IO21, the Dubai-based technology company that provides innovative solutions for ideas and industry needs of businesses, entrepreneurs, and individuals through its cutting-edge technology, has been selected as a finalist for the Women Tech Founders Program in the Middle East and North Africa.
The U.S. Department of State, through the Providing Opportunities for Women’s Economic Rise (POWER) initiative and Embassy Abu Dhabi, has partnered with Google’s Women Techmakers to host the Women Tech Founders Program. Over the course of four weeks in May and June 2021, the program will provide skills training for 50 female tech entrepreneurs from the Middle East and North Africa, with a focus on UAE, Egypt and Bahrain. It includes technical skills training from Google’s tech and start-up experts, helping them to build a network of future tech change-makers in the region.
IO21 is co-founded by Hailey Yoon, who serves as the Chief Technology Officer to lead the company’s long-term technology vision, and who is responsible for building new software products such as artificial intelligence, mobile applications and other software products.
Commenting on being announced as a finalist in the program, Yoon says: “I am thrilled that IO21 has been selected as a finalist for the Women Tech Founders Program in the Middle East and North Africa, and am honoured to be a part of this meaningful initiative of empowering and supporting women in tech. I’m looking forward to the training sessions conducted by Google experts and to connect with other women tech entrepreneurs from across the region and the U.S.”
Women Tech Founders Program finalists will receive training on a series of tech and business development concepts such as Design Thinking, Machine Learning, product development and Objective-Key-Results (OKR) workshops. Sessions will be tailored to participants’ skillsets to enable them to leverage technology in expanding their businesses, connect with counterparts in the United States, and collaborate with other leading women in tech. As a finalist, companies will receive equity-free support, exclusive invitations to technical boot camps hosted by Google, personalized mentorship and technical support from Google experts, the opportunity to provide feedback to Google product teams, long-term Women Techmakers community support and involvement for empowering women in tech.
