# Escape Velocity

> A vetted, invitation-only evening in Dubai. Founders show real projects or businesses built with AI agents. Senior leaders question the work, back it and build with it. Every seat is reviewed. Every presenter is vetted.

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.

## Pages

- [Home](https://escapevelocitysociety.com/): the evening, the room, vetting, Prize Night and the founding circle
- [The evening](https://escapevelocitysociety.com/format.md): ten minutes to present, ten minutes to discuss and brainstorm, then the evening stays open
- [Prize Night](https://escapevelocitysociety.com/prize.md): one winner every quarter, for a revenue-making business built with AI agents
- [Founding circle](https://escapevelocitysociety.com/circle.md): who it is for, how vetting works, and how the room treats what is said
- [Request a founding seat](https://escapevelocitysociety.com/join.md): 30 free seats
- [Present your work](https://escapevelocitysociety.com/present.md): the form for a project or business built with AI agents
- [Privacy](https://escapevelocitysociety.com/privacy.md): what happens to form data

## Format

- 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.

After the open conversation, the room brainstorms: it adds ideas and iterations, and offers partnerships, financing or introductions.

## Who it is for

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.

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.

## How to join

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.

The founding circle: 30 seats, free. Sign-ups October to December 2026. First evening early 2027.

Recommend someone: https://escapevelocitysociety.com/join?intent=nominate

## How to present

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.

## Key facts

- Name: Escape Velocity
- Place: Dubai
- Access: by invitation. Every seat is reviewed. Every presenter is vetted.
- House tool: Grok Bot. Any AI agent is welcome.
- Session: 10 minutes to present, 10 minutes to discuss and brainstorm, then the evening stays open
- Pitching: welcome, and it stays inside the ten minutes
- Founding circle: 30 seats, free
- Sign-ups: October to December 2026
- First evening: early 2027
- Reply: within 10 working days
- Prize: one winner every quarter. Fully delivered, revenue-making businesses built with AI agents. Five UAE judges plus the whole room. Judges step aside from any entry they are connected to. What the winner receives is set by the founding circle before the first Prize Night. Judges are announced before the first Prize Night.
- Themes for the first year: Longevity, Climate, Education, Civic tech, Corporate reinvention
- Proof, not confirmed presenters: Polsia: Run by AI agents with one founder. $30M raised at a $250M valuation, May 2026. Polyfork: An agent-run 3D model business. Won the $500K Build with Gemini XPRIZE from 26,000+ entrants, 2026. This is the kind of work Escape Velocity brings to a room in Dubai.
- 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.
- 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.
- Enquiry: enquiry@escapevelocitysociety.com
- Canonical site: https://escapevelocitysociety.com

## Full text

- [Full site content](https://escapevelocitysociety.com/llms-full.txt)
- [Home, markdown](https://escapevelocitysociety.com/index.md)
- [The evening, markdown](https://escapevelocitysociety.com/format.md)
- [Prize Night, markdown](https://escapevelocitysociety.com/prize.md)
- [Founding circle, markdown](https://escapevelocitysociety.com/circle.md)
- [Join, markdown](https://escapevelocitysociety.com/join.md)
- [Present, markdown](https://escapevelocitysociety.com/present.md)
- [Privacy, markdown](https://escapevelocitysociety.com/privacy.md)