Announcing LebNet’s Mentorship Day for the MITEF MENA Startups
LebNet is proud to announce that we will be assisting the MIT Entreprise Forum, PanArab region for the third consecutive year, in the “Arab World Meets Silicon Valley” Program. In the framework of its mentorship program, LebNEt has agreed to provide MITEF selected MENA startups, with the best industry experts, leaders, and successful entrepreneurs, to mentor and
Read More3rd Edition of LebNet Ignite program powered by Blackbox
We are excited to announce that 3 Lebanese startups from the Speed Lebanese accelerator have been selected for the 3rd edition of LebNet Ignite program powered by Blackbox v.c
These companies are: VisionInMotion, Synkers, Jellyfish. The competition was tough among the 7 candidates, as they all have showed quality products and strong teams.
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June 16, 2016: Featured Speaker event – Dr. Magid Abraham
The event attracted more than 40 LebNet members and friends, at Cooley Law Firm in Palo Alto, despite the NBA Final game!
LebNet president, George Akiki, announced the creation of a new Senior advisory board, to include Dr. Ford Tamer, Dr. Magid Abraham and Ms. Nora Denzel.
Edgar Masri, long time LebNet board member, introduced Dr, Abraham, and
Meet the bankers on the massive Microsoft-LinkedIn deal
Meet the bankers on the massive Microsoft-LinkedIn deal
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Microsoft is buying LinkedIn in a $26.2 billion mega deal – and one bank is helping the company do it.
Morgan Stanley is the sole adviser to Microsoft on the deal.
Morgan Stanley’s lead bankers on the deal
LebNet Interview: Entrepreneur Jihad Kawas (Saily Inc.)
About: Jihad Kawas is a young entrepreneur (2015 Thiel Fellow) on a mission to influence the sharing economy. Founder of Saily Inc, he recently raised his seed round funding in the US, after having already secured Wamda, MEVP and Angel funds. Jihad grew up in Lebanon and went to a small private but highly progressive school in Saida.
Jihad
Applications now open for Speed@BDD’s third acceleration program!
Do you have a technology startup idea and want to grow it into a successful business? Apply now to Speed@BDD’s Batch III acceleration program to benefit from $30K in funding, hosting, mentorship, and startup services. The deadline to apply is July 20, 2016, and early applications have higher chances of getting selected.
Speed@BDD accepts startup teams consisting of
Sami Ramly @ Stanford Club Ushering in the Next Generation of VR
This Stanford Club is Ushering in the Next Generation of VR.
Front Page of the Stanford Daily
Over the last 12 months Rabbit Hole has been building up quite a presence for VR at Stanford. They’ve hosted a weekly speaker series and have a dedicated space with hardware
Lebanon: Start-up offers waterless car wash amid looming drought
Lebanon: Start-up offers waterless car wash amid looming drought
Beirut-based start-up Blink My Car has brought eco-friendly car wash services to Lebanon, reported yalibnan.com.
Source: Blink My Car Facebook Page
Founded by Rami Hallal and Ralph Choueiri and with the financial backing of Lebanese investment group Al Amir Holdings,
Read MoreInfoComm’s 2016 Adele De Berri Award Goes to Prysm CTO Dr. Roger Hajjar
InfoComm’s 2016 Adele De Berri Award Goes to Prysm CTO Dr. Roger Hajjar
By InfoComm International, 05/02/2016
FAIRFAX, VA — May 2, 2016 — InfoComm International®, the trade association representing the commercial audiovisual industry worldwide, is pleased to announce that Dr. Roger Hajjar, Chief Technology Officer and Founder of Prysm, has won the 2016 Adele
LebNet 2016-2017 Fundraising Campaign
Seeking your support for
LebNet’s 2016-2017 fundraising campaign
On behalf of LebNet, I would like to thank you for your continuous support and for your prior generous giving which was essential to the growth of our organization and to our achievements over the past 2 years.
Since the creation of LebNet, over 17 years ago, we’ve been striving to provide