3 Funding Opportunities for Palestinian Entrepreneurs
Ibtiktar, meaning innovation in Arabic, is a Palestinian-owned investment fund focused on helping disruptive Palestinian entrepreneurs carry out their vision. What’s special about Ibtikar is that it was build for Palestinians, by Palestinians. Hashim Shawa, the anchor investor in the Fund and chairman of the Bank of Palestine, says that “80 percent of the fund’s investors were Palestinian and either living in Palestine or abroad.”

Ibtikar invests in early stage start-ups but can also follow founders all the way to series A funding. Their portofolio (companies they’ve already invested in) includes top-notch Palestinian start-ups such as Gamiphy, Receet, and Tawazon.

Our goal is to maximize return for our investors by helping high-potential Palestinian companies answer regional and global needs. We do this through direct support from our management team and select group of advisors, and leverage the strong network of our investors and partners for the benefit of each of our portfolio companies. — Ibitkar Fund

If you’re interested in getting an investment from Ibtikar, make sure to read their investment guidelines here. From there, you can email them at info@ibtikarfund.com

Bonus: They also have a very useful document about how to incorporate a company in Palestine which you can access right here.
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['Startup', 'Mena', 'Palestine', 'Entrepreneurship', 'Fundrasing']