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. …

Podcast: Mastering Media Relations When the World is Not Paying Attention: Here’s 5 Questions You need to Ask Yourself

In this episode of the #SWBPodcast, Maha Abouelenein, Chief Value Officer for Gary Vaynerchuk and Founder of Digital And Savvy, talks to Dina El-Mofty about mastering media relations in times…

5 Podcast Episodes to Get Inspired on International Migrants Day

On International Migrants Day, we take a look at 5 stories of relentless ambition, resilience, and grit as told by the entrepreneurs themselves. From social entrepreneurs, to best-selling authors, to…

Podcast: Be Online or Be Invisible: Tips to Build a Leading Website, with GoDaddy

How are top websites dominating the new normal? How do you get an e-store on the map? In Episode 17, we share the Startups Without Borders Summit panel with Selina…

Meet the 5 Refugee-Led Startups Pitching at Money Moves Forward on December 17th

Forward Incubator, the Amsterdam-based incubator for refugee entrepreneurs and ABN AMRO Bank are hosting the largest remote pitching event for refugee entrepreneurs, Money Moves Forward. These are the 5 entrepreneurs…

Changelabs Announces Lebanon’s 1st Accelerator for Migrants at the Startups Without Borders Summit

The accelerator for migrants was one of the summit’s highlights, as it sets off to support startups with funding, technology and support, and a day to day hands-on operating partner…

Podcast: How This “Invisible Man” Created a Blockchain Startup in a Refugee Camp

In episode 16 of the #SWBPodcast, we have an intimate conversation with Tey El-Rjula, a man who turned his lack of opportunity a into the blockchain startup Tykn, which eventually…

Podcast: How to Teach Yourself Anything and Become Your Best Self

In episode 15 of the Startups Without Borders Podcast, we meet Iraqi entrepreneur Alaa Alnuaimi, who moved to Turkey as war broke out in Iraq and managed to build a…

7 Key Takeaways from the Startups Without Borders Summit 2020

As we conclude our first hybrid Startups Without Borders Summit, we take a look at 7 unforgettable statements that defined the conversation. From diversity, to Fintech, to the changes brought…

Startups Without Borders Breaks New Ground with a 1,000-Strong Summit from Amsterdam and Cairo

We’re very proud to announce that we’ve just held our first hybrid summit, streamed live from stages in Amsterdam at Nyenrode Business University, Cairo’s American University in partnership with their…

5 Tips to Grow Your Business on Social Media: The Ultimate Guide

COVID-19 has remarkably slowed down the digital presence of many businesses, yet with some easy tricks you can get the “likes” button buzzing and speed up your way to grow…

9 Incredible Speakers You Need to Catch at the Startups Without Borders Summit 2020

Three Continents, one summit. Joining from around the world, over 75 speakers will share key data and first-person perspectives as CEOs, strategists, coaches, and investors for entrepreneurs to understand this…

Cairo-Based EdTech Platform Marj3 Raises Seed Investment from US-Based Expert DOJO

Founded in 2016 in Egypt by Syrian entrepreneur Sami Al-Ahmad alongside Egyptian entrepreneurs Abdullah Samy and Ahmed El Gebaly, the educational platform has grown to become the MENA Region’s largest…

The Startups Without Borders Summit Kicks Off, Streamed Live from 3 Continents

Startups Without Borders has just launched the second edition of the summit, themed “Brave New World,” which will take place on November 14th in a Hybrid online-offline format, live streamed…

101 Saudi Teams Joined Forces to fight Covid-19 in an Unprecedented Online Startup Weekend

On the heels of the first-ever Online Startup Weekend in Saudi Arabia: Unite to Fight Covid-19 in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, 101 teams comprising more than 800 attendees…