MarkaVIP Hits 2 Million Registered Users, Continues to Solve E-Commerce Issues in MENA Less than two years after its launch in 2010, MarkaVIP has announced today that it has now hit two million registered users. It’s a big mi... Nina Curley • 18 September, 2012 E-commerce
A*Apps Launches Crowdsourced Mobile App-Testing at Flat6Labs Demo Day In Egypt, A*Apps (“A Star Apps”) is developing a unique platform that allows mobile app developers to test their apps through cro... Glen Dalakian II • 18 September, 2012 Crowdsourcing Mobile Apps
Yemeksepeti to Enter MENA Region After $44M Investment from General Atlantic As Webrazzi reported today, Yemeksepeti, a leading Turkish food ordering site, has announced a US $44 million round of funding from New... Nina Curley • 17 September, 2012 Food & Beverage Investment
Summer School Takes Controversial Decision to Exclude Lebanese Entrepreneur Controversy struck Lebanon’s entrepreneurship community this past week, as prominent young Lebanese entrepreneur Abdallah Absi was expelled ... Nina Curley • 17 September, 2012 Competitions Education
Egyptian Social Gaming Startup FunWave Delivers Football Fun Egypt is full of football fanatics, and the region is as well. So it made perfect sense that Egyptian social games start-up FunWave’s ... Omar Aysha • 16 September, 2012 Accelerators Angel Investment Egypt
Is Social Media important for Social Good in Arabia? 5 Examples from Jordan It’s been three years since we launched Nakhweh (@nakhweh) to match volunteers in Jordan with local opportunities. As it evolved i... Kamel Al-Asmar • 16 September, 2012 Social Entrepreneurship Social Media
Egypt's Tech Community to Conquer Cairo's Traffic We have all heard about, and many of us have experienced, Cairo’s infamous and grueling traffic congestion. This year, the World Bank is p... Glen Dalakian II • 14 September, 2012 Mobile Apps Technology Taxi + Traffic
Weekly Wrap-Up: September 09-13 The season of entrepreneurship events is just around the corner, so make sure you catch up on the latest news, and check out what... Wamda • 13 September, 2012 Crowdfunding Food & Beverage Health
Digital Freedoms: A Middle East Update This article is cross-posted from Access. The past week has been a busy one for the evolving world of Middle East digital freedom: a... Katherine Maher • 13 September, 2012 Censorship
10 Tasty Food & Beverage Startups In The Arab World Today we look at some of MENA’s most delicious and inspired food startups. From falafel to cupcakes, watermelon to shawarma, these tasty n... Glen Dalakian II • 13 September, 2012 Food & Beverage
Think Big [Pic of the Week] It's been a week for big news - both regionally and globally. The first early-stage VC deal in Palestine was closed, to the tune of US $1... Nina Curley • 13 September, 2012 CoE Cards Pic of the Week
Goodbye Mizado, Hello Jumia: Inside Rocket Internet's Newest Gamble in Egypt Jumia, the new online mall, launched with little fanfare in Egypt just over two months ago, the progeny of the German behemoth... Omar Aysha • 13 September, 2012 Rocket Internet Egypt Ecosystem
Saudi Arabia Saudi 3eesho brings healthy living to the Arab world Obesity rates in the Middle East, and especially in Saudi Arabia, are spiraling out of control. Yet information about how to lead a... Fernande van Tets • 12 September, 2012 Health Healthcare 3eesho
How Can Cities in MENA Encourage and Retain Creativity? What makes a city creative? There are a few factors. Density is one; cities with higher densities increase the chance of meaningful... Oubai Elkerdi • 12 September, 2012 Ecosystem Innovation
Agzakhana Offers Egyptian Pharmacists an Online and Mobile Pharmacy Platform Agzakhana.com is about to launch a new electronic system to manage Egyptian and Arab pharmacy sales and orders. Designed by a group of... Hanan Solayman • 11 September, 2012 Medical
Is Equity Crowdfunding a Viable Model in MENA? A Look at Eureeca As the Arab world warms up to the concept of crowdfunding, where individuals pool their resources to donate to others’ entrepreneurial i... Rania Habib • 11 September, 2012 Crowdfunding Investment
5 Key Decisions You Need to Make to Improve Your Social Media Strategy When speaking with many regional entrepreneurs, investors, and some larger brands, the topic of social media is often debated. A social... Mo Ali Yusuf • 11 September, 2012 Social Media
Hockey Tips for Entrepreneurs: Do You Know Where the Puck is Going? While not a huge hockey fan, I am a great admirer of the sport’s legend Wayne Gretsky. I simply am in awe when women and men come a... Christopher Schroeder • 11 September, 2012 Ecosystem Innovation
OPIC and Abraaj Capital Commit $150M to Boost SMEs in MENA Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Egypt now have even more opportunities to for growth, as Sunday the Overseas Private... Glen Dalakian II • 11 September, 2012 Government Investment
Froot Encourages Joking, Reading on Mobiles in the Arab World In Saudi Arabia, where smartphone penetration has reached 60% according to Google, pivoting into the mobile app market seems a... Glen Dalakian II • 10 September, 2012 Mobile Apps Mobile
How Startup Design Agency RBBi Turned a Profit Within a Year in Dubai How many Dubai startups have turned a profit within a year of launching? User experience design and user interface (UX/UI) agency... Nina Curley • 10 September, 2012 Digital Media User Experience Design
Lebanese Telecoms Minister Interviewed by Wamda on Twitter - Here is How It Went On Friday, Wamda hosted a Twitter interview with Lebanese Telecoms Minister Nicolas Sehnaoui to discuss entrepreneurship, innovation, and... Glen Dalakian II • 10 September, 2012 Government
The Cairo Angels Are Looking For a Few Good Startups The Cairo Angels are here. No, it’s not a local remake of Charlie’s Angels (can you imagine), but a group of business angels based in Cairo ... Omar Aysha • 09 September, 2012 Angel Investment Investment
Game Minion Seeks to Level the Playing Field for Indie Game Developers Independent developers have long competed with large publishing houses in the realm of game development, often outmatched by greater... Glen Dalakian II • 09 September, 2012 Gaming Mobile Apps Mobile Gaming