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Palestine

Palestinian FOA Academy joins the fleet of ed-tech startups

According to the Broadband Commission for Digital Development more than half of the world’s population will have access to the internet b...

FOA Academy palestine EdTech

Egypt

Experts and entrepreneurs tackle ecosystem's needs at Mix N' Mentor Cairo

Cairo’s Mohamed Mahmoud Street seemed like many other streets in Egypt’s bustling capital Saturday morning. It was cold and...

Mix N'Mentor Cairo fundraising Pitch

Turkey

Abraaj Group acquires 25% stake in Turkey's largest retailer

The Abraaj Group has acquired a 25% stake in Hepsiburada.com, one of Turkey’s largest online retailers. The investment will allow H...

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Regional

What turns an investor off? Mobily Ventures’ director answers

No different from any other relationship, the one between an investor and an entrepreneur should also be built on mutual trust and...

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Egypt

Solar energy to light up Egypt's poorest villages

No longer just the remit of entrepreneurs, social issues affecting a nation have also been taken up by corporations, and PepsiCo Egypt has...

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Regional

The evolution of crowd funding in the Arab world

This is a crosspost from Firnas.org Sometimes, a lack of funding forces entrepreneurs to abandon their projects. On other...

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Egypt

Leaving multinationals behind: how Creative Lab Group's Randa Abdou forged her own path

If you live in Egypt, you’re probably familiar with the Rotato potato chips brand and its growth in popularity over the years. Despite its ...

Pepsico women entrepreneurs Egypt

Regional

5 websites that put Arab designers on the international map

Arab designers got talent, and now it’s time for the whole world to know. A few entrepreneurs have taken it upon themselves to bring t...

Art Design Fashion

Egypt

How to monetize a social business without losing the human element

Dina Sherif discussing trends and challenges facing the region's youth at the#ShapersMENA conference Right after the Egyptian...

Dina Sherif Ahead of the Curve Pepsico

Syria

Tech can save Syria's refugees [Opinion]

Syrians, no matter their socio-economic standing or refugee status, are far behind their regional and global peers when it comes to...

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Regional

LinkedIn launches Arabic platform

LinkedIn has launched an Arabic version of its social networking website that allows new users to register in Arabic and existing users to...

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Jordan

Saudi INET invests 'millions' in Jordan's Gate2Play

Jordanian based payment service provider, Gate2Play, announced yesterday a strategic partnership and investment by Saudi virtual...

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Regional

It’s not a lack of funding, it’s you [Wamda TV]

To entrepreneurs, raising a first round of capital is a validation of their startup’s business model. To VCs, it’s a grace...

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Maghreb

2015, the year Moroccan startups start tackling transportation

Transportation issues have always been a source of inspiration when it comes to Arab tech entrepreneurs searching for problems to...

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Regional

Building the Arab region’s biggest B2B market place is not without its challenges

Two years ago Syrian entrepreneur Salim Akil was poised to make his SearchinMena.com, a Yellow Pageseque search engine, the region’s l...

Kuwait

The war story behind Rocket Internet's acquisition of Kuwait's Talabat

This piece was originally published on February 15th, 2015 on LinkedIn. When 33-year-old Kuwaiti entrepreneur Abdulaziz Al Loughani first...

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Global

The invisible heroes: who are your mentors?

This post has been upgraded from Wamda's community page During a recent interview I was confronted with two comments; “you must be proud o...

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Jordan

Turning your planning nightmare into a piece of cake

Established in 2014 MICEit.co is the first online platform out of Jordan that will streamline the organization of events,...

Potential Pepsico Miceit.co

Jordan

2 Jordanian startups nominated to join Endeavor's network

Two Jordanian companies were nominated on Saturday to join Endeavor’s International Selection Panel, which will determine their...

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Maghreb

Monetizing street art: the entrepreneurial journey of a Tunisian gallerist

Last September, the Tunisian island of Djerba was at the heart of discussions of art lovers across Europe and elsewhere. The island, known...

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U.A.E

Bright future for drones industry on display at UAE contest

The winning, Swiss, team. (Image via Drones for Good) Dubai Internet City was buzzing with the sounds of drones this week at the inaugural...

Unmanned aerial vehicle UAV Drones for good

Maghreb

Arabic sport outlet Elbotola raises $400,000 to expand to Middle East

Good things come to those who wait. Elbotola, the Arabic sports platform, has raised 4M dirham ($400,000) from Maroc Numeric Fund,...

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Kuwait

Rocket Internet acquires Kuwait’s Talabat for $170M, largest MENA tech acquisition since Maktoob

Since Yahoo! acquired Maktoob in 2009 for $165 million the region has anticipated the next big exit. Today the German ecommerce...

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Regional

A Tale of Five Founders: What I wish I had known on day one

‘I wish I had known then what I know now’ is something that must be on the mind of every founder. Imagine if you could go back in tim...

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