We continued our partnership with Startup Weekend in Egypt. In addition to sponsoring the two events, we provided prize packages to the winners. Both events, in Alexandria and Cairo, were attended by 500 young people, a large percentage of whom were women, as part of our support to female entrepreneurs. Startups were also given the chance to enroll in our Startup Support Program.
We partnered with the Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO) for our Startup Support Program. In launching this partnership, we sponsored training sessions for FIEO member startups and SMEs in India and Iran, as well as working with members to train them on expanding their businesses to the GCC.
We partnered with SeedStars World, a startup competition in emerging markets, to provide startups with mentorship, training, and specialized services at competitive rates. Our team in Algeria and Bahrain provided mentorship to regional startups on business development, strategy and sales. During the regional summit in Bahrain, one startup was awarded a free shipping package as a competition prize.
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