Wamda

Twitter aims to boost ad sales with retargeted ads

Now that its IPO is over, Twitter’s mission to expand is moving along at a clip. Sometime next week, the social network will officially l...

retargeted ads ads techcrunch

6 inspiring quotes for entrepreneurs from Nelson Mandela

Nelson ‘Madiba’ Mandela's life represented more than a selfless struggle for justice in Apartheid South Africa; his unw...

Expert Advice

Turbines bring winds of change to the West Bank

In 2010, Fadi Quran came back to Palestine during winter break from his senior year at Stanford University, where he was studying Physics...

independent wind west bank palestine

Weekly Wrap-Up: December 01-05

We're getting ready for Mix N' Mentor Dubai This week, we'll be heading to Dubai for our second Mix N' Mentor event in the city. We're...

Weekly Wrap-Up

Startup news ticker: ArabNet announces the three winners; Bayt launches People Search

Welcome to Wamda's weekly startup news ticker, which will offer quick announcements and stories relevant to the region. If you have a quick...

LinkedIn E-commerce

Saudi Arabia's Rwaq builds a online courseware platform for the Middle East

It’s not every day that a leading education initiative launches from Saudi Arabia. But one Riyadh-based company is poised to offer the r...

MOOC

Looly's takes home Startup Cup Maroc

It’s official: the Moroccan startup of the year is Looly’s! At least, it’s the startup that won the first edition of Maroc Start...

events Competitions

Bahraini Women's Day is a hit, galvanized by government support

I took a number at my bank and sat down, waiting for the teller. I looked at my ticket: number 193. I looked up at the customer service...

Women Government

Can Bitcoin transform Africa?

If there is one thing to know about payments in Africa, it’s that digital money is poised to disrupt transactions on the continent. Now t...

Bitcoin

Egyptian fashion e-commerce startup looks to Eureeca for funding

For the first time, Dubai-based equity crowdinvestment platform Eureeca is hosting a campaign launched by an...

Gaza's startups offered outside acceleration and funding for the first time

For the first time ever, startups from Gaza have been accepted to receive mentorship and seed investment from regional accelerators. After...

Gaza palestine Funding

Can a private equity firm seed a viable startup ecosystem in Tunisia?

Update 01/03/2014: This article has been edited to take into account new informations. Startup investment in Tunisia is often...

tunisia VC Incubator

Digital music app Zambaleeta launches in Egypt, offering access via prepaid cards

New music app Zambaleeta intends to corner the mobile music market in an old-fashioned way: by taking the fight offline. As...

prepaid smartphone Egypt

Dubai SME debuts the first World Entrepreneurship Forum in the Middle East

Dubai SME is set to host the UAE chapter of the World Entrepreneurship Forum to promote entrepreneurial idea exchange and networking ...

wef entreprenership Dubai

Gamification startup KidzWeekend wins Startup Weekend Dubai

Startup Weekend Dubai is quickly becoming a rite of passage for many serious startups, who come to the weekend like a band of travelers...

Startup Weekend

Global

littleBits, led by a Lebanese founder, releases Synth Kit, secures $11.1M investment

Lebanese entrepreneur and maker Ayah Bdeir’s startup littleBits, which has been hailed as the LEGO of electronics, has just released its n...

Electronics Hardware littlebits

3 ways to optimize mobile ads

Although mobile ad spend in the Middle East is lower than in most regions in the world, it's expected to grow faster than in any other...

Nabd Waveline Media

A way forward in Egypt: Rise Up Summit galvanizes entrepreneurship by Tahrir Square

Tahrir Square will forever stand as a symbol of Egypt’s revolution and its ongoing transformation, its power seared into c...

Ecosystem

Maghreb

Thought Leadership