Wamda

Regional

Supercharging the new energy order [part 2]

This year the world is abuzz with the word 'batteries', as Tesla releases its wall-mounted storage device for the home and the...

batteries energy24 renewable energy

Iran

3 ways to accelerate and incubate in Iran

The Iran startup scene has gone through a quiet, yet powerful, transformation over the past year. Despite slow internet, failing...

dmond AvaTech incubators

Regional

Zoomaal launches Crowdfunding Accelerator Program with Oasis500 and Flat6Labs

Official banner of the Crowdfunding Accelerator Program by Zoomaal. One of the biggest crowdfunding platforms targeting the MENA region,...

seed investment zoomaal Flat6Labs

Global

Online symptom checkers failed one test, but aren’t out of the game yet

Is a symptom checker app ready to replace a real-life doctor? (Image via iStock) A recent audit by Harvard Medical School...

Symptom Checker Harvard Medical School MEMakers

Regional

We need to support MENA’s ‘Silicon Wadis’

Mouayed Makhlouf is the International Finance Corporation's (IFC) director of the Middle East and North Africa region. With a staff of...

Mouayed Makhlouf ifc sme

Maghreb

Tunisian entrepreneurs mobilize against terrorism

The recent terrorist attack in Sousse compelled Tunisian entrepreneurs to try to find solutions. Here, a team is pitching...

terrorism entrepreneurship

Iran

Ready and willing, Iran's startup scene

Soheil Alavi didn’t see much opportunity in the Tehran tech scene during a visit in 2013. Fast forward 18 months and the...

Turquoise Partners Sarava Nuclear

Jordan

Arabic book lovers get new platform out of Jordan

Since 2006, female entrepreneurs from around the world have competed annually for the prestigious Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards, in s...

Cartier Women's Initiative Awards Abjjad Jordan

Regional

Supercharging the new energy order [part 1]

This year the world is abuzz with the word 'batteries', as Tesla releases its wall-mounted storage device for the home and the...

cleantech Arabia Oil batteries

Saudi Arabia

Saudi game developers, failure before success

As game developer Sami Khanfor stood in front of a large crowd and pitched his startup, he was very aware of the tough journey he had taken...

Team Reem jeddah gaming industry

Regional

Opportunity in MENA digital advertising [infographic]

Internet advertising is the second largest method of advertising in the world, but MENA is yet to catch up. Global digital ad spending...

MENA mobile advertising Digital Advertising

Global

Four reasons why a startup-to-startup economy works

Coming together can be a beautiful thing for startups. (Image via atelier.net) As a serial entrepreneur and creator of Timez5, Nader...

S2S Collaboration NASA

Global

Never miss a price drop again, ever

So you bought some hotpants online for $400. Yes, you knew it was a steep price but you also knew that if you bought them your life was...

Lebanese Diaspora YCombinator Paribus

U.A.E

Art for everyman, a startup’s democratization of the art world

Any kind of art you like. (Image via Pavilion 33) No longer the playground of the elite, art galleries and auction houses are becoming...

Pavilion33 Flat6Labs

Regional

The future of energy is in batteries [Infographic]

This year the world is abuzz with the word 'batteries', as Tesla releases its wall-mounted storage device for the home and the...

cleantech Arabia MEMakers Oil

Maghreb

Lik pays mobile users to pay ad-tention

Lik cofounders on the stage during LevelUp event (Image vis Houda Lahlou) A revolutionary idea is not enough to ensure the success of a...

contextualization LevelUp LevelUp Morocco

Regional

No one ever said entrepreneurship was easy: tips from a pro

This is a crosspost with Khalid Alkhudair's LinkedIn blog. I’ve been an employee and I’ve been an entrepreneur, and being an entrepreneur i...

khalid alkhudair entrepreneurship

Saudi Arabia

Saudi startup aims to make solar PV predictable

In the 20th century, Saudi Arabia was a global power thanks to oil; in the 21st century, it might still play a dominant role - but...

Solar panels solar energy clean tech

Lebanon

Lebanese doll startup aims to present a more realistic body image

My Doll and Me is making dolls that more closely resemble the market they're targeted towards. (Images via My Doll and Me) Long...

my doll and me body image

Maghreb

Morocco to honor the brightest minds of its entrepreneurial ecosystem with Karim Jazouani prize

Karim Jazouani (Image via The Nexties) Karim Jazouani, the web and startup ambassador of Morocco, would be proud. Since he passed away...

Karim Jazouani

Egypt

Meet the online tool helping Egyptians reduce their electricity consumption

Entrepreneurs often get inspiration from the crises their countries are going through, and Egypt is no exception. The country’s power o...

electricity consumption El Nour Geh

Regional

Ramadan advice and exercise tips: how this women's Arabic platform is attracting viewers

With more than 13 million total views on its YouTube channel, Loolia, a digital platform that connects Arab women with lifestyle experts in...

Loolia arabic media Digital Arabic Content

Regional

5 leadership lessons from the trenches

When Lebanon's Hala Hanna graduated from the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Leadership Fellows program in June, she was asked by her...

wef Leadership World Economic Forum

Regional

MENA’s robot revolution

The Terminator would be one lonely android in MENA. Few industries in the region use advanced robotics in their processes and artificial...

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