AstroLabs thrives on being MENA’s trusted partner in solving innovation challenges, building self-sustaining ecosystems, and accelerating the growth of the digital economy by driving impactful large-scale programs We’re on a mission to build competitive local markets by elevating local players to global standards and enabling global players to thrive in local landscapesAfter successfully launching and scaling one of the first E-commerce companies in the region, the founders of Namshi set on to build the ecosystem Muhammed Mekki and Louis Lebbos launched AstroLabs in 2013 to address the challenges they faced when launching their own company and enable MENA-based founders to unlock their potential as a result The launch gathered founders from Egypt, Saudi, the UAE, Jordan, Lebanon, and across MENA in a debut entrepreneurship enablement program. Seeing the eagerness and immense potential of the early entrepreneurial ecosystem, the AstroLabs journey officially took off. Through capacity building and entrepreneurship programs, the AstroLabs community grew exponentially across the region. In 2015, the community found its home at our Dubai coworking spaces in JLT
