18 MENA startups selected by TiE Dubai for mentorship

TiE Dubai has selected 18 startups to be part of its TiE Dubai Mentorship Program Class of Summer of 2021. The mentorship program spans over 12 months starting in September 2020. The 18 startups selected through an online selection process include Arbitary Solutions, Dreemzrock Ventures, Gokaddal Technologies, Hybella, Key2enable Assistive Technology, Kregzo, Lock & Stock, Octoos, One Moto, Qafila, Smartdirham, Walayem, Wannago Cloud and Yovza Technologies. Ioletics and Ninopay, both TiE Young Entrepreneur Middle East finalists, are also part of the mainstream mentorship program.

Ivan Fernandes, Director of Mentorship at TiE Dubai, said, “The TiE Dubai Mentorship Program is an important pillar of the chapter’s activity and is sought after by many startups in the region. We were very pleased with the caliber of entrepreneurs that applied including those through our Ecosystem Partner in5 and our Academic Partner Skyline University College. We are looking forward to helping these select businesses thrive over the next 12 months as the world slowly gets back to business.”

The TiE Dubai Mentorship Program Class of Summer 2021 officially kicked off in September 2020 for a period of 12 months. The mentees and mentors will meet at least once a month to discuss the status of the business, challenges, areas they need help and take advice and guidance as required. The progress will be monitored and tracked by the TiE Dubai team.

TiE Dubai are currently also running a Sustainability Class of the mentorship program in partnership with HSBC as well as providing mentorship for the winner and 3 runner ups of the TiE Women 2020 pitch competition for the MENA region.