October, 2018 - Startups Without Borders Blog

October 12, 2018

Peer-to-Peer Logistics and AgriTech Startups Win Big at the Startup Roadshow in Erbil

Shiffer, a peer-to-peer, online logistics platform for express shipping, and Agri-Answer have won the Startup Roadshow competition, held in Erbil on October 4th. This is the second round of the competition organized by Jusoor and SPARK to support Syrian entrepreneurs, after a successful first edition in Beirut last September. At the end of the roadshow, which will stop in 3 other cities across…

MITEF Pan Arab Launches Innovate for Refugees Competition - Applications are Open!

The competition, running its 3rd edition, has supported over 40 projects and injected $250,000 in equity-free investment to startups. Does your startup create solutions for refugees? The MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab (MITEF Pan Arab), has just announced the launch of one…

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October 9, 2018

How 10 Years in a Dutch Refugee Camp Prepared Sina Azizi for Trading Cryptocurrency

The Iranian entrepreneur began trading penny stocks to learn about the stock market. Today, he advices firms through his startup. By SWB Team Trading on the stock market is a volatile and risky business; it is a simple reality that everyone loses money at some point. But…

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October 4, 2018

Home Chef Lebanon and Loop Just Won the First Prize at the Startup Roadshow in Beirut

The startups, a home-made meals delivery service and a peer-to-peer platform for exchanging and commercializing second-hand toys, will compete at the finals in Amsterdam next November. It’s October, but it still feels like summer in Beirut. At the Beirut Digital District, Lebanon’s tech hub, Syrian entrepreneurs Ahmad Alhamwi, Median Abd Albaki, and Qusai Husni Sakher are…

7 Migrant Entrepreneurs Going from Dreamers to Founders in Cairo

What makes someone a founder? We speak with 7 refugee entrepreneurs turning their ingenious ideas into concrete business plans. Last summer, 20 bold entrepreneurs met as the SWB Coaching Competition kicked-off in the heart of downtown Cairo. The sessions started off with a…

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October 1, 2018

"Instead of Being Helped, Refugees Are the Ones Doing the Helping"

What if we turned the tables and started looking at refugees for the talent they have, instead of the things they they need? We meet Mursal Hedayat, founder of the EdTech startup doing just that. By SWB Team Summer is officially over. This month, children across Europe…

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October 2018

Peer-to-Peer Logistics and AgriTech Startups Win Big at the Startup Roadshow in Erbil

MITEF Pan Arab Launches Innovate for Refugees Competition - Applications are Open!

How 10 Years in a Dutch Refugee Camp Prepared Sina Azizi for Trading Cryptocurrency

Home Chef Lebanon and Loop Just Won the First Prize at the Startup Roadshow in Beirut

7 Migrant Entrepreneurs Going from Dreamers to Founders in Cairo

"Instead of Being Helped, Refugees Are the Ones Doing the Helping"

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