The fourth episode of Beban's second season goes on air at 6pm today on Bahrain TV and at 9.30pm on AlRai TV.
Filmed in Al Areen Palace and Spa by Accor this season, the reality TV show produced by Hope Ventures features entrepreneurs pitching their businesses in front of a panel of regional investors for immediate investment and business opportunities.
The five businesses seen in the upcoming episode from Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates are: Loyale App, an app that digitises all types of loyalty systems to grant merchants and users the maximum benefit of loyalty rewards founded by Sayed Ahmed Al-Marzooq; Fanera, a social network for football that unites fans, clubs, and sponsors while connecting them to a community that shares the same passion, founded by Mohammed Kilany; RestHero, a B2B solution that allows business owners to post their products and services on social media, list their products, link the data of the product with the post, and allow the customers to complete the ordering process, co-founded by Dr Abdulla Al Shimmari and Ahmed Khalifa; YAS Holding, a group holding company that manufactures and supplies furniture with a focus on closets and kitchens co-founded by Yasser Shuaib and Ali Al-Haddad, and Nuzul, an interior design and architecture studio with a civil construction division founded by Mohamed Seyadi.
They pitched before a panel of regional investors that comprised Infracorp chief executive Majed Alkhan, JEO Capital founding partner Mashael Fairooz, and Saudi investor and Riyadh Angel Investors co-founder Dr Khalid AlTaweel.
The panel was moderated by Aymen Almoayed, chairman of Hope Fund, who was also representing Hope Ventures' investments.
Khaled Alrayyes, manager of projects at Hope Ventures, shared: "In this episode, viewers will enjoy watching regional entrepreneurs whose businesses are in different sectors, from technology to manufacturing to even design, as they pitch in front of investors from the Kingdom of Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. The discussions and negotiations that occurred are on equally high levels of education and entertainment, and we look forward to the inspirational impact they will leave on the episode's viewers of entrepreneurs' minds to be part of the next season of Beban."
Commenting on their sponsorship to empower Beban TV show, Roberto Mancone, chief executive of Beyon Money, said: "At Beyon Money, we reward passion; we uncover and challenge ideas, foster competitions, and compete to win, build digital solutions and generate value for our clients and stakeholders in Bahrain and the GCC. We see the same ideals in the tech startups participating at Beban, and as a sponsor, we are delighted to foster their growth."
Sponsors of the show include The Oil and Gas Holding Company (nogaholding), Tamkeen Bahrain, Al Areen Palace & Spa by Accor, TRACCS, BEYON Money, Zain Bahrain, GMI, Ahli United Bank, Kuwait Finance House (Bahrain), Benefit , Amakin, and Al Salam Bank.
A new episode of Beban air every Wednesday and the next episode is lined up for telecast on February 1.
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