Hamdan bin Mohammed: We are proud of the increasing growth of “Expand North Star”

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, said: “Today I visited the Expand Northstar 2025 exhibition, the largest event in the world for startups and investors, which is held within the GITEX Global activities… We are proud of the exponential growth of this event since its first launch in 2016, as the number of participating companies increased from 350 to 2000, with a growth rate of 471%, and the number of participating investors increased from 150 in 2016 to 1,200 in the current cycle, a growth of more than 700%, and the volume of foreign participations increased from 39 countries in 2016 to 100 countries now.” His Highness added: “We thank the Dubai Chamber Digital Economy team for their efforts and role