Pakistani AI Chatbot, RAAJI, educating girls about reproductive health wins premier award at the MIT-SOLVE Challenge Finals 2019. The prestigious social impact event was held in New York, USA, during the UN General Assembly week on September 22nd, 2019. MIT Solve, an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute for Technology, had earlier announced the 32 new...
Category: Entrepreneurship
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THE NEST I/O: Creating change-makers by tapping into the potential of Pakistani female entrepreneurs
The third edition of Startup Weekend Karachi Women Edition came to a successful close, experiencing record-breaking registrations from more than 200 aspiring women entrepreneurs belonging to diverse professional backgrounds including developers, designers, marketeers and startup enthusiasts. The event was organized by Pakistans leading tech incubator The Nest I/O from September 13th 15th, 2019. Startup Weekend...
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SHERAA & Sharjah Youth Council In Partnership To Strengthen Start-up Ecosystem
July 8th, 2019, Sharjah (UAE): Creating strong, inclusive and innovative start-up communities, the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa) and Sharjah Youth Council (SHJYC), have come together to host their first ever workshop series. Set to take place from June 22ndto July 06th 2019, the 9-part series will provide aspiring entrepreneurs the opportunity to enhance their skills, share...
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Dissecting the financial gender gap
Entrepreneurship is one of the main lifelines of positive economic activity in a country. Not only does it enable healthy competition, triggers innovation and introduces new products as well as services, it greatly contributes to economic development, productivity and job creation. While many barriers still exist for entrepreneurs leading their start-up lives from getting financed...
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Maans first social incubator program receives regional and global interest
New public workshop to be held to provide advice on the application process. Application deadline extended to 13 July to accommodate increasing interest from social entrepreneurs. June 10th, 2019, Abu Dhabi (UAE): The Authority of Social Contribution Ma’an has extended the deadline till 13 July in response to the growing interest in its Maan...
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Activating She Loves Tech Pakistan 2019
CIRCLE, a social enterprise focused on womens economic empowerment and inclusion, has officially started acceptingapplications for its She Loves Tech, Pakistan competition a national event that will culminate in She Loves Tech 2019 Global Startup Competition. In its third year, Circle partners with She Loves Tech to identify, support and fund the next generation...
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Dubai Smart City Accelerator Invites Applications for Third Cohort
18th, May 2019, Dubai (UAE): The Dubai Smart City Accelerator (DSCA), the firstindustry-focused accelerator award winning program of its kind in the MENA region, has issued an open call for applications from global startups dedicated to innovative smart city solutions to join its third cohort. DSCA was launched in May 2017 by Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority...
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Enabling Gender Diversity in Pakistani Techpreneurship
April 1st, 2019, Karachi (Pakistan): Standard Chartered Bank (Pakistan) Limited announces the launch of Women in Tech;a global programme aimed at supporting greater diversity in gender representation within technology based entrepreneurship (or those using technology to scale their existing businesses) through provision ofpre-seed funding, mentoring, acceleration, and post-accelerator commercial support to build and scale their entrepreneurial...
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Expo 2020 Dubai, Sheraa join hands to empower young innovators
February 17th, 2019, Sharjah (UAE): Expo 2020s innovation and partnership programme, Expo Live, has joined hands with the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa), to provide a bespoke program that is set to empower young innovators, with tools necessary for the next stages in their entrepreneurial journey. The tailored program set to begin its first session this month, is...
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CodeGirls By ConsulNet Launches Third Cohort
The Karachi (Pakistan)-based initiative empowers aspiring young girls through a well-crafted program based on the future of work.