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7 Inspiring Speakers That Will Fire You Up at the Startups Without Borders Summit

Fasten your seatbelt, and get ready to embark on an amazing ride with the most inspiring game-changers, entrepreneurs, adventurers, media powerhouses and business experts. The Startups Without Borders summit is just about to start. By Eathar Abul Nasr Kicking off on 8-9 November 2019, the Startups Without Borders Summit is setting off to change the way we think of internationalization, gathering a…
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Impact Investment and Refugee-Lens Investing: Tim Docking Illustrates the New Investment Frontier

Ahead of the Startups Without Borders Summit, we meet on the the most anticipated speakers: Timothy Docking, co-founder of the Washington-based Refugee Investment Network. As we gear up to discuss impact investment and refugee-led startups, we sit down with Docking to unveil this new frontier in impact investment. By Hadeel Hegazy Standing from a long history in the international development…
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AI-Startup LeftSaver and Tedallal Have Just Championed the Startup Roadshow in Erbil

Erbil-based startups Tedallal and LeftSaver have just won the Startup Roadshow semi-finals in Erbil, held at Re:Coded House on September 19th.   By SWB Team Tedallal is a platform that connects two people in the same neighborhood to pool grocery shopping, tapping into the sharing economy for allow users to save time and reduce expenses. LeftSaver, on the other hand, utilises Artificial…
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The Startup Roadshow Kicked Off: Meet the 20 Startups Competing in Beirut

The competition for Syrian-led startups in has just started at Beirut Digital District, kicking off a 5-day bootcamp where the 2 top startups in the country will reach the semi-finals.  By SWB Team  The world’s first competition for Syrian entrepreneurs in the Middle East, the Startup Roadshow, has just taken off at the heart of Beirut’s innovative space, the Beirut Digital…
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