Refugees With Innovative Ideas in Canada Can Now Apply to the Jumpstart Program

By SWB Team The program, launched by Angel Investors Ontario and Jumpstart, is initially focused on Syrian refugees, but will be open to other nationalities too.  Created in partnership with Jumpstart,…

Startups Without Borders in Rome! Meet the First Event for the Italian Migrant Startup Ecosystem

The event, held in partnership with Link Campus University, will shed the spotlight on the country’s growing migrant startup ecosystem, inviting incubators for migrants and refugees, as well as supporting…

Code Your Future Opens Up the First Coding School for Refugees in Rome

The UK-based coding school has just partnered up with Italian startup accelerator LVenture Group, to host the first coding bootcamp for refugees in the heart of Rome. By SWB Team …

Tech Startups in Iraq: Apply to Five One Labs’ Intensive Training in Sulaimani

Five One Labs is calling on tech entrepreneurs from Iraq and Syria to their intensive Ignite for Tech program in Sulaimani. By SWB Team Five One Labs is looking for…

Powercoders Opened Up their Free Coding Program for Refugees in Switzerland  

Powercoders just launched a program that includes 3 months of training and an internship in Lausanne. By SWB Team Are you a refugee eager to find your way to the…

TERN’s Ice Academy is Open for Refugee Entrepreneurs in the UK

The Entrepreneurial Refugee Network (TERN) has just re-launched their Ice Academy, which offers entrepreneurs a part-time job while building their startup in the UK.  By SWB Team Are you a…

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…

He Had to Leave His Hometown in Ruins, So He Began a Startup to Rebuild the Entire Country’s Homes

The winner of the Berlin Newcomer Startup Award, Hadi Soufan is taking on the valiant mission to rebuild Syria, through a startup that assists people with the tools they need…

Welcome to the German Startup Ecosystem: 8 Key Players you Should Know

By Azrin Rahman Being a budding entrepreneur with a brand-new startup is an exciting experience, especially if you are in Germany. The country has one of the most vibrating startup…

Anzisha Is Giving Up to $25,000 Prizes to Africa-Based Entrepreneurs Under 22

The Anzisha Prize is scouting for the continent’s most innovative solutions to social challenges, offering a lifelong fellowship what will help to accelerate their path to entrepreneurship success. By SWB Team…

These 6 Syrian Startups Are Rocking the Middle East – Here’s How

Syrian startups are innovating across industries, from peer-to-peer shipping platforms to HealthTech apps, e-commerce champions and AgriTech innovators. We look into the 6 bold winners of the Startup Roadshow By…

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….

R Ventures Launches Incubator for Refugee Entrepreneurs in Germany

R Ventures opened applications for their New Beginnings Incubator program and the New Beginnings Fund based in Heidelberg, Germany. By SWB Team R Ventures has just opened applications for their New…

5 Entrepreneurs Spill the Beans on How to Build an Awesome Team

One of the 3 top reasons startups fail is hiring the wrong team. Hadeel Hegazy asks entrepreneurs from Syria and Egypt how they can build a winning team. By Hadeel…

SINGA Italia Has Just Opened their First Business Lab for Migrants in Milan

SINGA Italia, based in Milan, is offering a 5-month incubation program for newcomers with innovative ideas. By SWB Team SINGA Italia, which is part of one of Europe’s most active…