Wamda

How one Jordanian entrepreneur failed, then built a better company: the story of YalaValet

The startup scene is no stranger to failure, especially not in the Middle East, where regulations can cripple new businesses and generous...

Payment systems Automobiles Failure

5 trends driving VC investment in the Arab world [Report]

Venture capital in the Middle East and North Africa is on the rise, according to the latest MENA Private Equity Association report. The...

Venture Capital Investment

New accelerator Juice Labs will offer in-depth, software-focused mentorship to Cairo's startups

Hanan Solayman contributed reporting to this article. Nearly everything Tarek Nasr has been involved in since January 25, 2011 has...

#jan25 cairo accelerator

5 tips for building the perfect startup pitch, at Google Zurich

A week ago, I ventured off on a special roadtrip: StartupBus Europe, a trans-European 3 day-long hackathon on wheels. In the...

hackathon Startupbus Pitching

Startup news ticker: Jobzella secures a first funding round; Mooda.com celebrates UAE National Day

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

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Global

Google launches Helpouts, a real-time how-to video platform over Hangout

Today, Google announced the public launch of debuted Helpouts, a platform designed to help people learn from experts over Google...

Online video How-Tos Google

Wamda's Mix N' Mentor is coming to Jeddah!

Fresh off the heels of a successful event in Beirut, the Mix N’ Mentor Roadshow 2013 next heads to Jeddah to continue our tour across the M...

Mix n Mentor Mentorship

Regional

MarkaVIP launches new platform, mobile apps, hints at new verticals to come

MarkaVIP, a leading regional flash sales site, has announced the launch of its new iOS and Android mobile applications, also debuting...

MarkaVIP E-commerce

What are the most popular mobile app categories worldwide?

AppAnnie, the app metric tracker, has released its quarterly market index to reveal how mobile app sales are evolving...

Trends Gaming

4 questions to ask while building your startup

Thomas Edison once said, “Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave u...

Tips Advice Failure

What it takes to build a billion dollar tech company, and what it means for startups in the Arab world

Yesterday, Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures took an honest look at what it takes to build a billion dollar company in Silicon...

Investment Trends

Online sports community Duplays launches new software platform, enters non-expat markets

If there's one thing Brian Sigafoos loves as much as sports, it's software. A 6'10" former professional basketball player, he's managed to...

abu dhabi playpass Dubai

Egypt's most famous female carpenter is breaking the mold to build a global brand

"I love the texture of wood, and the random patterns within the grain," says Maha Shoukry, a half-Egyptian, half-Italian entrepreneur who...

Artist Entrepreneurs Creativity Egypt

Whatsapp goes down worldwide; can it stay on top in mobile messaging?

As of an hour ago, app messenger Whatsapp went down around the world; at time of print, it had just started working again. The outage...

Mobile messaging Chat Mobile

Boris Johnson announces £100 million tech fund for Middle East startups

In a move designed to bring booming tech ecosystems in the UK and the Middle East closer together, London mayor Boris Johnson...

boris johnson innotech tech

Wamda Chairman Fadi Ghandour receives award at World Entrepreneurship Forum

Wamda Chairman Fadi Ghandour was honored yesterday at this year’s World Entrepreneurship Forum in Singapore with the Business Entrepreneur ...

CER Awards Fadi Ghandour

Weekly Wrap-Up: October 27-31

Sleep-deprived, failing fast, and pivoting smartly: Day 1 on StartupBus Europe Our very own French Editor Aline has joined StartupBus...

Weekly Wrap-Up

Women's portal HawaaWorld spins out new iPad recipe magazine

HawaaWorld is one of the oldest and most popular user-generated content portals targeting women in the Arab region. The platform,...

Food & Beverage

7 tips for launching a successful guerrilla marketing campaign

We all see tons of emails each week with subject lines like, “Top 10 Advertising Ideas for this Year” or “What Are Some of the Most Creat...

Advertising Marketing

Sleep-deprived, failing fast, and pivoting smartly: Day 1 on StartupBus Europe

They say travel makes you wiser, meeting people opens your mind, and succeding involve trying - and even failing. What happens when the...

hackathon Startupbus

5 graphs that explain the ICT sector in Jordan

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is often lauded as one of Jordan's most promising- and fastest growing- sectors. Last year,...

Report ict Data

Can media marketplaces disrupt traditional news outlets?

The statistics are by now familiar: newspaper and magazine subscriptions are in free fall, Facebook and Twitter are on the rise, and what...

marketplace news Media

What are Saudi consumers hungry for? A look at search trends in the Kingdom [Infographic]

The online ordering sector is heating up this year with Foodonclick, the Arab arm of Turkish online delivery giant Yemeksepeti, announcing e...

Food & Beverage

Global

This young Jordanian entrepreneur bootstrapped a funky gadget e-commerce site from home

Loay Malahmeh loves funky gifts. While shopping for one recently, he became frustrated with the overpriced products that he found...

cash-on-delivery Shipping E-commerce

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