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A Big Weekend for Iraq's Startup Scene
A packed weekend for entrepreneurship in Baghdad — from Arab Bank's AB Xelerate accelerator to an Endeavor Jordan delegation and a panel on how regional investment funds see Iraqi startups.
Iraq E-Gaming Expo: The Economics of Games
Baghdad's E-Gaming Expo treated games as an economy — development, market size, and the jobs and revenue the sector could open for Iraqi youth.
Reintegrating Iraq's Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
The closing conference of the "Reintegrating the Iraqi Ecosystem" project — unifying the demand side, optimizing budgets via shared KPIs, and launching the Irada Network.
Aligning Iraq's Ecosystem Stakeholders
The fourth open dialogue bringing Iraq's private sector and international community together to build a better startup-promotion pipeline and access-to-finance supply.
Investing in Startups & SMEs
Moderating "Investing in Startups and SMEs" at The Station — startup funding, entrepreneurship, and government initiatives.
Two New Digital Hubs in Baghdad
Two new Baghdad hubs in 30 days — Computiq's Hub200 and the expanded Makers of Baghdad with Iraq's finest FabLab — adding firepower to the capital's tech communities.
Iraq's Homegrown Startup Landscape
At Global Entrepreneurship Week — a decade of ecosystem formation, the shift to pre-seed/seed, and why the next 12 months in Iraqi investment will be fascinating.
Yanhad Demo Day: Eight New Iraqi Startups
Judging the Demo Day of Yanhad's 2nd edition (EU-funded, by Expertise France & The Station) — 8 business ideas after 4 months of training, from a program that incubated 200+ across Iraq.
Backing Iraq's Creative Economy
On Iraq's creative economy — photography, art, film, and the jobs creative ventures can create.