BlinkApp Championing the ideas track MIT-Pan Arab
Championing the ideas track was BlinkApp, an application that aims to tackle road safety and decrease traffic fatalities. The Founders believe that your cellphone could actually save your life. “Reducing first response times can decrease road deaths by 33 percent,” as they explain.
BlinkApp was awarded $15,000 and plans to use the earnings and networking contacts to bring BlinkApp to the next level. But MIT Enterprise Forum win was more than just a financial gain; BlinkApp already been approached by foreign governments, significant investors, and a major US-based car company.
MIT’s Enterprise Forum Arab startup competition is our region’s annual search for the brightest minds in business and innovation. After nearly four months of judging and deliberation, the competition came to a close last Thursday, April 27th, where 79 finalists competed for the three main categories.
About MITEF:
MIT Enterprise Forum (MITEF) Pan Arab is part of a global network of chapters dedicated to the promotion of entrepreneurship and innovation worldwide. We inform, connect, and coach early-stage technology entrepreneurs—enabling them to rapidly transform ideas into world-changing companies.
Founded in 2005 with the goal of promoting and enriching the entrepreneurship ecosystem in the Arab World, we aim to celebrate and support all potential startups and entrepreneurs in the Pan Arab Region through our programs.
