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Egypt

Wamda starts off 2016 with Mix N’ Mentor Cairo

During one of the group mentorship sessions at Mix N' Mentor Dubai in 2015. (Image via Wamda) Cairo’s 20 million-strong population has long ...

Mix N'Mentor Cairo cairo marketplace

Regional

Why we invest in online marketplaces [Opinion]

Driven by mobile penetration rates and user growth, online marketplaces present tantalizing oportunities for investors. (Image via...

Wajdi Ghoussoub Middle East Venture Partners volt

Global

Smart nations are the next smart cities

Ayesha Khanna says smart cities must become more human-centric. (Image via Bureau Insight) Smart cities are built on technology - but...

Hybrid Reality Institute Ayesha Khanna Smart Cities

Turkey

Can this app make real-time carpooling a possibility?

Lebanese entrepreneur Ali Halabi wants to make real-time carpooling with traffic navigation a possibility. His app, Volt, which has been...

volt Wamda Capital carpooling

Saudi Arabia

Uturn's edgy Youtube hits get $10M investment

The Uturn team. (Images via Uturn) In November 2015, Uturn Entertainment landed a $10 million investment from Beirut-based VC...

Uturn Saudi Arabia YouTube

Regional

Silkroad Images raises seed round

Silkroad Images, a stock photography and audio-video content library from Jordan, has secured a seed round of investment from Abu...

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U.A.E

Mumzworld secures multi-million dollar investment round

Mona Ataya posing next to some of the products offered on Mumzworld. (Image via Mumzworld) Mumzworld announced yesterday it had closed...

announcement Wamda Capital series B

Egypt

Nawart opens doors to Egypt renewables startups

Cleantech Arabia cofounder Ahmed Huzayyin gives an explainer on Nawart and what it's looking for. (Images via Nawart) MENA’s...

cleantech incubator Ahmed Huzayyin GIZ

U.A.E

What I know about design thinking: Johannes Comeau Milke

Johannes Comeau Milke with workshop attendees. (Image via Better today) Having planted the initial seeds of design thinking at...

What I Know User Experience work practices

Egypt

More cash, new look for Egypt SMEs

Changes to lending guidelines for SMEs may open up new avenues of cash for tech startups. (Image via Misr Journal) Egypt’s...

lending SME definition CBE

U.A.E

Physicians and the future with 3D printing

How soon before the doctors of the Middle East embrace the possibilities of 3D printing? (Images via Jacqueline Sofia) Covering everything...

Arab Health Exhibition MEMakers AlemHealth

Regional

Social money: it's coming to a MENA platform near you

Fastacash is expanding into the Middle East, bringing with it social network payment options. (Image via Fastacash) Sending money to your...

mobile money social payments Fastacash

Syria

ReBootKamp initiative gives Syrian refugees access to tech-education

A mockup of RBK's planned ZatLAB in northern Jordan. (Images via RebootKamp.org) As the Syrian Civil War drags on, a generation of young...

hugh bosely syrian civil war Zatlab

Egypt

Fintech startup Dopay raises $2.4M to take on Egypt, Ghana

Dopay will use the funding to roll out its payroll and Visa prepaid card services. (Images via Dopay) Egypt-focused fintech startup...

Visa pre-Series A raising

U.A.E

Startups pitch for entry to Masdar and BP’s new accelerator

Catalyst advisor Mohamed Hamdy holds forth on what he'd like to see from startups wanting to enter the accelerator. (Images...

Masdar Catalyst accelerator BP

Regional

Startup spring: How tech can liberate MENA [Opinion]

Startups might be more than beautiful glimmers of hope. (Images via Jonas Feller) The Arab world is leaping ahead. Governance...

Arab entrepreneurs Opinion policies

Lebanon

How to raise funds while protecting your interests

Elie Boujaoude discusses term sheets at the UK-Lebanon Tech Hub. (Image via Antoine Abou-Diwan) Although a term sheet is not legally...

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Regional

How IoT will transform daily life [Q&A]

Seemingly everything will soon be connected. (Image via blog.telligent.com) The Internet of Things (IoT) promises to transform the...

Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority Entrepreneur Day Rod O' Shea

Regional

Nadrus makes MOOCs Arabic-friendly

The Nadrus team in Turkey, during a training session. (Images via Nadrus) MOOCs, or massive open online courses, are by their very nature...

Nadrus MOOCs Dubai

Maghreb

African entrepreneurship events focus the spotlight on the continent's startups

When Moroccan and Algerian startups meet. (Image via Startup Maroc) Is Morocco’s future tied to Africa, the Middle East or Europe? The a...

get in the ring startup maroc Maghreb

Regional

Is MENA ready for the digital lawyer?

Even a human lawyer has more feelings than a robot. (Image via Manslife.com) The $400 billion dollar US legal market is beginning to see...

Company Formation Dubai Startupr Legal tools

Regional

The framework and anatomy of shareholders’ agreements [How to]

It can take months to negotiate a shareholders' agreement. The goal is to protect the interests of all involved. (Image...

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Regional

Electronic medical services: health risks or new hope?

Checking your online pulse. (Image via Vanguard Communications) As the world commemorates World Cancer Day every February 4, cancer...

ehealth Cancer digital health care

U.A.E

Customer experience, who's the best in the Gulf?

The judges with a rep from the Dubai Department of Economic Development. (Images via Awards International) Customer experience. A...

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