Standard Chartered, in collaboration with Bahrain FinTech Bay, has announced the selection of ten promising female-led startups for the sixth cohort of the Futuremakers Women in Tech Bahrain programme.
This initiative is part of Standard Chartered’s global Futuremakers Women in Tech initiative and is backed by key partners including Tamkeen, the Supreme Council for Women (SCW), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization Investment and Technology Promotion Office (UNIDO ITPO Bahrain), and Innovate for Bahrain. The programme aims to provide Bahraini women with the tools, networks, and knowledge necessary to advance their businesses and promote a more inclusive tech ecosystem.
After a competitive application and evaluation process, ten founders were chosen based on the viability of their ideas, the likelihood of market success, and their alignment with innovation and technology goals. The selection event took place at Innovate for Bahrain and was attended by Afnan Al Zayani, Member of the Supreme Council for Women; Bader Sater, CEO of Bahrain FinTech Bay; Noora Al Nusuf, Head of Corporate Affairs and Brand & Marketing for Bahrain, Iraq, and Qatar at Standard Chartered; Faisal Alahmed, Senior Officer - Enterprise Programmes at Tamkeen; and Ameer Hassan Abubakr, National Investment Promotion Expert at UNIDO ITPO Bahrain. The chosen startups cover various industries, including agritech, information technology, e-learning, fintech, marketing automation, and healthtech, among others.
The chosen ten startups are: Tamam Technology, Information Technology; Engine, FinTech; TellSaleem, HealthTech; Wajba, Marketplace, Food & Beverage; Nabni, Architecture, Real Estate, and Industrial Engineering; AGRI AI, AgriTech; Voxa, Remote Education, Learning, and Training; Sadeed Technology, Retail Technology, SAAS; Goodies, Food & Beverage Marketplace; and Planway, Event management.
In the upcoming eight weeks, these female entrepreneurs will embark on a tailored acceleration journey that includes expert-led workshops, one-on-one mentoring, and pitch development sessions. The program will also link them with ecosystem leaders and former alumni, creating a robust support and collaboration network. It will wrap up with a Demo Day, where participants will present their ventures to a judging panel, and three winners will be chosen to receive cash prizes and three months of access to a co-working space.
