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Innovators

By combining its online platform with on-the-ground partners, GIST creates education and training opportunities for young innovators in more than 130 countries around the world by providing access to U.S. experts and through in-country entrepreneurship networks and support systems.

Ecosystem Builders

Ecosystem Builders aim to bolster networking and entrepreneurial skills to build durable, long-term, supportive networks. The ultimate goal is to stimulate local entrepreneurial activity and ensure participants can grow their skills and scale their businesses together – both in their home country and through the GIST Network’s global connections.

Investors

GIST partners with in-country stakeholders in entrepreneurial ecosystems to bolster local financial support for startups. GIST is able to bring American investment experts to different regions around the world and provides an opportunity for in-country investors to learn how to create and sustain investor networks for entrepreneurs.

Partners

Since 2011, GIST has partnered with the private sector to reach over 27 million innovation community members globally and has provided training for over 15,000 startups who have gone on to generate over $250 million in revenue. This is done through competitions, startup trainings, and interactive online programs, implemented by AAAS and VentureWell. If you would like to explore partnership opportunities please contact Hillary LeBail.

General Pitch Competition

GIST runs a variety of Pitch Competitions that do not fall into the same category as Tech-I or Catalyst. These are usually associated with specific conferences or themes.

Business Incubation

The U.S. Department of State’s Global Innovation through Science and Technology, or GIST, Initiative launched this new program in the fall of 2019 for entrepreneurs in emerging economies.

The GIST Network is a public-private partnership created by the U.S. Department of State to give science and technology entrepreneurs access to needed resources and advice.

In order to create sustainable investment networks, the Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) Initiative has created the Investor Mobilization Training program (GIST Investors).

GIST Startup Trainings

GIST Startup Trainings empower young science and technology innovators and entrepreneurs through on-the-ground training and mentoring delivered by top U.S. mentors and in-country partners.

GIST Tech-I Pitch Competition

The GIST Tech-I Competition is an annual competition for science and technology entrepreneurs from emerging economies worldwide.

GIST Catalyst Pitch Competition

Applications open 2 August for the 2021 GIST Virtual Pitch Competition!

The GIST Innovates program is a multi-component training program to provide innovators with the training, mentoring, and resources they need to bring their ideas out of the university lab and into the market.

Resources

GIST TechConnect

GIST TechConnects provides entrepreneurs around the world with direct access to leading U.S. experts from business and academia, but without the travel and other related costs.

GIST Innovation Hubs

Innovation Hubs, or IHubs, are designed to build strong and vibrant networks of young science and technology entrepreneurs around the world.

GIST Masterclass Series

Through partnerships with U.S. Embassies and in-country startup incubators, the GIST Masterclass Series brings U.S. experts in entrepreneurship to a specific country for face-to-face interactions with stakeholders.

News

Pakistani entrepreneurs launch 'Uber for rickshaws'

A group of young Pakistani entrepreneurs have launched an Uber-like rickshaw app service that is quickly growing popular with commuters struggling to find transport in the teeming eastern city of Lahore.

PSA Peugeot Citroen investment in Morocco spurred by infrastructure quality and qualified human resources- CEO | Maghreb Arab Press

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Why Morocco was again chosen by a major auto manufacturer to produce cars for the African marketplace:

StartupYourLife announces two new partnerships, with Seedstars World and Oasis500

The Moroccan entrepreneurs network StartupYourLife inked two new partnerships this month, in an attempt to bring more visibility to Moroccan startups on an international scale.

StartupYourLife hosts Level Up Morocco

More than 300 entrepreneurs, investors, advisors and corporates are expected to attend StartupYourLife’s third annual meetup at Villa Blanca in Casablanca next weekend.

StartupYourLife to co-host first annual Seedstars Africa event

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Startups and surfing: Blue House attracts entrepreneurs to Moroccan village

disrupt-africa.com - Taghazout is a small fishing village in southwest of Morocco. The inhabitants – mainly of Berber origin – have traditionally derived their incomes from fishing and the production of Argan oil.

Startups are filling gaps left by Egypt's banking behemoths

wamda.com - Mohamed Sameh Fouad, MENA and Pakistan sales director of banking SunGard Financial Systems, Abeer Khadr, National Bank of Egypt director of information security, Basma Dawwas, IQPC conference director.

Startups are flocking to hire community builders. Why now?

When 28-year-old Alex Wood traveled alone through Japan this summer, he decided not to go the conventional hostel route. As a Silicon Valley developer, he wanted to learn about the country through the eyes of an Airbnb host, but he was worried he wouldn’t meet other travelers that way.

Staying Relevant In A Rapid Innovation Era

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Supporting female entrepreneurship

en.econostrum.info - With the support of the Secretariat of the UfM

Symphony Teleca Opens its Doors in Morocco | Business Wire

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California-based Symphony Teleca Corporation opens 50-person office in Morocco, “leveraging the wide engineering talent pool in the area and its proximity to key customer locations across Europe”:

TAYP: Creating a Global Community

tayp.org - One of TAYP’s biggest strengths is the commitment of its members to create a community that not only works hard to accomplish the mission of the organization, but also creates lasting relationships and sustained bonds betw