تشبيك رواد األعمال الفلسطينين بالبيئة اإلستثمارية في الشرق األوسط

Overview

This program aspires to enhance startups capabilities to check theacceleration and venture capital criteria through inviting externalinvestment Consultant to implement the program "training,Assessment for the targeted startups then match rating" where theprogram will target 5 registered startups.

Overview (cont.)

Aim: Access new markets and reach new financial opportunities

Output: Growth in Demand for Local Products

Scheme: Enhance startups capabilities extend to Palestinian and MENA region finance resources “acceleration and venture capitals”

Success Indicators:✓ 60% of 5 targeted women and men startups in ICT sectors have increased

their profitability by at least 25% compared with baseline.

✓ At least 60 % of 5 targeted startups have forward contracts with agents from MENA region by the end of the project.

1. Mapping

2. Need Assessment

3. Capacity Building

4. Matchmaking

Mapping

• ICT accelerators, incubators, startup studios, communities, media,contests, co-working spaces, missions, platforms and investors(venture capital, business angel syndicates, private equity,crowdfunding, corporate venture capital and family offices)

• MENA Region; Jourdan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, EUA, Qatar, Bahrain & Palestine.

Need Ass. / Filtering

Investment Readiness

DANIDA I

DANIDA II

Other incubation programs (PICTI, UCASTI, BTI, GSG)

TOP 5

✓ Founders and team✓ Unique Selling Point, Innovation/Product to Market Fit✓ Business Model✓ Financial Planning✓ Scalability and Business Development

Need Ass. / Gap analysis

Conduct a detailed needs assessment survey for five selected startupsto identify the needs, capacities, capabilities and gaps based on thedetailed set of criteria below:

✓Team

✓Problem-Solution Fit

✓Product-Market Fit

✓Scalability

✓Competitive landscape

✓Business Model (Revenue Streams)

✓Operating Model (efficiency)

✓Go to Market and Growth Strategy

✓Traction and customer acquisition

✓Financials

Bridging the Gap

Conduct 32 hours of a series of building capacity workshops andtrainings about acceleration and investment to fill the gaps whichaddressed by need assessment. Workshop may include the followingtopics:

✓Product Development

✓Business Development

✓Business Modeling

✓Fundraising

Matchmaking

Networking events for top three selected ICT start-ups with national,regional and international investors based on making interest betweenMENA Ecosystem map and Startups growth/investment model

Time Line

1 week

• Mapping

3 weeks

• Need Assessment

3 weeks

• Bridging the Gap

2 week

• Matchmaking

1 June

31 Aug

Donor and Partners

Investment consultant

Nidal Qanadilo

• Building the ecosystems necessary forentrepreneurs/enterprise/governments/academia to uncover, embrace & acton their 'Entrepreneurial Drive'. Propelling startups growth through targetedacceleration at Oasis 500, South Point & beyond. Worked with 2,000+entrepreneurs & 140+ startups, to date.

• In depth expertise in: Ecosystem Development, the 'EntrepreneurshipProcess', 'Entrepreneurial Learning', 'Entrepreneurial Thinking' basedinnovation systems, Influence-based Leadership, Customer ExperienceManagement (CEM)/Client Success (developing, deploying &operationalizing CEM strategies - Omnichannel approach to service and saleswith focus on digital transformation & Social Media integration), 'ServiceDelivery' & Sales Models Transformation, Multi-layered Capacity Buildingprograms, ICT Investments Policy & Strategy, Business Process Outsourcing,C-level Executive Coaching, 'Social' Contact Centre Industry, EmployeeEngagement, Content Industry.

• Experience over the last 28 years (Canada & MENA) spans: StrategicManagement, Organizational Management, Change Management,Operations Management, Business Development, Sales Management, &Program Portfolio Management (driving growth of targeted industries).

Contact

• Abdallah Altahrawi

• Gaza Office Manager

• Abdallah.Altahrawi@picti.ps

• 00 972 59 7990280