Tim DraperFounder and Managing Partne, Draper Associate · I back the ideas that look crazy first

Abu Dhabi is more than just business—it’s a melting pot of cultures, ideas, and global connections.

13 Jan 2025 · 1 min

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Tim Draper and three others describe Abu Dhabi as a global hub where you meet people from dozens of countries working in tech and business. They compare the social scene to New York, with constant opportunities to connect with like-minded people across different industries and backgrounds.

Something about the UAE is just the culture is really so open. Every day you're meeting new people from all over the world, different cultures, and it all sort of collides and clashes here.
I think there's a lot of activities for people to do here. You can always find like-minded people, which is really nice and exciting. It kind of feels like New York in that way where you can be yourself.
We meet a lot of people from different places here, and because we're from Brazil, we don't have this contact, especially with the Asian population. So here we meet everybody from everywhere.
I think what's interesting is the kind of mix of people that we see. Oh yeah. There are people from all over the world that just come here and have businesses that do technology.