Jordan Do tech entrepreneurs have the solution to a brighter future for Jordan? Jordan is facing a potential crisis. While GDP growth has been steady for the past few years and is projected to remain that way, the... Wamda • 02 December, 2014 scale-ups scale up Mentorship
Jordan For Arabic educational digital content turn to Jordan What Jordan lacks in natural resources it makes up for in human resources. Pioneering as a key entrepreneurial tech hub for the Arab world,... Tala El Issa • 30 November, 2014 royal family early education Jordan
Jordan "You need a mentor to show you the track, not to run for you": Insights from Startup Weekend Amman After having gathered entrepreneurs to help them formulate their ideas along three days, Startup Weekend Amman (SWA) has concluded its... Tala El Issa • 27 November, 2014 amman Jordan Startup Weekend
Jordan How to scale Jordan's gaming ecosystem? Community and strategy, say experts at Think ZINC From left to right: Moderator and Zain CEO Ahmad Hanandeh, Alison Kelly, Greg Mitchell, Gavin Goulden, and Rachad Saddi. Taking advantage... Hayden Pirkle • 26 November, 2014 zinc incubator ZINC Zain Jordan
Jordan Zain Jordan launches hi-tech incubator During the MENA ICT Forum 2014, telecom company Zain Jordan launched its latest initiative to support entrepreneurship in the... Maya Rahal • 23 November, 2014 ZINC Zain Jordan Incubator
Jordan 4 lessons on scaling from 2014's MENA ICT Forum Last week, Amman’s King Hussein Business Park played host to the 2014 edition of the MENA ICT Forum, a two-day event that brought together ... Hayden Pirkle • 17 November, 2014 mena ict forum Jordan
Jordan Turkey's Yemeksepeti acquires a majority stake in Jordan's ifood.jo Yemeksepeti, a leading Turkish food ordering site based in Istanbul, has announced its acquisition of majority shares in the Jordanian... Lucy Knight • 12 November, 2014 ifood.jo Acquisitions Jordan
Jordan Startup Weekend Amman StartUp Weekend is coming to Amman, on November 13th till 15th 2014, at ZINC (Zain Innovation Center), Amman, Jordan. SW Amman will follow... Wamda • 03 November, 2014 amman Startup Weekend
Jordan Increase in new marketing companies reflects changing MENA advertising climate Since the early days of advertising, the rise of digital has made tracking consumer behavior all over the world easier than ever. The... Tala El Issa • 02 November, 2014 Digital Advertising Advertising
Jordan Wysada raises $5M+ Series A funding from Silicon Badia Wysada, an online luxury retailer of home goods, décor, and interior furnishings, which has been described as a One Kings Lane’s cl... Maya Rahal • 29 October, 2014 silicon badia wysada investement
Jordan MENA ICT Forum 2014 The MENA ICT Forum 2014, held in Jordan, will take place on November 12th and 13th, 2014, at the King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Center... Wamda • 24 October, 2014
Jordan Solutions to Jordan's unemployment on display at Akhtaboot job fair One of the greatest challenges confronting Jordan is the lack of opportunity for young people here. While there generally aren’t enough j... Ahmed Moor • 23 October, 2014 akhtaboot
Jordan Akhtaboot Fifth Job Fair, Amman Akhtaboot ,the career network, will be holding its 5th annual Job Fair on October 22nd and 23rd at Amman Grand Hall, Al Hussein Sports... Wamda • 13 October, 2014 jobs
Jordan Touch screen is out and voice commands are in for new Jordanian mobile game Victory might be cause for some people to take a break and rest on their laurels for a while, but not the team at Jordan’s Bee... Tala El Issa • 30 September, 2014 Jordan
Jordan Jordan's Beladcom sold a virtual stable for $2,200. What does this mean for Arab gaming? How much would you pay for a virtual stable on a distant planet in a virtual universe? Whatever the number in your head, it’s likely less t... Hayden Pirkle • 23 September, 2014 planet toulan beladcom Gaming
Jordan Jordanian serial entrepreneur pivots from selling gadgets to 3D printing his own Loay Malahmeh is becoming what he never thought he would be – a serial entrepreneur. From TickyTacky.me to 3Dmena, the Jordanian e... Robert Carroll • 17 September, 2014 tickytacky 3d printing 3dmena
Jordan Tamatem Games' secret to 2 million downloads in 2 months Amman-based games publisher Tamatem announced last week that they had hit 4 million downloads. When Wamda spoke to them this week that... Lucy Knight • 12 August, 2014 tamatem Jordan Gaming
Jordan What it took for this startup to sign large corporates Today, app development has become absolutely necessary for entrepreneurs and businesses alike. But many companies have difficulty... Reine Farhat • 12 June, 2014 Scaling Developers Jordan
Jordan MXD raises $1M to launch 3D printing tool for the masses “This year, 3D printing will be going mainstream in the U.S. and Europe, and we hope to become one of the big fish and set standards in the ... Maya Rahal • 16 April, 2014 3d printer 3D Investment
Jordan 9 common pitfalls of web startups and how to avoid them Within six years, Jordanian web and mobile development company Spring, which was co-founded by serial entrepreneur Razan Khatib and Ahmad... Maya Rahal • 04 December, 2013 Spring
Jordan Gaming in the Middle East: an overview of game types, models, and revenues This post is the first in a new series offering a deep dive into the Arab world’s major startup sectors. This edition, focused on the... Glen Dalakian II • 07 November, 2013 lebanon uae Jordan
Jordan Can Jordan's Voga Closet scale its e-commerce store without offering cash-on-delivery? [Update: Voga Closet is now offering Cash on Delivery] Needless to say, online payment is a serious issue for e-commerce websites in... Reine Farhat • 06 October, 2013 cash-on-delivery Shipping Payment Gateways
Jordan Can e-commerce site Cazamoda overcome the challenges of family business? As a market for e-commerce builds in the region, many offline retailers are considering going online to launch their own e-commerce... Reine Farhat • 22 September, 2013 Challenges Logistics Namshi
Jordan Tired of Guitar Hero? Try Quirkat's new game for Oud So you've gotten good at Guitar Hero? How would you fare on oud or tabla? For those who want to duke it out with friends over more... Glen Dalakian II • 26 March, 2013 Quirkat