Tag: Iraq
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 the chance to win $15,000 in cash prizes, and a trip to pitch in Amsterdam during the SPARK Ignite conference. By SWB Team The Startup …...
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 to $500,000. By SWB team On August 1 & 2, Seedstars World, the largest startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes will land …...
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 SWB Team Aiming to upskill conflict-affected youth in Iraq to enter the digital economy, Re:Coded has partnered with global leader ConsenSys to bring blockchain...
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 SWB Team Every community needs a home. Erbil’s bustling community of entrepreneurs now has one, thanks to Re:Coded, the leading coding school in...
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 Based in Sulaimani, the opportunity is open for tech-entrepreneurs from communities all around Iraq to participate in this month-long program. Ignite is 51 Labs’...
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. Peer-to-peer logistics platform Shiffer, founded in Iraq, has just been awarded the ‘Startup Track’ at the Innovate for...
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 most powerful ones. By Azrin Rahman Migrant and refugee entrepreneurship not only benefits migrants themselves but also the economies of...
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 In a conference filled with energy, Syrian-led startup Shiffer, a peer-to-peer shipping platform, won the first prize of the Startup Roadshow....
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 Hegazy and Valentina Primo Brought by Jusoor and Spark “In April 2016 I welcomed my baby girl, and after a long and exhausting journey to …...
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 in their coworking space in Sulaimani, Iraq. The Entrepreneur Academy is a two-month, business and design-focused training...
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 competition organized by Jusoor and SPARK to support Syrian entrepreneurs, after a successful first edition in Beirut last September. At the end...
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 competition for Syrian entrepreneurs in Turkey and the Levant region, is taking to 5 cities, from Amman to Erbil, to Beirut, Istanbul, and Gaziantep, to …...
