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ArabNet’s signature competitions, the Startup Demo, Ideathon, and Creative Combat, have become some of the best platforms to find and support talented entrepreneurs early on in their quest for greatness, and give them exposure to help them reach the next business stage.

During ArabNet Beirut’s Forum days on March 18th and 19^th; 10 hardworking entrepreneurs took the stage at the Startup Demo and presented their innovative products and services in front of a panel of renowned judges and a crowd of well above 900 digital professionals. Then, 10 aspiring entrepreneurs with creative business ideas did the same for the Ideathon, as well 3 design and marketing teams for the Creative Combat. StandUp gave the teams communication and pitch training to help them better grab the audience’s attention, and better present their businesses.

Feel free to share your thoughts and feedback in the comments section at the bottom. Below is a quick rundown of the winners:

Startup Demo

1^st prize winner Otlobdoctor, is the fastest growing online medical booking database in Egypt, where patients can book to medical professionals, including Doctors, Nurses, and Ambulance Dispatch Units. They are the first portal for rating and booking doctors on house visits, and have developed the first emergency button to dispatch ambulance units in cases of emergency.

2^nd prize winner Zori, allows consumers seeking a better online shopping experience to scan their feet size with an accuracy of 3mm. The scanning process is simple: the consumer places a standard-sized card (such as an ATM card or a driver’s license) next to his foot, and then takes a picture with the phone cam.

3^rd prize winner RedTroops is the eBay for in-app advertising, and their mission is to make mobile advertising accessible for everyone around the world. The biggest players in the business are well known to everyone, "Facebook Audience Network" and Google’s “AdMob” are the go-to-places to buy and sell ads. But what they don’t satisfy the needs of inexperienced advertisers.

People’s Choice Award winner Yellow, is the first Bitcoin payments company in the Middle East. They make it easy and risk-free for businesses to accept Bitcoin for payment, which is a revolutionary and easy new digital payment system that provides virtually free money transfer to people anywhere in the world.

Ideathon

1^st Prize winner MySportner, is a mobile app that helps users find sports partners, and organize activities related to sports.

2^nd Prize winner Spoke, is a fun and easy way to voice an experience.

3^rd Prize winner TopShou, is a mobile fashion app that tackles one of the most fundamental questions many people face on a daily basis, “What to wear?

People’s Choice Award winner inFood, helps people find out all hidden food acts from any product by scanning its barcode.

Creative Combat

FixLebanon - Ali Chehade and Rawad Hajj won the Creative Combat competition for designers and marketers, with their brilliant campaign الحركة بتعمل فرق...بلش بالتغيير، عصغير.