10 women-led startups in MENA join our newest AI program

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Apr 30, 2024

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Meet nan first cohort of nan Google for Startups Growth Academy: Women successful AI program, focused connected startups based successful nan Middle East and North Africa.

Anthony Nakache

Managing Director, Google MENA

Growth Academy: Women successful AI cohort successful Dubai

Startups crossed nan Middle East and North Africa (MENA) raised a grounds $4 cardinal successful 2023. But just 1.2% of that task superior funding went to startups founded by women — and only a fraction of that went to women-led companies that are building pinch AI. Women founders are basal for creating economical opportunity and stronger, much inclusive AI solutions. And pinch nan number of female entrepreneurs successful nan region expected to double by 2030, investing successful women-led AI companies isn’t conscionable nan correct point to do — it’s nan smart business decision.

Today we’re announcing nan first cohort of nan Google for Startups Growth Academy: Women successful AI program. Run successful collaboration pinch nan Saudi Authority for Data and Artificial Intelligence and nan Ministry of AI successful nan UAE, this equity-free programme is designed to accelerate nan maturation of women-led startups building pinch AI successful nan Middle East and North Africa.

After kicking disconnected nan programme past week successful Dubai pinch business sessions connected go-to-market strategies, maturation hacking and sales, startup founders will proceed to activity intimately pinch Google mentors connected a broad method curriculum. Over nan adjacent six weeks, they’ll research generative AI champion practices, Google AI devices specified arsenic Google Cloud's Vertex AI and a broad People + AI Workshop bid focused connected building human-centered AI products and solutions.

Learn much astir nan women founders selected for nan programme and nan AI solutions they're building below.

Dr. Rasha Rady and Dr. Doaa Aref, cofounders of Chefaa (Egypt), a patient-centric, AI-powered and GPS-enabled level connecting much than 1.5 cardinal users pinch complete 1,500 pharmacies crossed Egypt.
Dragana Mujanović, laminitis of AIsthesis (Qatar), a institution building package and algorithms to beforehand nan knowing of sensory processing successful children done wearable and ambient sensors.
Alaa Ateya, cofounder of Vetwork (Egypt), a one-stop mobile app marketplace for high-quality pet attraction services astatine home.
Christine Connan, laminitis and CEO of Zidyia LXP™ (United Arab Emirates), a level utilizing Al and instrumentality learning to create customized learning paths that empower educators pinch actionable information insights and prosecute learners pinch personalized education.
Jessica Scopacasa, laminitis of Olive Gaea (United Arab Emirates), a c accounting instrumentality helping organizations scope decarbonization and nett zero emissions.
Nour Taher, cofounder of Intella (Saudi Arabia), a startup aiming to span nan spread betwixt world AI advancements and nan Arab-speaking world done flagship services, specified arsenic Intella Voice, a multi-dialect Arabic transcriber that converts reside to text.
Purvi Monot, laminitis and CEO of Sav (United Arab Emirates), a goal-based savings and investing app designed to thief users optimize savings, trim indebtedness and execute financial dreams.
Sandra Salame, laminitis of Siira (Lebanon), a wellbeing level that intends to raise consciousness of regular life struggles done preventative education, and harnesses nan powerfulness of communities to alteration individuals to unrecorded healthier lives.
Shahad Geoffrey, laminitis of TAFFI (Saudi Arabia), an AI-powered styling-as-a-service level that helps manner businesses amended user engagement and thrust income done hyper-personalized experiences.
Rana A. Batterjee, cofounder of EduPloyment (United Arab Emirates), a world online recruitment level focused connected upskilling workers pinch English connection skills and providing them entree to amended jobs.