Talal and Madiha Zein AUB Innovation Park

Adha Mubarak 🌙

Wishing you a happy Eid and good health, from the Talal and Madiha Zein AUB Innovation Park Family 🤍

Exciting News for our Innovative community! 🥁

Do you want to expand your startup and get a pulse on the Silicon Valley ecosystem? 🚀

Join , organized by , the renowned tech and startup festival from Dubai, making its debut in Silicon Valley 🌉

Secure a branded space, all-access tickets & access to curated 1-on-1 meetings with leading investors!

Apply now to showcase at  
https://bit.ly/3UYgr1n

Hey Future Innovators! Looking to grow your international network? 🚀

We’re excited to inform you that AUB has joined the Global Challenge Lab 2024!

🙌🏻 Global Challenge Lab is a 14-day virtual program of innovation & entrepreneurship workshops, guest speakers and mentoring to help you develop innovative ideas in the fields of Climate Change and Smart Cities.

📈 Grow your international network, form international teams, gain new skills, and create new products and services that help achieve UN Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities and Goal 13: Climate Action.
Students from all disciplinary backgrounds are encouraged to join!

At the end of the program, the top teams will have the opportunity to pitch their ideas and win a share of a £10,000 prize fund!

The deadline to apply is June 15.

The program will run from 3rd July - 16 July 2024 and sessions will run across multiple time zones.
Places are limited so apply as soon as possible.

🔗 Apply today: www.imperialenterpriselab.com/global-challenge-lab

We are delighted to welcome Rania Khalaf to the Zein AUB iPark Advisory Board!

Her experience in technology and her roles as Chief Information and Data Officer of Inari and Director of AI Engineering at IBM Research will be invaluable for the iPark startups and iPark team. ✨

Her and vision will be instrumental in driving our mission forward 🚀

Change-makers, we’ve got an announcement for you! 📣

For its second cohort, the TASMU Accelerator (TA) is looking for innovative startups who want to scale up to Qatar!

Along with their Cohort Champions, Ooredoo Qatar, HPE and Malomatia, they foster growth-stage start-ups within Qatar’s focus sectors of healthcare, transportation and logistics, environment, and tourism.

Join TA if you are a growth-stage start-up ready to scale up to Qatar!

Learn more about the selection criteria and apply via the link in bio!

Applications are open until June 10, 2024!




Bio link - https://accelerator.tasmu.gov.qa/

Excited to share that the Final Pitch Day took place yesterday, May 21st, at the Charles Hostler Auditorium at the American University of Beirut.

🚀 Twenty innovative pitched their groundbreaking ideas to well seasoned jury members.

Notably, some teams were from AUB Mediterraneo in Cyprus, where just launched a new innovation center in collaboration with the municipality of .

🙌🏻 A huge thank you to our dedicated mentors, jury members, the iPark team, and AUB for making this event a success!

Calling all innovators!‼️

Zaka, Beirut AI, INJAZ Lebanon, and ACIE at USEK are excited to announce the official launch of AI
Challenge focused on Clyntech and Agrytech solutions!

“Ideate, Hack, and Build a future that’s greener and more sustainable!! 🚀☘️

📅Orientation session will happen on May 25, 2024 Final Ceremony: June 2, 2024
Online

Apply now! Deadline is today⏳
https://berytech.jotform.com/241281520331039

This program is organized in partnership with Berytech and co-funded by The Embassy of the Netherlands in Lebanon.

Meet the Jury of the Idea Validation Program 2024!

⚡️ Privileged to have expert and impactful jury members to elevate those who are passionate about their ventures and committed to the journey.

🚀 May the best of the best reach the next phase of growth.

The Idea Validation Program 2024 is near!

⚡️ Out of 200+ applicants, 21 distinctive were nominated to pitch to a jury of esteemed investors and technical experts on May 21, 2024 at Hostler Auditorium, .

🚀 The startups are riding the wave of innovation; the question is: who will be admitted to the Build and Accelerate program and get the chance to compete for a spot in a Silicon Valley?

We are excited to announce the launch of Dr. Yousif Asfour and Sandy Molloy’s book “From Geek to Lead: A Techie’s Guide to Leadership” 📖

Dr. Asfour is the Chief Innovation and Transformation Officer at AUB, and the Executive Director at The Zein AUB Innovation Park. His leadership never fails to inspire us at iPark!

Get the chance to meet with Dr. Asfour and get a copy of his book tomorrow at BDD 1082 between 1:30 and 3:00 pm 🕠📍

Exciting News for all Eco-entrepreneurs and nature lovers 🌱❗️

The 3rd EcoSwitch Festival is just around the corner on May 16th, 2024 🗓️

Meet inspiring eco-entrepreneurs like founders and many more like-minded innovators ✨

The EcoSwitch Festival is not just an event - it’s a dynamic convergence of Lebanese green enterprises, pulsating with engaging discussions, vibrant networking opportunities, and a festive concert at BDD 1075 rooftop. 🪩

Register now and don’t forget to pass by at the World Cafe ☕️ 🌎 swipe and check the agenda for more! ➡️

📍BDD 1280 from 10:00 to 5:30 🕠

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Happening Now: Dr. Fadlo Khuri giving an inspirational opening speech at the Talal and Madiha Zein AUB iPark 2023-2024 Demo Day ✨

Introducing our esteemed Advisory Board Members for the 2023-2024 program 🥁

The Zein AUB iPark Demo Day not only provides you with the chance to meet some of our star startups, but it also provides a chance to connect with some of the most prominent investors and mentors in the ecosystem ✨

‼️This event is exclusive and invite-only!
📧 Interested in attending? Send us an email to [email protected]

Glad to announce that are among our 9 startup stars at the Demo Day! 🚀

Join us at the Demo Day on Monday, April 29 to watch 9 industry disruptors and learn about their products and services ✨

📧 Interested in attending? Send us an email to [email protected]

Rethinking art with uPaint 🎨

Get to know more about at the Demo Day on Monday, April 29th. 🚀

Watch 9 industry disruptors and learn about their products and services ✨

📧 Interested in attending? Send us an email to [email protected]

Catch the next wave of innovation in E-commerce with 🌊📝

Join us at the Demo Day on Monday, April 29 to watch 9 industry disruptors and learn about their products and services ✨

📧 Interested in attending? Send us an email to [email protected]

MEET KUDWA: Revolutionizing the Fintech industry and presenting at the Zein AUB iPark Demo Day 🚀

Join us at the Demo Day on Monday, April 29 to watch 9 industry disruptors and learn about their products and services ✨

📧 Interested in attending? Send us an email to [email protected]

MEET LUXEED: Revolutionizing the Agrytech industry and presenting at the Zein AUB iPark Demo Day 🚀🌱

Join us at the Demo Day on Monday, April 29 to watch 9 industry disruptors and learn about their products and services ✨

📧 Interested in attending? Send us an email to [email protected]

More industry disruptors in this post!

Fixalign are reshaping the Medtech industry and the world’s smiles :)

Watch them at the Demo Day on Monday, April 22! ✨
Interested in joining this exclusive event? Send us an email at 📧 [email protected]

Happy to announce that .leb will be presenting at the Zein AUB Innovation Park Demo Day on Monday, April 22! 🚀

Check out their page to know more about them!

Interested in attending the Demo Day? Send us an email at 📧 [email protected]

Watch .en as they disrupt the Fintech industry on Monday, April 29th! 🚀

Join us at the Zein AUB Innovation Park Demo Day on April 29th, and watch our Go To Market Program startups live! ✨

Delighted to announce that Access Off will be pitching at the Zein AUB Innovation Park Demo Day on April 29 ✨

Watch them and learn more about how they are disrupting the cybersecurity industry 🚀

📧The Demo Day is an exclusive event! Interested in joining? Send us an email at [email protected]
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Have you ever been to a of high-quality impactful startups? 🚀

With a pool of expert and trainer-investors, our startups have become 🤝🏻

🔗 Check out our at: https://airtable.com/app2VBEXZETBXSQ3q/shr5m21DBAhXA7rVf
🔗 Zein AUB iPark Website: https://sites.aub.edu.lb/ipark/

📍Place: BDD 1280, Date and time: April 29 at 6 PM.
This event is invite only.

⁉️ Interested to join us? Let us know at [email protected]

We’re thrilled to announce our partners’ annual Prix Entrepreneur ESA - HEC competition, brought to you by SmartESA in partnership with HEC Paris and L’Orient le Jour!

This year has a new format, featuring a 6-week pre-acceleration program to supercharge startups for the main event. Plus, the winning startup gets an exclusive ticket to a 6-month incubation program at Station F, along with other amazing opportunities! 🌟

Ready to take your startup to the next level? Apply now at www.smart-esa.com! 💡

238 applied, 13 survived the stage and 9 made it to -To-Market ⏳

⭐️ The is the opportunity to meet innovative pre-seed from the 2023 cohort.

✨You are invited to join us, meet exceptional founders and watch them .

🔗 Check out our at: https://airtable.com/app2VBEXZETBXSQ3q/shr5m21DBAhXA7rVf

🔗 Zein AUB iPark Website: https://sites.aub.edu.lb/ipark/

📍 Place: BDD 1280
🗓️ Date and time: April 29 at 6 PM.

❗️This event is invite only. Interested to join us? Let us know at [email protected]

In 2023 the Validation Program has given rise to high-quality impactful ! ✨

The ’s -to-Market startups made it through rigorous stages and screening, with validated and revenue. Signaling a new wave of entrepreneurs, inspiring more individuals with fresh ideas to step forward! 🚀

💫 Join us at the Zein AUB iPark’s Demo Day to learn about their disruptive !


🔗 Check out our at: https://sites.aub.edu.lb/ipark/gtm-2023-24/
🔗 Zein AUB iPark Website: https://sites.aub.edu.lb/ipark/

📍Place: BDD 1280, Date and time: April 29 at 6 PM.
🟢 This event is invite only. Interested to join us? Let us know at [email protected]



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Got a big idea that you want to sell to an investor? ⚡️

We are back with another LIVE mock investor meeting with Abdo Achkar, tech luminary and CEO of Sowlutions. 🚀

✨Tap into a seasoned investor’s strategic thinking and gain insights about what he thinks of when deciding to invest in a startup.

🗓️ This Friday, April 5 at 3:00 PM in AUB West Hall.
🎟️ Reserve your spot now: https://forms.office.com/r/9UL3f3PCW8

Zein AUB iPark is thrilled to announce that has won the 2023 WSA Award in Business & Commerce. 🚀

⭐️ The WSA (World Summit Awards) is a global initiative that awards digital solutions making significant contributions to the attainment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

✨ WAKILNI has been selected as one of the 40 WSA Winners 2023, selected from 466 nominations in 88 countries. It now forms part of WSA’s knowledge society celebrating the best of innovation and technology from around the world.

Congrats to Wakilni and AUB Alumni Yusr Sabra on this achievement! Here’s to more growth and opportunities!

From Dubai to Doha 🚀

We’ve been finding it a bit hard to stay in one place lately, with all the exciting tech summits and conferences happening in the region!🙌🏻

The Zein AUB iPark proudly participated in the Doha Web Summit between February 23rd and 26th, utilizing what Bloomberg called “the world’s largest gathering of startups” to further support the local startup ecosystem in Lebanon.

Read more about our participation in the summit on our website: https://sites.aub.edu.lb/ipark/doha-web-summit-2024/



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