Global Does your startup have what it takes to get into a top accelerator? Applying for a MENA accelerator or a global one can turn out to be a time-consuming process, so it’s important to make ... Aline Mayard • 19 January, 2015 Hxlr8r accelerator Hardware
Regional Why do funded entrepreneurs fail to raise money again (and again)? This is the third of a series of interviews with top investors from the MENA region, in an attempt to shed light on funding opportunities... Maya Rahal • 18 January, 2015 investors Expert Advice Advice
Egypt 3 Cairo coworking spaces offering a new approach to education A reduction in rent costs is no longer the only reason for coworking spaces to trend in Egypt, rather, the expansion is looking to include... Eman Mostafa • 18 January, 2015 Designopia alexandria qafeer labs
Maghreb VC, angels, or pre-sells: What’s the best funding option for Maghrebi startups? [WamdaTV] (Click on cc to view subtitles in English) Aline Mayard • 18 January, 2015 Réseau Entreprendre Yunus Social Business Microsoft Innovation Center
Jordan Tamatem Games hits six million milestone but won't be celebrating (yet) After landing two million downloads in two months last summer, Jordan’s Tamatem Games has closed out 2014 with more big numbers: the g... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 16 January, 2015 jordan gaming tamatem games tamatem
Regional When looking for investment, you need the law on your side At the dawn of a new year, and potentially a new era of investment in the Middle East, startups and entrepreneurs would do well to take... Lucy Knight • 15 January, 2015 law lebanon Bahrain
Global The most innovative – and weird – devices from CES 2015 The last two years brought us thinner and larger mobile phones and devices than ever before, but 2015 is set to be the year of virtual... Reine Farhat • 15 January, 2015 VR Gadget CES
Maghreb 'We need to learn to learn from failure,' says Morocco Technopark's Omar Balafrej It’s been seven years now that Omar Balafrej has been running Technopark, and over that period, he has seen his share of M... Aline Mayard • 15 January, 2015 morocco Funding Failure
Egypt The pros and cons of being a foreign founder in Egypt UK citizen and former financial analyst Emily Renny is a cofounder of the gamified crowdfunding platform Tennra, and has lived in... Rachel Williamson • 14 January, 2015 Tennra law uk
Regional 10 things MENA entrepreneurs learned about managing cash flow in 2014 Image source: smartwealthplanner.com (link) At the end of each year, we like to take some time out to regroup and go over the year’s m... Stephanie Nour Prince • 14 January, 2015 cash flow AlTibbi beelabs
Jordan Jordan's gaming industry steadily grows Over the last few years Jordan’s IT and entrepreneurship fields have witnessed sizeable boom. The most significant of them... Tala El Issa • 14 January, 2015 beelabs tamatem maysalward
Regional What do you learn after running a startup for two years? Whether you have a success or failure story as an entrepreneur, lessons will always be learnt. After cofounding Cobone, one of the... Reine Farhat • 13 January, 2015 cobone mix n mentor dubai Success Stories
Maghreb Industry focus key to a successful incubator, says Tunisian expert Leila Charfi If there’s one person that knows the incubators/accelerators sector in Maghreb, it’s Leila Charfi. The Tunisian, who describes herself as “... Aline Mayard • 13 January, 2015 Yunus Social Business incubators tunisia
Saudi Arabia Mobily Ventures invests in Saudi ecommerce store Dokkan Afkar This is the fourth investment made by Mobily Ventures in six months. Having first invested in Lebanese music streaming service... Maya Rahal • 13 January, 2015 DokkanAfkar investement mobily ventures
Lebanon Career banker-turned-entrepreneur sees opportunity in Lebanon's banking sector While financial tech is a fast growing sector globally, there is still room for growth in Lebanon. While many banks use... Samantha Kaufman • 12 January, 2015 cps customer performance solutions credit cards
U.A.E Ustad Mobile to scale mobile ed tech programs to the Middle East Access to technology has long been seen as key to developing education programs in low-income countries, but the availability... Alexander Hawkes • 12 January, 2015 Feature phones Afghanistan uae
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