Tag: MENA
Summit insights: 86% of MENA Employees Aim for Remote Jobs in 2023
The study was shared by ALX after the Startups Without Borders Summit 2023. This year, the company is launching in Egypt with 4 new Tech programmes in the most in-demand industries linked to remote jobs. According to studies, 86% of employees in the MENA region aim to do remote work in the coming year, a …...
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 IGNITE8 Conference Kicks Off this Week to Reimagine Jobs
Running its 8th edition, IGNITE8 is SPARK’s annual gathering of change-makers. The event will take off on October 13th, focusing on innovative solutions to jobs for youth, women, refugees, and other vulnerable people across the Middle East, North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. BY SWB TEAM | IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SPARK The IGNITE8...
The Access Sharjah Challenge Is Open For All The Creative Startups In The MENA Region
The Sheraa entrepreneurship centre in Sharjah, UAE, has launched the Access Sharjah Challenge for cultural and creative industries (CCIs) startups and businesses in the MENA region. The initiative seeks to empower innovative, creative, and tech-savvy startups to grow and push the boundaries of the CCIs. BY WESAM OSAMA The Access Sharjah...
Applications Are Open for the Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa & Middle East
The Orange Social Venture Prize, running its 10th edition, awards entrepreneurs or startups created less than three years ago that offer high-tech solutions based on mobiles or the Internet to meet the needs of the populations in Africa and the Middle-East. By SWB Team Applications are open for the Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa...
TechWadi ‘21, the virtual tech conference bridging Silicon Valley and the MENA region, Kicks Off this March
With powerhouse speakers and more than 500 new and established entrepreneurs, innovators, investors and ecosystem players from MENA, Silicon Valley, the Techwadi Annual Forum 21 is kick-starting on March 23 and 24th. By SWB Team TechWadi announces their 2021 Annual Forum, which brings together more than 500+ new and established...
500 Startups and Sanabil Investments launch the 500 MENA Seed Accelerator: Applications are Open!
Based in 500 Riyadh, the 500 MENA Seed Accelerator Program will offer startups a USD$100,000 investment from the Sanabil 500 MENA Seed Accelerator Fund. The fund will also invest opportunistically in other pre-seed and seed stage startups throughout MENA, aiming to invest in approximately 100 startups. By SWB Team 500 Startups, one of...
6 Startup Opportunities in the Middle East You Need to See Today
This week, we bring you a mixture of nine unique programs, workshops, competitions, and online courses across the Middle East, North Africa, and the Levant regions. Many of the opportunities offer generous monetary prizes and grants. Spanning from green innovation to tech, here’s six startup opportunities you need to see. By SWB...
Female Entrepreneurs in the MENA Can Join the Swedish Institute’s Smashing Program in Stockholm
The programme lasts 4 months and includes training modules in Sweden. If you are running a business in the MENA region, this is your chance. By SWB Team The Swedish Institute has just published its call for applications for She Entrepreneurs, a leadership programme for highly motivated women entrepreneurs in the Middle East and North...
