26 tech startups qualify to pre-final phase of 6th Zain Great Idea program

  • Date: 06-Apr-2021
  • Source: Kuwait Times
  • Sector:Technology
  • Country:Kuwait
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26 tech startups qualify to pre-final phase of 6th Zain Great Idea program

KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced the qualification of 26 tech startups to the pre-final phase of its sixth Zain Great Idea (ZGI) tech startup accelerator program. During this stage, the finalists from 8 GCC and Arab nations will take part in the ZGI Demo Day virtual event, where they are set to present their tech startups to investors and business partners for potential investment opportunities.

From a total of nearly 160 participating startups, 26 finalists qualified to the pre-final phase: TDALAL, DHANA, Amaakin, Punch, BNCHR+, and SNATCHR from Kuwait, Hayi, Shala, Bazaara, Sweech, Askwho, SCARLT, and Connected Community from the United Arab Emirates, Tamarran and Crowed Powered from Lebanon and Bahrain, Paw Arabia from Bahrain, Trenjh, Ketabilik, Rehla, and Breez from Saudi Arabia, Tanfees and Loy Club from Oman, OOSTOORA and Branper from Tunisia, and Qurba and Fulltact from Egypt.

Zain recently concluded the program's second stage; the ZGI bootcamp, which was held in a virtual format for four weeks. The bootcamp featured workshops, training sessions, panel discussions, and more, facilitated by world-class experts, academics, and trainers from top international educational institutions such as IE Business School, MIT, Stanford, and more. In addition, one-to-one sessions with top