The Arab World Meets Silicon Valley
The "Arab World Meets Silicon Valley" Program, serves as an eye-opener on Silicon Valley’s massive resources. MENA-based startups are hand picked to take part in a week-long induction into the valley tech ecosystem which involves participating in world-class conferences, tech-giant tours, workshops, networking and mentorship activities.
5th edition schedule
Monday September 30, 2019
Salesforce tour and a talk with Joslyn Faust
Facebook visit and a talk with Wael Salloum
Google visit and a talk with Anas Osman
Tuesday October 1, 2019
- Training at BootUp Ventures
- Inspirational talk by Dr. Ossama Hassanein - Arab Excellence
- One-on-one sessions with investors and mentors from the Bay Area
Wednesday October 2, 2019
TechCrunch Disrupt (Day 1)
Thursday October 3, 2019
TechCrunch Disrupt (Day 2)
MITEF Pan Arab & TechWadi conference and networking event
Friday October 4, 2019
TechCrunch Disrupt (Day 3)
Fireside chat and Q&A at Udemy with Yvonne Chen
Bahrain pavilion
Bahraini startups delegation is in partnership with
Hayatech (OneKhaleej Innovation W.L.L.)
Healthcare
Majra
Digital Technologies
Nural Technologies
Consumer services and productivity apps
Sinc
Digital Technologies
Springring
Education Technology
Stories Studio
Gaming
Tamarran
Digital Technologies
Telp
Education Technology
Qatar pavilion
Qatari startups delegation is in partnership with
Droobi Health Technology
Digital Technologies
Qchain /Qlog
Cyber Security
Servesni
Digital Technologies
Subol Product Desgin
Digital Technologies
Lebanon pavilion
Lebanese startups delegation is in partnership with
BeamBot
Digital Technologies
Cherpa
Education Technology
CloudSale
E-Commerce
Neotic.ai SAL
Fintech
VBOUT
Digital Technologies
Palestinian startups delegation is with the support of
MENACatalyst Foundation
Inggez
Healthcare
JWAR
Digital Technologies
Receet
Fintech
Viavii
Digital Technologies
Program impact
40+
Technology startups supported from various sectors
Promotes
Arab startups on an international level
Strengthens
The entrepreneurial image of the Arab World
Previous edition
The MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab in partnership with Touch Lebanon and Tamkeen Bahrain flew 12 Bahraini and Lebanese startups (20 entrepreneurs) to San Francisco to take part in a fully immersive Silicon Valley experience in California. The fourth edition of the program which had so far supported over 40 tech startups from various sectors. The Arab World Meets Silicon Valley program was established to promote Arab startups on an international level and strengthen the entrepreneurial image of the Arab World.
Brate
E-Commerce
Lebanon
Eat App
Digital Technologies
Bahrain
Ecomz
E-Commerce
Lebanon
Inagrab
E-Commerce
Bahrain
MakerBrane
Gaming
Lebanon
Malaeb
Digital Technologies
Bahrain
Nakheel
Agritech
Bahrain
Seez
Digital Technologies
Lebanon
Smarke SAL
Digital Technologies
Lebanon
The Experience Accelerator
Education Technology
Bahrain
Wnna
Travel and Tourism
Bahrain