validation or co-builders. No revenue needed. ## What to bring - A plain walkthrough. It beats a produced demo. - How you built it with AI agents. - How it makes money, if it does. - The numbers you are comfortable sharing. - What you want from the room. ## House rules 1. **Show the work.** Done projects and early ideas both get the stage. 2. **Pitch inside the clock.** 10 minutes to present, then 10 minutes to discuss and brainstorm. 3. **Titles stay at the door.** No title or degree required. 4. **Every seat is vetted.** Every presenter is reviewed before the evening. 5. **Any AI agent is welcome.** Grok Bot is the house tool. 6. **Ideas leave with a next step.** Feedback, new iterations and, when it fits, financing and partners to co-build. Request a founding seat: https://escapevelocitysociety.com/join Present your work: https://escapevelocitysociety.com/present Enquiry: enquiry@escapevelocitysociety.com --- # Prize Night. Prize Night. One winner every quarter, for a fully delivered, revenue-making business built with AI agents. Who can enter: fully delivered, revenue-making businesses built with AI agents. How it is judged: five UAE judges drawn from the themes for the first year, plus a vote from the whole room. Judges step aside from any entry they are connected to. Judges are announced before the first Prize Night. What the winner receives: set by the founding circle before the first Prize Night. Every quarter · 5 UAE judges + the room · Prize set by the founding circle Present a revenue-making business: https://escapevelocitysociety.com/present?stage=revenue Request a founding seat: https://escapevelocitysociety.com/join Enquiry: enquiry@escapevelocitysociety.com --- # The founding circle. The founding circle. Thirty free seats, who it is for, how vetting works, and how the room treats what is said. Thirty seats, free, for the people who will shape Escape Velocity in its first year. Founding members decide the venue, the themes and the Prize. Themes for the first year: Longevity, Climate, Education, Civic tech, Corporate reinvention. ## Who it is for - **Senior leaders.** CXO, VP and EVP level, from companies across the UAE and the region. - **Founders.** People presenting projects or businesses built with AI agents, or ideas seeking co-builders. - **Bright people at any level.** No title or degree required. Senior leaders sit next to founders and bright people at any level, in roughly balanced company. What counts is what you bring to the room. ## Who it is not for - People looking to sell to the room outside the ten minutes. - People who want an audience rather than a conversation. - Anyone unwilling to respect the confidentiality rule. ## How vetting works ### 1 Request Name, role, company or project, LinkedIn, and what you are building with AI agents. ### 2 Review A short review of your role and what you have built or led. ### 3 Conversation A brief intro call. ### 4 Invitation We reply within 10 working days. Presenters are vetted on the work itself: what it does, which AI agents power it, and what you want from the room. We reply within 10 working days. ## Privacy and conduct - Chatham House style. What is said in the room can be used, but not attributed. - Presenters choose what they share. - No recording. - Photos only with consent. - No press in the room. Form data: https://escapevelocitysociety.com/privacy ## Who is behind it Escape Velocity is run independently from Dubai by a host with more than 25 years in events and a background in technology policy. The founding circle shapes it from the first evening. Request a founding seat: https://escapevelocitysociety.com/join Recommend someone: https://escapevelocitysociety.com/join?intent=nominate Enquiry: enquiry@escapevelocitysociety.com --- # Request a founding seat 30 founding seats, free. Founding members shape the first year: the venue, the themes and the Prize. Sign-ups October to December 2026. First evening early 2027. Senior leaders sit next to founders and bright people at any level, in roughly balanced company. What counts is what you bring to the room. ## What happens next ### 1 Request Name, role, company or project, LinkedIn, and what you are building with AI agents. ### 2 Review A short review of your role and what you have built or led. ### 3 Conversation A brief intro call. ### 4 Invitation We reply within 10 working days. We reply within 10 working days. Takes about 3 minutes. ## Request a founding seat Request a founding seat at https://escapevelocitysociety.com/join. The form asks for your name, email, phone if you want to share it, company or project, role, LinkedIn URL, what you are building with AI agents, and how you heard about the room. You can say whether you are mainly a senior leader, a founder, an investor, or something else. Every request is reviewed by hand. We reply within 10 working days. The message goes to enquiry@escapevelocitysociety.com. To recommend someone, use https://escapevelocitysociety.com/join?intent=nominate. Fields: - Full name - Email - Phone (optional) - Company or project - Role - I am mainly a (optional): Senior leader, Founder, Investor, or Other - LinkedIn URL - What are you building with AI agents? - How did you hear about us? (optional) - Person you recommend (optional, when recommending someone) - Consent to be contacted Subject: Founding seat request Enquiry: enquiry@escapevelocitysociety.com --- # Present your work Present your work at https://escapevelocitysociety.com/present. The form asks for your name, email, the project or business name, a website or demo link, the stage (Idea seeking co-builders, Built and live, or Revenue-making), what it does and which AI agents power it, and what you want from the room. Revenue-making businesses can be considered for Prize Night. The message goes to enquiry@escapevelocitysociety.com. Ten minutes to present. Ten minutes to discuss and brainstorm. Pitching for partnerships or financing is welcome, and it stays inside those ten minutes. ## What happens next ### 1 Request Name, role, company or project, LinkedIn, and what you are building with AI agents. ### 2 Review A short review of your role and what you have built or led. ### 3 Conversation A brief intro call. ### 4 Invitation We reply within 10 working days. We reply within 10 working days. Fields: - Name - Email - Project or business name - Website or demo link - Stage: Idea seeking co-builders, Built and live, or Revenue-making - What does it do and which AI agents power it? - What do you want from the room? - Consent to be contacted Subject: Project submission Request a founding seat: https://escapevelocitysociety.com/join Enquiry: enquiry@escapevelocitysociety.com --- # Privacy What happens to the information you send us. - The forms ask only for the details needed to review a founding seat or a presentation. That message is sent to enquiry@escapevelocitysociety.com. - We use it to review the request, reply, and run the evening. We do not sell it, and we do not pass it to a mailing list. - A hidden field catches automated spam. Leave it blank. - To ask us to delete what you sent, email enquiry@escapevelocitysociety.com. Conduct in the room: https://escapevelocitysociety.com/circle#privacy Enquiry: enquiry@escapevelocitysociety.com