EQLIM is a Beirut-based startup offering a subscription service that provides real-time big-data about human activity in emerging economies, with a focus on the Middle East. Its datasets cover geopolitics, infrastructure, commerce and cross-cutting areas such as health, environment, agriculture and cities. The company has launched sample data accessible via API, web, mobile, RSS and email and showcases interactive maps and matrices (for example, damaged religious sites, damaged schools in Gaza, transportation matrices, and energy infrastructure at risk). EQLIM plans to expand beyond the MENA region into Africa and Asia while further developing product and market reach. Financially, EQLIM has secured $425,000 in angel investment led by Fadi Ghandour and is raising an additional $1–$1.5M to fund product and market development. CEO Hassan Alassaad says the company is “mapping in real-time risk and opportunities across the region,” and he estimates the Middle East big-data market exceeds $1 billion.

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Sep 2014