Wamda

Lebanon

Global entrepreneurs network lands in Lebanon

The introductory session of EO was attended by a selected few at the Four Seasons Hotel (Images via Stephanie Nour Prince) One of...

members host network

Regional

Keeping your hands clean

Almost half of all businesses in MENA do not have anti-corruption or bribery policies in place, and startups are at unique risk if they...

Corruption

U.A.E

Filmmaking, a new landscape for entrepreneurs in the region

The event brought together children and teenage animation-lovers for the film costume competition. (Image via Dana Horska) Esmeralda,...

Dubai Moving Image Museum Film industry Film Tech

U.A.E

Urban mobility, energy and emissions - Decode Dubai tackles big city problems

Teams listening to a speaker midway through the conference. (Images via Dubai Internet City) As Dubai passionately pursues its strategy to...

Barcelona Smart City App Hack hackathons

Egypt

When being a game developer just isn’t enough

Kareem Abdullatif andHani El-Akel have a passion for gaming and in 2010 the Egyptian entrepreneurs decided to take a risk and found their...

Appsinnovate gaming industry Egypt

U.A.E

3D printed jewelry and cooling jackets point the way for MENA wearable tech market

Wearable technology is still only a blip on MENA’s fashion calendar but the Abu Dhabi Wearable Tech Show aims to be the runway event for d...

wearable Wearable Tech Show UAE Wearable devices

Regional

ReserveOut announces aggressive expansion campaign

ReserveOut, an online restaurant reservation platform announced plans for an aggressive geographical expansion in the Middle East and...

reservations Khalil Shadid ReserveOut

Regional

5 apps to help you stay focused this Ramadan

Getting organized at the best of times is hard. All you need is some quiet....and an app. Your smartphone can be a powerful tool when it...

IFTTT Ramadan Legacy Habit List

Jordan

MENA corporates show a large appetite for startups at Mix N' Mentor Amman

Mentors and startups share challenges and potential solutions at Mix N' Mentor Amman. If the number of smiling faces and...

mix n mentor Amman Marketplace Edition ZINC

Lebanon

Daily deals site ScoopCity outlives, outplays Lebanese rivals

Brothers Abdallah and Ghaith Yafi (Image via Executive Magazine) ScoopCity was one of the first online daily deals platforms in...

Y Venture Partners competition lebanon

Regional

Can this Dubai startup improve Arabic content design?

ShortPoint, a Dubai-based web and content-design startup that launched earlier this year, hopes to save content creators hours of coding by...

Content Design CMS ShortPoint

Regional

Wamda Capital announces the launch of its $75M regional growth stage venture fund

Wamda Capital announced today the launch of its regional growth stage $75 million investment fund, Wamda MENA Ventures I. The Fund,...

Mena Venture Investments Wamda Capital aramex

U.A.E

Dubai’s IoTx summit drives MENA tech forward

The equation is simple: operational technology + information technology = the Internet of Things, the fusion of everyday ‘things’ with tec...

mena commerce The Internet of Things IoT

Jordan

Solar PiezoClean and the dust problem in MENA

A rendering of nanocomposite piezoelectric material. (Image via Greenoptimistic.com) The word piezo (pee-ay-zo), derived from the...

Solar PiezoClean deserts industrial internet

Lebanon

PayPal cofounder pays young Lebanese student $100K to drop out and build a startup

During TedxBeirut last year. (Images via YouTube) It’s a busy time for Jihad Kawas. The 18-year-old Lebanese is wrapping up his final year ...

Thiel Fellowship Saily JihadKawas

Regional

MENA innovators blow up a tech storm [Infographic]

In February a powerful sandstorm swept up from the Sahara, engulfing Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan in a haze of dust. Wind speeds of up 60...

wind turbines renewable energy

Egypt

Egyptian startup aims to offer entrepreneurs a change of pace

An innovative idea coupled with a business plan, a profit model, solid execution, all followed by a growth phase - these are the...

Global

How this NASA-certified mat can help Muslims reduce knee injuries

Innovation often comes from a personal inspiration or a simple observation. In Nader Sabry’s case, it was both. “I saw...

MEMakers Timez5 Healthcare

Regional

Dubai's BitOasis seeks to introduce BitCoin as a solution for MENA financial services

BitOasis hopes to address a number of regional financial and e-commerce issues with BitCoin (Images via BitOasis) Ola Doudin, a cofounder...

E-commerce Bitcoin

Saudi Arabia

Saudi startup Rwaq steps on giants' shoulders to succeed

“Corporate Entrepreneurship Responsibility”, or CER, are the new buzzwords entering Saudi Arabia’s lexicon, and one startup is making the m...

online education Silatech Traxn

U.A.E

$11M Series A round from the US for Dubai-based delivery service Fetchr

Dubai-based delivery service Fetchr has successfully closed a Series A funding round worth $11 million. The not-insignificant sum was...

Mena360 Dhabi Holdings New Enterprise Associates

Global

Nature versus nurture, can you breed an entrepreneur?

Once mixed, there's no turning back. (Image via Raail.com) A new wave of entrepreneurship research encompassing the classical psychology...

Personality traits Nature versus nurture entrepreneurs

Global

How this tech device may help Muslims with their prayers

Sensor technologies have evolved in almost every aspect of our lives to provide us with a better experience and make some tasks more...

Salatcard prayer Wearable devices

Maghreb

Tunisian pride and funky designs create growing business

Sofiène Ben Châabane in his boutique/café Lyoum in La Marsa.(Images via Christine Petré) There’s an irony to it. Tunisia is the s...

Lyoum textile Tunis

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