Namshi Raises $20m Round from JP Morgan, Blakeney Management Christmas is coming early this year to several of Rocket Internet's clones. The latest in a slew of investments by J.P. Morgan, Namshi, the... Nina Curley • 26 September, 2012 Rocket Internet Investment E-commerce
Can Saving a Few Dollars Make Society More Stable? Cashy.me Launches UAE Saves Week Can saving a few dollars a day build a more stable society? Nima Abu Wardeh of Cashy.me thinks so. But when she first came up with the idea... Nina Curley • 25 September, 2012 Digital Media Investment
Entrepreneur Of the Week: Tarek and Alaa Sryo From SASCO [EOTW] Entrepreneurs of the Week on Wamda today are Tarek and Alaa Sryo co-CEOs at SASCO, a family business specialized in manufacturing office... Maya Rahal • 25 September, 2012 Entrepreneur of the Week Endeavor
Theradolls For Children Therapy Wins At Fekrety In Egypt [WamdaTV] Mohamed Ghoneim and Amat Allah Soliman discuss their project "Theradolls" (therapy through dolls) designing dolls to help children overcome... Hanan Solayman • 25 September, 2012 Competitions
EXPOTECH Technology Week 2012 To Highlight Palestinian ICT Innovation From October 6th to 11th, the Palestinian Information Technology Association (PITA) will be hosting EXPOTECH 2012 in Ramallah, Palestine to ... Wamda • 25 September, 2012 Conferences Innovation
Can Coffeehouses Boost Creativity in the Arab World? Since their inception in Istanbul in the 16th century, coffeehouses have been centers of free-wheeling and off-hand discussions, venues... Oubai Elkerdi • 25 September, 2012 Food & Beverage
The World of E-Commerce, Beyond Physical Goods, Part 1 [Wamda TV] At our June event, CoE E-Commerce, Abed Agha, Founder and CEO of Vinelab, moderated a panel on The World of E-Commerce, Beyond Physical ... Wamda • 25 September, 2012 Entertainment Gaming Mobile Gaming
SHARE Beirut SHARE Beirut is a weekend-long public, free and non-commercial hybrid event blending an Internet culture and technology related daytime... Wamda • 25 September, 2012 Entertainment Ideas
Mashroo3i Business Plan Competition Reveals Bahrain's Top Young Entrepreneurs For those curious about up and coming startups in the Bahraini entrepreneurship community, new business plan competition Mashroo3i,... Leena AlOlaimy • 24 September, 2012 Competitions
Egyptian Accelerator Flat6Labs Hits Its Stride in Cycle 2 Demo Day Flat6Labs, the Cairo-based accelerator, held its third demo day event on the 17th September, dubbed the “Cycle 2 Demo Day”. Not only did the... Omar Aysha • 24 September, 2012 Accelerators Acquisitions Egypt
Global Thinkers Forum 2012 Discusses Women Leaders in MENA The Global Thinkers Forum 2012 (GTF) is partnering with the Columbia Global Centers | Middle East and Oasis500 for a landmark event... Wamda • 24 September, 2012 Conferences
Top 20 Most-Watched TED Talks Of All Time Today we highlight the most popular TED Talks to date, announced by TED in late August. Whether you think watching TED Talks during the... Glen Dalakian II • 24 September, 2012 Advice Conferences Ecosystem
First Startup Q8 (Kuwait) Event On Wednesday, September 26th, Startup Q8 (Kuwait) is hosting the first Startup Q8 Event at Think Cafe in Kuwait City. Join this powerful ... Wamda • 24 September, 2012 Startup Communities
Finding Common Ground between MENA and Italy's Startup Networks: Emil Abirascid of Startupbusiness [Wamda TV] Emil Abirascid, founder of Startupbusiness, discusses the network platform he is spearheading to build a vibrant startup ecosystem in... Wamda • 24 September, 2012 Startup Communities
Investing in E-Commerce: Part 5 [Wamda TV] In the final segment of the second panel at our June event CoE E-Commerce, Show Me The Money, Part 2: Investing in E-Commerce, moderator... Wamda • 23 September, 2012 CoE E-Commerce E-commerce Investment
Marketing a Book on Arabic Culture with an iPad App: The Finjan Daveeda Shaheen lived in many places while she was growing up, among them the United States, Switzerland, and England. But wherever she was... Rania Habib • 23 September, 2012 Media