Watch the Livestream of Flat6Labs' 4th Demo Day Curious about the latest round of startups coming out of Cairo's accelerator Flat6Labs? Tune in to the Livestream from their Demo Day,... Wamda • 14 January, 2013 Accelerators Angel Investment Flat6Labs
Could a Sharing Economy Transform Saudi Arabia? In recent articles, various Wamda contributors discussed the rise of the sharing economy. Gulay Ozkan discussed the potential of... Ahmed Al Majid • 14 January, 2013 Sustainability Ecosystem
What the UAE's New Home Shipping Service Means for E-Commerce In my very first post for Wamda one year ago, I spoke about shipping concerns as one of the five major infrastructure needs for regional... Mo Ali Yusuf • 14 January, 2013 Delivery E-commerce
Jordan’s Nakhweh Relaunches as a Regional Hub for Social Ventures Nakhweh has long been one of Jordan’s darlings in the social entrepreneurship space, a scrappy NGO trying to make volunteerism popular (or a... Nina Curley • 14 January, 2013 Ecosystem Scaling Social Change
Ayaady Feeds Egypt with Fresh, Sustainable Produce [Wamda TV] [Arabic] Despite launching during the political turmoil in Egypt in December 2012, Ayaady, a meat company based in Alexandria, is finding... Hanan Solayman • 14 January, 2013 Agriculture Delivery Egypt
Going Global in an Emerging Market: Tips from Alexander Galitsky of Almaz Capital [Wamda TV] Alexander Galitsky, managing partner and co-founder of leading Russian venture capital firm Almaz Capital, was one of the key speakers at... Gulay Ozkan • 13 January, 2013 Advice Ecosystem Innovation
Egypt's Tourism Gets Back on Its Feet at Rouqayah's Ranch You think you're driving into the middle of nowhere, then thoughts of classic horror plots jump to mind. But once you arrive through... Omar Aysha • 13 January, 2013 Egypt Environment Food & Beverage
Two Skills that Separate True Innovators from the Rest of Us Legendary innovation gurus are both “legendary” and “gurus” for good reason. In 2011, Clayton Christensen, Jeffrey Dyer and Hal Gregers... Oubai Elkerdi • 13 January, 2013 Advice Innovation
PR 101: A Guide for Startups I am regularly approached by businesses, some on the cusp of existence, others barely launched, and a few even celebrating their ten year... Serene Touma • 13 January, 2013 Advertising Marketing Media
Weekly Wrap-Up: January 06-10 If you've ever stayed up late wondering how to enhance the services or products your startup offers, if you've spent hours browsing through... Wamda • 10 January, 2013 Advice Competitions CSR
Entrepreneurship is an Attitude [Pic of the Week] “Think positively, you can do it!” is a fairly cliché way to encourage others. But in reality, people generally do think negatively and ha... Glen Dalakian II • 10 January, 2013 CoE Cards Failure Pic of the Week
MyMetroTalks Brings Community-Focused Venue Recommendations to Dubai I was feeling pretty relaxed the other night, channel surfing on my own, but I felt like being outdoors without having to get all dressed... Rania Habib • 10 January, 2013 Crowdsourcing Ratings Sites
Namshi Receives Investment from Summit Partners On the heels of its $20 million investment round from J.P. Morgan and Blakeney Management this past September, Dubai-based fashion... Nina Curley • 10 January, 2013 Rocket Internet Investment Namshi
212 Capital Partners Invests in Turkish Supply Chain Design Company Solvoyo 212 Capital Partners, one of Turkey’s leading early stage venture capital funds, has announced its first investment of the year in Solvoyo, ... Nina Curley • 10 January, 2013 Investment
How to Nurture Global Ambition: A Chat with John Bradford of Springboard [Wamda TV] Springboard is an intensive 13-week mentor-led business accelerator program based in London and Cambridge that offers entrepreneurs office... Gulay Ozkan • 09 January, 2013 Accelerators Advice Scaling
First Book Exchange Social Network Launches in Egypt On December 27, 2012, Badl Kitabk officially launched the first book exchange social network in Egypt, offering their service for... Ahmed Gabr • 09 January, 2013 Book Reviews Egypt