Palestinian startup to compete in Seedstars World finals

Mashvisor has been selected as a national winner in Seedstars’ Ramallah competition on November 16.

The Ramallah-based real-estate analytics startup will compete against other startups from around the world in the Seedstars international finals in Switzerland in February 2016, for a $500,000 prize.

Event buildup

Held concurrently with cities in MENA and around the world and part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, Seedstars Ramallah brought together 12 startups from the West Bank and Gaza for a one-day contest.

The event was organized by Arabreneur, a Ramallah-based business accelerator that supports tech startups and connects them with investors. Co-organizers included Paltel Group, GIZ and Global Business Angels Network.

Business leaders and diginitaries such as Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, founder of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Org, and Katherine Verrier-Frechette, representative of the office of Canada in Palestine, addressed the audience.

Original article by Rafat Abushaban

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