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Demo Day 2024-2025
Demo Day showed Lebanon’s vibrant startup scene. 460+ attendees joined online and in person, including 100+ VIPs, investors, and business owners, to watch 10 game-changing startups pitch their bold ideas.
From Beirut to Cyprus!
iPark Partners in Cyprus DEMO Day 2025, Showcasing Startups on a Global Stage
uPaint is making waves in the UAE!
Zaker Wins $10K at Darwazah Demo Day
Go To Market 2024-25 Startups Land in Paphos, Cyprus
Idea Validation Program 2025 Applications Are Now Open
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Zein AUB iPark Startups at Web Summit Qatar 2025
14 iPark startups participated in Web Summit Qatar; engaging with investors, industry leaders, and potential clients. The event provided significant exposure, helping our founders build valuable connections and generate promising leads.
Wanna know which startups were there? Check out this Instagram Post
Winners - AUB President’s Innovation Challenge 2024
The President’s Innovation Challenge united 10 Finalists, 5 Jury members, and 160 guests on November 28, 2024.
Winners:
SchedEx ($30K): AI-driven SaaS for F&B workforce management.
Aralects ($15K + People’s Choice): Arabic dialect learning app.
Prevo Biotech ($10K): Land-free agriculture via fermentation.
Press Releases:
10 STARTUPS COMPETE AT THE 4TH AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT “PRESIDENT’S INNOVATION CHALLENGE”
Past News:
Talal and Madiha Zein AUB Innovation Park 2023-2024 Demo Day
For more info check: https://sites.aub.edu.lb/ipark/ipark-demo-day-2023-2024/
Startup-Mentor Hike
On Saturday, June 28th, startups and mentors of the ‘Build and Accelerate’ program came together for a day of hiking and team-building activities on the banks of Nahr El Joz, followed by lunch in the picturesque village of Douma.
Zein AUB iPark at the Doha Web Summit 2024
For more info: https://sites.aub.edu.lb/ipark/doha-web-summit-2024/
IU35 MENA
Dr. Yousif Asfour will be a judge in the Innovators Under 35 competition
iPark is sending 3 startups to Draper’s Hero Program in Silicon Valley!
Star iPark Startups uPaint, Fixalign, and Wrenev will be sent to Draper’s Silicon Valley Hero Program to enhance their entrepreneurship capabilities.
DonaLeb Wins Big at Gitex!
Congratulations to Yasmine Darwich of DonaLeb for always shining brightly wherever she goes. DonaLeb, part of iPark’s 2023 Build and Accelerate Program, won IEEE Lebanon Entrepreneurial Leap 2022 and made it to IEEE R8 Pitch Semi-Finals which was held virtually. They then made it to the IEEE R8 Pitch Finals that happened in GITEX 2023, which DonaLeb won!
Tech For Accessibility Hackathon 2023
The Talal and Madiha Zein AUB-Innovation Park at AUB launched the “Tech for Accessibility Hackathon” this summer in collaboration with the Faculty of Arts and Science (FAS), the Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, the Office of Information and Technology, the Office of student Affairs, and the Rafic Hariri School of Nursing with support from the Beirut Digital District, Zaka, and Zoho.
ABLE Summit 2023
ABLE Summit is the 1st of a kind event in Lebanon and the region, shedding the light on Digital Accessibility in Higher Education. It is a national-level ripple effect event, featuring renowned speakers from global leading organizations in the industry to boost awareness, charge collective momentum, and to trigger related initiatives.
Alumni Shine in President’s Innovation Challenge
The 4th edition of the President’s Innovation Challenge concluded on December 1, 2023.
GIGS And Gaming Academy
Ashraf Abi Said, the talented founder of GIGS and Gaming Academy in iPark Cohort 2023, got into the Future Class of the Game Awards 2023, where 50 inspiring individuals are selected, who represent the bright, bold, and inclusive future of video games. Click here to see more: https://thegameawards.com/future-class
Jamal Fayoumi in Silicon Valley
Jamal Fayoumi of Fixalign, iPark cohort 2023, pitching in Silicon Valley as part of the Draper University Hero Program. Fixalign received a $100,000, investment from Draper University Ventures!
The President's Innovation Challenge Print on AUB Students
Master of Ceremony and Professor of Entrepreneurship Dr. Hassan Younes invited his students to witness what they preach, pitching and awakening the entrepreneur in the students’ hearts.
Presidents Innovation Challenge 2022 Results
We are thrilled to announce our AUB President’s Innovation Challenge 2022 winners who have qualified to join our Talal and Madiha Zein AUB IInnovation Park Incubation program!
Aub students commit to the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Three Lebanese university teams will benefit from incubation at Berytech to develop applications related to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
WSA National Nomination 2022
We are thrilled to announce the nomination of 4 Ipark startups for the World Summit Awards 2022
Celitech Fund Raise!
Congratulations to Celitech of iPark for raising this money!
Global Lab 2022 Challenge
