Egypt Egypt's Bey2ollak app adds bomb alert hashtag Egyptian traffic app Bey2ollak has created a bomb scare hashtag to better inform Egyptians of urban threats after a spate of bombings... Rachel Williamson • 05 February, 2015 alert bomb bey2ollak
U.A.E How interns can solve the startup hiring conundrum “Every company should open its doors to fresh blood and young talent like interns or trainees (interns that later become full-timers), l... Maya Rahal • 05 February, 2015 internships internsME recruitment
Maghreb Inside Endeavor's process to finding North Africa's entrepreneurial diamonds in the rough It’s been several years now since Endeavor set foot in the Arab world, with the goal of identifying – and supporting – companies that stand... Aline Mayard • 05 February, 2015 Endeavor amine hazzaz morocco
U.A.E From plumbers to cake decorators, can Mrusta provide the quick fix for Dubai's expats? While sitting at the Business Development table during Mix N’ Mentor Dubai, two entrepreneurs caught my attention: Ibrahim Colak... Reine Farhat • 04 February, 2015 mrusta mix n mentor dubai in5
U.A.E Abu Dhabi's twofour54 and Ericsson launch new partnership twofour54, the commercial arm of Abu Dhabi’s Media Zone Authority, has partnered with Swedish multinational telecommunications pr... Lucy Knight • 04 February, 2015 Ericsson tech hub Issa Aghabi
Syria Google Developers Group host first Damascus event A group of young Syrians, specialized in Google services and tools, have organized a first meetup for Google Developers Group Damascus,... Wamda • 04 February, 2015 syria Damascus GDG
U.A.E Avoid UAE-specific startup challenges with these 4 tips There is no doubt that establishing a company, especially a startup, isn’t an easy job, no matter where you are in the w... Pamela Kesrouani • 03 February, 2015 DSOA uae Tips
Maghreb 13 must-read media sites on emerging startup economies Not a week goes by without an international outlet mentioning how the startup scene is booming in emerging countries and... Aline Mayard • 03 February, 2015 emerging economies entering emerging markets Media
Syria How Syrian entrepreneurs are creatively working through war The tech ecosystem is booming in the MENA, we keep hearing. More investments were made in regional startups last year than ever before,... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 02 February, 2015 tech-wd syria Hsoub
Egypt New crowdfunding platform takes aim at Egypt's entrepreneurs Egypt’s latest crowdfunding platform Tennra for entrepreneurs launched this week with a proposition to make giving away money... Rachel Williamson • 02 February, 2015 Tennra zoomal Egypt
Saudi Arabia A new Saudi healthcare app looks to solve the obesity epidemic This article has been crossposted with Firnas.org We are surrounded by problems but it is those who are brave enough that see them as... Safar Ayad • 02 February, 2015 Junnah obesity Diabetes
Bahrain The startup shrink: Tenmou's Hasan Haider Back in 2009 when Netflix was offering a collection of 100,000 titles on DVD and had surpassed 10 million subscribers, Hasan Haider, a... Lucy Knight • 01 February, 2015 investors Bahrain Tenmou
U.A.E Startup graduating class reflects the ecosystem’s fast growth during Turn8’s Investor Demo Day Speaking at the first Investor Demo Day of Dubai-based accelerator Turn8, Brent Traidman, a general partner at Silicon Valley-based Fenox... Pamela Kesrouani • 01 February, 2015 Fenox Dubai pitch event
U.A.E Dubai's 'Drones for Good' competition enters finals Look at that drone go. (Images via Dubai government) Dubai’s government is pushing engineers and entrepreneurs to create drones that a... Wamda • 30 January, 2015 Drones for good Drones uae
Regional The Arab region's freelance economy: some data By all accounts the global freelance economy is burgeoning. For many, it acts as a way to earn income in the absence of formalized,... Ahmed Moor • 29 January, 2015 freelance Employment nabbesh
Regional From KSA to the Arab World: Hadafi funds and mentors female entrepreneurs In a society where women are still economically marginalized and absent from the labor market, technology entrepreneurship is emerging... Tala El Issa • 29 January, 2015 women entrepreneurs Hadafi Funding
Egypt Can this Egyptian entrepreneur follow her passion to success? This piece has been crossposted with Firnas. Entrepreneurs don’t necessarily have to create a new product or come up with a new service to ... Ahmed Gabr • 29 January, 2015 deena fadel joud
Maghreb Meet the entrepreneur who created Algeria's online advertising sector Few countries can boast that their number of internet users has gone from 1.5 million to 15 million in eight years, that they reached... Aline Mayard • 28 January, 2015 algeria Digital Advertising
Egypt Proposed Egypt technology park facing bureaucratic delays Big plans to create a technology and entrepreneurial hub in the southern Cairo suburb of Maadi could be stalling, for which some are... Rachel Williamson • 28 January, 2015 maadi technology park Hardware Egypt
U.A.E DSOA to launch technology entrepreneurship center Before January comes to an end the Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA) will be launching the Dubai Technology Entrepreneurship Centre... Pamela Kesrouani • 28 January, 2015 dtec DSOA Dubai
Regional Arabic Q&A site Jawabkom turns down 4 VCs It took Twitter 24 months to reach one million users. Tumblr published its one-millionth blog after 27 months. Facebook’s millionth user s... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 27 January, 2015 jawabkom
U.A.E Dubai fintech startup Cashnomix acquired by Singapore firm The Dubai tech startup Cashnomix, a cloud based platform that allows small businesses to collect money early on their invoices, has been... Lucy Knight • 27 January, 2015 fin-tech DSO acquisition
Global Not so tech, not so startup This article has been crossposted with The Economist. When The Economist posted their 'special report on tech startups' Daniel... Daniel Isenberg • 27 January, 2015 The Economist tech
Regional 12 lessons learned in helping your talent thrive Photo credits. Looking back at 2014, it was quite a fruitful year in terms of funds announced and investment deals closed. But one... Maya Rahal • 26 January, 2015 lessons Q&A Team building