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12 new Lebanese startups November 7, 2018 In previous years, attending a startup demo day in Beirut where hopeful graduates of accelerator programs present their projects and pitch for recognition and financial investments tended to require a will to smile politely and some tolerance for boredom. But in September and October of this year, demo days and startup competitions with Lebanese entrants some held in Lebanon and others international proved to be exciting, prompting genuine smiles all around. Officials and observers from accelerators and financial entities in the entrepreneurship ecosystem that Executive spoke with eagerly agreed that the startup pipelines this year are exciting. Such protestations from these players were, of course, unsurprising, but nevertheless convincing; they confirm that the passion and competence of startup teams, and the quality and diversity of the projects presented, are increasing. ....