Our latest Entrepreneurship Program project ‘Disruptors: Nurturing Tech Startups’ has reached its final milestone on Tuesday, November 19 in Amman, Jordan with a Demo Day featuring pitches by six finalist startups to a panel of judges, business experts, and investors.
The event ‘Scaling Opportunities: 10 Years of Disruption’ marked the culmination of the Disruptors project in addition to the ten-year anniversary of the launch of Jusoor’s Entrepreneurship Program.
Launched in April 2024, Disruptors brought together 38 promising tech startups based in Jordan and Türkiye to expedite their path to becoming investable startups. This project addresses the current market challenge of identifying investable ventures effectively by providing comprehensive support and resources.
The intervention included a startup bootcamp in each country, incubation programs with group training sessions, personalized consultations with industry experts, extensive networking opportunities, seed money prizes, and an EOCCS program-accredited certification to affirm their market readiness and appeal – all culminating to this moment, the Demo Day, where the six finalists pitched their businesses before our esteemed judges:
- Luma Fawaz, CEO of Oasis 500
- Tamer Al Salah, Managing Director at BeyondCapital
- Reem Khamis, Portfolio Manager at 500 Global
- Natasha Abu Khader, Investment Associate at Oryx Fund
In the first place, winning $10,000 in Seed Money: Mujaz
Mujaz is an Arabic-first platform that empowers creators and businesses to effortlessly build and monetize newsletters, effectively bridging the Arabic content gap. Designed with Arabic speakers in mind, Mujaz offers an intuitive interface and a suite of powerful features, including a user-friendly editor, built-in sponsorship tools to allow for potential sponsors and track ROI, and seamless collaboration options.
In the second place, winning $7,000 in Seed Money: ShipDip
ShipDip is an innovative platform designed to bridge the gap between merchants and freight forwarders, streamlining the shipping process for businesses. By offering merchants access to a network of reliable freight forwarders, ShipDip enables them to submit shipping inquiries and receive multiple competitive price options in real time.
In the third place, winning $5,000 in Seed Money: Uniex
Uniex provides access to a diverse range of universities, academies, and institutes, allowing students to explore and compare different educational options. They offer detailed information on each university, including curriculum, fees, educational services, logistic services, and payment options. Their platform uses AI to enable students to apply to multiple universities with one application.
We would like to congratulate all the winners and thank the 38 startups who made up the first cohort of Disruptors at Jusoor.
10 Years of Entrepreneurship at Jusoor
The Demo Day was a part of our larger event ‘Scaling Opportunities: 10 Years of Disruption’ where Jusoor’s Entrepreneurship Program also marked its 10-year anniversary of offering invaluable business training, mentorship, and growth opportunities to young entrepreneurs in the region.
Over the past decade, Jusoor’s Entrepreneurship Program has supported startups that challenge the status quo, fostered an entrepreneurial community that thrives on creativity, and driven meaningful impact across multiple industries. Through the ups and downs and like a true startup fashion, many businesses failed, and many made it through. In this event, we took the opportunity to look back on the 10 years of impact and honored the community we made, and from those stories, we want to look forward to inspiring our next decade of work.
In its ten years, our Entrepreneurship Program has:
- supported more than 800 startups and 2,400 entrepreneurs across diverse sectors—from education and technology to health and sustainable development.
- invested more than $2 million in funding and resources, helping founders bridge gaps and scale their visions.
- delivered hundreds of hours of training and more than 3,000 hours of one-on-one expert sessions, equipping entrepreneurs with the tools and confidence to succeed.
Attendees at the event included 12.5% investors who can unlock potentials for the startups, 10.3% donors who can fuel possibilities, 21% are Jusoor startups who inspire us with their ideas, and the remaining attendees comprising community enablers who play a crucial role in supporting and driving entrepreneurial success.
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