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These Two Refugee Entrepreneurs Are Revolutionising the Crypto Scene, One Wallet at a Time
-Tey Elrjula and Suleiman Ali founded FLUUS, the MENA’s first keyless cryptocurrency wallet. But behind their desire to use blockchain for good, there is the fascinating story of two refugees whose journeys met right where technology and sovereignty intersect.
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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.
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Startups Without Borders Launches “Diversity Innovation Days” to support migrant and local entrepreneurs in Rome
-The program, created in partnership with the American Embassy in Rome and creative agency BeLoud, will take 200 young Italians and migrants through a series of Diversity Innovation Days to transform their innovative ideas into concrete startup projects.
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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 Awards.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 for $10,000.
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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.
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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. Today, FuelFinance is being asked to manage over $250 million for clients – along with the ongoing war.
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