Seedstars World, the largest seed-stage startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes, brought its Bahrain round to a successful close during Seedstars Manama.The event took place on October 15, 2018 at CH9 and eight selected startups were invited to present their companies in front of the local jury panel.

The local winner, Ebrahim El Qassab, Temr. com, was named “Best Startup in Bahrain” for its innovative sustainable solution. “Our start-up makes it extremely simple for small and medium-sized clinics to fully digitize and automate their operations. We aim to provide the region with a data-driven healthcare that benefits all the stakeholders in the healthcare process.”, explains Ebrahim El Qassab, COO at Temr. com. As part of the prize, Temr.com will be participating at the Seedstars Summit, which takes place in Switzerland in April 2019. It is a week-long training program, with the opportunity to meet the 65+ winners from other fast growing economies as well as investors and mentors from around the world. The final day of the summit is dedicated to pitching in front of an audience of more than 1000 attendees, with the possibility of winning up to $1million in equity investment and other prizes.

The eight startups pitched in front of a prestigious jury, including Mohamed Al Ansari, Abdulmohsen Al Majnouni and Alix Brunet. Seedstars Manama also featured Walid Fazza of Wamda Capital, who presented Raising Funds in MENA. The local ambassador of Seedstars World, CH9, organized the event with Seedstars World’s local partner Tamkeen. Further support was provided by the media partners Startup Mgzn and BEntrepreneur. The event attracted interest from over 40 startups and around 85 attendees.Donia and Mahmoud, Regional Managers for MENA at Seedstars, said “The ecosystem in Bahrain is very friendly and very promising especially after changes in the law that were implemented in 2017 to encourage more entrepreneurs to join the ecosystem”.