Zain successfully concludes Dubai Roadshow startup accelerator tour

Zain successfully concludes Dubai Roadshow startup accelerator tour

Kuwait: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, successfully concluded its Dubai Roadshow startup accelerator tour, featuring ten Kuwait-based businesses as part of the company’s seventh Zain Great Idea tech startup accelerator program.

The Dubai Roadshow was the first destination of Zain Great Idea’s Regional Accelerator Program, featuring 10 out of 30 Kuwait-based startups that were selected by a judges panel consisting of innovation and entrepreneurship experts, representatives of venture capital firms, investors, and startup accelerators. The regional program is set to feature two more upcoming tours in Cairo and Riyadh.

The founders of the 10 businesses joined the three-day tour in Dubai, taking part in field visits, mentoring sessions, and orientation meetings with investors and executives from some of the region’s biggest companies, accelerators, and innovation hubs. Special talks and gatherings were also held with prominent founders and entrepreneurs who shared their success stories, tips, and experiences with the participants.

The Dubai Roadshow featured a special session with Fadi Ghandour, Aramex Founder and Executive Chairman of Wamda Capital, the leading regional Venture Capital firm. The tour also featured visits to Google’s MENA Innovation Hub, Majid Al Futtaim Group’s Fintech Center, in5 Dubai integrated innovation platform, AstroLabs platform for tech ecosystems, and