Startups
Recitation by Ilan , Max , Christina , Nadine & May.
In this recitation, we will be talking about the following startups:
Shaper Tools
Wikifactory
FabLab Irbid
- The FabLab was actually established by a Social Innovation Startup, 3DMena.
- 3Dmena specialized in building fabrication laboratories (“FabLabs”) and operate them as training centers and hardware business incubators, intended to address not only the challenges in the world today, but also to prepare the region starting from Jordan for a rapidly changing job market shaped by emerging technology. Since inception, 3Dmena advocated for 3D printing technology adoption in Jordan and introduced the concept of Fab Labs to Jordan In partnership and support from NextFab, Luminus Group & Fab Foundation.
- In early 2017, 3D Printing was legalized in Jordan.
- In May 2017 3Dmena team and assets merged under Luminus Education focusing on the sustainability of Shamal Start project.
- Shamal Start Hardware Accelerator was inaugurated in 2016 and since then over 100 startups were incubated. The services we provide include:
- Access to the FabLab for prototyping and small-scale production.
- Seed Funding of upto 15,000 USD.
- Office Space.
- Legal Support (Company Registration, Patent registration..etc).
- Accounting Services.
- Customized Training & Mentorship.
- Access to Funding through local, regional and international funding.
- Some of the startups that we have incubated:
- Maskan, Pegboards, Extendable Furniture Kit and Customizable Products.
- Mell Bell Electronics
- World's smallest Arduino Compatible board Pico.
- A small replica of the Arduino Uno, Mini Uno.
- Under Development, first flexible development board, Flexi.
- Darb, an automated Solar Panel Cleaning Solution.
- Startup of the year for 2019, winning 200K USD.
- Have established their own manufacturing facility.
- Ion First EVSE Network in Jordan
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Al-Serraj
- Al-Sarraj is a startup, launched on 1/11/2019.It started after Ahmed Sabry, “the founder of the company” won first place in Project Nitrous Competition which support startups and disabled entrepreneurs.
- The “Al-Sarraj Company” aims to develop and facilitate the process of teaching and developing educational kits for blind and visually impaired children using digital fabrication technology.
- Al-Serraj has succeeded in developing the first integrated educational group with the cooperation of some organizations that challenge their visual disabilities.
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Formlabs