ABOUT THE START-UP MARATHON
Support young entrepreneurs to start and scale innovative digital and tech start-ups that offer solutions to the community's challenges and contribute to the advancement of Sustainable Development Goals
Throughout its journey, the marathon will look at building a digital eco-system and boosting the digital entrepreneurial mindsets through:
We have to reimagine our interventions for a digital age; an age where digitalization is a tool for inclusion, equity and resilience. At UNDP Syria, we aim to leverage the power of digital technology and innovation to create jobs, improve services, promote economic diversification and catalyze post-COVID-19 recovery.
IDEATE and APPLY
IDEATE a solution-based idea that contribute to one or more of the current societal challenges And APPLY to the marathon call for application.
Deadline 31st of July 2021
LEARN
LEARN Through the marathon boot camps and be equipped with the essential digital entrepnreuship skills, innovation tools and methodologies, business modeling, pitching skills, and get reflections from the digital industry leaders.
1st bootcamp "Basics & Reflections" 15 -> 19 August
2nd bootcamp "Advanced digital camp" 10 -> 13 October
PROTOTYPE
PROTOTYPE and design your low fidelity product to evidence your idea in the 1st marathon pitch.
21 -> 28 August
BUILD
BUILD your minimum viable product (MVP) with the support of mentors associated with special coaching hours from the digital industry leaders.
1 September -> 9 October
PITCH
PITCH your Digital entrepreneurial idea to a specialized judge and investors.
Final pitch 15 October
START-UP
START-UP your digital-led early-stage business with a package of incubation, special mentoring and coaching, and seed funding.
WHY SHOULD YOU JOIN THE MARATHON?
Multi-track Dual Training Bootcamps
Technical and Financial Support
Mentoring
Advanced Coaching
Incubation
Seed Funding
Meet Our Judges - 2021 Edition
UBAI SANDOUK
Manager of Entrepreneurship project in Syrian Computer Society
MOUHAMAD KAWAS
CTO of Medicus AI
MOHAMMAD BAGHDADI
Expert in Auditing and financial studies
KINDA ALTARBOUSH
Co-founder and CEO of Lebleb
MAYA PATSALIDES
Founder and CEO of direct lineMeet Our Mentors - 2021 Edition
ABDULRAHMAN DAWARA
Founder & CEO of BEETRONIX TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS
HASSAN AL KHATEEB
Trainer and Consultant Founder and CEO of Fo’shatA’amal
MUTAZ BELLAH HAKMI
SEO Specialist, founder of Mutaz.net
AHMAD ALKASSAR
Co-founder of KickOut interactive Startup
WASEEM KNTAR
Co-founder & CEO of KickOut interactive StartupPrevious Marathon Edition Alumni
Startups funded by the Marathon
Art Shop
An platform for disseminating, marketing and selling the Artifacts of painters and plastic artists.
CNC Power
CNC machine with integrated working system to manufacture specific products based on the market.
Future Laby
Interactive virtual lab to simulate the laboratory of reconstructive therapy in dentistry.
Sabio
Sabio, a business management and marketing company, provides a range of administrative and marketing services based on artificial intelligence in data analytics.
Things
Things, a company provides 3D printing services based on the designs requested by customers.