Month: December 2020
Do You Have a Food Startup? You Can Apply to Forward Fooding’s FoodTech 500 List
Forward Fooding has just launched the FoodTech 500 list, the world’s first definitive list of the global entrepreneurial talent at the intersection between food, technology, and sustainability. And you can apply to be featured on the 2021 edition! By SWB Team Forward Fooding, the world’s first collaborative platform fostering...
Italy-Based Startup Mygrants Raises €300,000 Investment to Grow its 90,000-Strong App
Mygrants, based in Bologna, has just announced a €300,000 Investment from a|impactE, a social impact fund created by Avanzi and Etica Sgr, to grow its platform across Italy and MENA. By SWB Team Italy-based startup Mygrants has just secured a €300,000 Investment from a|impactE, a social impact fund created by Avanzi and Etica Sgr,...
Netherlands’ Forward Incubator Opens Applications for the Digital Entrepreneurship Program for Newcomers
Forward Incubator‘s Digital Entrepreneurship program has just opened applications. The incubator is looking for newcomer entrepreneurs from around the world to join their 10-week program. By SWB Team Applications are open to all newcomers around the world! Netherland-based Forward Incubator has just opened applications for its Digital...
Podcast: Mastering Media Relations When the World is Not Paying Attention: Here’s 5 Questions You need to Ask Yourself
In this episode of the #SWBPodcast, Maha Abouelenein, Chief Value Officer for Gary Vaynerchuk and Founder of Digital And Savvy, talks to Dina El-Mofty about mastering media relations in times when the world is overwhelmed with pandemic information. By Ahmed Abuzaid The world today looks like constant noise and distraction – and...
5 Podcast Episodes to Get Inspired on International Migrants Day
On International Migrants Day, we take a look at 5 stories of relentless ambition, resilience, and grit as told by the entrepreneurs themselves. From social entrepreneurs, to best-selling authors, to female powerhouses, these 5 podcast episodes will inspire you to think of migration in a different light. By SWB Team As the world marks...
5 Startup Events You Can’t Miss in Europe in 2021
The South Summit Competition Together with the most innovative startups regardless of their industry, development stage, and country, South Summit Competition. This competition is an excellent showcase for your project. You will introduce your project to potential investors or clients and every key player in the innovation ecosystem...
Podcast: Be Online or Be Invisible: Tips to Build a Leading Website, with GoDaddy
How are top websites dominating the new normal? How do you get an e-store on the map? In Episode 17, we share the Startups Without Borders Summit panel with Selina Bieber, GoDaddy’s Senior Regional Director for Turkey, MENA and South Africa, digging behind the scenes of a leading website. By Valentina Primo It is a …...
Meet the 5 Refugee-Led Startups Pitching at Money Moves Forward on December 17th
Forward Incubator, the Amsterdam-based incubator for refugee entrepreneurs and ABN AMRO Bank are hosting the largest remote pitching event for refugee entrepreneurs, Money Moves Forward. These are the 5 entrepreneurs pitching their businesses to 30 investors. By SWB Team Forward Incubator, the Amsterdam-based incubator for refugee...
Changelabs Announces Lebanon’s 1st Accelerator for Migrants at the Startups Without Borders Summit
The accelerator for migrants was one of the summit’s highlights, as it sets off to support startups with funding, technology and support, and a day to day hands-on operating partner that will help entrepreneurs in Lebanon scale their business. BY SWB TEAM This year’s Startups Without Borders Summit included many firsts. From...
Podcast: How This “Invisible Man” Created a Blockchain Startup in a Refugee Camp
In episode 16 of the #SWBPodcast, we have an intimate conversation with Tey El-Rjula, a man who turned his lack of opportunity a into the blockchain startup Tykn, which eventually raised €1.2 million. By Ahmed Abuzaid This is the second episode of the #SWBPodcast season 3. In it, Tey El-Rjula who went on to author …...
