Five MENA entrepreneurs to represent the region at TiE Women global competition to win equity-free US$100K

Five MENA entrepreneurs to represent the region at TiE Women global competition to win equity-free US$100K

TiE Dubai has announced the winners from its regional MENA TiE Women pitch competitions hosted over the past few weeks. The 2022 winners include Bright Sign from Saudi Arabia, The Baby Garage from Egypt, Bahrain’s Clever Play representing the rest of MENA, Ruuq from Levant, and Iminclusive from UAE. These 5 MENA winners will join 34 others from around the globe to compete for the US$100,000 equity-free cash prize. According to Shameema Parveen, Global Co-chair of TiE Women, globally, the competition received 1362 applications from 42 countries

This year’s MENA’s regional competitions saw over 200+ applications from women-led businesses from 15 countries across five regions (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Levant and Rest of the MENA). The nominations were reviewed by a jury of renowned experts and successful entrepreneurs from within the TiE Dubai network, and 42 finalists were shortlisted from 10 countries, 20 cities and 13 different industries across all five regional finals.