Startup Weekend Bahrain Kicks Off at Batelco Staff Centre

9 Teams Competing for Top Prizes in 54 Hour Event

Mobilk - Bahrain Startup Weekend, organised by Batelco has begun at Batelco Staff Centre in Hamala, with 9 teams vying for a top cash prize of BD4,000. The event opened with inspiring speeches from Hasan Haider Tenmou Chief Executive Officer, Ziad Matar Qualcomm International Global Business Operations Head of Middle East Operations & Central Asia Senior Director, and Yazin Al-Irhayim Co-Founder and CEO of Charitime, which was the winning business idea at last year’s event. 

Following an informative address from Startup Weekend Facilitator Jaroslaw Bialek, who has flown in especially for the occasion, a number of aspiring entrepreneurs presented their business ideas to the audience. Nine ideas have been chosen and teams formed to develop the ideas into viable business plans. Each team includes participants with various qualifications and experiences including web design and development, marketing, business development and public relations. The team names are Lantern, Baby Language, Anadev, Money App, Raykum, Letz Hub, U Track, Promolio and Treq.ME.