The Startup Roadshow project aims at building the business & entrepreneurial capacity of innovators from Syrian and host communities. The project equips entrepreneurs with the best training, mentorship, tools, and networking to succeed.
Jusoor has been committed to enabling refugee-led and host-community-led startups through its flagship regional project Startup Roadshow. Building on its vision of “No Entrepreneur Left Behind”, Jusoor has designed the Startup Roadshow project to enhance the self-resilience of these entrepreneurs from diverse communities and work hard to amplify the positive impact on their lives as its ultimate goal.
Jusoor believes in the tremendous entrepreneurial creativity potential that lies in the Syrian and host communities which can contribute, if given the necessary support and opportunities, to the development of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the MENA region which proved to be an attractive market after the emergence of many successful and fast-growing startups.
Therefore, Jusoor Startup Roadshow is designed to build the entrepreneurial and business capacity of Syrian and host communities that ultimately enable them to access market and finance, overcome legal obstacles and expand their networking and connections with regional investors, incubators, and accelerators which is essential for the success of their startups.
The project consists of three main phases:
1. Startup Weekend Hackathon: In-person intensive training workshops
2. Jusoor Business Incubator & Virtual Pitch Day: Training, mentorship and capacity support
3. Demo Day: In-person large-scale event where the finalists pitch their startups to a group of judges competing for cash prizes
