Dubai · In setup · 2026
Silk&Sand
Verifiable, traceable infrastructure that China–Gulf women entrepreneurs' cooperation can be built on.
The idea
Business between China and the Gulf rarely breaks down over language. It breaks down over what each side assumes the other already understands.
Silk & Sand builds the underlying architecture — records that are verifiable, steps that are traceable, from initial intent, through negotiation, to final execution.
The trust and the deals are the entrepreneurs' to build. We build the ground they stand on.
Now
An interview series with women entrepreneurs, captured in their factories, offices, and homes — exploring how they scaled their vision, and how they navigate capital, risk, and borders.
First episodes coming soon.
Founder
Yan Lin — from Hangzhou, China's historic silk capital and modern e-commerce hub. An expert in data, AI, and cloud infrastructure with a career spanning China and Singapore. Having lived across Ireland, the US, and Germany (MBA, Mannheim Business School), she is relocating to Dubai this September.