Mariam Abultewi, 25, center, was the winner of the second Startup Weekend in 2012. This year, she is a mentor for the event. In this photo, she talks to employees at the company she started with the funding, a taxicab-ordering app called Wasselni.
Tara Todras-Whitehill for Al Jazeera America
Hala Eid Naji, 26, center, waits with her team for the judges’ decision, Saturday, June 21, 2014. Their pitch was an app called Lilac, which helps users calculate how much furniture they can buy within a particular budget.
Tara Todras-Whitehill for Al Jazeera America
Sofiya Mosalam, 16, left, and Nalan Al Sarraj, 22, bottom center, are consoled by friends and family after finding out their pitches had not won the event.
Tara Todras-Whitehill for Al Jazeera America
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