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May 20, 2019

From a Refugee Camp to a $1.2 Million Investment: Tykn Raises New Funding Round

The blockchain startup, founded by Syrian entrepreneur Tey Al-Rjula, has just scored a $1.2 Million Investment from Dutch IT entrepreneur Johan Mastenbroek. By SWB Team Tykn, a tech startup founded by Syrian entrepreneur Tey Al-Rjula, has just announced an investment of 1.2 million euros from Dutch IT entrepreneur Johan Mastenbroek. Along with social entrepreneurs Khalid Maliki and Jimmy…

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April 24, 2019

6 TEDx Talks by Refugee Founders That Will Turn Your Perceptions Upside Down

Refugee founders are not the exception to the norm. Around the world, from the Netherlands, to Australia and the USA, newcomers are radically changing the reality around them. We’ve listed 6 impactful, thought-provoking and inspiring stories, as told by their…

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April 1, 2019

Meet the Migrant Entrepreneurs Who Won Rome’s “Orizzonti Startup” Pitching Competition

By SWB Team The event gathered entrepreneurs from around the world – from Gabon, to Senegal, Russia and Iran – who came from different corners of Italy to showcase their ideas at Link Campus University. On March 28th, Rome’s Link Campus University hosted the…

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February 6, 2019

He Had to Leave His Hometown in Ruins, So He Began a Startup to Rebuild the Entire Country's Homes

The winner of the Berlin Newcomer Startup Award, Hadi Soufan is taking on the valiant mission to rebuild Syria, through a startup that assists people with the tools they need to rebuild their homes after destruction stroke. By Hadeel Hegazy History is packed with stories of countries that were plagued by war and destruction, leaving millions of people displaced from their homes. The most…

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January 30, 2019

Erbil-Based Shiffer Wins the MITEF Pan Arab's Innovate for Refugees

The Innovate for Refugees competition awards the best solutions to tackle the refugee crisis across the Middle East. US-based Engineering For Social Good and Lebanese startup KwikPak won the Idea Track. Peer-to-peer logistics platform Shiffer, founded in Iraq, has just been…

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January 30, 2019

These 6 Syrian Startups Are Rocking the Middle East - Here's How

Syrian startups are innovating across industries, from peer-to-peer shipping platforms to HealthTech apps, e-commerce champions and AgriTech innovators. We look into the 6 bold winners of the Startup Roadshow By Hadeel Hegazy Last fall witnessed the inception of the Startup…

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January 21, 2019

5 Entrepreneurs Spill the Beans on How to Build an Awesome Team

One of the 3 top reasons startups fail is hiring the wrong team. Hadeel Hegazy asks entrepreneurs from Syria and Egypt how they can build a winning team. By Hadeel Hegazy Nine out of 10 emerging startups fail, according to Fortune magazine. Amongst the top three reasons, failing to pick the right calibres stands out, according to a study by CB Insights, quoted in the magazine. Scouting for…

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January 14, 2019

From Product-Based to Story-Based: the Syrian Entrepreneur Disrupting E-commerce with the Power of AI

“The world of e-commerce is traditionally product-based, but people buy with their emotions,” says Oubai Al Hendi. So he is building a platform that responds to that. By Merna Fawzy “People buy based on their emotions,” says Oubai El Hindi, determined. The…

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January 7, 2019

How This Syrian Entrepreneur Built a 9.000-strong Community of “Conscious Mothers’’ in Cairo

We meet Reem Sabouni, the Syrian entrepreneur supporting mothers through Montessori education. By Shadw Helal Mom’s club main office certainly speaks for itself. Set in a small, cozy apartment with home vibes, the setting allows for mothers to interact with other mothers…

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December 24, 2018

This Syrian Woman Just Won the Startup Roadshow Finals in Lebanon

The EdTech startup is based in Gaziantep and focuses on bringing marionettes to the 21st century. This was the roadshow’s second Demo Day, following Ignite 2018 in Amsterdam. By SWB Team Syrian entrepreneur Juman Jamal Sakkae won the $8.000 first prize of the Startup Roadshow Second Demo Day, held at the Beirut Digital District on December 14th. The EdTech startup, founded alongside Hamadah…

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