13 regional tech startups to embark on the Global Acceleration program

Zain Group announced the selection of 13 tech startups by judging panels across six of its operating companies and subsidiaries in the region to advance to the flagship phase of its award-winning accelerator, Zain Great Idea. The selected founders will take part in the upcoming Global Acceleration program in Palo Alto, California, at the heart of Silicon Valley, the world’s capital of entrepreneurship.

From Kuwait, the shortlisted startups are Farah; the one-stop destination for wedding planning, LumenPro; a platform that brings the most powerful AI tools together in one place, Playbook; a digital platform for discovering and booking kids’ parties, Provision Management; a specialist in sourcing and recruiting talent for the culinary sector, Tenmeya; the first Arabic platform that enables creators to monetize their content, and theQA; Kuwait’s first research platform connecting brands with verified local participants to collect fast, high-quality insights.