Herbal Dose, an organic brand of hair care and skin care products made with certified organic, natural ingredients and scented with organic essential oils, was founded by Aida Mohamed, raising $100,000 from Hope Ventures and the private sector represented by Youssef Al-Sultan and Mashael Fairouz.
While L7 Chocolate, a bakery run by Lujain Hussain, a 15-year-old Bahraini pastry chef, that bakes and makes products such as cakes, ice cream and desserts, raised $53,000 from Hope Ventures and the private sector represented by Akram Meknes and Yousef Al-Sultan. And Mashael Fayrouz.
Fajer Al-Bahajji, General Manager of Hope Projects, confirmed that Biban aims to highlight promising entrepreneurs and encourage a new generation of young people to pursue entrepreneurship as a potential career path.
“I am excited to co-invest in both companies alongside regional investment leaders. Through the offering, they will be mentored by the expertise of co-investors and will have access to the capital required to accelerate the growth of their businesses,” she said.
“Loujain succeeded in creating a delicious dessert in her home through her tremendous determination and with some help from her family, as she showed youthful perseverance, adult leadership, remarkable ability to manage projects, creativity and invention,” Chairman and Founder of Promoseven Holdings Akram Meknes said.
“I am happy to raise this investment from Hope Ventures and Beban investors because it is the fruit of my passion for baking and making sweets, and my efforts towards ensuring the quality and deliciousness of my products with the help of my family who continue to support me. I believe that with the help of Hope and Beban investors, L7 Chocolate products can be seen on shelves all over the region, As we hope in the world,” said the founder and chef of L7 Chocolate, Lejain Hussein.
“We are proud to be the first in the world to invest in scented herbs to remove the unwanted odor of henna, all while including high-quality botanical and organic ingredients. I look forward to leveraging this investment to further develop the business and expand regionally and internationally,” said Herbal Dose founder. Aida Mohamed.
A new episode of Biban will air every Wednesday of this month. You can watch the next episode, which will air on February 15th on Bahrain TV at 6pm and on Al Rai TV at 9:30pm or anytime on the region’s first and largest video-on-demand platform, Watch.
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