Palestinian startup BlueFilter wins $10,000 in Amsterdam’s IGNITE Pitch finals

Palestinian startup BlueFilter wins $10,000 in Amsterdam’s IGNITE Pitch finals

Gaza-based startup BlueFilter won the first prize of the Startups on the Move Pitch Competition, hosted by Startups Without Borders, SPARK, and Google.org during SPARK’s 9th annual IGNITE Conference 2022 in Amsterdam.

The finals, held last September 13th, marked the conclusion of the Startups on the Move Incubation program, whe re 130 startups from Palestine, Lebanon and Iraq transformed their ideas into businesses.

Eyiada, a Palestinian AI-powered startup which connects medical specialists to patients, won the second prize, taking home $5,000, while Lebanese startup Dooda Solutions won the People’s Choice Awards, worth $3,000 in cash.

The final pitch competition was held on September 13th, during SPARK’s annual IGNITE Conference at Muzikgebouw, in the heart of Amsterdam. The winners were selected by a jury panel, composed by Rowan Barnett, Head of Google.org EMEA; Fadi Bishara, Tech entrepreneur, founder of Blackbox; Wassim Beaineh, member of SPARK's supervisory board; Majd Khalifeh, Co-founder and CEO of Flow Accelerator; and Laura di Santolo, CEO of Forward Inc.

Valentina Primo, CEO of Startups Without Borders: “The finals were thrilling, not only for the three winners, but also for the 10 startups who got the opportunity to network and connect with potential partners, clients, and investors from around the world. For