Tamkeen supports the StartUp Bahrain initiative

Tamkeen supports the StartUp Bahrain initiative

Bahrain’s Labour fund Tamkeen has announced its support for the ‘StartUp Bahrain’ initiative.

This comes as part of its efforts to support the entrepreneurship ecosystem through promoting Bahraini startups and attracting investment that contributes to economic growth and sustainability.

The StartUp Bahrain initiative is one of the most prominent community initiatives launched in 2013 by stakeholders within the ecosystem, including: government, startups, private sector companies, investors, entrepreneurs, and educational institutions, as well as several business incubators with the aim of fostering an environment that supports and stimulates entrepreneurship.

The platform organised events, workshops, and initiatives that brought entrepreneurs together to exchange knowledge and expertise.

Official platform

To build on its momentum from the previous years, StartUp Bahrain aspires to establish an official platform that brings together emerging Bahraini startups and enterprises looking to expand in the kingdom by providing the required services, facilities, programmes and initiatives that contribute to the growth and expansion of these enterprises locally and internationally.

The platform aims to attract more than 350 startups and facilitate the necessary support, thus contributing to the creation of high value sustainable jobs for local talent in high potential sectors whilst providing the required training to achieve this objective.

Maha Mofeez, Acting Chief Executive of Tamkeen said: