Tunisian Startup OORB Wins Third Place and $10,000 Prize at Open Startup Competition
OORB, a Tunisian startup, has been awarded third place and a $10,000 prize at the Open Startup competition. Additionally, the startup has won an immersion trip to New York to further develop its knowledge and network in the robotics sector.
About OORB
OORB (Open Organic Robotics) offers an open-source robotic development platform, providing AI-based tools for the design, prototyping, and implementation of sophisticated robots. The young team behind OORB consists of Kayoum Dejdidi (CEO), Bassem Gouty (CTO), Asma Basly (COO), and Azer Ben Abdallah (CPO).
Open Startup Competition
The Open Startup (OST) held its first regional gathering and demo day in Casablanca, a central element of its pan-African pre-acceleration program. The event brought together early-stage startups from Tunisia, Morocco, and Senegal, as well as experts from North Africa and Columbia University in New York. Senegal took first place in the competition with Yello App, an educational mobile application, while Morocco came in second with Dashy, an online solution that optimizes productivity.
