Ooredoo and Qatar Business Incubation Center (QBIC) have announced winners of first round of 'Digital & Beyond' LeanStartup Programme. During Demo Day held on 21 March, entrepreneurs with the best-developed prototypes pitched their ideas to Digital & Beyond judges and potential investors, who then selected the best seven pitches to be incubated at Digital & Beyond.
Shnaita, Bazaar-it, Hasalty, Qsooq, Sonex, Spectrum Tech and Indoor Maps were picked up as winners. Demo Day marks the end of a seven week long LeanStartup programme for 41 entrepreneurs in Qatar.
The programme gave graduates the opportunity to pitch their business idea in front of six industry judges for a chance to be supported further. The event saw 16 tech-related start-up business ideas out of 34 start-ups, a number of which had been supported by Ooredoo and QBIC's leading entrepreneurship hub, Digital & Beyond.
The incubator, Digital & Beyond, was set up to enable entrepreneurs to develop products and services that provide digital solutions to enhance customer experience and introduce new concepts both in the local and regional digital space. The main selection criteria was based on each idea's customer validation and traction attainment.
Selected new start-ups will receive smart financing, coaching and mentoring, office space, and networking opportunities from QBIC and Ooredoo. Through Digital & Beyond, Ooredoo and QBIC are providing a facility for start-ups and SMEs to reduce the time to market for new digital products and services, ease processes and solve relevant problems in areas of digital living, including: customer experience, healthcare, transportation and logistics, education, sports, business solutions, and OTT entertainment & gaming.
Source: http://www.telecompaper.com/news/ooredoo-qbic-announce-digital-and-beyond-winners--1134596