Built under the hardest conditions — then made accountable
The community came first. The institution was built to make it accountable.
Founded in late 2024 by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs
Never a donor-designed structure. A community of Syrian founders who built and sustained startups through market collapse, diaspora, sanctions and economic isolation.
Delivering under those constraints is the same capability this work requires: local access, low-cost delivery, and continuity when conditions change.
We are a hub, not a project — founders inside Syria and in the diaspora, building digital and non-digital solutions on a resilient startup mindset.
In 2025 we registered by choice with the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour (Decision No. 5476) to gain legal standing, accountability, and the mandate to represent founders nationwide.
Registration decision No. 5476 / 2025 — Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour.
One body, two layers
Institutional credibility and grassroots legitimacy inside the same organisation.
- Legal entity registered with the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour
- Governance, accountability, contracting capacity, formal representation
- The layer that signs agreements, receives funding and reports on results
- The active network of entrepreneurs, SMEs, mentors and investors
- Where meetups, peer support, deal flow and daily exchange happen
- The layer that generates trust, participation and reach
Our mandate
Seven objectives set out in Decision No. 5476 / 2025, Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour.
- 01
Represent Syrian entrepreneurs
Before government and international bodies, and contribute to policy formulation.
- 02
Develop entrepreneurial capacity
Through training, mentorship and specialised consulting.
- 03
Promote entrepreneurship culture
Encourage innovation among Syrian youth.
- 04
Build networks
Connecting Syrian entrepreneurs at home and abroad with investors and funders.
- 05
Support SMEs
Support the establishment and growth of small and medium enterprises.
- 06
Create sustainable jobs
Contribute to value-adding employment and activate the entrepreneurial economy in local development.
- 07
Build strategic partnerships
With universities, incubators and development institutions.
Market-native, not imported
“We build from inside the market, not above it.”
- Rooted in how Syria trades. Syria’s entrepreneurial culture grew out of its traditional trading culture. We design around that reality instead of ignoring it.
- Application over theory. Every session ends with something the founder can use the next morning.
- Simple, direct communication. No jargon barrier between the programme and the participant. Plain language, in Arabic first.
- Peer-led delivery. Entrepreneurs who have done it teach those doing it. Credibility is earned, not claimed.
This is why participation holds: we are not speaking from another world.
Meet the people behind it
A board of active founders, investors and operators — not a ceremonial one.