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October 29, 2022

VIDEO: 3 Middle Eastern Female Founders that Will Surprise You

Hailing from Syria, Palestine, and Lebanon, female founders Nada Ghanem, Samah Ayyad and Nowar Rahmouni are re-shaping the face of the Middle East’s innovative scene. Meet the entrepreneurs of our Startups on the Move Incubation Program. By SWB Team The Startups On the Move incubation program, built by Startups Without Borders in partnership with SPARK and Google, saw incredible founders…

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September 22, 2022

Meet the Winners of Startups On the Move: Palestinian startup BlueFilter wins $10,000 in Amsterdam

The startup, based in Gaza, won the first prize of the Pitch Finals, hosted by Startups Without Borders, SPARK, and Google.org in Amsterdam. Eyiada, an AI-powered startup from Palestine won the second prize, and Lebanese startup Dooda Solutions won the People’s Choice…

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September 15, 2022

Gaza-based Startup AlRazi Wins $20,000 at the Boost Without Borders Competition

The startup, which offers a medical system to simplify and manage work in medical facilities, won the first prize in the competition, organized by Startups Without Borders in partnership with Meta. By SWB Team Startups Without Borders has just concluded the Boost Without…

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September 4, 2022

MENA EdTech Platform Emonovo (Formerly MARJ3) Raises Bridge Investment Round from Angel Investors and Flat6Labs

The platform, founded by Syrian entrepreneur Sami Al-Ahmad and Egyptian co-founders Abdo Sami and Ahmed Elgebaly, utilizes data to match youth in the MENA to the best-fit majors and universities worldwide. Egypt-based Emonovo (formerly MARJ3), the MENA region’s leading Ed-tech platform, has raised an undisclosed bridge round by strategic angel investors from US, Europe, and MENA and follow-on…

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September 3, 2022

Startups Without Borders Hosts First of its Kind Pitch Competition in Gaza

As the Boost Without Borders Program comes to an end, 10 startups from Gaza and the West Bank will pitch their ideas for up to $20,000 in cash prizes. The initiative, in partnership with Meta, included an Investment Readiness program for 50 startups. By SWB team Startups…

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August 8, 2022

Meet the 10 Middle Eastern Startups Heading to Pitch at Amsterdam’s Ignite for $10,000

The Startups on the Move Incubation program is coming to an end, as 10 finalist startups from Palestine, Lebanon and Iraq are heading to Amsterdam to pitch at the Ignite Conference. From Agri-tech disruptors to EdTech pioneers, these are the 10 startups taking off to pitch…

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August 4, 2022

The First Startups Without Borders Chapter Opens Up in Istanbul - with a BANG!

Startups Without Borders Istanbul, the first-ever Chapter run by independent communities of entrepreneurs, launched last July in the Turkish capital, with an event that gathered the movers and shakers of Turkey’s startup scene to talk about impact, investments, and re-imagining the future. By SWB Team The first-ever Startups Without Borders Chapter launched last July 20th in Istanbul…

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Hacks News & Stories

July 28, 2022

Meet Alyona Mysko, the Ukrainian Entrepreneur Building the Future of Cloud-Based Financial Management

In 2019, a young Ukrainian Alyona Mysko founded FuelFinance in Kyiv, setting off to make startups’ finances efficient while saving SMBs from bankruptcy and unlocking trillions of dollars in GDP growth. Today, FuelFinance is being asked to manage over $250 million for…

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June 4, 2022

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…

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May 26, 2022

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 reach over 70,000 jobseekers along the way. By: Mattia…

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VIDEO: 3 Middle Eastern Female Founders that Will Surprise You

Meet the Winners of Startups On the Move: Palestinian startup BlueFilter wins $10,000 in Amsterdam

Gaza-based Startup AlRazi Wins $20,000 at the Boost Without Borders Competition

MENA EdTech Platform Emonovo (Formerly MARJ3) Raises Bridge Investment Round from Angel Investors and Flat6Labs

Startups Without Borders Hosts First of its Kind Pitch Competition in Gaza

Meet the 10 Middle Eastern Startups Heading to Pitch at Amsterdam’s Ignite for $10,000

The First Startups Without Borders Chapter Opens Up in Istanbul - with a BANG!

Meet Alyona Mysko, the Ukrainian Entrepreneur Building the Future of Cloud-Based Financial Management

Startups Without Borders and SPARK to Host Event Series in Lebanon, Palestine, and Iraq

PODCAST: How a 20-Year-Old Entrepreneur Stood Up for Blue-Collar Workers in Dubai

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