Entrepreneurs across Middle East named winners of C3 Impact Accelerator – powered by HSBC

Entrepreneurs across Middle East named winners of C3 Impact Accelerator – powered by HSBC

Demo Day and Closing Ceremony attended by over 100 investors and senior experts from across the region

Dubai: The winners of the “2022 C3 Impact Accelerator – Powered by HSBC” awards have been announced after a final round of business pitches at HSBC’s UAE headquarters in Dubai.

Turkey’s BlindLook, empowering those with visual impairment by developing audio mapping technologies, came first, with the UAE’s Homeport Water Solutions, who provide natural water regeneration for agriculture, leisure and industrial businesses, in second, and Egypt’s iSchool, an education technology kids coding platform, in third.

Given the quality and innovation of the pitches from all eight finalists, judges decided to add a fourth-place award, won by UAE-based Manhat, which focuses on delivering natural water distillation across the UAE.

The awards were presented by Collin Lobo, Chief Compliance Officer for HSBC UAE and MENAT, Sabrin Rahman, Managing Director and Head of Sustainability for HSBC Europe and MENAT, Nasser Alshaali, Chairman of HSBC Egypt, as well as Medea Nocentini, Founder of C3.

“For the past four years, our partnership with C3 has focused on showcasing companies with environmental and social impact at the heart of their business, and we are pleased with the progress to date. With the UN climate change