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Tunisia

Two thirds of women-led startups fail in Tunisia, report

Only a third of startups founded by women in Tunisia will survive compared to over two-thirds of those by men, a new study shows. The...

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Global

Startup Watch: VCs and renewables are never, ever, ever getting back together

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

Startup Watch Women Healthcare

Regional

Why CVC is the future of venture capital in the region [Opinion]

This article is a crosspost with Linkedin. Venture capital funds capitalized and operated by major corporations are becoming more...

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Europe

French provides a ticket to Europe for North Africans

As French politicians play the immigration card ahead of the presidential election, the country’s new entrepreneurship visa opens a...

French tech ticket Gbarena Bobbli

U.A.E

Load-Me keeps on trucking

Load-Me, the Dubai startup that connects regional truckers with delivery loads through a marketplace app, has come a long way since its...

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Egypt

People still love print, says e-book startup Kotobna

Egyptian e-book platform Kotobna is breaking the stranglehold of traditional book publishers, but they are also finding that people still...

Kotobna Publishing e-publishing

U.A.E

What I know about starting up too soon: Loulou Khazen Baz

When Loulou Khazen Baz launched Nabbesh in 2012, she found herself introducing a strange concept to the Middle East and North Africa. In...

What I Know WIK nabbesh

Jordan

World Economic Forum searches for the best 100 Arab startups

The World Economic Forum (WEF) is on the lookout for the best 100 Arab startups as part of its Startup4IR initiative. The initiative, in...

World Economic Forum Startup4IR Fourth Industrial Revolution

U.A.E

Lawyering up getting easier with Dubai startup

When Armenian-Ukrainian Suzanna Kalendzhian started practicing as a lawyer in the Middle East in 2011, she saw a gap in the market....

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Qatar

Qatar startup gives activewear a modesty makeover

Nike has won plaudits for its high-performance sports hijab, but for women wanting ‘modest’ sportswear, that’s as good as...

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Regional

Startup Watch: lateness isn’t greatness, the history of CVCs, and Uber for yachts

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

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Regional

Late? You can kiss my money goodbye [Opinion]

I’m sitting in my office and I can hear the central AC sigh quietly reflecting my disappointment. The clock on the wall shifts from...

Punctuality fundraising company culture

Saudi Arabia

Tapping into social media: the story of Lucidya

Arabic content, be it news or software, has become massively popular, and one Saudi startup is mining that trend in social media...

Saudi Arabia ksa big data

U.A.E

Going postal in Dubai, finally

When Mohamed Al Araimi and Bello Abubakar built a grocery delivery startup they weren’t expecting it to create the backdrop for their...

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Jordan

Harvard event highlights startups and civics

Civics, that old idea of citizenship education, was a core feature of the 12th Annual Harvard Arab World Conference (HAWC) in Jordan on...

Harvard Arab World Conference Jaleesa Mumm

U.A.E

What I know about data science in the UAE: Baghdad Gherras

Data science in the UAE is just beginning to the scratch the surface of what’s possible. That’s one of the key points...

What I Know WIK data science

Lebanon

Lebanese entrepreneurs, move out of the city

Hellish rush hour is nothing new to those who live or work in Beirut. However, road traffic fatalities, which reached 1,088 in 2015,...

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Tunisia

What 5 Tunisians learned from 4 Finns about their startups

Learn your pitch, include all of the relevant information, and show - don’t tell - how you plan to scale, Finnish coaches told...

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Regional

How the UAE surprised Linkedin’s cofounder [Opinion]

When Linkedin’s first office in the Middle East opened it already had over six million users in the Arab world. Now it has over 100...

Startup Rising LinkedIn World Government Summit

Iraq

Building a startup launchpad in Iraq [Opinion]

Iraq’s entrepreneurship scene has a number of players helping startups, such as Fikra Space which was launched in 2014, but they...

Centre for Iraqi Entrepreneurship Opinion Science Camp

Global

Startup Watch: No means maybe means yes and Jay Z joins the VC crew

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

tunisia 3d printer Jay Z

Syria

Off-the-grid communication reassures loved ones during war [Q&A]

In Syria, after a bomb goes off, phone lines go down for at least 30 minutes leaving panicked families without a means to check...

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Global

Putting values at the heart of a company [Q&A]

This is the second of two articles on recruitment and HR. The first was on the theoretical side of getting people into your business and...

Sanergy recruitment company culture

Jordan

Jordan and 3D printers: a battle close to an end

After a series of inconsistent government policies, 3D printers are allowed to enter Jordan thanks to a decree issued in November....

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