TechCrunch is hosting its first startup competition for founders based in the MENA region.

With Facebook being sponsors, TechCrunch is bringing the Startup Battlefield competition, to Beirut on October 3rd this year. The day-long event will be hosted in the Beirut Digital District, the heart of Lebanon's startup scene.

TechCrunch is eager to learn more about the rapidly developing startup and tech scene in the Middle East and North Africa, and they hope Startup Battlefield will help identify and develop the  top startups in the region.

Their editors carefully pick the best startups to compete from hundreds of applications, and recruit highly qualified judges to decide on the winners.

Also, TechCrunch's editors coach the founders to make brilliant pitches on stage at the Startup Battlefield event.

For more information about the Startup Battlefield MENA pitch-off competition and FAQs, click here.

If you think you're the best early-stage startup in the MENA region, submit your application today!

Applications close on July 17th, 2018 at 5pm PST.