Impact Stories from Entrepreneurship Policy Area

Mentor(s): Kinh Demaree

Company: Axiom Zen

Mentor Type: Cultural

Kinh Demaree is an angel investor in her mentee Evelyn Zoubi’s startup, Glanse. Glase is a fashion discovery startup app founded in 2011, which creates a fun and interactive way for women to shop.

Report Date: 5/18/2015

Glanse

Fellow(s): Evelyn Zoubi

Country: Jordan

Cohort: 2012

Policy Area(s): Entrepreneurship

Evelyn Zoubi launched her fashion discovery startup Glanse in 2011. Fueled by her passion for fashion and mobile technology, Evelyn wanted to create a fun, interactive way for women to shop, and following her mentorship, has seen continued growth thanks to her expanded networks.

Report Date: 5/18/2015

Minyadi

Fellow(s): Lara Khoury

Country: Lebanon

Cohort: 2014

Policy Area(s): Entrepreneurship

Lara is the creator of an E-commerce website allowing individuals to sell handmade crafts using an intuitive online platform. Her website, Minyadi, means handmade in the Arabic language.

Report Date: 3/23/2015

Entrepreneura (Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund)

Fellow(s): Mai Abualkas, Majd Hemiemat, Mbarka Selmi, Umikaltuma Ibrahim

Country: Jordan, Kenya, Palestinian Territories, Tunisia

Cohort: 2014

Policy Area(s): Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneura is an entrepreneurship platform empowering women in the MENA region. Its team members include: Mai Abualkas (Palestinian Territories), Majd Hemiemat (Jordan), Mbarka Selmi (Tunisia), Umikaltuma Ibrahim (Kenya).

Report Date: 3/16/2015

E-Madrasti (seed grant)

Fellow(s): Lamis Al-Shaibani

Country: Yemen

Cohort: 2013

Policy Area(s): Entrepreneurship

Lamis created the E-Madrasti app to connect parents with their children’s schools via SMS text and inform them about events, exams, and school activities. The app reached over 200 students, parents, and teachers since launch.

Report Date: 1/12/2015

MentorShe

Fellow(s): Jessica Obeid

Country: Lebanon

Cohort: 2012

Policy Area(s): Entrepreneurship

MentorSHE is an organization focused on encouraging women’s participation in politics in Algeria. Jessica modeled TechWomen’s mentoring platform to expose young women to political role models.

Report Date: 12/8/2014

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