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MENA EdTech Platform Emonovo (Formerly MARJ3) Raises Bridge Investment Round from Angel Investors and Flat6Labs
- by Valentina PrimoThe 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
- by Valentina PrimoAs 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
- by Valentina PrimoThe 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!
- by Valentina PrimoStartups 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
- by SWB TeamIn 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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Startups Without Borders and SPARK to Host Event Series in Lebanon, Palestine, and Iraq
- by Valentina PrimoThe 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.
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Startups Without Borders Partners with WeMakeFuture to Offer International Startups Free Exhibition Space
- by SWB TeamFrom June 16-18, foreign startups have a chance to take part in the World Startup Fest, an event dedicated to startups and scaleups from all over the world taking place in the Rimini Expo Centre and online.
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PODCAST: How a 20-Year-Old Entrepreneur Stood Up for Blue-Collar Workers in Dubai
- by SWB TeamSpandana Palaypu founded ZoEasy in 2016, in an effort to make the employment systems in Dubai more transparent. In episode 33 of the podcast, she 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.
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Startup Africa Roadtrip Takes African Entrepreneurs on a Tour of the Italian Ecosystem
- by SWB TeamAfrican entrepreneurs were brought together for Startup Africa Roadshow’s ‘Startup Africa Day’ in Milan and Turin where they attended and listened to the pitch of 6 Ugandan and Kenyan entrepreneurial teams and networked with key players in the Italian startup ecosystem.
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Seedstars’ Migration Entrepreneurship Prize Program is Calling on Migrant-Supporting Businesses in Middle-Eastern and African Countries
- by SWB TeamSeedstars has just launched applications for their Migration Entrepreneurship Prize 2022 program, filled with training, networking, and investment opportunities from June 2022 to March 2023 that will propel businesses towards more meaningful and impactful pathways.
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