Third edition of The Startup Roadshow-Wired launched in Jordan

Third edition of The Startup Roadshow-Wired launched in Jordan

AMMAN “” The Startup Roadshow-Wired kicked off its third edition on Tuesday, bringing together 4,000 entrepreneurs in Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey and Iraq, with the aim of "leaving no entrepreneur behind“ during the pandemic.

Organised by Jusoor and SPARK, with the contribution of the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), Jordanian entrepreneurs will be admitted to new open-access online entrepreneurship trainings and will get the chance to meet and work with Turkish, Jordanian, and Iraqi and Syrian entrepreneurs, according to a statement made available to The Jordan Times. 

The 50 entrepreneurs (Startups and SMEs) will then compete to pitch at the final Roadshow Demo Day, where they will battle it out for cash prizes of $15,000 for first place, $10,000 for second place and $5,000 for third place winners, according to the statement.

"We knew we had to keep innovating during COVID-19 to ensure entrepreneurship in the region remains supported “” the stakes are too high not to. We are so pleased to be working with Jusoor again this year in supporting refugee and host country businesses through these incredibly challenging times. Special thanks for our partners,  the Qatar Fund for Development, who believed in and supported The Startup Roadshow-Wired 2020,“ said Yannick du Pont,