Wamda

Egypt

Meet the Egyptian startup working to green the Middle East's oil industry

Fifteen years ago fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, irrevocably changed the global oil and gas sector. Today, technology developed in the...

oil & gas Tanmia Petroleum Company Green Energy

Jordan

ZINC and DSOA partnership creates new opportunities for Jordanian startups

Exploring new marketing opportunities has always been an objective for many Jordanian entrepreneurs. In an attempt to help those wanting to...

zinc incubator DSOA Zain Jordan

Palestine

Yamsafer secures $3.5M in series B funding led by Global Founders Capital

The world is your oyster. (Image via Yamsafer) Yamsafer, a Ramallah-based hotel booking platform servicing the Arab region, has announced...

series B Global Founders Capital investement

U.A.E

ArabNet summit focuses on smart government initiative

Attendees of last session of the second day – snapshot of Christidis' Twitter account. Smart government - Dubai's initiative to use i...

arabnet digital summit Dubai Smart City initiative Arabnet

Regional

Maqtoob takes its mission on the road

Meet Maqtoob's cofounders. (Images via Maqtoob) For many, promoting a new platform means using SEO techniques and Facebook ads. Not for...

digital nomads maqtoob morocco

Regional

6 steps to valuing a tech startup [Opinion]

This is an edited crosspost with BOOSTMENA. There are hundreds (if not thousands) of posts on the subject of valuation, specifically...

irr tech startup Valuation

Regional

Silicon Valley investor on MENA’s road to startup success

Bern Shen at Flat6Labs mentoring a startup team working on children education. Investor Bern Shen is optimistic about the MENA region’s a...

MENA ecosystem Bern Shen MENA

Regional

Are MENA’s SME business reforms doing enough?

Governments have been adding their cogs to the startup machine of MENA. Enough though? (Image via Mikehoolboom.com) For entrepreneurs...

business reform Endeavor Insight The Economist

Syria

Bootcamp boosts Syrian startups

The Jusoor Bootcamp (Images via Jusoor) After three weeks of intensive training with Syrian startups, Jusoor celebrates the completion of...

Jusoor Entrepreneurship Bootcamp

Egypt

Egyptian power cuts fuel an ecommerce solution

For the majority of Egypt’s 82 million residents, 2014 will no doubt go down in history as the year of the power cut. It didn’t matter whi...

Green Scene Egypt clean tech Green Energy

Jordan

Achievement unlocked: Tamatem announces new games, new investment and 10 million downloads

Screenshot of Tamatem's Share'h El Mawt game. (Images via Tamatem) We’ve had many discussions on Wamda on what makes a...

Arzan VC tamatem games games

Maghreb

From Tunisia to Barcelona FC, the Vakay sunglasses are getting traction

Adam Jabeur, cofounder of Vakay. (Images via Christine Petré) “It started as a joke,” explains Adam Jabeur when we meet in Le Lac, a Tunis ...

hipster Glass tunisia

Jordan

Renewable energy and gender equality tackled in Amman conference

Special guest Lina Khalifeh, founder of Shefighter, stands with CWEEL-Jordan's Suhair Al Mhairat during the 1st Anniversary Meeting....

cweel jordan cweel MEMakers

Turkey

The long hard road that earned $589 million

A happy Nevzat Aydin in his Istanbul offices. (Image via Yemeksepeti) When Nevzat Aydin told his parents that he was returning to Turkey...

mergers & acquisitions online food delivery yemeksepeti

Turkey

Users first: why quality design is crucial

Scores turned out for UXAlive, Istanbul's conference on user experience and design. (Images via Facebook) The impact of design-driven...

Instanbul User Experience UX Alive

Lebanon

Recycling solutions for Lebanon’s green bottle surplus

Green Almaza bottles waiting to be reincarnated. (Images via GGRIL) The Israeli bombardment of Lebanon in 2006 left significant damage to...

Glass GGRIL Recycling

U.A.E

Can sports help people explore Dubai?

I wrote two years ago about how daily deals websites are fading in Lebanon, inspired by my previous job at GoNabit, the first group...

GamePlaySport seed investment Dubai

Lebanon

What does it take to make it in the Lebanese ecosystem?

There was plenty to discuss at Energy Boost. (Images via Facebook) How do you make it big in a country like Lebanon? How do you...

Energy Boost UK Lebanon Tech Hub Beirut Digital District

Maghreb

Tunisian expense report startup taking aim at French market

Expensya founder Karim Jouini (Images via Expensya) For most, submitting, calculating and processing expenses is a dull and time-consuming...

karim jouini expense reports expensya

U.A.E

Self-made: How Dubai’s Dumyé is in the running to win $1M in funding

Dumyé's dolls were a big hit at a recent workshop for orphans in Lebanon (Images via Dumyé) Big money isn’t an essential requirement to lau...

orphans crafts dolls

Palestine

Tiny package, quick power: Palestinian startup crowdfunding phone battery solution

A nifty charger that won't weigh you down. (Images via BOLD Gadget) As technology still lags behind the growing demand for longer...

portable battery Knot BOLD Gadget

Jordan

Zain Jordan’s commitment to entrepreneurship continues

Zain CEO Ahmad Hanandeh, right, works with entrepreneurs at Mix N' Mentor Amman in 2014, hosted at ZINC. Since first signing a partnership...

Ahmad Hanandeh ZINC Zain Jordan

Saudi Arabia

Tech World editor launches online guide for Saudi entrepreneurs

A new online platform in Saudi Arabia is seeking to develop the startup sector in the country, through a combination of news media and...

Online Press Tamer Omran Entrprnrshp

Pakistan

Pakistani job marketplace Naseeb Networks raises $6.5 million in Series C

The team behind Naseeb Networks. (Image via Naseeb Networks) Naseeb Networks, Pakistani parent company of Rozee.pk (in Pakistan) and...

Job listing Series C Monis Rahman

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