Wamda

Regional

Where are the gaps in the digital Arabic content sector? [Infographic]

In the past several years, the MENA region has witnessed a rapid growth of internet and smartphone penetration - and these trends are...

Taghreedat DAC Digital Arabic Content

Egypt

Data-driven medicine in MENA: a startup’s long wait

In 2010, four men began preparing for what they thought would be the exciting, and imminent, future of genetic analysis in the Middle...

Mohamed Aboueldhoda Illumina Genomics

Regional

Two startups in Palestinian refugee camp picking up where NGOs left off

For years, the mention of “refugees” has drawn pitying donors and sympathetic volunteers, but rarely did it bring stern bosses...

Gaza Refugee Camp SEP Sitti Soap Company

Egypt

Zee3 Mawhbtak: Egypt’s new way to scout talent

During the recording one of the first episodes of Zee3 Mawhbtak An Egyptian online talent show is plucking undiscovered entertainers from...

online media new media Citizen Journalism

Palestine

Ramallah travel portal Batuta announces $2.5M Series A round

So many places to visit, so much to see. (Image via Batuta) Batuta, a Ramallah-based Arabic travel research website has secured a $2.5...

Siraj Palestine Fund I Batuta yamsafer

U.A.E

Flat6Labs Abu Dhabi debuts freshman class

Flat6Labs Abu Dhabi's first graduates (Images via Pamela Kesrouani) Seven startups from all corners of the globe flaunted their wares over...

flat6labs abu dhabi Demo Day Incubator

Jordan

Jordanian students work with NASA to discover if there is life on Jupiter’s moon

The students: Sanad Haddad, Zaid Kawar, Chad (their mentor at NASA), Mohammad Alzorgan, Firas Mistarihi. (Images via Kawar) In Jordan...

Space research Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau

Egypt

Egypt’s Banana Kingdom to ripen in California

Egyptian social startup Banana Kingdom could be leaving its sleepy Nile-side home for a faster pace of life in Silicon Valley, after...

Tahrir Academy IrlenEgypt Banana Kingdom

Saudi Arabia

Has saying 'I do' in KSA just become a whole lot easier?

Image via Selsal, a wedding planning platform in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia No one said getting married was easy and by that we mean...

Saudi Arabia Flat6Labs Wedding Industry

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

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