Hebron Pitch Challenge-UAE

Hebron, Palestine, Feb. 2, 2019 – From Gaza to Hebron, MENACatalyst’s UAE Pitch Challenge continues their journey across major Palestinian cities, reaching up-and-coming yet exceptionally talented entrepreneurs, and helping them take their startups to the next level.

Third installment to MENACatalyst’s Pitch Challenge series, which has seen Palestinian entrepreneurs and startup founders compete for the opportunity to meet with leading business enablers, investors, mentors and philanthropists from around the world including cities such as Santiago, Chile, and Dubai of the UAE.

Selected finalists will fly to the UAE, to take part in a series of Demo Events, which range from ambassador pitching sessions, group as well as one-on-one meetings with business professionals, to networking events with high-profile diaspora business leaders eager to connect and collaborate with Palestinian based talent.

The UAE Pitch Challenge, Hebron edition, began with an introductory statement offered by MENACatalyst, detailing their mission to usher in a new era of Palestinian based innovation and entrepreneurship and their commitment towards supporting scalable business ventures that are capable of dominating international markets.

Competition was fierce, and participants brought out their best, showcasing their talent, passion and ability to innovate under the severest of conditions. Although no semi-finalists were selected to take part in the UAE Demo Events, MENACatalyst commended all participants and encouraged them to continue on their entrepreneurial journey, and further develop their business ideas to take part in future Pitch Challenge events.  

All MENACatalyst organized Pitch Challenges and Demo Events are jointly supported and funded by Taawon (Welfare Association) and KOICA (Korean International Cooperation Agency).