Zain Great Idea 5 Bootcamp phase commences featuring bright idea owners
Facilitated by world-class regional and international academics
KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced the commencement of the ZGI Bootcamp, the first phase of the company’s fifth Zain Great Idea (ZGI) tech startup accelerator program. The company hosted the entrepreneurs and bright idea owners at the program’s first orientation session. The Bootcamp phase will be facilitated by world-class instructors from a selection of the best regional and international academic institutions.
Zain recently announced the official launch of ZGI 5 during the special event it held at the Zain Innovation Center (ZINC) in the company’s main headquarters in Shuwaikh. The event witnessed the presence of many prominent figures in Kuwait’s entrepreneurial community as well as alumni from the program’s previous editions. Zain Great Idea has been one of the most successful initiatives Zain presented to the Kuwaiti market as part of its comprehensive innovation and entrepreneurship strategy, with the aim of offering Kuwait’s entrepreneurial community the chance to take their startups to entire new levels.
Eligible applicants will participate in the Bootcamp phase in Kuwait during a carefully designed comprehensive academic program that lasts for three weeks. Participants will learn the essentials of accelerating their tech startup at the company’s main headquarters in Shuwaikh, led by world-class instructors from a selection of the best regional and international academic institutions, including Stanford University, IE Business School, Venture Capital firms, entrepreneurs, and more.
ZGI was first launched in 2010 as a Corporate Social Responsibility initiative designed to support the youth into making their entrepreneurial dreams come true. Zain was the first in the region to launch such a comprehensive program of this kind. Then, throughout nearly 10 wonderful years, the company embraced over 500 entrepreneurs, travelled to 4 countries, and helped nearly 70 of the brightest Kuwaiti minds accelerate their ideas into active and thriving SMEs in the market.
Throughout four successful past editions, ZGI empowered, trained, and invested in hundreds of creative and driven Kuwaiti youth, of which many now own thriving and active Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) to this day. Encouraging and providing the proper resources for the local entrepreneurial community is a top priority for Zain, as the company is keen on contributing to the further progress of Kuwait’s economic and national development. ZGI is established by Zain in association with Brilliant Lab, a startup Accelerator Service from Kuwait, and Mind The Bridge, a global organization bridging the world through entrepreneurship education for startups, enterprises and investors to succeed in global markets. Mind The Bridge is based in Silicon Valley with offices in San Francisco and London.
The latest edition of the program features an all-new phase to the program: Co-developing. After Zain Great Idea is over, finalists will get full access to Zain’s crossfunctional team to help them get the most out of their newly accelerated startup. ZGI’s entrepreneurs will be able to get consultations, mentoring, deals, tactics/strategies, and more from Zain specialists in various areas that are essential to any business, including sales, marketing, communications, legal, networks, IT, and more.
Zain is well aware of the crucial role played by private sector organizations in supporting social and economic sustainability projects. Springing from its growing commitment towards practicing its social responsibility, the company is committed to printing a positive print through all its activities. This has led Zain to embrace the most influential issues in the community, including the support of youth, entrepreneurship, and innovation.