Episode 5 of Beban season 2 will feature five businesses from Bahrain & the UAE as they pitch in front of investors from Kuwait & Saudi
Beban, an entrepreneurship-themed reality show produced by Hope Ventures, the investment arm of Hope Fund, airs the fifth episode of its second season on February 1st, 2023, at 6 PM on Bahrain TV and the region’s biggest video-on-demand platform, Shahid, as well as 9:30 PM on AlRai TV.
Beban season 2, which is 100% powered by renewable energy through Hope Ventures’ partnership with The Oil and Gas Holding Company B.S.C (closed) (“nogaholding”) and the Electricity and Water Authority (EWA), was filmed in Al Areen Palace and Spa by Accor, whereby entrepreneurs pitch their businesses in front of a panel of regional investors for immediate investment and business opportunities. The show aims to shed light on promising entrepreneurs and matchmake them with strategic investors to accelerate their growth and expansion into international markets.
Episode 5 hosted five entrepreneurs from the Kingdom of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates: ‘Mineral Energy,’ a brand that formulates skincare products that are safe and effective in reducing, inhibiting, and/or improving dermatological symptoms, founded by Muna Alhammadi, ‘Koala Picks,’ a brand that makes and provides healthy snack boxes with natural ingredients for kids and adults co-founded by Ahmed Mubasher, Aya Assaf, and Omnia Abdelhalim, ‘Mismaar,’ a mobile application that quickly and safely connects vetted contractors to regular people who want to do home improvement projects, founded by Nezar Almoayed, ‘Gahwa.co’ a coffee and tea capsules that contains Arabic and Latin blends. The recipes are created in-house by the founder, founded by Mahmood Al-Araibi, and ‘GFX Securities,’ a trading platform specialized in providing brokerage services in the field of securities, founded by Ali Al Hlaiwa.
These five businesses pitched before a panel of regional investors comprised of Kuwaiti investor Mr. Yousef AlSultan, CEO of Nuzha Ventures, Mr. Basel Alabdulkarim, Saudi angel Investor & President EO Saudi East, and Mr. Abdulelah Algosaibi, Saudi investor in emerging technologies. The panel was moderated by His Excellency Aymen bin Tawfiq Almoayed, Chairman of Hope Fund, representing Hope Ventures’ investments.
Khaled Alrayyes, Manager of Projects at Hope Ventures, shared: “Beban TV show comes in line with one of our key mandates at Hope, which is to shed light on promising entrepreneurs and facilitate co-investment opportunities alongside the private sector. In this episode, not only will viewers witness the exciting journeys of 5 businesses of various sectors from the Kingdom of Bahrain and the UAE as they pitch in front of a panel of regional investors from Saudi and Kuwait, but they will be able to invest in some of these opportunities in-real time through Beban’s crowdfunding platform beban.me.”
Commenting on their sponsorship to empower Beban TV show, Abdulwahed AlJanahi, CEO of The Benefit Company, said: “It is with great excitement that we reveal this 5th episode, in which entrepreneurs may leverage on their strengths and offer a clear illustration of FinTechs filling in the gaps to generate higher efficiency, drive massive value creation, and essentially shape the future. The Kingdom is seeing a surge in its entrepreneurship and startup ecosystem, and at BENEFIT, we always aspire to utilize all of our resources to contribute to the ecosystem that fosters startup development, attracts international investment, and promotes innovative thinking among our society.”
Beban Season 2 acknowledges its sponsors; The Oil and Gas Holding Company (nogaholding), Tamkeen Bahrain, Al Areen Palace & Spa by Accor, TRACCS, BEYON Money, Zain Bahrain, GMI, Ahli United Bank, Kuwait Finance House (Bahrain), The Benefit Company, Amakin, and Al Salam Bank for their affirmed commitment to empowering Bahraini entrepreneurs and accelerating their growth through investment, knowledge, and access to business opportunities.
Beban thanks episode 5 partners Carrefour, Dragon Mall, Souq Albaraha, and Seef Mall for providing business opportunities to this episode’s entrepreneurs.
A new episode of Beban will air every Wednesday of this month. You can watch the next episode airing on the 8th of February 2023 on Bahrain TV at 6 PM, AlRai TV at 9:30 PM, or the time that works best for you on Shahid for free.
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