The Startup Roadshow Kicks Off Again with $15,000 in Prizes for Syrian-Led Startups

The competition for Syrian entrepreneurs in the Middle East is taking off on September 7th, with a series of bootcamps in Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and Turkey. Up for grabs is…

Seedstars Lands in Baghdad in Search for the Best Startup in Iraq

Seedstars World, the largest startup competition for emerging markets, is landing for the first time in Baghdad and is calling on startups to compete for a chance to win up…

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Re:Coded and ConsenSys Team Up to bring Blockchain to Iraq’s War-Affected Youth

The program, led by Consensys and Re:Coded, aims to support youth to enter the digital economy in Iraq, a country where over 3.3 million people have been internally displaced. By…

Re:Coded Launches a Co-Working Space in Iraq and Hosts the First-Ever ‘Erbil Tech Fest’

With the vision of creating Erbil’s first community driven co-working space, Re:Coded House was launched, and now gears up to boost the tech community through the Erbil Tech Fest.  By…

Entrepreneurs in Iraq: 51 Labs Just Launched the Ignite for Tech Program

The opportunity is open for entrepreneurs in Iraq, who will enter a full-time incubation program and the chance to compete for seed funding of up to $15,000. By SWB Team…

Erbil-Based Shiffer Wins the MITEF Pan Arab’s Innovate for Refugees

The Innovate for Refugees competition awards the best solutions to tackle the refugee crisis across the Middle East. US-based Engineering For Social Good and Lebanese startup KwikPak won the Idea Track….

11 Brilliant Startup Accelerators and Incubators for Migrant Entrepreneurs to Kick-Start

In the last couple of years, several organizations have emerged to fill the the gap in providing incubation, mentorship, and pitching competitions for migrant entrepreneurs. We’ve compiled 11 of the…

Syrian Startup Shiffer Champions the Startup Roadshow Finals at Amsterdam’s Ignite Conference

Erbil-based Shiffer took home the $8.000 prize. HealthTech startup Fadfed, based in Amman, took home the second prize, while Sharqi Shop won the Young Advisory Group Audience Award. SWB Team …

Defying Statelessness: How My Daughter’s Birth Inspired Me to Start a Peer-to-Peer Shipping Company in Iraq

What happens to Syrian refugee children who are born abroad? The hurdles to get a birth certificate in Iraq led Azhar Al Madani to start a shipping company. By Hadeel…

Five One Labs Opens the Second Entrepreneur Academy in Iraq – and Applications are Open!

SWB Team Five One Labs is looking for strong entrepreneurs from diverse communities including refugees, internally displaced people, and locals to join their second Entrepreneur Academy, starting on November 11th…

Peer-to-Peer Logistics and AgriTech Startups Win Big at the Startup Roadshow in Erbil

Shiffer, a peer-to-peer, online logistics platform for express shipping, and Agri-Answer have won the Startup Roadshow competition, held in Erbil on October 4th. This is the second round of the…

The Startup Roadshow Is Looking for Syrian Startups Across the Middle East

The Roadshow is selecting Syrian startups for 5-day bootcamps across 5 cities in the Middle East and the chance to pitch at the finale in Amsterdam. The Startup Roadshow, a…