Bahrain startups sign agreements at Gitex

Bahrain startups sign agreements at Gitex

Bahrain's top startups kicked off their participation at the Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (Gitex) 2022 by inking deals with global firms to expand their operations.

The Bahrain Pavilion at Gitex, sponsored by the kingdom’s Labour Fund (Tamkeen), featured 30 of its top emerging enterprises.

The Gitex delegation also includes a number of partners from Bahrain’s ecosystem such as the Information and eGovernment Authority, the Economic Development Board, Bahrain Development Bank and Hope Fund.

“We are proud of the strong Bahraini presence in Gitex, and we are committed to supporting it year on year,” said Bahrain’s Ambassador to the UAE Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, when he visited the Pavilion.

The first day of the global technology summit saw the signing of an agreement by Bahraini startup VirtuThinko with the Boston-based American company HYCU, which specialises in cloud data protection with the purpose of providing their services in the region.

Atyaf eSolutions also announced a partnership with Codebase Technologies, a world-leading provider of Open API Banking solutions, to create an innovative and first-of-its-kind three-in-one marketplace platform, Dinarii.

“We look forward to Bahraini companies reaping the benefits of their participation in this global tech event through building international partnerships, establishing strong commercial ties with decision makers in