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Round 3
In Partnership with Abdul Latif Jameel Co. , the MIT Enterprise Forum of the Pan Arab Region announced the winner of its 4th Competition in a big Awards Ceremony held in Tunisia with over 200 attendees. The Ceremony took place in the presence of Hala Fadel, Chair of the MIT Enterprise Forum of the Pan Arab Region, Zaher Munajjed, Advisor to the President Abdul LatifJameel Co., Ziad Oueslati, Board Member at the MIT Enterprise Forum of the Pan Arab Region, Mohamed Taher Chikhaoui, President of the MIT Club of Germany, Neveen Al Tahri, Co-Chairperson & Managing Director of Delta Financial Investments, Adnan Sultan, Managing Director for the Middle East, Kuwait City of Agave Partners Holdings, Wael Fakharany, Regional Manager of Google Middle East and Mohamed Mehdi Khemiri, Founder and CEO of Innovest, Tunisian Minister of Employment, HE Said Aidi and Mr. Slim Chaker, Secretary of State to the Minister of Trade and Tourism in charge of Tourism.
PT Screen came in first receiving $50,000 in prize money. AlKhawarizmy Language Software from Egypt received $10,000 for the second place. iNavigator from Egypt and Diabetes Healthcare had a tie in the third place receiving $5,000 each. Congratulations to the winning teams!
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PT Screen |
High-Tech, Telecommunications, and Software |
Mostafa Tawfik Mostafa
Cherif Atia Mostafa
Ahmed Samir Awad
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Egypt |
| 2 |
AlKhawarizmy Language
Software
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High-Tech, Telecommunications, and Software |
Hossam Eldin Mahgoub
Noha Fathi
Mostafa Helmy
Yasser Shaaban
Mohamed Ibrahim
Tarek Sayed
Maissa Megahed
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Egypt |
| 3 |
Diabetes Healthcare
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Health and HealthCare |
Rehab Mahmoud Moh’d
Jalal Bani Younes
Mashhour Bani Amer
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Jordan |
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INavigator |
High-Tech, Telecommunications, and Software |
Rasha Ahmed
Asem Mohamed
Mahmoud Salaheldin
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Egypt |
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Round 2
Congratulations to the top 12 finalist teams that qualified for the final round of the 4th MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Business Plan Competition (2010-2011).The 12 teams will fly to Tunisia and attend a coaching session with Booz & Co. guiding them through how to better perform in oral presentations and pitch their ideas in front of investors. The final award ceremony will be taking place in Tunisia on Friday, June 17. The 3 winning teams will receive up to $65,000 in prize money to help them take their business to the next level. Good luck to all!
Projects are listed in alphabetical order
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AlKhawarizmy Language Software |
High-Tech, Telecommunications, and Software |
Hossam Eldin Mahgoub
Noha Fathi
Mostafa Helmy
Yasser Shaaban
Mohamed Ibrahim
Tarek Sayed
Maissa Megahed
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Egypt |
| 2 |
BasharSoft |
High-Tech, Telecommunications, and Software |
Muhammad Algarhy
Ahmed Mostafa Ahmed ElSharkawy
Ameer Sherif
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Egypt |
| 3 |
Bit Bait |
Agriculture |
Abdel Yamine Zeinou
Rafahat Zeinou
Soumia Yahiaa
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Algeria |
| 4 |
Buffle.com |
High-Tech, Telecommunications, and Software |
Aboud Akhdir
Elias Dabbas
Kinda Sayegh
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Jordan |
| 5 |
CardioDiagnostics |
Health and HealthCare |
Ziad Sankari
Ramzi Farchoukh
Wassim Shatila
Najwa Sahmarani
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Lebanon |
| 6 |
Diabetes Healthcare |
Health and HealthCare |
Rehab Mahmoud Moh’d
Jalal Bani Younes
Mashhour Bani Amer
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Jordan |
| 7 |
iNavigator |
High-Tech, Telecommunications, and Software |
Rasha Ahmed
Asem Mohamed
Mahmoud Salaheldin
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Egypt |
| 8 |
Marhaba |
Entertainment, Recreation, Travel, and Tourism |
Pascale Baaklini
Pierre Daher
Ghady Felefleh
Jessica Abou Haydar
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Lebanon |
| 9 |
Presto Wireless |
High-Tech, Telecommunications, and Software |
Alaa Khalifeh
Matt Knebl
Hassan Selim
Shankara Raghurama
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Egypt |
| 10 |
PT Screen |
High-Tech, Telecommunications, and Software |
Mostafa Tawfik Mostafa
Cherif Atia Mostafa
Ahmed Samir Awad
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Egypt |
| 11 |
TalebTech |
Education and Training |
Zaid Tufaha
Dana Abu Hamdan
Omayyah Abu Hamdan
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Jordan |
| 12 |
Wild Guanabana |
Entertainment, Recreation, Travel, and Tourism |
Omar Samra
Marwa Fayed
Amr El Salanekly
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Egypt |
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Round 1
Congratulations to the top 30 semi-finalist teams that qualified for Round 2 of the 4th MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Business Plan Competition (2010-2011).The 30 teams will attend a two-day workshop on March 25th and 26th to guide them through the process of writing winning business plans and pitching their ideas in front of investors. The workshop is lead by Ken Morse, former Managing Director of MIT Entrepreneurship Center and Founder of 3Com along with consultants from Booz & Co.
Projects are listed in alphabetical order
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Ability Contact Center |
High-Tech, Telecommunications, and Software |
Hanan Radwan
Amr Deabes
Ahmed Rateb
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Egypt |
| 2 |
Al Wahdat Engineering Company |
Agriculture |
Thabet Al Yousef
Maher Al Yousef
Dipnarayan Guha
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KSA |
| 3 |
AlKhawarizmy Language Software |
High-Tech, Telecommunications, and Software |
Hossam Eldin Mahgoub
Noha Fathi
Mostafa Helmy
Yasser Shaaban
Mohamed Ibrahim
Tarek Sayed
Maissa Megahed
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Egypt |
| 4 |
BasharSoft |
High-Tech, Telecommunications, and Software |
Muhammad Algarhy
Ahmed Mostafa Ahmed ElSharkawy
Ameer Sherif
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Egypt |
| 5 |
Bit Bait |
Agriculture |
Abdel Yamine Zeinou
Rafahat Zeinou
Soumia Yahiaa
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Algeria |
| 6 |
Buffle.com |
High-Tech, Telecommunications, and Software |
Aboud Akhdir
Elias Dabbas
Kinda Sayegh
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Jordan |
| 7 |
CardioDiagnostics |
Health and HealthCare |
Ziad Sankari
Ramzi Farchoukh
Wassim Shatila
Najwa Sahmarani
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Lebanon |
| 8 |
Ciapple |
High-Tech, Telecommunications, and Software |
Karima Aoukili
Hussein Al-Natsheh
Buthaina Ahmad Muhannad Ebwine
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Jordan |
| 9 |
Live Cube |
Agriculture |
Kareem Abouelsoud
Sherif El Gazzar
Kareem Gaafar
Ramy Shabayek
Hatem Kotb
Anwar Hegazy
Ahmed Leithy
Ahmed Maher
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Egypt |
| 10 |
Diabetes Healthcare |
Health and HealthCare |
Rehab Mahmoud Moh’d
Jalal Bani Younes
Mashhour Bani Amer
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Jordan |
| 11 |
Drb 7enna |
Construction, Engineering, and Transportation |
Hanan Al Said
AbdelMuhdiNofan AbuWandi
Ali Jumah Taha Ibrahim
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Jordan |
| 12 |
DropnAdd SAL |
Entertainment, Recreation, Travel, and Tourism |
Mario El Khoury
Karim Chemali
Nadi Chemali
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Lebanon |
| 13 |
E-Bysat |
Creative Industries |
AbdelMoughith Feki
Afef Feki
Abdelmounem Feki
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Tunisia |
| 14 |
Engage Educational Resources |
Education and Training |
Mohammad Iness Shaheen
Safaa Ammar
Riaz Ali
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Egypt |
| 15 |
Experts for Semantics |
High-Tech, Telecommunications, and Software |
Omar Isbaitan
Yahia Isbaitan
Manal Isbaitan
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Palestine |
| 16 |
iNavigator |
High-Tech, Telecommunications, and Software |
Rasha Ahmed
Asem Mohamed
Mahmoud Salaheldin
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Egypt |
| 17 |
iView |
High-Tech, Telecommunications, and Software |
Magdy Hassan
Manar Azmy
Hussein Maher
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Egypt |
| 18 |
Marhaba |
Entertainment, Recreation, Travel, and Tourism |
Pascale Baaklini
Pierre Daher
Ghady Felefleh
Jessica Abou Haydar
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Lebanon |
| 19 |
Memory Smart Archiving Solutions |
High-Tech, Telecommunications, and Software |
Sallam Al- Razhie
Hajar Al-Sameai
Wahib Hamid Al Sarari
Walied Alamri
Ammar Al- Maqrami
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Yemen |
| 20 |
micro-WTE |
Energy, Environmental Services, Power, and Water |
Mohamad Tarhini
Fadel Darwish
Ali Tarhini
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UAE |
| 21 |
Tunisia Logistics Solutions |
Construction, Engineering, and Transportation |
Karim Hassani
Omar Akili
Ahmed Chaabane
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Tunisia |
| 22 |
Ounousa.com |
Creative Industries |
Elsa Aoun
Chadi Kari
Wassim Kari
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Lebanon |
| 23 |
Philemon&Baucis |
Entertainment, Recreation, Travel, and Tourism |
Mohamed Mezzour
Lamiaa Bounahmidi
Sarah Adnane
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Morocco |
| 24 |
Phoenus |
Creative Industries |
Nicolas Abou Chaar
Jack Al Ferzly
Fady Moujaess
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Lebanon |
| 25 |
Presto Wireless |
High-Tech, Telecommunications, and Software |
Alaa Khalifeh
Matt Knebl
Hassan Selim
Shankara Raghurama
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Egypt |
| 26 |
PT Screen |
High-Tech, Telecommunications, and Software |
Mostafa Tawfik Mostafa
Cherif Atia Mostafa
Ahmed Samir Awad
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Egypt |
| 27 |
SUI |
High-Tech, Telecommunications, and Software |
Tamer El Nahas
Magdy Moustafa
Nada Magdy
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Egypt |
| 28 |
SuperMum |
High-Tech, Telecommunications, and Software |
Yasmine El Mehairy
Roger Makar
Ahmed Toulan
Zeinab Samir
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Egypt |
| 29 |
TalebTech |
Education and Training |
Zaid Tufaha
Dana Abu Hamdan
Omayyah Abu Hamdan
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Jordan |
| 30 |
Wild Guanabana |
Entertainment, Recreation, Travel, and Tourism |
Omar Samra
Marwa Fayed
Amr El Salanekly
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Egypt |
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