Vatrin is a social marketplace that allows small businesses to set up websites to facilitate online orders, manage inventory, and accept payments. It raised $500,000 in its first investment round from the Ibtikar Fund and an additional $250,000 from the World Bank as a co-investment matching grant. It operates in Palestine, Egypt, and Iraq, with over 12,000 SMEs on board. Vatrin has more than 60,000 app downloads. Before founding Vatrin, Khashan started her career working with NGOs such as UNRWA before working as a content manager at Palestinian startup Yamsafer.
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