Five start-ups presented at round two of the TURN8 Seed Accelerator initiative recently, which was attended by more than 70 delegates, including investors and media professionals at the Meydan Hotel in Dubai. A DP World initiative that was launched last year, Turn8 encourages and supports the realising of innovative ideas from entrepreneurs around the world. The programme also entails an expert mentoring component to help develop their ideas into viable business opportunities. The recent Investor Demo Day saw the culmination of five start-up ideas and their journey over the last four months in developing their business plans, with the aim of sourcing seed funding from prospective backers in the investment community.