Innovation digitale au Liban : introduction

Liban digital

Le Liban est un tout nouveau venu sur la scène high-tech internationale : son premier fonds d’investissement, initié par la Banque Centrale du pays, y a vu le jour en 2008, et les success-stories entrepreneuriales s’y comptent encore sur les doigts de la main. Pourtant, l’ancienne Suisse du Moyen-Orient, frontalière de la Silicon Wadi israélienne, ne … Lire la suite

Digital Innovation in Lebanon: Interview Badih Saikali, Referd

Lebanon is a brand new comer on the international high-tech scene: its first investment fund started in 2008, and entrepreneurial success stories are still a handful.

Yet the former Switzerland of the Middle East, neighbour to the Israeli Silicon Wadi, has many assets to emerge on a regional and international level. What are they, and why should foreign investors and entrepreneurs care?

I’ve had the opportunity to interview 4 players of this emerging ecosystem, entrepreneurs and investors alike.

In this interview, we meet Badih Saikali, co-founder of Referd, the business connector tool.


Full transcript of the interview:

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