Manara has about 100 software engineers in Gaza, some of whom work remotely for tech companies in Silicon Valley in the US and Europe. Most people have completely lost cell phone connections and Internet access.
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The Israel-Hamas war has devastated Palestine’s growing tech and startup industry. Many top companies had emerged from Gaza, despite it being one of the most economically challenged regions in the world. Those working in the sector estimate that $10 million has recently been invested in the Palestinian tech ecosystem, TechCrunch reports.
In 2017, Marc Benioff, founder and CEO of Salesforce, supported the first coding academy to be built in Gaza. The Alphabet-backed initiative ‘Gaza Sky Geeks’ provides pre-seed investment, training and technology resources to the Gaza population of Palestine.
5,000 coders and developers from across the West Bank and Gaza graduated in 2022. Ibtikar, one of the main Palestinian VC funds, recently raised its second fund of $30 million.
High-growth companies emerging from Palestine include Menalytics (data analytics, invested by Flat6 Labs), Oliveri (last mile logistics, invested by Flat6Labs and Ibtikar Fund), Coretava (employee and customer loyalty) and Selenvo (an Amazon fulfillment partner) .
Ileana Montauk, co-founder and CEO of Manara, a social impact startup funded by Y Combinator and others, was quoted as saying that Gaza has been bombed many times before but this time is different for the tech sector for several reasons. Is.
“Power has been cut off to the entire Gaza Strip,” he told TechCrunch. Large amounts of infrastructure are bombed, (including many high-rise apartment buildings housing ISPs and cell phone towers), entire middle-class neighborhoods are being destroyed. “Right now the tech sector in Gaza is unable to fully function.”
Manara has about 100 software engineers in Gaza, some of whom work remotely for tech companies in Silicon Valley in the US and Europe. Most people have lost cell phone connections and Internet access completely, or only have access to 2G on their cell phones.
Mohammed Alnobani, founder of The Middle Frame, an Arab stock image platform powered by AI tools, was quoted as saying that it is a daily challenge to deal with the situation while trying his best to pursue his work.
Meanwhile, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said that it is preparing for a significant operation in the Gaza Strip. Reports on Sunday said thousands of Israeli troops were being deployed to the Gaza border in anticipation of a major ground operation.
According to health officials in Gaza, more than 1,900 Palestinians have been killed and about 7,700 injured in Israeli air strikes. Israel said more than 1,300 Israelis were killed during rocket attacks and deadly attacks by Hamas fighters in the area.
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