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CORPORATE HUB 9OUR JOURNEY TO CHANGE THE MENA REGION

Mohamed ALTAWASH | Chairman

Version 4.3 2018

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WELCOME TO CH9

“The AMBITION of minds needs the INTELLIGENCE to

perform it with CREATIVITY, CH9’s EXPERTISE trigger the

right decisions and FOCUS on creating BALANCE by

providing DIVERSITY of opportunities which results in TRUST

for the brand to the long run of SUCCESS”

Mohamed ALTAWASH, Chairman


AGENDA

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04INTRODUCTION TO CH9

Get to know about us

10THE CONCERNS

What are we trying to solve?

11THE SOLUTION

How does our solution add value?

12THE PRODUCT

What is our product like?

15BUSINESS MODEL

How does our business model create value?

17TRACTION

What is the market traction?

WHAT IS CH9

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STRONG PARTNERS

CH9 is backed by strong

government and industry bodies

across the MENA region

STRONG TRACTION

In a very short time, we have

attracted the best companies to

set up their base in CH9

STRONG FOUNDERS

CH9 is founded by Entrepreneurs

who have scaled up billion dollar

plus entities with successful IPO’s

CH9 is a business accelerator. Our vision is to enhance the entrepreneurship

ecosystem in the MENA region by providing a platform that supports, teaches,

encourages and inspires entrepreneurs to take bold & necessary steps to

innovate, create and share prosperity in their respective countries. We have set

up a world class space in Bahrain to start our journey to accelerate both scale

ups and startups.

THE STORY STARTED IN BAHRAIN IN 2016

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CH9 VISION

Work with Governments, Industry bodies, Educational institutions

and entrepreneurs to make MENA region a fully developed region at

par with Europe or Americas.

CH9 MISSION

Set up CH9 hubs in 25 MENA cities by 2022 to foster economic,

entrepreneurial and social development in those countries.


CH9 VALUES

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WE SERVE

WITH PASSIONWE OPERATE WITH

EFFECTIVENESS

WE VALUE

TEAMWORK

WE DON’T COMPROMISE

ON QUALITY

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CONCERNSTHE

There are 70+ Co-working spaces in MENA region, however

none of them provide a holistic development experience

to the entrepreneurs or the local communities and most

struggle with local rules & regulations. CH9 is willing to

help in creating a sustainable economy in Bahrain and in

the GCC countries, by unlocking entrepreneurs’ innovation

and bridging the business gap between entrepreneurs and

investments.

CONCERNS RATHER THAN PROBLEMS


THE SOLUTION

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INCLUSIVE

Everyone has a place, depending

on ability people should be able to

figure their vocation to live a

happier and meaningful life

ONE STOP HUB

We bring all the stakeholders of

the start up ecosystem together to

collaborate and enable more micro

entrepreneurs

One stop entrepreneurial hub for people who

want to become job creators by leveraging new

technology to start micro enterprises.

SOLUTION


CH9 MARKET SIZE

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1 Billion+

TOTAL AVAILABLE MARKET

There will be more than 1 billion people

who will see a change in vocation due to

4IR in the next five years

108 Million+

SERVICEABLE AVAILABLE MARKET

More than 28% of the population of the Middle

East is aged between 15 and 29, representing

over 108 million young people

SHARE OF THE MARKET

We intend to target 10,000 entrepreneurs

from MENA in the CH9 community by

2025

10,000TAMSAM

SOM

CO-WORKING SPACE IMPACT

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OUR COMPETITORS

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aREGUS

• 3000 plus locations globally with

over $1.37 billion in revenue

• Valuation of $ 2 billion + with profit

of $ 105 M

• Bare bone offices with no

community

• 150 + locations globally with a revenue of

over $532 M

• Valuation of over $20 billion with profit of

14M

• Tech driven community and affordable

spaces for mid size and large corporates

WE WORK

b• 3 Locations with $16.2 M in revenue,

located in USA

• Raised a funding round of $300 M plus

from China’s HNA group

• Office as a service for entrepreneurs,

small corporates along with events

ROCKET SPACE

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OUR BUSINESS MODEL

40% 5%

20%35%

MONTHLY SERVICES

We intend to cover our rental and running

expenses from the monthly services. These

are subscription payments for 6 monthly

plans for rentals

ON DEMAND SERVICES

We have expertise in MENA region and

many companies are wanting to expand

here, we offer setup and scale up

services

PAY AS YOU GO SERVICES

We intend to provide day to day services for

entrepreneurs like printing, Branding,

cafeteria through our partners

PREMIUM SERVICES

We work with government bodies and large

corporates to rev up the entrepreneurial

spirit in their communities and make them

failure proof

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WHY CLIENTS LIKE US?

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We invite experts and partners from

different fields for interaction

NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES

We have a pool of mentors who

proactively support our clients

FAST TRACK MENTORS

Taking space with us is as good as taking

a fully managed business centre

COST EFFICIENT

Our partners give discounted

services to all our members

PARTNER BENEFITS

We provide end to end services to our clients

from registration to introduction to clients

ONE STOP SHOP


CURRENT TRACTION

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We have been making waves across the region with the likes of Seedstars, Microsoft

and Yostartups selecting us as their partners for Bahrain and the GCC region. And we

are aiming to implement the perfect business model, before we replicate it in other

cities.

60+

CLIENTS

We attracted clients from diverse

industries ~ including a Unicorn

5K +

SOCIAL MEDIA

We are well followed on social

media and get high engagement

$100 K

TOTAL REVENUE

Within 3 months of launch, our

seats are 50 % full

22%

MONTHLY GROWTH

We are seeing a month on month

increase in queries

OUR CREDENTIALS

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The team has led a number of fundraising for Forums & Bootcamps over the past 14 months with global Partners for sole startups benefits. A large number of local & international corporations took part in the opportunities that was presented by CH9

US$ 150,000

Total Fund Raised


CH9 IN2025

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25% MARKET SHARE IN MENA

We want to be the place of

choice for arab youth to set up

new business, we are targeting

25% market share of co-

working spaces in the MENA

region

100 M USDTURNOVER

We want to reach a revenue of

100 Million y the year 2025, by

having our Hubs across all

major cities in the MENA

region.

MAIN EVENTS & FORUMS

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The Shabab 2030 Awareness roundtable session was hosted at CH9 office where Bahrainientrepreneurs got the chance to network and discuss ways of collaborating and sharing ideasto further develop the startup ecosystem in the MENA region. The roundtable was moderatedby MBC Al Amal’s Mariam Farag, who lead the discussion talking about the Entrepreneurshipinitiatives that focus on supporting the Arab youth in the region.

Seedstars GCC was organized in partnership with CH9, the Economic Development Board,StartUp Bahrain, and the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism. WNNA was CrownedGCC’s Most Promising Startup at Seedstars GCC. Bahraini startup, WNNA was the winner forthe Most Promising Seedstars in the GCC. Not only that, but they get to fly to Switzerland inorder to pitch for an equity investment of up to $1 million next year!

CH9 and its Chairman Mohammed ALTAWASH participated in A9eel as a jury member. A9eel byTamkeen is a nationwide campaign to develop the right approach to work. It is a movement forchange towards positive work attitudes. To build a generation of men and women of characterwho are led by integrity and conviction.


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CH9s Executive Director Maryam ALSAEGH participated in “Women in Entrepreneurship”Workshop which was held on October 5th in Dhahran Techno Valley. Where the discussionsfocused on identifying the major internal & external challenges that face womenentrepreneurs; and most importantly, developing strategies to overcome the top challenges,and the roles of the ecosystem players in enabling its success.

ARAMCO Innovation TT held the fourth think tank in CH9. Where leaders gather to create athriving innovation ecosystem and center. And through seeking intellectual collaboration ofleaders and professionals that are actively working across sectors to build a sustainableecosystem that will become a cutting edge blueprint of innovation.

Celebrating AWS Summit, CH9 took part in Bahrain Technology Week Pavilion where a range oftechnology, innovation and startup themed activities took place in Bahrain Bay.


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In Invest in Bahrain Forum, CH9 and YoStartups showcased their opportunities through the1001 Startup Ideas Program that will be presented to university students in Bahrain during thesecond half of 2018.

The eCommerce Forum and Exhibition promoted the adoption of eCommerce practices amongsmall and medium-sized enterprises and newly established businesses in order to level up thecommercial and service performance and educate business owners on the safe use of thelatest eCommerce tools and applications, enabling them to compete in global markets

MEPEC 2017 was held under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman AlKhalifa, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The Innovation & CommercializationZone (ICZ) was a unique platform devoted to the demonstration of new techniques. Startups,new ventures and scale-ups had the perfect opportunity to demonstrate their creative solutionand MVP at the Middle East’s largest audience of Process Engineers. CH9 partnered up withDhahran Techno Valley & YoStartups, The partners held a bootcamp for Startups who arespecialized in the Oil & Gas sector.


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GEW is more than just an awareness campaign supported by world leaders and celebrityentrepreneurs. It is about unleashing ideas and doing what it takes to bring them to life—spotting opportunities, taking risks, solving problems, being creative, building connections andlearning from both failure and success. It is about thinking big and making your mark on theworld—doing good while doing well at the same time. CH9 collaborated once more to presentthe benefits and effects of being an entrepreneur to build a better ecosystem.

General Senses was the winner of Seedstars Kuwait where eight other startups pitched in frontof the jury, which included Redha Behbehani, Kuwait University, Abdulaziz Hayat, Faith Capital,Mohamed Altawash, CH9, and Anurag Agarwal, ArzanVC. Coming in second place wasPantrybee, a startup whose culinary site makes it easier for users to cook at home, offeringmealkits, utensils, kitchenware and more, and Zahhab - a student community that provides allnecessary academic assistance to university students and professors, grabbed the last spot inthe top three.

Seedstars MENA Summit took place on December 14 in CH9 where 9 selected startup winnersof Seedstars local events from around the region were invited to present their ideas to adiverse audience. 9 startups from the MENA region showcased their projects and how they canimpact the region’s development by leveraging innovative technologies.

STARTUPS

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WNNA is an AI powered contextual search that

provides personalized recommendations to users

based on their location, intention, preferences

and behaviors and a lot of other factors like

weather, time, trends etc. The startup offers user

to look for these personalized recommendations

through its web and mobile apps. WNNA is all

about what you WNNA do, it’s your life dial pad

where you can find actionable information without

entering a single keyword. WNNA gives you

personalized recommendations curated from

different sources with the ability to take

actions through one of it's action partner like

ordering food or reserving a table at a restaurant,

requesting a ride or even finding the nearest gas

station and ATM machine.

Abdulla Alradhi, Akalati Founder mentions that

he started working on Akalati when he noticed a

huge gap in the F&B industry and was further

encouraged by the success stories of Talabat,

Souq.com and Careem that have established a

solid basement for tech startups in the GCC

region and opened up the doorways for other

startups to flourish in the region. Akalati is a

digital marketplace meant to digitize custom

orders, allowing restaurants, bakeries, and

caterers to sell their services online, and giving

the customers the ability to order online. Akalati

gives users the ability to customize stress that

comes with planning for events, parties, or simple

picnics.

SCALEUPS

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Careem is MENA’s #1 car booking app for a

safe, reliable and affordable ride. Commuting to

work? Airport transfer? Visiting family? Forget

about parking, traffic, car rental, or waiting for a

taxi. Careem’s transportation service is available

24/7 in major cities around MENA, such as

Manama, Dubai, Lahore, Karachi, Riyadh,

Jeddah, Cairo, Beirut, Islamabad, Istanbul and

many more.

Quick Link believes in Power of Connection.

Our ability to deliver results is driven by a

thorough understanding of our client drivers.

Since our founding in 2011, Quick Link has

grown by leaps and bounds. From offering testing

services to Banking and Insurance sectors, we

now offer new products and services — including

Digital Channel baking products, web and mobile

applications, Business Intelligence Solutions and

Incident Management Support for various

industry verticals. We now have more than 150

employees working in our offices in UK,

Republic of Ireland, India, Kingdom Of

Bahrain and UAE, servicing customers across

Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

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ACCELERATOR WITH INNOVATION

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First MIC in the GCC region with a technology innovation labs will

support the implementation of technology programs for youth, fresh

graduates, developers, and entrepreneurs and engage them in

activities that build skills, increase startup business success, and

create jobs.

Support

prototyping new

solutions, testing

existing

applications, and

incubating new

ideas

Provide

development

programs for

students, fresh

graduates,

startups,

developers and

IT-Pros up to the

standards of

Silicon Valley

powerhouses

Strong, formal

alliances with

government,

industry, and

academia built on

partnerships

with key

stakeholders in

the

local software

economy

Aim 3D is a multinational company with offices in Bahrain, UAE, and

USA. It targets 3D printing technologies to provide solutions in the

Middle East, Through local and regional innovation centers that will

lead to the first product prototype innovation lab.

Building and

sustaining 3D

printing innovation

centers

Creating new

knowledge to

sustain and

advance 3D

printing

capabilities

Delivering 3D

printing services

to attend to

customer

needs such as

startups and

scaleups

MENTORS POOL

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PARTNERS

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STARTUPS & SCALE-UPS

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STARTUPS PARTICIPATED IN CH9 EVENTS

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WORKSHOPS & SPEECHES IN CH9

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CH9 FOUNDERS

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MOHAMED ALTAWASH

Chairman & Founder

He is The Chairman of CH9, an entrepreneur with more than 20 years of accomplishment-laden

experiences in the GCC and global investment in real estate and construction fields within the

private sector as well as the public sector. Has build the companies from ground zero and taken

them to successful exit through IPO. Currently runs a wealth management firm for Ultra High

Net Worth Individuals based in Bahrain and London. The firm provides alternative investment

vehicles.

DR. ABDULMALEK ALJABER

Founder & Vice Chairman

A full time angel investor, believing that Arab

Youth can contribute to global innovation.

Invested in more than 20 start-ups and focused

on building an innovation friendly Eco-system in

MENA. He was leading the two most prominent

telecom operators MENA. Managed to turn

around the companies in term of profitability,

commercial strategy, capacity building of the

human cadre as well.

DR. NAZAR ALBAHARNA

Founder & Ex-Chairman

An academic, entrepreneur and former Government

Minister of Bahrain with considerable expertise in the

areas of education, training, energy management and

technology. Spearheads reforms in policy and

strategy, influencing critical decisions at the highest

level & developing mutually beneficial alliances

internally & externally. Experienced in managing

projects & change initiatives from initial concept

through to completion.


AND THE CH9 TEAM

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Executive Director

MARYAM ALSAEGH MOHAMED ALHAYKI

Communications Director

ALI EBRAHIM

IT Director Administrative Director

ALI NASER

Alsaegh oversees the programs,

strategic planning as well as

handling day to day operations for

CH9.

Alhayki oversees all types of

communications and media with

partners, clients and public

relations.

Ebrahim oversees the management,

strategy and execution of IT

infrastructure for CH9.

Naser oversees the administrative

operations of CH9 where he handles

day to day functions as well as

supervising and supporting the

startups when it comes to

registering their companies.


OUR CONTACT INFORMATION

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TELEPHONE

+ 973 16011999

EMAIL AND WEBSITE

[email protected]

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