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Four years after Circular 331: The ecosystem needs more Seed Stage funds

It was never the same for the Lebanese ecosystem after 2014. Banque du Liban’s (BDL) Circular 331 was meant to create the foundations...

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Lebanon

Diabetes monitoring startup wins a $50,000 Seed Boost fund during Speed@BDD’s fifth Demo Day

Spike, a mobile assistant that helps diabetics better manage their diabetes, won the second edition of Speed@BDD’s Seed Boost. The...

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Lebanon

Lebanese private tutoring app Synkers raises seed funding from Phoenician Funds

Synkers, a peer-to-peer private tutoring app, announced that it has recently closed its first seed funding with Phoenician Funds, following...

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Lebanon

Lebanese youth is entrepreneurship-driven, but needs more early-stage funding [Report]

Editor's note: This article has been updated to include the insights of Jad Salame, managing partner of Phoenician Funds. The...

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Lebanon

One lucky startup walks away with $50,000 from Speed@BDD’s fourth Demo Day

Speed@BDD, a Beirut-based tech startup accelerator, concluded yesterday its fourth acceleration program with a Demo Day. The accelerator is...

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Lebanon

Speed@BDD Demo Day IV

Join Speed@BDD for Demo Day IV at the Four Seasons Hotel, Beirut on July 6, 2017. A number of local tech startups will be showcasing the...

Speed@BDD Demo Day tech

Lebanon

A first year anniversary and a trip to Silicon Valley

“We’re witnessing a change of mindset, in the banks, the investors, the supporters. You can see the effect, and this has all...

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Lebanon

Lebanese drones tackling forest fires, NAR

In 2014, when fires started raging through Nicolas Zaatar’s home district of Baabda in Lebanon, an opportunity presented...

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Lebanon

Circular 331: where has Lebanon's money gone?

It is said that innovation is an entrepreneur’s best friend. But in Lebanon a strong second contender has to be the central...

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Lebanon

Applications open for Speed@BDD's Batch II acceleration program

Do you have a technology startup idea and want to grow it into a successful business? Apply now to Speed@BDD’s Batch II acceleration pr...

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Lebanon

Speed@BDD sends two startups off to Silicon Valley

Two of Speed@BDD’s first six startups are off to Silicon Valley. The accelerator’s CEO Sami Abou Saab said Rational Pixels...

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Lebanon

Beirut gets new tech accelerator, Speed@BDD

CEO Sami Abou Saab during a meeting at the Speed@BDD offices. (Images via Maya Rahal) Yesterday, a collection of Beirut’s entrepreneurial e...

Tech Accelerator Speed@BDD Beirut Digital District

Lebanon

Applications now open for Speed@BDD's third acceleration program

Speed@BDD is recruiting 10 aspiring startups for their upcoming acceleration program in September, where selected...

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Lebanon

Speed@BDD Demo Day I

Speed@BDD’s Demo Day is an event that will occur twice a year, during which graduating startups of the accelerator pitch their businesses t...

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