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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…
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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…
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The Startup Roadshow Has Begun in Lebanon - and You Can Still Apply!

The competition for Syrian entrepreneurs in the Middle East has just started the first of its startup bootcamps in Lebanon, as 20 teams of brave startups battle it up to pitch at the finale in Amsterdam. Twenty teams of valiant Syrian entrepreneurs have just taken to Beirut Digital District, where the Startup Roadshow kicked off the competition for Syrian startups in the Middle East. Their…
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Could This Be the Middle East's Own Lush?

Yasmeen Smadi meets Samah Kheir El-Zein, the Syrian entrepreneur pioneering locally-made organic skincare products in Egypt. by Yasmeen Smadi Samah pours the green mixture into the small, heart-shaped moulds as the voice of her children playing sings in the background. Her…
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A Walk Through The Netherlands’ Brimming Refugee Startup Ecosystem

Azrin Rahman takes us on a walk through The Netherlands’ refugee startup ecosystem, listing accelerators, incubators, and bootcamps for bold go-getters. By Azrin Rahman Boasting 20% of migrants amongst its population, the Netherlands is full of opportunities which turn its capital, Amsterdam, as well as its major cities into a hotspot for entrepreneurship. In fact, The Dutch Startup…
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