Global Market Access Series

A curated cross-border programme connecting high-potential founders with investor, strategic partners, and government stakeholders across the world's most dynamic emerging markets.

series overview

Why Global Market Access

Asia's most promising startups are built for the world — yet the path to global growth remains fragmented, information-asymmetric, and dependent on the right introductions at the right moment.

Context & Background

The global venture landscape is shifting. Capital is increasingly concentrating in strategic geographies— from Gulf sovereign funds deploying billions into technology, to Central Asian governments actively welcoming foreign innovators under bilateral frameworks, to East Asian markets seeking deep-tech partnerships. For founders in the region and across the Gobi portfolio, these moments represent rare, time-sensitive opportunities.

Yet access remains the barrier. Individual founders rarely possess the network, local intelligence, or diplomatic credibility to unlock high-quality meetings with institutional investors, government principals, and corporate decision-makers independently.

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Why We Built This

Gobi Partners and GUIDE have spent years building trust-based relationships across global market ecosystems — from China to MENA to Central Asia to Southeast Asia to East Asia and the rest of the world. The Global Market Access Series is the structured vehicle for our portfolio companies and selected partners to leverage that network collectively.

Each delegation is purpose-designed: anchored to a flagship regional event, layered with private curated meetings inaccessible to the general public, and supported end-to-end by the Gobi × GUIDE team on the ground.

Programme Partners

What Every Delegation Delivers

Every edition of the Global Market Access Series is designed around five core pillars — each addressing a critical gap between where founders are and where they want to go.

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Investor Access & Fundraising

Facilitate direct, warm-introduction meetings with institutional investors, sovereign funds, and venture capitalists that are otherwise inaccessible through cold outreach — maximising founders' probability of securing capital or follow-on relationships.
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Market Entry & Expansion

Provide founders with on-the-ground exposure, structured market intelligence, and first-hand accessto government investment promotion agencies — accelerating informed decisions about market landing and partnership strategy.
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Strategic Partnership Building

Connect founders with corporates, government bodies, industry associations, and ecosystem enablers who can serve as distribution partners, regulatory champions, or strategic co-investors in the target market.
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Conference & Brand Visibility

Leverage Gobi × GUIDE's presence and existing relationships at flagship regional conferences — fromLEAP in Riyadh to the SCMP China Conference in Astana — to create stage opportunities, panel participation, and media exposure for participating founders.
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Cohort Network & Peer Learning

Build a trusted peer cohort of founders from the Gobi portfolio and partner networks who are navigating similar cross-border challenges — creating a lasting community that extends well beyond each delegation trip.

Past & Upcoming Delegations

Upcoming 2026
Past Editions

Saudi Arabia Delegation

Riyadh
30 AUG - 3 SEPT 2026

MENA Delegation: Saudi Arabia & LEAP 2026

Anchored around LEAP 2026 — the world's largest tech conference by attendance — this delegation is designed for founders pursuing fundraising, MENA market expansion, and establishing a landing base in the Kingdom. Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 transformation has created one of the most active venture ecosystems in the world, backed by sovereign wealth of unprecedented scale.

Access to private capitals, ecosystem players, local portfolios and government units & more. LEAP 2026 conference pass included. Ideal for AI, FinTech, HealthTech, CleanTech, SaaS, and DeepTech founders.
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Central Asia Delegation

Astana | Almaty | Tashkent (Kazakhstan + Uzbekistan)
SEPT 2026

Central Asia Delegation: Kazakhstan + Uzbekistan

Central Asia is one of the most underappreciated opportunity zones for HK and China-origin startups. Government-backed investment frameworks, an AIFC operating under English common law, and bilateral trade momentum following the June 2026 HK Chief Executive delegation (43 MoUs signed) make this a rare entry window. Anchored by the SCMP China Conference in Astana, this two-city delegation covers both Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

Meetings with Astana Hub, AIFC, Alem Capital, JAS Ventures, IT Park UzbekistanAccess to SCMP China Conference / Astana Finance DayIdeal for HK/China-origin startups seeking regional launchpad & corridor strategy ecosystems in the world, backed by sovereign wealth of unprecedented scale.
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Korea
‍Delegation

Seoul
OCT 2026

Korea Delegation: Seoul — Coming Soon

Seoul is one of Asia's most dynamic innovation capitals — home to world-class deep-tech research, a robust corporate venture ecosystem anchored by Samsung, LG, Kakao, and Naver, and a government actively channelling investment into AI, semiconductor, and biotech startups. This October delegation is designed to open doors for HK and regional founders seeking strategic partnerships, co-development opportunities, and Korea-based capital in one of the world's most concentrated innovation markets.

Interested in joining the Seoul delegation? Register your interest and we will be in touch when the programme opens for applications.
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Japan
‍Delegation

Tokyo
NOV 2026

Japan Delegation: Tokyo — Coming Soon

The Japan delegation is currently in the launching phase, in partnership with our Japan-based ecosystem partners. Japan's corporate venture arms, deep-tech research institutes, and government-backed innovation programmes represent a compelling destination for AI, robotics, and sustainability-focused startups. Dates, anchor events, and pricing will be announced shortly.

Interested in joining the Japan delegation? Register your interestbelow and we'll notify you when the programme opens.
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UAE
‍Delegation

Abu Dhabi & Dubai
DEC 2026

UAE Delegation: Abu Dhabi & Dubai — Coming Soon

The UAE is MENA's most internationalised innovation hub — combining Abu Dhabi's sovereign capital firepower (Mubadala, ADQ, ADGM) with Dubai's unrivalled position as the region's commercial and fintech gateway. This two-city December delegation builds on the momentum from our 2026 KSA trip, extending the MENA access network southward for founders pursuing fundraising, market landing, and strategic partnerships across the Gulf's two most globally connected ecosystems.

Interested in joining the UAE delegation? Register your interest and we will share full programme details and pricing as soon as they are confirmed.
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Qatar
‍Delegation

Doha
30 Jan - 4 Feb  2026

Inaugural Delegation: Qatar — Doha

The Global Market Access Series was piloted with the inaugural Qatar delegation — the programme's proof-of-concept edition. A cohort of 15 startups participated in curated investor meetings, government stakeholder sessions, and private networking events in Doha, gaining access to MENA's earliest and most active sovereign-backed innovation capital. The success of this edition established the model that now underpinsthe full series.
15+ Startups participated
10+ meetings, pitching, events arranged

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Contact us

Whether you are a Gobi portfolio company, an endorsed partner's startup, or a high-growth founder looking for a curated market access, we would love to hear from you. Reach out to the Gobi x GUIDE programme team to discuss which delegation is right for your stage and goals.

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