In 2023, we collaborated with Misr Italia and Cairo Business Park, the entrepreneurship hub in East Cairo. Our aim was to host the “Go Borderless” summit, the fourth edition of Startups without Borders. The event brought together tech giants, innovative entrepreneurs, and impactful investors from Europe and around the world. This year, we increased our impact, attendance, and international participation.

GoDaddy partnered with us to establish themselves as digital tool experts for startups and engage with the startup community in the Middle East, with a focus on promoting their Arabic Website Builder. We created a program that trained 500 businesses to build their websites and strengthen their digital presence, as well as customized content for our summit, including sessions to help startups build their online presence and gamified activities

We collaborated with Spark and Google to launch the Startups on the Move Incubation program in 2022, which trained 130 refugee and local entrepreneurs in Lebanon, Palestine, and Iraq to develop their business ideas. The program also included three networking events in Ramallah, Beirut, and Erbil, where over 250 entrepreneurs, ecosystem players, and investors came together.

UNFPA partnered with Startups Without Borders to launch the GenF Mentorship Programme, a visionary initiative empowering women entrepreneurs in 15 countries in the Arab region and Africa to accelerate social businesses addressing women’s health and empowerment. The programme provides tailored mentoring, skills training, coaching, and networking opportunities. By supporting women-led ventures, the program helps participants grow sustainable businesses, creating positive ripple effects for their communities and promoting greater gender equality in entrepreneurship.