Shark Tank Dubai investors stunned by AI app’s shocking $60M valuation (Photo: AETOSWire)
DUBAI IS BETTING ITS FUTURE ON A SINGLE APP, and the terrifying implications have experts SOUNDING THE ALARM. SpeakUp, an AI-powered matching platform, didn’t just win investment on a regional *Shark Tank*—it triggered a FEEDING FRENZY that reveals a DEEPLY DISTURBING trend. One judge handed over a blank-check SAFE agreement LIVE ON AIR, while others breathlessly labeled it a future “unicorn.” But at what cost? This isn’t innovation; it’s a HARBINGER of a chilling new reality.
This platform promises to “streamline” the entire speaking industry, replacing human networks and serendipity with a cold, algorithmic marketplace. It’s not just matching speakers to events; it’s building a FULL-SCALE SURVEILLANCE ECOSYSTEM that tracks, rates, and commodifies human thought leadership. With its “Growth Marketplace,” it seeks to CONTROL the entire supply chain—from podcast studios to PR—creating a MONOPOLISTIC BEAST that could dictate the very ideas we hear in public forums.
The MOST SHOCKING FIGURE isn’t the 41,000 registered users. It’s the BLIND FAITH of investors valuing this data-harvesting operation at a STAGGERING $60 MILLION despite being mere months old. This reckless speculation proves the venture world is no longer investing in products, but in DANGEROUS FANTASIES of total market domination.
As this AI gatekeeper expands across 30 countries, one horrifying question remains: when our stages, podcasts, and conferences are curated by a single profit-driven algorithm, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE VOICES IT CHOOSES TO SILENCE? The future of public discourse is being auctioned off to the highest bidder, and humanity is being left out of the conversation.



