Author: Valentina Primo
5 Things You Can Do To Make Your Customers Fall In Love With Your Startup
Building an emotional connection with your customers is key to ensure the sustainability and scalability of your startup. In his first article, Mohammed Abdelghafar describes 5 things you should do create the emotional spark. By Mohammed Abdelghafar Here’s the thing, your startup is vulnerable. As branding expert Fabian Geyrhalter...
500 Startups and Sanabil Investments launch the 500 MENA Seed Accelerator: Applications are Open!
Based in 500 Riyadh, the 500 MENA Seed Accelerator Program will offer startups a USD$100,000 investment from the Sanabil 500 MENA Seed Accelerator Fund. The fund will also invest opportunistically in other pre-seed and seed stage startups throughout MENA, aiming to invest in approximately 100 startups. By SWB Team 500 Startups, one of...
6 Startup Opportunities in the Middle East You Need to See Today
This week, we bring you a mixture of nine unique programs, workshops, competitions, and online courses across the Middle East, North Africa, and the Levant regions. Many of the opportunities offer generous monetary prizes and grants. Spanning from green innovation to tech, here’s six startup opportunities you need to see. By SWB...
GoDaddy Partners with Startups Without Borders to Train Entrepreneurs across MENA Region
The global internet company is partnering with Startups Without Borders to launch “Start and Grow Online with GoDaddy,” a Free Online Training Course that teaches Entrepreneurs How to Take Their Business Online in 4 days. Registrations are open! By SWB Team GoDaddy Inc, the company that empowers everyday entrepreneurs around the...
9 Must-See Opportunities for Startups In Europe this Season
From marketing festivals, to tech summits and coder conferences, we’ve gathered 9 must-see opportunities for startups in Europe this season. Whether you are looking to setting up in Estonia or building your startup in the UK, these events, competitions and programs are some of the most promising of 2021. By SWB Team This week we...
Unconventional Ventures Partners with Backstage Capital to Launch First-Ever Nordic Digital Accelerator
Aiming to break barriers for Tech startups founded by underrepresented founders, Unconventional Ventures has just announced their first-ever Nordic digital-only accelerator for entrepreneurs in the Nordics, Europe and UK. By SWB Team Nordic VC Unconventional Ventures and Backstage Capital are joining forces to help accelerate...
Turkey-Based Startup Negmstar Takes the First Prize at Forward Incubator’s International Investor Pitch Competition
The startup, founded by Egyptian entrepreneur Mohamed Negm, is an EdTech startup that uses games to teach skills such as math, coding and applied physics. Smart accounting app Cashier won the People’s Vote at Forward Incubator’s International Investor Pitch. By SWB Team The inaugural International Investor Pitch Competition...
From London to MENA: Knowledge Officer launches Tech Fellowship for Youth in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Jordan
Launched by Knowledge Officer, the Tech Fellowship will offer learners will offer young learners the chance to to learn top skills and get certified in Product Management, Marketing, Sales Development and Customer Success. By SWB Team Knowledge Officer has just announced the launch of the Tech Fellowship, a comprehensive and fully funded...
Italy’s Crypto Coinference Gears up to Kick-Start Next April
Italy’s leading event for the blockchain community, Crypto Coinference, is set to take off on April 29th and 30th 2021, in Bologna, tackling the opportunities and latest trends in blockchain and cryptocurrencies. By SWB Team With a thrilling agenda and international speakers, Italy’s leading event for the blockchain community,...
Entrepreneurs in the Middle East Can Join Stacks MENA’s Blockchain Bootcamp and Battle it Up for $30,000 in Prizes
The Bootcamp will run for 3 weeks, followed by a 3-day Hackathon with up to $30,000 in prizes for the three top winners. The program is organized by Stacks MENA in partnership with GIZ Egypt and Changelabs. By SWB Team From March 16th to April 6th 2021 Stacks MENA in partnership with GIZ Egypt and …...
Al Jabal Incubator is Looking for Palestine’s Next Wave of Innovators
The Al-Jabal program for entrepreneurship in Palestine is scouting for the nation’s most innovative entrepreneurs to join its applications social business incubator. Applications close on January 21st. By SWB Team Al Jabal, a social business incubator set in Palestinian Nature, aims to help youth build capacities in the field of...
The Women’s Rights Hackathon is Calling on Startup Ideas for Gender Equality in Iraq
Organized by Mosul Space and Women for Women International, and supported by GIZ, the Women’s Rights Hackathon 2021, is looking for tech minds that can solve challenges related to violence against women, and provide livelihoods opportunities. By SWB Team The Women’s Rights Hackathon 2021, supported by GIZ on behalf of the Government...
AUC VLab is Looking for Egypt’s Next Innovators for their Startup Accelerator Program
AUC VLab is looking for valiant entrepreneurs for their Startup Accelerator and their Fintech Accelerator programs, which are running the Spring 2021 cohort. Applications close on January 15th. By SWB TEAM AUC VLab has opened applications for entrepreneurs for their Startup Accelerator and their Fintech Accelerator programs, which offer...
Syrian and Palestinian Innovators Can Apply to the Refugee Entrepreneurial Fund
The Refugee Entrepreneurial Fund fund aims to support three health-related startup projects of Syrian and Palestinian refugees. The three winning projects will get tailored mentorship and up to f £1,000 in prizes. By SWB Team Supported through the University of St Andrews impact fund, the Refugee Entrepreneurial Fund aims to support...
5 Talks From the Startups Without Borders Summit to Watch Over and Over Again
The summit is over but the thrill is not! As we concluded our second Startups Without Borders Summit last November 14th, we take a look at 5 unforgettable talks that left the audience in awe. From media powerhouses to startup masterminds, here’s 5 speakers you should rewatch. By SWB Team It’s a new decade; it’s...
