Leading female entrepreneurs from across the MENA region were celebrated at GITEX GLOBAL 2021, which teamed up with TiE Global, an initiative of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), to embrace, engage and empower women entrepreneurs across the globe, for the 2nd TiE Women Global Pitch Competition.
After attracting more than 100 applications from across the MENA region, including UAE; Egypt; Bahrain; Jordan; Lebanon; Oman and Saudi Arabia, 40 finalists spanning Life Sciences & Healthcare; Fintech; Healthtech; Retail and eCommerce; Arts; EdTech and more were chosen to travel to Dubai for the grand final this week where they were given a platform to showcase their innovation and ideas for the chance to win a share of $100,000.
After an intense competition at Dubai World Trade Centre, which included workshops, 1:1 mentoring sessions and the pitch presentation Neha Jain, Founder and CEO Zero Circle, claimed the first prize of $75,000. Myra Arshad, Co-founder and CEO, ALT Text, claimed the second prize of $15,000 and Farah Emara, Co-founder and CEO, FreshSource, took third place and $10,000.
Bollywood Actor Vivek Oberoi, who was one of the mentors for the competition, said: “I am in awe of the TiE Women initiative and the team has worked hard to bring women from across the globe to this massive platform to present their work.”
