Startups Without Borders

PODCAST: HOW TO TURN BEING OVERLOOKED INTO YOUR BIGGEST ASSET

IN EPISODE 21 OF THE PODCAST, AMERICAN POWERWOMAN LAUREN MAILLIAN SHARES THE MINDSET AND STORY OF THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO START A VC FUND IN THE USA.

UNCONVENTIONAL VENTURES LAUNCHES NORDIC'S FIRST DIGITAL ACCELERATOR

LAUNCHED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BACKSTAGE CAPITAL, THE ACCELERATOR AIMS TO SUPPORT UNDERREPRESENTED FOUNDERS IN THE NORDICS, EUROPE. AND UK.

GODADDY PARTNERS WITH STARTUPS WITHOUT BORDERS TO TRAIN ENTREPRENEURS IN MENA

THE FREE ONLINE PROGRAM WILL HELP ENTREPRENEURS BUILD THEIR WEBSITE, GET A DOMAIN, AND GROW THEIR ONLINE PRESENCE.

PODCAST: THE STORY BEHIND THE 'INVISIBLE SON'

IN EPISODE 16 OF THE PODCAST, WE DELVE INTO THE STORY OF TEY EL-RJULA, WHO BUILT A $1.5 MILLION BLOCKCHAIN STARTUP FROM A REFUGEE CAMP.

5 TALKS FROM THE STARTUPS WITHOUT BORDERS SUMMIT TO WATCH OVER AND OVER AGAIN

FROM MEDIA POWERHOUSES TO STARTUP MASTERMINDS, HERE'S 5 TALKS YOU SHOULD REWATCH.

ITALY-BASED STARTUP MYGRANTS SCORES €300,000 INVESTMENT

THE STARTUP, FOUNDED BY CHRIS RICHMOND 'NZI, IS GOING TO FURTHER GROW ITS 90.000-STRONG APP FOR MIGRANTS IN EUROPE AND MENA.

PODCAST: HOW TO MASTER MEDIA RELATIONS WHEN THE WORLD IS NOT PAYING ATTENTION

LISTEN TO EPISODE 18 OF THE PODCAST, AS DINA EL-MOFTI SITS WITH MAHA ABOUELENEIN, CHIEF VALUE OFFICER FOR GARY VAYNERCHUK, TO TALK ABOUT MASTERING PR IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY.

PODCAST: HOW TO BUILD A WEBSITE THAT DOMINATES THE NET

IN EPISODE 17 OF THE PODCAST, WE SPEAK TO SELINA BIEBER, SENIOR REGIONAL DIRECTOR IN MENA, TURKEY AND SOUTH AFRICA FOR GODADDY, ON WHAT IT TAKES TO GET YOUR WEBSITE ON THE MAP.

INSIDE THE 1,000-STRONG SWB SUMMIT FROM AMSTERDAM, CAIRO AND SAN FRANCISCO

ALL-STAR SPEAKERS, 11,000 NETWORKING ACTIONS, AND PARTICIPANTS FROM 84 COUNTRIES: DIVE INTO THE STARTUPS WITHOUT BORDERS SUMMIT 2020.

PODCAST: HOW TO TEACH YOURSELF ANYTHING AND BECOME YOUR BEST SELF

IN EPISODE 15 OF THE PODCAST, WE MEET IRAQI ENTREPRENEUR ALAA ALNUAIMI, WHO BUILT A DESIGN STUDIO THAT GARNERED THE ATTENTION OF GIANTS IN TURKEY LIKE NIKE.

5 TIPS TO BOOST YOUR BUSINESS ON SOCIAL MEDIA

TAKE YOUR DIGITAL MARKETING STRATEGY TO THE NEXT LEVEL WITHE THESE 5 TIPS TO CREATE CONTENT THAT ATTRACTS, INSPIRES, AND BOOSTS YOUR BUSINESS.

6 TEDX TALKS BY REFUGEE FOUNDERS THAT WILL SURPRISE YOU

FROM FASHION MOGULS TO BLOCKCHAIN ENTHUSIASTS, THESE FIERCE ENTREPRENEURS WILL TURN YOUR PERCEPTIONS UPSIDE DOWN.

20 REFUGEE ENTREPRENEURS WHOSE UNSTOPPABLE DRIVE WILL INSPIRE YOU

FROM BLOCKCHAIN STARTUPS TO FASHION EMPIRES, THESE ENTREPRENEURS HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON: THEIR RELENTLESS COURAGE.

5 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT IMPACT INVESTMENT

LISTEN TO THIS PANEL HELD AT THE STARTUPS WITHOUT BORDERS SUMMIT, WHERE IMPACT STRATEGISTS DISCUSS THE NEW FRONTIER IN IMPACT INVESTING.

10 LESSONS I LEARNED SUPPORTING 300+ STARTUPS IN THE MIDDLE EAST

"I WENT FROM BEING A FORMER REFUGEE WITH MANY FEARS, TO CONTRIBUTING TO THE PEOPLE AROUND ME." ANAS AL-CHALABI SHARES THE LESSONS HE LEARNED ON THE JOURNEY.

7 STEPS TO BUILD A COMMUNITY AND MONETIZE IT

CAN YOU START A COMMUNITY, MAKE AN IMPACT, AND DRIVE PROFIT BY STARTING OFF WITH A FACEBOOK PAGE? FOR REEM SABOUNI, IT ALL CAME NATURALLY.

THIS IS WHY I CAME BACK TO THE REFUGEE CAMP WHERE I GREW UP

AT 18, SADDAM SAYYALEH GOT THE CHANCE TO LEAVE THE JERASH REFUGEE CAMP AND TRAVEL ABROAD. HOW DID THE TRIP INSPIRE HIM TO CREATE A SOCIAL STARTUP PRAISED BY JORDAN'S QUEEN RANIA?

HOW MIGRATION LED ME TO START ONE OF AMERICA'S 5000 TECH GIANTS

WE SPEAK TO RANIA HOTEIT, THE LEBANESE POWER WOMAN BEHIND ID4A, RECENTLY LISTED AS ONE OF INC'S TOP 5000 COMPANIES.

FROM SENEGAL'S POOREST TOWN TO BUILDING ITALY'S FIRST MIGRANT VC FUND

HAVING ARRIVED TO ITALY AT 14, MAMADOU LAMINE TOOK ON A BIG DREAM: IN 5 MONTHS, HE RAISED €90.000 TO BUILD HIS VC FUND, MAMA VENTURE.

THE SECRET TO GROWTH HACKING, ACCORDING TO A SPACE-PRENEUR

HAVING DISRUPTED A 1400 YEAR-OLD INDUSTRY WITH NASA TECHNOLOGY, NADER SABRY SHARES HIS TIPS FOR STARTUPS TO GROW EXPONENTIALLY.

FROM STARTING UP IN SYRIA TO LEADING TECHSTARS, HERE'S 5 LESSONS I LEARNED

IN THE FIRST EPISODE OF OUR PODCAST, SYRIAN ENTREPRENEUR, AUTHOR, AND TECH LEADER AHMAD SUFIAN BAYRAM NARRATES HIS JOURNEY TO SUPPORT ENTREPRENEURS IN EXILE.

PODCAST: IS THE EXIT A STARTUP'S BIGGEST GOAL?

THIS WEEK ON THE PODCAST, WE ASK THE MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION: SHOULD AN ENTREPRENEUR AIM FOR THE EXIT FROM ITS INCEPTION?

HERE'S 15 COUNTRIES THAT GIVE THE STARTUP VISA TO FOREIGN ENTREPRENEURS

FROM CHILE, TO THAILAND, NEW ZEALAND AND FRANCE, WE'VE LISTED 15 PLACES YOU CAN MOVE TO AND START UP.

HOW ROWING ACROSS THE ATLANTIC MIRRORED MY ENTREPRENEURIAL LIFE

THIS WEEK'S PODCAST PRESENTS THE MOTIVATIONAL PANEL AT THE SWB SUMMIT, WHERE ADVENTURERS OMAR SAMRA AND OMAR NOUR TALK ABOUT TAKING RISKS AND OVERCOMING FEAR.

THE WORLD'S FIRST SILENT KEYNOTE SPEECH, AT THE SWB SUMMIT

ENTREPRENEUR AND AUTHOR OF "CONFESSIONS OF A WAR CHILD" CHAKER KHAZAAL GAVE AN INTERACTIVE SILENT SPEECH AT THE STARTUPS WITHOUT BORDERS SUMMIT IN CAIRO.

THE NUMBER ONE QUESTION: HOW DO I FUND MY STARTUP?

THIS WEEK ON THE PODCAST, MIGRATION HUB'S FOUNDER, ANA ÁLVAREZ MONGE, DIVES INTO THE PROCESS OF FUNDING YOUR STARTUP, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE A NEWCOMER IN A NEW LAND.

MEET THE ENTREPRENEUR USING BIG DATA TO IMPACT 2 MILLION REFUGEES

IN THE THIRD EPISODE OF OUR PODCAST, MACEDONIAN ENTREPRENEUR BERAT KJAMILI EXPLAINS HOW BIG DATA CAN RADICALLY CHANGE THE HUMANITARIAN LANDSCAPE.

MEET THE BOLD MIGRANT FOUNDERS PITCHING THEIR IDEAS IN ITALY

LAST MARCH, THE EVENT "ORIZZONTI STARTUP" GATHERED NEWCOMER ENTREPRENEURS FROM ACROSS ITALY IN ROME'S LINK CAMPUS UNIVERSITY.

HOW I BUILT A 9.000-STRONG COMMUNITY OF MOTHERS IN CAIRO

WE MEET REEM SABOUNI, THE SYRIAN FOUNDER TAPPING INTO UNEXPLORED MARKETS THROUGH MONTESSORI EDUCATION.

6 MIGRANT ENTREPRENEURS ROCKING THE TECH WORLD

FROM GERMANY, TO NORWAY, TO THE USA, THESE ENTREPRENEURS ARE DISRUPTING THE TECH INDUSTRY.

NEWS & STORIES

News & Stories
Podcast: Can We Map the Refugee and Migrant Startup Ecosystem?
From London, to Amman, to the Greek refugee camps, There is a growing ecosystem of entrepreneurs, incubators, supporters and investors building a movement made up of valiant migrant entrepreneurs. What does that transnational ecosystem look like today? Find out on this thrilling chat.

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Valentina Primo
Opportunities
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 in other pre-seed and seed stage startups, aiming to invest in 100 businesses.

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Valentina Primo
Opportunities
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.

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Valentina Primo
Opportunities
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!

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Valentina Primo

Hacks
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 7 unforgettable talks that left the audience in awe, from media powerhouses to tech masterminds.

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Valentina Primo

Hacks
Welcome to the German Startup Ecosystem: 8 Key Players you Should Know
Germany has grown a reputation for fostering innovation and talent all across Europe. Azrin Rahman breaks down 9 key German Startup Ecosystem players.

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SWB Team
Hacks
Want to Start a Business But Don’t Know Where To Begin? Here’s Your 7-Step Guide
How can I create a business that scales? How do I make sure it makes revenue? Where do I start? Azrin Rahman outlines 7 steps to start up.

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SWB Team

Startups Without Borders

Podcast: Can We Map the Refugee and Migrant Startup Ecosystem?

500 Startups and Sanabil Investments launch the 500 MENA Seed Accelerator: Applications are Open!

6 Startup Opportunities in the Middle East You Need to See Today

GoDaddy Partners with Startups Without Borders to Train Entrepreneurs across MENA Region

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