6 tips from a French entrepreneur for launching in the Arab world

This piece is part of a new series on expat entrepreneurs. We've recently discussed how some European entrepreneurs have moved...

Aline Mayard • 10 July, 2013

Retail Expatriate entrepreneurs

Cairo's Startup Cup put on hold; what's next for its semifinalists?

Where can you find a team of 20-year-old Space Studies graduates working on an organic waste processing plant to improve a...

Jonathan Kalan • 10 July, 2013

Egypt Competitions

Turkish startups CloudArena, HemenKiralik and Evim.net set to expand after securing millions in investment

Turkish startups CloudArena, HemenKiralik, and Evim.net recently secured millions in investment from Istanbul-based 212 Ltd. Ventures and...

Glen Dalakian II • 10 July, 2013

Venture Capital Expansion Investment

Can Wrapp’s success be replicated in the Middle East? Just Gift It expands social gifting

If you’re hoping to launch a startup that will grow quickly, Sweden’s Wrapp is one to look to. After launching in Sweden in November 2011, ...

Nina Curley • 09 July, 2013

Social Gifting E-commerce

Egyptian author finds a new solution with digital publishing

Gone are the days when an author’s hard work goes unpublished or unnoticed because a large publishing house seals their fate with a ‘no.’ N...

Glen Dalakian II • 09 July, 2013

Translation

Can this Facebook clone become the biggest social network in Yemen?

Could the Arab world's next social network come from... Yemen? Why invent the wheel, the cofounders argue. “We created a design very s...

Maya Rahal • 09 July, 2013

Social Networks Facebook Social Media

Why we need better arts education in the Arab world

“If the Arab world continues to under-value arts education, it risks falling even further behind developed countries in preparing students ...

Oubai Elkerdi • 09 July, 2013

Art Design Education

How the founder of Dubai's propertyfinder.ae wrestled his company back from NewsCorp

Last week, propertyfinder.ae solidified its position as a startup to watch, closing a round of series A funding led by BECO Capital...

Nina Curley • 08 July, 2013

BECO Capital Venture Capital Real Estate

Wamda launches in French!

Wamda has been bilingual, in Arabic and English, from the very beginning, but this weekend we crossed a threshold that we’ve been...

Wamda • 08 July, 2013

Wamda News

Wamda announces the Karim Jazouani Prize for entrepreneurship advocates in Morocco

At Mix n’ Mentor Casablanca this past Saturday, Wamda announced the Karim Jazouani Prize, in honor of one of Morocco’s pioneering advocates ...

Nina Curley • 08 July, 2013

Prizes Leadership Mix n Mentor

Lebanon

Beirut's new Co-Working +961 space hosts first startup pitch event

Last week, at the newly launched Co-working +961 space in Beirut, entrepreneurs, investors, and startup enthusiasts gathered to...

Reine Farhat • 08 July, 2013

Pitching MIT Coworking Spaces

5 predictions about the future of digital, from Arabnet Dubai

Arabnet’s first Digital Summit in Dubai brought together the startup community and the digital media and marketing industries to hash out ...

Kia Davis • 07 July, 2013

Digital Advertising Arabnet Innovation

Regional

How to make investment more attractive for VCs in emerging markets [Opinion]

Cross-posted and adapted from the original version published on Techies.pk on June 19, 2013. If you ask prospective...

Khurram Zafar • 07 July, 2013

Venture Capital Advice Technology

Why we moved our startup to Dubai

Two months ago I moved our startup from Kuwait to Dubai (we also have another office in Malaga, Spain which is still running). But making...

Abdullah Alshalabi • 07 July, 2013

Relocating Dubai Scaling

Weekly Wrap-Up: June 30 - July 4

If there's a main lesson to extract from this week's content, it's how important it is to always be ready- always have a clear way to...

Wamda • 04 July, 2013

Weekly Wrap-Up

Lebanon

Zoomaal launches first crowdfunding platform for the Arab world

The Middle East’s newest crowdfunding platform, Zoomaal, launched today, offering entrepreneurs, artists, and socially-minded doers the c...

Glen Dalakian II • 04 July, 2013

abdallah absi Crowdfunding zoomal

Why Ahmed Nassef left Yahoo: A look at Telfez, his new social TV startup

Ahmed Nassef, one of the Middle East’s early internet pioneers, announced last month that he has left his role as Yahoo! VP and managing d...

Nina Curley • 04 July, 2013

Social TV Departures SmartTV

Global

Is it better to host a big launch or have a soft roll out for your product? [poll results]

Among the many reasons why startups fail, perhaps the most important is launching a product that doesn’t really fit the...

Reine Farhat • 04 July, 2013

Lean Methodology Facebook Investment

5 reasons why professionals quit their jobs

The rise of regional jobsites means that sourcing talent has become faster, easier and more cost effective for employers than ever. It...

Lama Ataya • 04 July, 2013

Team Programme

6 unsettled debates from Arabnet's first Dubai summit

“How was the new Arabnet?” People have been asking since I returned from Dubai last week. Quickly: it was sleeker, with more industry hea...

Nina Curley • 03 July, 2013

Debate Arabnet Conferences

Palestine gets its first seed fund, supported by MENA Apps and USAID

The startup scene in Palestine has been slow to build over the past few years, led by initiatives like Bazinga and grassroots...

Nina Curley • 03 July, 2013

Seed stage Incubator Accelerators

Why Saudi Arabia could be the next big e-commerce hub in the Arab world

Saudi entrepreneurs have often cited the challenges to opening an e-commerce startup in the Kingdom. Many note a lack of public trust...

Ahmed Gabr • 03 July, 2013

Saudi Arabia Demystifying E-Commerce E-commerce

Wizards founder builds new mobile gaming company at 500 Startups in Silicon Valley

In an effort to keep their gaming startup, Wizards Productions, afloat, founders Hussam Hammo and Sohaib Thiab pivoted into mobile,...

Glen Dalakian II • 02 July, 2013

Incubator Failure Mobile Gaming

10 tips for adopting the right entrepreneurial mindset

I genuinely believe that entrepreneurship is both a science and an art. The science will fast track your success but won’t get you there. T...

Bassem Fayek • 02 July, 2013

EdTech Tips Education