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Doha: KPMG in Qatar held the inaugural Private Enterprise Tech Innovator Competition - 2021 (KTIC-2021) on September 29. The competition recognised innovative tech companies in Qatar, who are introducing tech breakthroughs, transforming businesses, and disrupting entire industries.
KTIC-2021 is designed to acknowledge the fastest-growing tech innovators across the country. The startup finalists Foodak, E-Butler, Skipcash, Dibsy and C-Wallet delivered top-notch quality pitches on how they believe their business can impact the world while presenting their innovative and growth ambitions to a panel of industry experts. The leading tech competitors were also granted the chance of publicly profiling their business throughout the competition, leveraging KPMG channels and both local and global media. Additionally, these businesses did not miss their chance to expand their network and build new business connections with like-minded peers through KPMG's extensive global organization of business professionals.
The panel of judges consisted of Duha Al-Buhendi from the Digital Incubation Center, Mohammed Al-Emadi from Qatar Development Bank, Roberto Croci from Microsoft Middle East and Africa, and Barbara Henzen, Nizar Hneini, and Omar Mahmood from KPMG in Qatar. Our valuable members of the jury astoundingly listened to the startups' business plan on changing the technology landscape and disrupting the industry. After the competing tech startups delivered their impeccable pitches, the judges made an informed yet challenging decision of selecting Skipcash as the winner.
Skipcash, the inaugural winner of KTIC-2021 won an all-expenses-paid trip to compete in the Global Tech Innovator final at Web Summit 2021, which will be held in Lisbon in November 2021. At the Global final, they will have a chance to showcase their products and solutions to potential global investors and industry experts. The other competing global winners are from Bahrain, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Mexico, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, United Arab Emirates, UK, and USA.
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