Khaled Abulkasem
Co-founder, AlGooru — educational technology platform
Session recorded & published
Track record
Beyond the starting line
Our record predates any proposal. Below is what has actually been delivered since 2025 — who we sat with, what came out of it, and what remains afterwards.
Government engagement
Ministry of Communications & IT
- A series of official meetings — including with the Minister’s advisor — establishing a working partnership.
- A formal position paper submitted on behalf of Syrian and diaspora founders seeking to launch digital services in Syria.
- Participation in national technology events as a recognised ecosystem body.
The value
AoSEn (SEU) is now one of the counterparts government turns to on startup regulation. The conversation moved from individual complaints to a structured sector position.
Regional knowledge exchange
Entrepreneurial Dialogues
Operators who have built at regional scale — the reference points Syrian founders were missing. Every session is recorded and published.
Salman Butt
Founder, Salla — e-commerce platform, Saudi Arabia. Investor and mentor
Session recorded & published
Abdulaziz Al-Nufaie
Founder, Zero to One — entrepreneurship platform
Session recorded & publishedAccess
Operators who have built at regional scale, in conversation with Syrian founders directly.
Permanence
Every session is recorded and published, turning a one-off event into a lasting knowledge asset.
Signal
Tells the region that Syria’s ecosystem is open and worth engaging with.
Cross-border MoU
Tripoli Entrepreneurs Club
The Role of Entrepreneurial Unions in Supporting Ventures and Attracting Startup Investment — the Lebanese Experience. With Fadi Mikati and Danial Dallati, Tripoli Entrepreneurs Club, Lebanon.
- We deliberately studied a neighbouring union that already works, rather than designing our model in a vacuum.
- Covered union governance, member value, and how a union becomes credible enough to channel investment.
- Opened a standing relationship with the Lebanese ecosystem for future joint programming.
Institutional learning transferred from a comparable market.
Capacity building
Workshops and sessions
Founders leave with applied tools, not concepts. Sessions are consistently oversubscribed relative to venue capacity.
Partner-hosted delivery keeps unit cost low and reach high.
Investment linkage
Demo Day with angel investors
Syria has capital in the room and founders in the room. What was missing was the room.
- An SEU-initiated Demo Day bringing Syrian entrepreneurs face to face with angel investors.
- Founders arrived pitch-ready because of the preparatory sessions that preceded the event.
- Strong participation by women founders across the cohort.
For the first time in Syria
A structured, recurring pipeline that takes investment-ready founders into direct conversations with serious capital.
Where we sit
Ecosystem presence
Pitch nights, gatherings, online meetups, workshops, private sector dialogue, formal meetings and national conferences.
We are now a default participant in national entrepreneurship conversations — invited, not lobbying for entry.
Bring your programme to a partner that is already delivering
There is no start-up risk on delivery. The infrastructure, the relationships and the audience already exist.