7/27/2019 Top 90 Profiles
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Mohamed Sadok Krifa has an extensive career in management and marketing and
is serving as CEO ofMSK - a high tech, organic, sustainable and environmentally
friendly shrimp farm. MSKs biological treatment of water allows water purification andreuse.
Medi Seafood & Krustacean (MSK) - Agriculture, Tunisia
Anum Imtiaz, who is currently pursuing her Masters in Environmental Engineering,
developed NANO-TECH Pvt Ltd. - an organization that specializes in design and
manufacture of high quality water filtration and treatment products using emerging
technologies to serve as barriers against harmful micro-organisms, to provide pure and
safe drinking water.
NANO-TECH - Health, Pakistan
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http://bit.ly/NanoTech90
Adam Eldaba is a serial entrepreneur who founded two successful software
companies, one of which is AdvanTag. AdvanTag is a loyalty platform empowered by
social media that allows consumers to have access to the supplier base and provides
them with the ability to share rewards with friends on social networks.
AdvanTag - ICT, United Arab Emirates
http://bit.ly/advantagg
Umme Aminun Naherserves as CEO of B-Green Compost Biofertilizerand Senior
Scientific Officer for the Rice Research Institute in Bangladesh.B-Green Compost
Biofertilizer is an organic biofertilizer which increases the yield of crop by using natural
sources of phosphate rock.
B-Green Compost Biofertilizer - Agriculture, Bangladesh
http://bit.ly/BGreenCompost
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Saadia Qamar is a student at the National University of Science and Technology
and the Cofounder of Demyst - a brain computer interface designed for paralyzed
individuals that decodes brain signals. The software allows users to control computerapplications that will in turn, through a hardware circuitry, control appliances.
Demyst - Health/ICT, Pakistan
Ahmed Mansour is Cofounder ofULostIFound. ULostIFound an online global lost and
found office connecting owners or people who have lost something with people who can
help track down whats lost, and allowing both parties to post on the platform. The service
is currently available in seven languages.
ULostIFound - ICT, Egypt
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Last Day to Vote is
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Anwar Almojarkesh started inventing devices to help people with special needs at a
young age. One of his investions is Braci. Braci is a wireless solution for the hearing
impaired that detects a broad range of sounds and alerts them through vibration and
flashing lights.
Braci - Health/ICT, Jordan
http://bit.ly/Braci
Badreddine Zebbiche is Cofounder and CEO ofGuideMe - a detection device for the
visually impaired. The device communicates between a smart phone application and
the customers shoe to detect potential obstacles in their walking path and provide audio
instruction.
GuideMe - Health/ICT, Algeria
http://bit.ly/GuideMe90
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GIST Tech-I 2013
Muhammad Jafry is Cofounder of Vehicle Cartaker - a smartphone application
that allows people whose car has broken down to find a mechanic nearby or request
onsite services. Through the platform, users are able to able to rate the services of themechanic.
Vehicle Cartaker - ICT, Pakistan
Alexander Winata has over 9 years of experience in marketing working at Procter &
Gamble and Unilever brands. He is the CEO ofBabybind - a journal that helps mothers to
get relevant information on parenting based on their baby age automatically and to share
their baby milestones instantly to family and friends with integration to social media.
Babybind - ICT, Indonesia
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Last Day to Vote is
http://bit.ly/Cartaker
http://bit.ly/Babybind
Christian Wirawan is the mastermind behind Imagi - a B2B augmented reality mobile
application allowing shoppers visualize how an item, such as furniture, would fit in their
space. People can scan an items QR Code, and immediately see the item in either
their camera, or their photos.
Imagi - ICT, Indonesia
http://bit.ly/Imagi90
Oyehmi Begho is the mastermind behind i-Connect Project. The project is an education
solution adapted to the needs of Nigerians that provides ICT education on wheels. Buses
equipped with networked computers with internet access, locally stored curriculum
material, videos, educational training programs and certified courses.
i-Connect Project - ICT, Nigeria
http://bit.ly/IConnect
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Nizar Ben Neji, who specializes in computer engineering, is the inventor of the
QR++ concept. QR++ Service is a standard QR code offering wider storage capacity
compared to standard codes. Up to 4 megabytes of data comprised of audio and videoimages, as well as huge texts can be saved, even without internet access.
QR++ Service - ICT, Tunisia
Aroosha Baig is a student at the University of Lahore and a Cofounder ofPINK RIBBON.
PINK RIBBONis a gel designed to detect breast cancer at a very early stage by exploiting
the unique nature of cancer or tumor cells of releasing above normal temperatures. The
special properties of the gel change color with temperature change.
PINK RIBBON - Health, Pakistan
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Last Day to Vote is
http://bit.ly/QRServCodes
http://bit.ly/PinkRibbon90
Mert Kucukozkan, who has experience in mobile and residential device as well as
data service strategies, is the founder of TaxiBUL. TaxiBUL is a mobile taxi finding
solution using location based technologies to direct taxi drivers to customers within
close proximity.
TaxiBUL - ICT, Turkey
http://bit.ly/TaxiBul
Abdesselam Guerroudj is the team lead for3EDU. 3EDU is specifically designed with
students in mind - it takes complex 3D concepts, such as certain spatial geography and
geometry, and offers a way to visualize these concepts for students through a 3D wireless
hologram projector for smartphones.
3EDU - ICT, Algeria
http://bit.ly/3EDU90
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Ala Khalifeh is the team lead forPresto Wireless and Assistant Professor at German
Jordanian University working to improve the transmission quality of voice and audio
over wireless mobile networks. Presto Wireless enables wireless data users toexperience faster speeds and higher coverage and reliability.
Presto Wireless - ICT, Jordan
Tonmoy Paul is a stdent at the University of Dhaka and serves as the Chief Marketing
and Brand Communications Officer of diaSMAH. diaSMASH Beverage is an engineered
health drink that utilizes its core ingredient, mushrooms, to reduce blood glucose and
cholesterol as well as protects against kidney disease.
diaSMASH Beverage - Health, Bangladesh
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Last Day to Vote is
http://bit.ly/PrestoWireless
http://bit.ly/diaSmash
Snene Wassim is an Assistant Technologist at the Higher Institute of Technology
Studies and the lead for Smart Mouse. Smart Mouse is a computer mouse that
monitors employee health, by tracking their body temperature and other behavioral
indicators that would indicate that he or she is falling sick.
Smart Mouse - Health, Tunisia
http://bit.ly/SmartMouse90
Jeremi Al is a CEO ofIT Pills. IT Pills is a smart bottle equipped with an electronic system
that sends reminders to the customers to take their medications. The device can also be
set to keep a record of prescription use of the patient and allows patients to forward their
treatment plan to guide doctors in prescribing medication.
IT Pills - Health, Morocco
http://bit.ly/itPills
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Mohamed Bakry is founder and CEO ofCOR - a smart phone app that measures the
signal coverage of a provider both indoors and outdoors. The data gathered with this
app will be shared on GoogleMaps daily for outdoor coverage and indoor includingeach floor for all buildings.
Cellular Operator Reporter (COR) - ICT, Egypt
Salma Jafri is the founder ofContent Repurposing Tool. It is a software solution that
allows marketers to easily and cost-effectively reuse the content (videos, pictures, blog
posts, articles, podcasts) they already have and repackage it as brand new to increase
search visibility, traffic, SEO, and brand retention.
Content Repurposing Tool - ICT, Pakistan
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Last Day to Vote is
http://bit.ly/CellOpRep
http://bit.ly/ContRepTool
Maha Khalaf, who specializes in developing websites for businesses, is the founder of
Chef Maha. Chef Maha is an e-catering business for healthy food. The idea is to extend
it into a healthy, environment-friendly, casual dining environment, where orders are
placed electronically using touch screens.
Chef Maha - Health, Jordan
http://bit.ly/ChefMaha
Emre Aksoy credits his business acumen to his combination of education and real world
experience. He is the inventor of Bvrjuva, a mobile catalogue and commerce application
that browses hundreds of online stores daily to pick out top quality products. Users are
able to view, like, save, share and buy the products instantly.
Bvrjuva - ICT, Turkey
http://bit.ly/BVRJUVA
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Dmytro Krasnoshtan currently works as a Research Assistant at Masdar Institute
for Science and Technology in the UAE and moonlights as an entrepreneur with such
ventures as HappiBus. HappiBus is a web platform that allows people to track buses inreal-time, check routes, and plan trip itineraries around bus routes to places of interest.
HappiBus - ICT, United Arab Emirates
Burc Taniris the CEO ofPrisync - a fully-automated competitor tracking and monitoring
application designed and developed for e-commerce companies. The application tracks
and monitors the prices and stock availabilities of competitors products and sends
notifications when there is a change in the market
Prisync - ICT, Turkey
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Last Day to Vote is
http://bit.ly/happibus
http://bit.ly/prisync
Zakaria Ben Hamouche has a MSc in Software Engineering and is the Co-Founder
ofExa.io. Exa provides services for animation studios & freelancers, by helping them
enjoy a 100x speedup in the rendering process without the fixed costs.
Exa.io - ICT, Bahrain
http://bit.ly/exaio
Tonee Ndungu is a technology enthusiast and founder of Kytabu - a textbook
subscription application that allows users to access curriculum textbooks locally stored on
a mobile payment gateway. The user is able to purchase only the part of the book that he
or she desires.
Kytabu Textbook Subscription - ICT, Kenya
http://bit.ly/kytabu
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GIST Tech-I 2013
Syed Hassan serves as Team Leader for SMART SurgiSol. SMARTSurgiSol is
working on the Tele-Surgical Training Robot & Simulator for minimally invasive surgery
is a robotic device that allows surgeons to conduct minimally invasive surgery withincreased accuracy and with potential benefits for patients.
SMART SurgiSol - Health, Pakistan
Nermin Sad, Founder ofHandasiyat.net., has over twelve years of experience working
as a freelance engineer for leading companies in Jordan. Handasiyat.net is a virtual online
office that offers tailored mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire-fighting, and technical
services for a variety of building design purposes.
Handasiyat.net - ICT, Jordan
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Last Day to Vote is
http://bit.ly/smartsurgisol
http://bit.ly/handasiyat
Mooneer El-Assaad is the Cofounder of Arab Interns - an innovative platform
designed to connect college students and fresh graduates with growing companies
in the Gulf and MENA through internships, and is set to be the Arabs first Internship
platform: Internships Made Easy.
Arab Interns - ICT, Lebanon
http://bit.ly/arabinterns
Mohammed Eliyan, the Managing Director ofSSD. SSD is a device that uses exhaled
breath to measure blood glucose. Diabetes patients must measure their blood glucose
level 3-6 times per day, and as of now blood collection is the method utilized. SSD means
diabetes with no pain.
SSD - Health, Jordan
http://bit.ly/ssd37
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Syed Nasir Alsagoffis the founder of GEMPALOCATE - a mobile application utilizing
Accelerometer, Bluetooth triangulation, WIFI triangulation and Digital Dog Whistle
in a cell phone to facilitate the search and rescue efforts for an individual trapped in acollapsed structure in the aftermath of an earthquake.
GEMPALOCATE - ICT, Malaysia
Ridwan Ridwan is the team lead for a seven person team based at Jakarta State
Polytechnic in West Java. Polytech is a machine that converts plastic waste into fuel. The
plastic will come from garbage banks, where individuals and companies will deposit their
plastic wastes for a set fee.
Polytech - Energy, Indonesia
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Last Day to Vote is
http://bit.ly/GEMPALOCATE
http://bit.ly/Polytech
Makame Mahmud, is a student at the University of Dhaka in Bangladesh who founded
HealthyCaps. HealthyCaps is the sole company in the world that will produce capsule
shells by utilizing fish fins and scales instead of pig skins and bovine hides.
HealthyCaps - Health, Bangladesh
http://bit.ly/HealthCaps
Eric Tan is the team lead of four electronic engineers working on VIPs. VIPs is a
smartphone application that reserves parking spaces. VIPs is designed to empower any
shopper to have a better shopping experience by eliminating the need to look for parking
lot.
Vehicle Intelligent Parking System (VIPs) - ICT, Malaysia
http://bit.ly/VIPark90
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Hussein AlSarabi, General Manager and Business Development manager is an
electronic engineer with an MBA from the German Jordanian University. Bangaia is
an online platform that provides integrated online and mobile applications for differentkinds of communities to help them connect, create, promote and engage.
Bangaia - ICT, Jordan
Louay A Otba, Founder, is a pharmaceuitical scientist trained at the National University of
Science in Qatar. Nobelchemist has created a chlorine-free and biodegradable product,
that disinfects water anywhere, anytime safely, easily and at very low price. There is a
prototype.
Nobelchemist - Health, Qatar
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Last Day to Vote is
http://bit.ly/Bangaia
http://bit.ly/NobelChemist
Khaled Dassouki is a founding team member of UbilityNet. UbilityNet is network
element that enables mobile customers to create and customize their own data plans
(mobile internet offers) instead of being charged by Wi-Fi network controllers (public
places that provide Wi-Fi) based on data or time usage.
UbilityNet - ICT, Lebanon
http://bit.ly/UbilityNet
Jackson Masakia is the agricultural engineer on a five person team comprising the
founding members of Mobile Farming Information System. This system enables
farmers to access via mobile phone the best agricultural practices, livestock keeping
information, production techniques and weather.
Mobile Farming Information System - Agriculture, Tanzania
http://bit.ly/MobFarmSys
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GIST Tech-I 2013
Syed Ataullah Ibrahim is serving as CEO of Teletest and currently a Bachelor
Candidate in Business Administration at the University of Dhaka. Teletest uses mobile
technology to create an affordable online interactive distance learning experience forstudents for students in Bangladesh.
Teletest - ICT, Bangladesh
Sidra Qasim is a graduate of Punjab University and the Co-CEO of Hometown.
Hometown is a startup shoe company based in Lahore, Pakistan. The company
sells handmade shoes and connects buyers with artisans from around the world.
Hometown - Other, Pakistan
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Last Day to Vote is
http://bit.ly/Teletest
http://bit.ly/Hometown90
Alex Muriu was voted among the top 25 Mobile Startup Entrepreneurs in East Africa.
He works on Farmspace Africa - an online platform for farmers to apply for loans and
vet their application through local banks. The application is then posted to Farmspace
Africas web platform for crowdsourcing from organizations and private individuals.
Farmspace Africa - Agriculture, Kenya
http://bit.ly/FarmSpace
Emmanuel Bukenya is a team lead of Mwoto Factories with years of experience in
energy consulting . Mwoto Factories Ltd is a micro franchise that specializes in energy
efficient stoves. These stoves cut household energy expenses by 50%, and in the process
of carbonizing the fuels, reduces emissions by 90%.
Mwoto Factories Ltd. - Energy, Uganda
http://bit.ly/MwotoFactory
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Brian Arfi Faridhi, Founder and CEO, has over ten years of experience in website
development. Shoop! E-Commerce Assistant is a web and mobile app that helps
small business owners sell their products directly from the cell phone. With the app,uploads to multiple marketplaces, classified ads, and platforms are done at one time.
Shoop! E-Commerce Assistant - ICT, Indonesia
Zahid Abro is a committed fair trade advocate and Co-Founder of Indus Crafts and
eTraid. eTraid is a social enterprise that brings e-commerce to the doorsteps of
marginalized artisans of Pakistan and providing them with the opportunity to directly sell
their handicrafts to ethical buyers worldwide.
eTraid - ICT, Pakistan
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Last Day to Vote is
http://bit.ly/Shoop90
http://bit.ly/Etraid90
Nehal Hassan is the founder ofPrinTete.com, a website and mobile app that allows
users to easily upload their photos for printing and framing. It is more affordable than
local photo printing station, and ships the final product to the clients address.
PrinTete.com - ICT, Egypt
http://bit.ly/PrinTete
Medhanita Renanti is a Lecturer in Diploma Program of Bogor Agricultural University.
This software would be used to identify the meaning of the infant cries with the Dunstan
Baby Language approach. Newborn babies have the ability to express their basic needs
through sounds.
Software for infant cries - ICT, Indonesia
http://bit.ly/BabyCry90
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GIST Tech-I 2013
Rizky Ario Ehas received much national and international recognitions as the CEO of
EUIS. EUIS a cloud-based application that provides information on the users home
electricity usage and offers ways to change behavior depending on the results using anon-intrusive single sensor installed in the Electricity Meter called SmarterMeter.
Electricity Usage Intelligent System (EUIS) - Energy, Indonesia
Judith Owigar is the owner ofJuaKali - an online platform that connects school youth
who have technical skills with their potential clients. These youth on the platform will also
have access to training workshops on entrepreneurship and technology skills, in order to
enable them to build their own micro enterprises.
JuaKali - ICT, Kenya
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Last Day to Vote is
http://bit.ly/EUIS90
http://bit.ly/JuaKali
Ayooluwa Alfonso has worked with a number of tech and construction startups and
has experience in the marketing field. His company, GEOSHOPPR is a hyper-local
daily deal finder platform with the aim of conducting and making possible neighborhood
commerce through various location systems to reach users.
GeoShoppr - ICT, Nigeria
http://bit.ly/GeoShoppr
Mohamed Zied Chaari is the Founder of Robot Wireless Battery Charger. Chaari
designed a system to charge the inspection robots used in oil pipelines wirelessly. This
solution reduces the cost of oil and gas companies while increasing their efficiency.
Robot Wireless Battery Charger - Energy, Tunisia
http://bit.ly/RbtBattery
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Tarikul Islam is the Founder and CEO ofFireFighter. FireFighter is a comprehensive
initial firefighting system that simultaneously enables fire extinguisher of fire affected
place, and transmits signals to the fire brigade and traffic police, so that fire brigadeforce can reach the fire affected place the fastest after a fire starts.
FireFighter - ICT, Bangladesh
Sartika Kurniali is a faculty member at BINUS University, computer and internet book
author, and a professional public speaker. He owns Property for you - a web and mobile
application portal that allows property seekers, property developers, and property agents
to find a house using interactive map with smart location based features.
Property for You - ICT, Indonesia
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Last Day to Vote is
http://bit.ly/FireFightr
http://bit.ly/Property4U
Wee Li is the Co-Founder and COO ofNetizen Testing - provides simple, affordable
and accurate usability testing for website owners who want to improve the conversion
rates of their website. This is done by showing website owners video recordings of their
crowd-sourced users displaying their behavior while accessing the clients website.
Netizen Testing - ICT, Malaysia
http://bit.ly/Netizen90
Nasser Saleh, with over 17 years of management experience, is the CEO of
MadfooatCom. MadfooatCom provides a centralized electronic bill presentation and
payment service to local markets in Jordan and the MENA region. This online service
connects banks with billers to facilitate real-time, secure bill inquiry and payment service.
MadfooatCom for ePayments - ICT, Jordan
http://bit.ly/Madfooat
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GIST Tech-I 2013
Mustapha Lakhdari is a civil engineer with professional experience in software
development and embedded system. Goutra is a system based electromechanical
device designed to measure water consumption. The device is connected to a softwareallowing the user to see a detailed report of water consumption in real time.
Goutra - Energy, Algeria
Sandra Aoun Pergola founded DAWTEC in 2003 and has since been working in
renewable energy. DAWTEC offers architectural solutions to mechanical systems without
affecting performance through its product. It transforms solar energy into thermal energy
to heat water or while preserving an aesthetic image.
DAWTEC - Energy, Lebanon
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Last Day to Vote is
http://bit.ly/Goutra
http://bit.ly/Dawtec
Pratap Kumar is the creator of Health-E-net - an online web platform that provides
patients access to doctors from the African and Asian diaspora for a second opinion on
medical diagnoses. The service allows users to retrieve and digitize their data, select
doctors to consult, mediate the consultation, and counsel patients on their next steps.
Health-E-net - Health, Kenya
http://bit.ly/HealthENet
Abdelrahim Abu Sedira has over seven years of experience in B2 Sales and B2
marketing and commercial forecasting for multinational companies. The Home Page is
an online furnishing hub. The hub allows users compare products, room designs, and
discounts using a step-by-step guide.
The Home Page - ICT, Egypt
http://bit.ly/thehomepage90
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Azm Darhas over 5 years of experience in sales and marketing that he now utilizes at
his company - Rocxial. Rocxial provides support to small businesses to sell products
through their companys Facebook page and photos. Companies are able to bypassthe Paypal payment process and sell products directly from their Facebook page.
Rocxial - ICT, Pakistan
Dr. Sajid Farooq is the CEO ofRaed Energy - a rechargeable and cordless evaporative
air cooler that is light-weight, compact and consumes just one fourth energy of
conventional air coolers while maintaining a higher RPM. It provides over two hours of
backup (charge) with an easily available 30-amps starter battery.
Raed Energy - Energy, Pakistan
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Charles Muhindo is the Founder and CEO ofBrainshare - an online web platform
that allows users to access class notes, lectures, and handouts from expert tutors. The
platform functions as an online virtual classroom, allowing teachers and students from
all over Uganda to come together and exchange resources and ideas.
BrainShare - ICT, Uganda
http://bit.ly/BrainShare90
Mostafa Farahat, Cofounder and General Manager, has a BS Archeticture Engineering
with +11 years of experience in digital field including Marketing Advertising, Web and
Mobile Design. Nafham is an online K-12 education video platform that provides five to
twenty minute crowd sourced educational videos from educators.
Nafham - ICT, Egypt
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17/23
GIST Tech-I 2013
Thomas Kioko is a graduate of Kenya Methodist University and project lead forEasy
Parking. Easy Parking is a mobile application that quickly allows users to locate
parking spaces in a lot. In addition, users are able to pay and reserve parking spotsthrough this online application.
Easy Parking - ICT, Kenya
Saman Hamam is one of the Gweet.com team members. Gweet.com is a web platform
that offers unique accommodations to travelers. The service is offered in Arabic, matches
people to short term rentals with local hosts who offer services such as cooking lessons
and hiking at their local farm, summer house, or home.
Gweet.com - ICT, Jordan
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Last Day to Vote is
http://bit.ly/EasyParking
http://bit.ly/Gweet
Suha Tbakhi, a third year industrial engineering student studying at the University of
Jordan is the Co-Founder ofFingers Hear Sounds. Fingers Hear Sounds is a device
to help deaf people communicate effectively by converting the vibration of sound to
pulses on the fingertips.
Fingers Hear Sounds
http://bit.ly/FingerSound
Kar Fai Choong has more than 15 years of experience in the field of information
technology and operations and has held senior management positions. He is the Founder
ofOunchTag - a cloud-based solution that enhances content of marketing collaterals by
means of an easy to create microsite and QR codes.
OunchTag - ICT, Malaysia
http://bit.ly/OunchTag
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18/23
GIST Tech-I 2013
Ali Mohsen is founder ofPaperV and Service Delivery Manager for Microsoft. PaperV
brings the concept of storytelling to social media through different platforms. Photos,
videos, and audio come together through mobile application. Users are able to instantlyshare their personal experiences with friends and family.
PaperV - ICT, Bahrain
Naim Zard is Founder and Product Manager ofZima, with over 6 years in programming,
DB, CMS. Zima is an affordable and efficient Internet Service Provider (ISP) management
system. This system is a software application that provides services for authenticating,
authorizing, and accounting of an ISPs internet bandwidth.
Zima - ICT, Lebanon
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Last Day to Vote is
http://bit.ly/PaperV90
http://bit.ly/Zima90
Md Shahidul Islam is a student at the University of Dhaka and the Founder and CEO
of Eccolizer. It is an affordable eco-friendly insecticidal fertilizer prepared from the
sugarcane bagasse using an innovative technology.
Eccolizer - Agriculture, Bangladesh
http://bit.ly/Eccolizer
Noura Sad is the Founder and CEO ofTadreesna. Tadreesna is a mobile learning service
for high school students and teachers in low income districts of the Middle East. Through a
customized elearning center, it provides supplemental educational programs for an online
community that joins students who need educational improvement with online tutors.
Tadreesna - ICT, Jordan
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19/23
GIST Tech-I 2013
Tarek Matar, Co-Founder ofMAWELNA, has over 8 years of experience in the banking
sector. MAWELNA is an online platform to help entrepreneurs in the Middle East gain
seed financing. The online platform uses a hybrid payment method, both online andoffline payment options are offered, to include entrepreneurs from all over the region.
MAWELNA - ICT, Lebanon
Lojain Jibawi is the Founder and CEO of Votek Technology (iArabi Ltd). Votek
Tehnology (iArabi Ltd) is an intelligent Arabic voice-enabled virtual assistant (named
Juhaina). Features include the ability to recognize speech with 95% accuracy, understand
standard and dialectical Arabic, and work offline on mobile devices.
Votek Technology (iArabi Ltd.) - ICT, Lebanon
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Last Day to Vote is
http://bit.ly/Mawelna
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Sadeq Al Gezanea represents IraqT - a traffic monitoring application that gives drivers
real time information about traffic. The data comes from an IraqT operations center and
from crowd sourcing the traffic updates to users. The system includes automatic news
feed that informs users of alternative routes, road blocks, and security situations.
IraqT - ICT, Iraq
http://bit.ly/IraqT90
Ilker Koksal, CEO, graduated from Bilkent University with a specialty in computer
engineering. Referbase is an interactive platform that measures the vocational skills of
users. The platform then serves as bridge connecting people with specific skills to those in
need of that specific skill set.
Referbase - ICT, Turkey
http://bit.ly/Referbase
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20/23
GIST Tech-I 2013
Ahmad Barqawi, CEO, has worked with many mobile and web companies with
experience in mobile industry for five years. IArabyGames combines education and
entertainment by developing educational games for kids and students. It can be usedon the web and other smart devices.
IArabyGames - ICT, Jordan
Noureddine Laroui is the founder of Arabic skills, which is a business & vocational
E-Learning platform delivering programs in Arabic. This program targets those who cannot
access thousands of Elearning services due to their limitation in English & other foreign
languages.
Arab Skills - ICT, Algeria
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Last Day to Vote is
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Nickson Nyakambi is the founder ofmHealth Innovation Centrew - a company that
intends to innovate, develop, and market ICT solutions to address the acute problems
in the African health systems. mHealth makes the latest in the science and technology
available to low-income and underserved community.
mHealth Solutions Center - Health, Kenya
http://bit.ly/mHealth90
Emmanuel Kakooza is the executive director ofK&E Company - a food and beverage
company that produces 100% natural fruit juices and soy-based products to address many
human health problems. The business also focuses on supporting local farmers through
buying their raw-materials at a fair price and encouraging them to plant more fruit trees.
K&E Company - Health/Agriculture, Uganda
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21/23
GIST Tech-I 2013
Hiro Tien, Founder ofSocialBuzz, has successful experience founding other startups.
SocialBuzz Advertising is a virtual market place where people can connect through
an online forum to compare vocational skills from people around the globe using geo-tagging technology.
SocialBuzz Advertis ing - ICT, Brunei
Muhammad Elkharashy is the Founder of Lienzo, an online multilingual real time
collaborative tool for building business models. Lienzo aims to help e-Entrepreneurs, start-
ups and accelerators to increase their potential by providing an easy and collaborative
business generation software tool.
Lienzo - ICT, Egypt
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http://bit.ly/SocialBuzz90
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Adnan Khawaja is the Founder ofOdd Jobber. Odd Jobber is a mobile platform that
helps make odd jobs easier to find for potential workers, and thus increases income
opportunities for low skilled workers. The target odd job seekers include taxi / rickshaw
drivers, domestic workers, cooks, delivery men and construction workers.
Odd Jobber - Ideacentricity - ICT, Pakistan
http://bit.ly/oddjobber
Omar Gabris the CEO and Founder ofInstabug - a mobile application that allows users
to check feedback on a document or email instantly once reported. The application is
triggered by shaking the phone. The application allows users to highlight, annotate, and
make corrections immediately on the document.
Instabug - ICT, Egypt
http://bit.ly/Instabug
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22/23
GIST Tech-I 2013
Niyondiko Grard has over 7 years of experience as a Chemist and Technical
manager of Punch Tropical Beverage Company. Faso Soap is an anti-malaria solution
that repels mosquitos. The soap is produced from local sources and sold at anaffordable cost to low income households.
FASO Soap - Health, Burkina Faso
Mazen Salah, based on his lifelong passion for cars, founded the company StatiCap in
2012. StatiCap offers non-rotating, static wheel cap that remains static regardless of the
cars speed for purchase online. The company offers a wide variety of logos and symbols
for purchase to consumers.
Stati Cap - Energy, Jordan
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http://bit.ly/StatiCap
Tanju Koksolazkan is CEO ofRetireepass.com. Retireepass.com is a service aimed
to promote consumerism and public life among retirees. The company works with
cafes, restaurants and pubs to offer a 30% discount during the week during the hours
where the working and student population are not using those services.
Retireepass.com - ICT, Turkey
http://bit.ly/RetireePass
Melvin Wong, Founder ofFanXT, offers digital media platforms to sport leagues across
the world. FanXT has over 300,000 users that follow news and games through the
companys web platform. The company hopes to tap into international markets by offering
free products to sport leagues and increasing revenue through online advertisements.
FanXT - ICT, Malaysia
http://bit.ly/FanXT90
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23/23
GIST Tech-I 2013
Daniel Tonkopiy has over 9 years of experience in management consulting and is the
Founder and CEO ofX-Rift - an augmented reality mobile application. Players interact
as the shooter, hunter or hero aiming to control territories. The mobile device won BestMobile App in Europe and Central Asia in June 2013.
X-Rift - ICT, Kazakhstan
Chris Asego is Co-Founder ofWISERBridge the educational organization in rural Kenya.
Asego was the Teach for America Program Director in New York City and has teaching
experience at Harlem Village Academies. Eneza provides access to quality study material
aligned with local content using mobile devices.
Eneza Education - ICT, Kenya
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