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Listen to Maya Wakim, Community Developer for Lebanon and the MENA region for Makesense.

Based in Beirut, Maya developed a love affair with the many facades of the city. Beirut’s aesthetics and nuisances triggered her passion for activism, writing and photography. Stories behind the faces, buildings and streets prompt her to give a voice to the voiceless. She currently resides in Lebanon, slowly turning her hobbies into professional work and planning on discovering more cities in the near future.

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هذا البرنامج متاح مجاناً وباللغة العربية للمتطوعين، رواد الأعمال وكل من يشعر أنه معنيّ بالدعوة 
رح تقدم برنامج عبر الإنترنت، جديد من نوعو، بيبلش 20 أيار عن ريادة الأعمال الاجتماعية والابتكار بلبنان. 
هيدا البرنامج رح يكون محدود لـ 500 مشترك بس، لحقوا حالكن! 

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The Podcast ft. Maya Wakim, Community Developer for Makesense

StoreDNA & Tory Burch share their POC experience and use case in episode 1 of Chalhoub Greenhouse's Startup Series.

The Greenhouse is home to Chalhoub Group’s retail technology accelerator and Ibtikar, its in-house incubator for Chalhoub employees.

For those in Retail Tech startups, a no equity, grant based accelerator with one of the largest retail companies in the MENA region, Chalhoub.

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Chalhoub Greenhouse Startup Series / Episode 1: StoreDNA x Tory Burch

FACES & Tryano share their POC experiences and use cases in episode 2 of Chalhoub Greenhouse's Startup Series.

The Greenhouse is home to Chalhoub Group’s retail technology accelerator and Ibtikar, its in-house incubator for Chalhoub employees.

For those in Retail Tech startups, a no equity, grant-based accelerator with one of the largest retail companies in the MENA region, Chalhoub.

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Shopi is an easy to use SaaS platform that enables digital in-store experiences and increased store efficiency by empowering the customer and sales associates with knowledge & engaging content.

In this video, hear about Shopi's experience implementing their solution at D&G Dubai Mall as part of The Greenhouse Accelerator program.

The Greenhouse is home to Chalhoub Group’s retail technology accelerator and Ibtikar, its in-house incubator for Chalhoub employees.

For those in Retail Tech startups, a no equity, grant-based accelerator with one of the largest retail companies in the MENA region, Chalhoub.

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Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq to receive up to $1bn in financial commitments from the World Bank;

UAE-based premium ride sharing startup Careem signs a deal with Etisalat and Snapit Digital to let car passengers enjoy free unlimited WiFi in their rides;

Dubai plans to make most of the limo fleets of Uber and Careem eco-friendly by 2026;

Arabic Karaoke App Ghinwa helps MENA's singers unleash their full potential online;

Beirut-based insurtech BSynchro raises $1 million from Lebanon’s Berytech and Phoenician Funds as they look to transition insurance related companies into the digital world in a speedy and affordable way;

Jordan’s Faylasof raises $500,000 Pre-Series A funding from Saudi-based Wise Ventures for its online bookstore;

Dubai’s Zbooni raises $1.1 million from Chalhoub Group and B&Y Venture Partners to help businesses sell over Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp & Instagram;

Dubai’s Sprii raises $8.5 million Series A for its web and mobile-based baby products ecommerce marketplace;

Hopi, a yet-to-be-launched Dubai-based direct-to-consumer subscription contact lens startup raises seed funding;

Fast & Furious presents: Hobbs & Shaw – Check out the final trailer! It comes out August 2nd.

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News episode #17

Listen to our first episode of "The Weekly Minutes" to learn more about building and scaling a peer-to-peer marketplace where our Host, Khaled Abou Kassem, interviews with the entrepreneur behind a platform with great potential and greater impact helping you find Newborn Care and Child Care Specialists in Lebanon & GCC!‍

Featured Entrepreneur: Hussein Sleiman
Hussein is the Co-Founder & CEO of Find A Nurse which lets you find newborn care specialists, nurses, nannies & babysitters near you. Create an account and connect with trained, qualified carers!

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The Weekly Minutes episode #1

Great news for Saudi youth as Mawhiba signs agreement with Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Global Initiatives to support and develop young Saudi talent;

LUNCH:ON ranked in Crunchbase’s Top 50 Hot Tech Companies Globally, making LUNCH:ON the only company from the region to receive this recognition;

Washmen, the Dubai-based mobile-native dry cleaning and laundry service, has raised 6.2M$ Series-B round led by AddVenture with participation from Cedar Mundi Ventures, Henkel and others to solidify its operations in the UAE and expand its digital technology hub in Lebanon;

Dubai’s FlexxPay raises investment to offer salary advances to employees on behalf of their employers, and the payments are made through Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank;

Lebanese Shopify-like ecommerce management platform ‘Ecomz’ raises $4 million Series A led by local VC Cedar Mundi Ventures and joined by iSME Lebanon, a government led funding initiative, and BLC Bank;

Kuwaiti beauty ecommerce startup Boutiqaat doubles valuation to $500 million in 18 months with latest investment, with this valuation and Uber’s acquisition of Careem, Boutiqaat with Property Finder is now the most valuable technology startup of the Middle East & North Africa;

COFE App, Kuwait’s beloved online coffee marketplace app, has partnered with LinkedIn, the world’s foremost professional networking site, to attract global talent;

PepsiCo is planning to replace its plastic bottles of Aquafina with aluminum cans at locations around the U.S.

Watch the first trailer for Disney’s live-action remake of Mulan;


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News episode #18

Listen to Farah Ali Hassan, the CoFounder of Presentail, an online gifting platform for curated items from local sellers in Lebanon who have small and medium businesses.

Presentail.com serves as a platform for connecting expats with their beloved homeland, and bringing them closer to their family and friends. Four weeks after its launch, the e-commerce has proven to be a success among Lebanese living in the UAE, Africa, America, and Canada.

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The Podcast ft. Farah Ali Hassan

Egyptian digital payment firm Fawry sets IPO price at $0.3906;

Saudi based e-commerce enablement startup Zid, raises $2M pre-series A investment led by Elm VC;

Muzmatch, a dating app for Muslims raises $7 million Series A, led by Luxor Capital, a multi-billion dollar US hedge fund and Y Combinator, to help them find a life partner;

Dubai-based property management startup HiGuests closes a $1.1 million investment led by a leading Spanish real estate player Forcadell, announces expansion to Spain;

Disney is breaking records with the best box office year in history;

Spider-Man: Far From Home is the latest Marvel movie to hit $1 billion at the box office;


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News episode #20

Installed on over 380 million devices in over 200 countries around the world, it helps you scan, store, sync and collaborate on various contents across smartphones, iPads, tablets and computers.

Watch #AppsofourLives episode 8 to see how this app turns your smartphone into a portable scanner.

Featured App: CamScanner
CamScanner is an intelligent document management solution for individuals, small businesses, organizations, governments and schools. It is the perfect fit for those who want to digitize, sync, share and manage various contents on all devices.

Simply snap a photo of paper documents, receipts, notes, whiteboards and business cards. It will automatically crop and enhance the image, making text easily readable. You can then save the document as a PDF or export it directly into your Evernote account.

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Apps of our Lives episode #8 ft. CamScanner

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, a leading UAE banking group, partners with Silicon Valley's Plug and Play, a global innovation platform, to enable new ways of adapting digital transformation;

Batelco, a Bahrain Telecommunication Company, launches Summer Entrepreneurship Program for university students and young professionals in collaboration with BRINC Batelco IoT Hub;

Bahrain’s Rain closes $2.5 million seed round and becomes the first licensed cryptocurrency exchange in the Middle East;

Egyptian fintech MoneyFellows raises over $1m investment from 500 Startups, Dubai Angel Investors, and Phoenician Funds;

French inventor successfully crosses the English Channel on a hoverboard;

The Matrix is returning to theaters to celebrate its 20th anniversary;


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News episode #21

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