Tag: Italy
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 localized and keyless cryptocurrency wallet, based on the idea and need to use cryptocurrencies in locations where banking does not exist. But behind their burning desire to put blockchain at the service of people, there is the fascinating story of two refugees whose journeys...
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 journey to transform their innovative ideas into concrete startup projects. Startups Without Borders is partnering with the American Embassy in Rome and BeLoud to launch Diversity...
Startups Without Borders Partners with WeMakeFuture to Offer International Startups Free Exhibition Space
From June 16-18, innovative 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. Selected participants will get a free booth to exhibit their startups to some of the biggest Italian investors. …...
Rome’s Luiss Business School Partners with Startups Without Borders to Offer STEM Scholarships for Women from Around the World
In an effort to foster inclusion and female-led tech startups, Startups Without Borders has partnered with Italian university Luiss Guido Carli University to provide scholarships for women in STEM sciences. By SWB Team Startups Without Borders has partnered with Italian university Luiss Guido Carli University, to provide...
1,000 Minds, 250 Cities: Startups Without Borders Concludes Its Flagship Summit From Rome And Cairo
Startups Without Borders held the hybrid edition of its annual Startups Without Borders Summit last December 11th and 12th in a hybrid online-offline format streamed LIVE from two main stages in Rome, at LVenture Hub, and Cairo, at the American University in Cairo through their startup accelerator AUC V-Lab, simultaneously. By WESAM...
Apply as a startup for a 101 Meeting with an Investor at the Startups Without Borders Summit
The Investors Room will offer startups an exclusive opportunity to virtually meet 101 with international investors, pitch, and get professional advice. Startups will also have the opportunity to be considered for investment deals by their potential investors at the Startups Without Borders Summit. BY WESAM OSAMA The Startups Without...
10 Speakers You Need to See at the Startups Without Borders Summit 2021
With over 100 speakers and two hybrid stages in Rome and Cairo, the Startups Without Borders summit 2021 will bring together key players in the tech space, valiant founders, and international investors to rethink what ‘back to normal’ really means and reconnect the dots. Here are ten speakers you shouldn’t miss at the...
The Startups Without Borders Summit Kicks Off its Hybrid Edition, Live from Rome And Cairo
Kicking off on December 11th and 12th, the Startups Without Borders Summit will take place in a hybrid online-offline format streamed LIVE from Rome and Cairo. With the theme “Reconnect the dots,” the summit will bring together key players in the tech space, valiant founders, and international investors to rethink what ‘back...
The E-Merge Acceleration Program Is Calling for Multicultural Enterprises In Italy
E-Merge is looking for multicultural and impactful companies for an acceleration program, personalized mentoring and credit access support. The program aims to help companies express their multiculturalism and enhance the social impact generated in Italy and abroad. BY WESAM OSAMA E-merge is a project funded by the Ministry of Foreign...
Podcast: Can We Map the Refugee and Migrant Startup Ecosystem?
From London, to Amman, to the Greek refugee camps, There is a growing ecosystem of entrepreneurs, incubators, supporters and investors building a movement made up of valiant migrant entrepreneurs. What does that transnational ecosystem look like today? Find out on this thrilling chat. By Arin Rahman In episode 22 of the Startups Without...
Italy’s Crypto Coinference Gears up to Kick-Start Next April
Italy’s leading event for the blockchain community, Crypto Coinference, is set to take off on April 29th and 30th 2021, in Bologna, tackling the opportunities and latest trends in blockchain and cryptocurrencies. By SWB Team With a thrilling agenda and international speakers, Italy’s leading event for the blockchain community,...
Italy-Based Startup Mygrants Raises €300,000 Investment to Grow its 90,000-Strong App
Mygrants, based in Bologna, has just announced a €300,000 Investment from a|impactE, a social impact fund created by Avanzi and Etica Sgr, to grow its platform across Italy and MENA. By SWB Team Italy-based startup Mygrants has just secured a €300,000 Investment from a|impactE, a social impact fund created by Avanzi and Etica Sgr,...
Italy’s Mygrants Days Kicks Off Online on December 18th
Launched by Mygrants under the theme ‘Fall Forward’, the event is an online webinar to celebrate the commitment of young migrant Entrepreneurs who harness the power of new technologies to create value for their communities. By SWB Team Celebrating International Migrant Day on December 18th, Italy’s leading platform for...
The 3 Mexican Women Creating a Hub for Latin Shepreneurs in Italy
What to do to start a company in Italy, what are the relevant institutions, and how to sell more in the Italian market, are all questions that Migrantpreneur provides the answers for. By Salma Arafa Fer is a Mexican girl living in Italy, with a prestigious job in the fashion industry. Yet, the young woman …...
New Accelerator Program “EUStartGees” Launches Open Call for Migrant Entrepreneurs in Italy
The accelerator program, co-financed by the European Union will launch its first batch by September 24th, and is inviting refugee entrepreneurs in Austria, Finland, Italy, and Spain. By SWB Team EU in partnership with Migration Hub, Startup Refugees, Chapter 2, Fondazione Eris Onlus, OSB Consulting and IVC Accelerator, launched a call...
