About Us

By partnering up with 300+ world class corporations, international organizations and academia such as UNHCR, Meta, Google, and UNDP, we have built entrepreneurship events and programs that support over 6,000 entrepreneurs, no matter where they come from: refugees, migrants, diaspora communities and locals.

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WHY CHOOOSE US?

A BRAVE, BOLD COMMUNITY

Startups Without Borders’ is fueled by a 15,000+ community of entrepreneurs with one thing in common: they are the most valiant, ambitious and resilient minds you’ll ever meet. They’ve gone through far corners and risked it all over and over again – they embody the resilient mindset at its best.

AN UNMATCHED NETWORK

Whether you are a corporate, government institution, university or non-governmental agency, we help you leverage on our international network to achieve your innovation and development goals, build impact at scale, and invest in high-potential startups under the radar.

BECOME A TRAILBLAZER

Champion diversity and change perceptions. Our unique community of entrepreneurs includes refugees, migrants, locals and women: underrepresented founders who embody powerful role models to inspire millions.

The Story behind Startups Without Borders

In case you don’t know me, I’m Valentina Primo, founder and CEO. I’m Argentinian, a journalist, and a migrant.

Growing up in Argentina, the world felt too large and too far for me to take on. It was through newspapers and movies that I got to learn about the Middle East, a region that, in the distance filtered by mainstream media, appears as a land where there is only desert, camels, and war.

Our Vibrant Community

DIVERSITY IS POWERFUL

We make innovation open to anyone, anywhere.

MEET THE TEAM

Valentina Primo
Valentina Primo
Founder & CEO of Startups Without Bodrers
Nader Aljorf
Nader Aljorf
Programs Manager
Mary Sherif
Mary Sherif
Business Development Manager
Abdallah Adel
Abdallah Adel
Programs Manager - Egypt & North Africa
Rokaya Abdel Rahim
Rokaya Abdel Rahim
Lead Graphic Designer
Farah Khalil
Farah Khalil
Content Creator
Amr Mohsen
Amr Mohsen
Marketing Manager
Ameer Elsherif
Ameer Elsherif
Web Developer

OUR CORE VALUES

Optimism

Because we believe there are new realities in the making. And we want to support those shaping them.

Empathy, not Sympathy

Because we don’t want to give them an opportunity; we believe that they are the opportunity.

Respect

Because we want to change perceptions. Because it’s time migrants are seen not as job seekers but job creators; not at technology consumers but innovators.

Diversity and Innovation

Because if we all think the same way, then no one is thinking.

OUR international PARTNERS

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