Tag: UAE
PODCAST: How to Utilize Artificial Intelligence to Create Your Own Reality
Meet Hasan Dayoub: an award-winning Syrian entrepreneur who is obsessed with changing the world. Having reached over 20,000 people with his AI Club in Syria, Hassan went on to build FutureLaby, a startup that uses Augmented Reality to help dentistry students. In this episode of the Startups Without Borders Podcast, Hassan shares the...
PODCAST: How a 20-Year-Old Entrepreneur Stood Up for Blue-Collar Workers in Dubai
Young social entrepreneur Spandana Palaypu founded ZoEasy in 2016, in an effort to make the employment systems in Dubai more transparent. In episode 33 of the Startups Without Borders podcast, Spandana tells the story behind ZoEasy and spills the beans on the tactics and mindset that allowed her to take seemingly impossible chances and...
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...
5 EdTech Startups Rocking the Middle East
As we launch the EdTech Startup Competition together with SPARK, we take a look at 5 EdTech startups championing the educational challenges in the Middle East. From tutoring platforms to teacher-focused professional development hubs, here are 5 EdTech startups you need to know. By Wesam Osama The Edtech sector has seen a boom in...
7 Incubators and Competitions to Apply for NOW in the MENA Region
From Dubai to Amman and Ramallah, the MENA region is buzzing with incubators and competitions offering entrepreneurs the chance to propel their ideas. We’ve listed 7 opportunities to apply this month. BY ABDELAZIZ MOUSSA 1. Seedstars World is coming to Ramallah! Seedstars will choose the 20 top startups in Ramallah, who will be...
The Secret to Growth Hacking, with Spacepreneur Nader Sabry
An Egyptian entrepreneur, speaker, and strategist, Nader Sabry disrupted a 1400 year-old industry with his company, Timez5, which uses NASA technology to design physiological prayer mats. In the 6th episode of the podcast, Nader dives in to the tips and tricks for growth hacking, while discussing how to stay focused and get comfortable...
Female Entrepreneurs in MENA: Womena Has Just Opened their Accelerator’s Second Round
Womena strikes back with the second edition of their startup accelerator for female-led startups, Womentum. Applications are open until April 11th. By SWB Team Womena, the leading UAE-based angel investment group focused on female entrepreneurs, is coming back again with their Womentum accelerator, inviting female entrepreneurs from...
From Product-Based to Story-Based: the Syrian Entrepreneur Disrupting E-commerce with the Power of AI
“The world of e-commerce is traditionally product-based, but people buy with their emotions,” says Oubai Al Hendi. So he is building a platform that responds to that. By Merna Fawzy “People buy based on their emotions,” says Oubai El Hindi, determined. The Dubai-based entrepreneur is heavily entering the world of e-commerce...
