Wamda

Iran

Iran's internet users, an overview

With nearly 80 million people in Iran you can imagine there is a huge internet audience waiting to be pounced upon. Unfortunately,...

Sourena Game Studio iran Gaming

Jordan

Meet the 16-year olds who brought the NASA Space Apps hackathon to Jordan

The pilots of NASA Space Apps Amman: Rasha Khateeb (left) and Maram Abu Hussein (right). (Images via Sam Wendel) The countdown to Jordan’s ...

NASA Space Apps Challenge Zain Group MEMakersGE

Jordan

A Startup Week first for the Arab World

Salwa Qattan, left, from Careem, Fouad Jeryes from CashBasha, and Rahmeh Abu Shweimeh of She Cab. (Image via Tala El Issa) For its...

Mlabbas She Cab Startup Week

Egypt

A visual map of the Cairo startup ecosystem

The map links all of the players in the Cairo ecosystem. (Images via Istebdaa Consulting) This is an edited crosspost from LinkedIn. The...

ecosystem mapping Yomken Egypt

U.A.E

Reserveout raises $4M Series A

Dubai-based Reserveout announced on Sunday that it has raised a Series A round of over $4 million led by regional VC firm Silicon...

announcement ReserveOut silicon badia

Maghreb

What I know about virtual reality: Walid Sultan Midani

VR is fun but you've got to be careful, says Walid. (Image via Digital Mania) The attraction between virtual reality (VR) developers and...

MEMakersGE WIK What I Know

Lebanon

Lebanese entrepreneurs introduce on demand waterless car washing

Blink My car train their Lebanese bikers for their waterless car wash services. (Image via Blink My Car) One cup of water. Apparently...

Drought Waterless car washing greensteam

Kuwait

She started at 9: tech entrepreneur Yasmine Mustafa

Yasmine Mustafa pitching her product, Roar For Good, during an event in Philadelphia. (Image via Tec.co) This is a crosspost with...

ROAR for good Nuwait TEDx

Lebanon

Lebanon's startup clusters go beyond Beirut

As Lebanon develops its tech startup culture to become a serious player in the region, the capital of Beirut has become the country’s u...

Chouf Entrepreneur Bio Soil Outreach Leadership Academy

Egypt

Digitizing the oil and gas industry in MENA

Though the oil and gas sector can be tough, it is not impossible. (Image via theappentrepreneur.com) Tech startups receive all the...

oil and gas app oil and gas Bexel

Global

The next big thing is spacetech [Opinion]

Space is a frontier that's fast becoming accessible to everyone. (Image via Timez5) The space economy is poised for explosive growth...

CanadaArm Space economy Virgin Galactic

Lebanon

Lebanese drones tackling forest fires, NAR

In 2014, when fires started raging through Nicolas Zaatar’s home district of Baabda in Lebanon, an opportunity presented...

Next Automated Robots MEMakersGE NAR

Jordan

10 new Jordanian startups for Enpact

After welcoming eight Jordanian fellows into its network in 2015, Enpact has returned to provide assistance to 10 others this April. A...

Startup Haus Enpact Oasis500

U.A.E

IoT devices winning big

The Mosaikx team with their giant cheque. (Image via Future Technology Week) A Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry...

The hive future technology week MEMakersGE

Egypt

Hub in a Box creates off-the-shelf plan for hub finances

Hub 'DNA' - working out what's essential and what's not. (Image via Eduard Cousin) Asking Adam Molyneux-Berry about Hub in a Box is...

Global Innovation Gathering ImpactHubs Naweya

Saudi Arabia

A Saudi social market could replace Instagram for ecommerce

The internet offers huge opportunities for women and entrepreneurs in Saudi Arabia. (Image via Artistia) Instagram has become...

Rishatee social network Artistia

Kuwait

Can robots improve Kuwait's educational sector?

The winning team with their prize. (Images via Sara Tarik) This article is a crosspost with Nuwait. During Kuwait’s third N...

fablab kuwait Arab Open University of Kuwait Nuwait

U.A.E

The World Government Summit: How the UAE’s past informs its future

Attendees at this year’s World Government Summit. (Image via The National / Pawan Singh) This article is a crosspost with K...

World Government Summit Healthcare Government

Egypt

Making video pay: who's profiting from the boom?

Internet and smartphone growth, especially among youth, play a big role in the flourishing of the video industry. (Images...

Shahid MBC BeIN

Palestine

Work Factory builds Ramallah startup community

Work Factory hosted the West Bank's most recent Startup Grind. (Images via Work Factory) You can read Wamda's definitive guide to...

smart-x toastmasters Work Factory

Jordan

Altibbi opens Pandora’s box on MENA’s healthcare questions

From a doctor's office, to your PC to your phone - the changing face of medicine. (Image via Jacqueline Sofia) A young mother in Saudi...

digital health MEMakersGE Diabetes Healthcare

Maghreb

Tiny Tunisian startup cracks open global telco market

Roamsmart helps mobile operators manage their roaming operations. (Image via RCR Wireless) Roaming is a pain for business travelers and a...

BizSpark RoamSmart roaming

Saudi Arabia

Know your LLCs from your SPVs in the GCC [Opinion]

Starting a business can involve serious amounts of paperwork - but you've got to get it right the first time. (Image via Coseer) “We’re loo...

JSC joint stock company SPV

Regional

Your definitive list of MENA coworking spaces

This piece has been updated from its original publishing date on July 2013. Without external support, building a successful startup can...

Dubai Technology Entrepreneurship Centre (DTEC) The Coworking Café Startup Haus

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