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Startups Without Borders and SPARK to Host Event Series in Lebanon, Palestine, and Iraq
The series of events will take place in Ramallah, Beirut and Erbil, as part of the Startups on the Move incubation program, created with support from Google.org. Startups Without Borders and SPARK are hosting the Startups On The Move Networking events, a series of ecosystem events happening in June to connect entrepreneurs from diverse...
Startups Without Borders Partners with WeMakeFuture to Offer International Startups Free Exhibition Space
From June 16-18, innovative startups have a chance to take part in the World Startup Fest, an event dedicated to startups and scaleups from all over the world taking place in the Rimini Expo Centre and online. Selected participants will get a free booth to exhibit their startups to some of the biggest Italian investors. …...
PODCAST: How a 20-Year-Old Entrepreneur Stood Up for Blue-Collar Workers in Dubai
Young social entrepreneur Spandana Palaypu founded ZoEasy in 2016, in an effort to make the employment systems in Dubai more transparent. In episode 33 of the Startups Without Borders podcast, Spandana tells the story behind ZoEasy and spills the beans on the tactics and mindset that allowed her to take seemingly impossible chances and...
Startup Africa Roadtrip Takes African Entrepreneurs on a Tour of the Italian Ecosystem
6 African startup teams were brought together for Startup Africa Roadshow’s ‘Startup Africa Day’ in Milan and Turin, where they listened to the pitch of 6 Ugandan and Kenyan entrepreneurial teams and presentations, all whilst making the most of a fantastic networking opportunity granted by the countless Italian startups, companies,...
PODCAST: How This Nigerian Entrepreneur Found Her Purpose 3,000 km Away from Home
In Episode 34 of the Startups Without Borders Podcast, Jane Oma dives into the mindset that allowed her to overcome the challenges of moving to an entirely new part of the world. From almost falling into depression, having no way to communicate to locals, to becoming an advisor at the Geneva Business School and founding …...
Startups Without Borders and SPARK launch an Incubation Program with $10k in Cash Prizes and a Final Pitch in Amsterdam
The incubation program, created with support from Google.org, aims to support 130 entrepreneurs in Palestine, Lebanon, and Iraq. Ten semi-finalist startups will win a trip to pitch in Amsterdam during SPARK’s annual IGNITE conference for $10,000 in cash prizes. April 12th. Startups Without Borders is partnering with SPARK to launch...
PODCAST: 5 Things You Need to Know About the US Startup Visa
In episode 31 of the Startups Without Borders Podcast, we speak to Tahmina Watson, the valiant lawyer who laid the foundations of the US Startup Visa, to unveil what are the intricacies, the requirements, and the barriers entrepreneurs face when applying for a Startup Visa. By Stephany Daal Tahmina Watson is an author, podcast host,...
Meta Partners with Startups Without Borders to Support Palestinian Entrepreneurs with $100,000 in Grants
The program, titled Boost Without Borders, includes mentorship sessions, an investment readiness program and a pitching competition with up to $20,000 in cash prizes for Palestinian entrepreneurs. By SWB Team Startups Without Borders is proud to announce its latest partnership with Meta to launch ‘Boost without borders,’ a...
1,000 Minds, 250 Cities: Startups Without Borders Concludes Its Flagship Summit From Rome And Cairo
Startups Without Borders held the hybrid edition of its annual Startups Without Borders Summit last December 11th and 12th in a hybrid online-offline format streamed LIVE from two main stages in Rome, at LVenture Hub, and Cairo, at the American University in Cairo through their startup accelerator AUC V-Lab, simultaneously. By WESAM...
Top 10 Egyptian Investment Rounds In 2021
As we launch the live webinar series “How to Become an Angel Investor and Support Egypt’s Booming Startups,” together with GIZ Egypt, we list 10 Egyptian startups that have secured top investment rounds in 2021. From shipping to e-commerce, these stellar startups are entirely transforming the Egyptian startup landscape. BY WESAM...
Meet Sami Al- Ahmad: The Man Behind MENA’s Largest EdTech Platform
Since its kick-off in 2016, “Marj3” is leaving its footprints in the Ed-Tech industry in Egypt. An online platform that has made it easier for students and graduates in the MENA region to find out and apply to various opportunities in education. We sat with Marj3 co-founder and Syrian entrepreneur and one of the Startups …...
10 Speakers You Need to See at the Startups Without Borders Summit 2021
With over 100 speakers and two hybrid stages in Rome and Cairo, the Startups Without Borders summit 2021 will bring together key players in the tech space, valiant founders, and international investors to rethink what ‘back to normal’ really means and reconnect the dots. Here are ten speakers you shouldn’t miss at the...
The Startups Without Borders Summit Kicks Off its Hybrid Edition, Live from Rome And Cairo
Kicking off on December 11th and 12th, the Startups Without Borders Summit will take place in a hybrid online-offline format streamed LIVE from Rome and Cairo. With the theme “Reconnect the dots,” the summit will bring together key players in the tech space, valiant founders, and international investors to rethink what ‘back...
3 Sudanese Entrepreneurs Shining In The UK
As we conclude the ‘Boost With Facebook bil mobile – Diaspora Edition’ event, in partnership with Facebook, we list 3 Sudanese entrepreneurs in the UK who are shining internationally. These change-makers not only turned their lives to the best but are also positively impacting society and the entrepreneurial community...
Meet the 6 Winners of the EdTech Startups Competition
Syrian startup Future LabY has just won first place in the Growth stage of the EdTech Startups competition. While the Jordanian startup, Hafithni, won first place in the Idea stage. A total of six startups won up to $10,000 in in-kind prizes during the final pitch at SPARK’s virtual IGNITE 2021 conference. BY WESAM OSAMA …...
