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Startups from Lebanon
Following the Arabnet Conference in Beirut
March 2014
#1 – Instabeat, the smart swimming goggles
• Connected swimming goggles to scan motion & heart rate
• Indiegogo $50k+ campaign, $100k seed-funding and undisclosed
series A in Jan. 2014
• Founder Hind Hobeika is a former swimmer
#2 – Anghami, the Spotify of the Middle-East
• A streaming music service with
almost exclusive access to
MENA region music labels,
serving clients there + diaspora
• Partners with major labels (EMI,
Sony, Universal) and telcos,
known funding of $1.25M
• 3.4M users, 100K paid-for
#3 – Shahiya, the Arabic world cooking platform
• A cooking platform online with 5K+ recipes and 1.3M unique
visitors each month, mostly from Saudi Arabia
• $500k in funding in 2013
#4 – Cedar Books, a source of books for Amazon
• Sourcing books in the Arabic world and beyond for Amazon and
other retailers. 1.5M books sold.
• Founded in 2009, $20M revenues in 2013 mostly in the US
#5 – Lamsa World, edutainment content in Arabic
• A platform for Arabic digital edutainment content for children
• $500k series A in 2014
#6 – Shawarmanji, the shawarma fast food chain
• 8 outlets in Lebanon and UAE
• $400k funded by MEVP in 2013
Our project
An exploration of innovation ecosystems across the world
Innovation has no place in a global world, it’s everywhere
Innovation ecosystems can learn from one another
Local context matters and should be a source for innovators
This is why…
We’re on a world tour of innovation ecosystems!
We believe…
Martin Pasquier
Entrepreneur in
Singapore (social
media agency), long-
time traveller
Mixes economics,
politics and travels to
analyze ecosystems,
reports on innovation
About our team
Analysis, community & network
Anne Lalou
CEO of Innovation
Factory & Web School
Factory in Paris
Transfer knowledge of
ecosystems to new
generation and to a
network of top French
companies
Nicolas Loubet
Serial entrepreneur
in Paris
with 3 companies,
growth hacker
Manages and
nurtures creative
communities
on & offline
A world tour of innovation: 2013-2014
SUPPORT US! Travel & time of exploration isn’t free 
Custom reports on emerging markets & trends
Workshops, talks on innovation trends
Connection to key local players for VCs, brands, tech communities
Thanks!
Martin Pasquier, for Innovation is Everywhere
martin@innovationiseverywhere.com

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Innovation is everywhere - Startups from Lebanon (2014)

  • 1. Startups from Lebanon Following the Arabnet Conference in Beirut March 2014
  • 2. #1 – Instabeat, the smart swimming goggles • Connected swimming goggles to scan motion & heart rate • Indiegogo $50k+ campaign, $100k seed-funding and undisclosed series A in Jan. 2014 • Founder Hind Hobeika is a former swimmer
  • 3. #2 – Anghami, the Spotify of the Middle-East • A streaming music service with almost exclusive access to MENA region music labels, serving clients there + diaspora • Partners with major labels (EMI, Sony, Universal) and telcos, known funding of $1.25M • 3.4M users, 100K paid-for
  • 4. #3 – Shahiya, the Arabic world cooking platform • A cooking platform online with 5K+ recipes and 1.3M unique visitors each month, mostly from Saudi Arabia • $500k in funding in 2013
  • 5. #4 – Cedar Books, a source of books for Amazon • Sourcing books in the Arabic world and beyond for Amazon and other retailers. 1.5M books sold. • Founded in 2009, $20M revenues in 2013 mostly in the US
  • 6. #5 – Lamsa World, edutainment content in Arabic • A platform for Arabic digital edutainment content for children • $500k series A in 2014
  • 7. #6 – Shawarmanji, the shawarma fast food chain • 8 outlets in Lebanon and UAE • $400k funded by MEVP in 2013
  • 8. Our project An exploration of innovation ecosystems across the world
  • 9. Innovation has no place in a global world, it’s everywhere Innovation ecosystems can learn from one another Local context matters and should be a source for innovators This is why… We’re on a world tour of innovation ecosystems! We believe…
  • 10. Martin Pasquier Entrepreneur in Singapore (social media agency), long- time traveller Mixes economics, politics and travels to analyze ecosystems, reports on innovation About our team Analysis, community & network Anne Lalou CEO of Innovation Factory & Web School Factory in Paris Transfer knowledge of ecosystems to new generation and to a network of top French companies Nicolas Loubet Serial entrepreneur in Paris with 3 companies, growth hacker Manages and nurtures creative communities on & offline
  • 11. A world tour of innovation: 2013-2014 SUPPORT US! Travel & time of exploration isn’t free  Custom reports on emerging markets & trends Workshops, talks on innovation trends Connection to key local players for VCs, brands, tech communities
  • 12. Thanks! Martin Pasquier, for Innovation is Everywhere martin@innovationiseverywhere.com