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Startup Syria
Startup Syria is a community-driven initiative that empowers Syrian entrepreneurs, particularly those in exile or within Syria, by fostering innovation and rebuilding efforts.
Overview
What Startup Syria does
What Startup Syria is
Startup Syria is a community-driven initiative that empowers Syrian entrepreneurs, particularly those in exile or within Syria, by fostering innovation and rebuilding efforts.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
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Operational profile
Organization status and context
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- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Founded
- Founded in 2013
- Approximate age
- About 13 years
- Structured capabilities
- Community
- Last reviewed
- April 1, 2026
Official channels
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Capability profile
Startup Syria as a community
Community overview
Startup Syria is an organization focused on fostering the startup ecosystem in Syria. It was founded to connect Syrian startup founders, experts, and investors, aiming to build a supportive environment for entrepreneurship in the region. The organization operates from Syria and is dedicated to empowering local entrepreneurs and innovators.
Community focus
Startup Syria invests in early-stage startups and provides various services aimed at enhancing the entrepreneurial landscape in Syria. Their focus includes supporting grassroots innovation and community-led initiatives, offering blended finance solutions to help Syrian founders grow their startups, and providing training and resources to build the capacity of innovation support organizations.
Member value
Members of Startup Syria benefit from access to a network of over 15,000 community members, training programs, and resources designed to enhance their entrepreneurial skills and opportunities.
Membership
- Recorded members
- 15,000
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Investors · Operators
- Benefits
- network-access and mentorship
- Program types
- community, bootcamp, and course
- Selection criteria
- open
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Regions
- Asia
Community activity
Events and activity
Startup Syria hosts several key events including 'Hack for Syria', an innovative hackathon addressing critical national issues, 'Launchpad', a two-week pre-accelerator program for idea-stage entrepreneurs, and 'Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) Syria', a nationwide celebration of innovation and entrepreneurship.
Notable members
Startup Syria has engaged with over 450 startups and has a vast network of community members across 20 cities in Syria.
Common questions
What to know about Startup Syria
Upseed classifies Startup Syria under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 1, 2026
Known limits
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