Investing in E-Commerce: Part 2 [Wamda TV] In the second segment of the second panel at our June event CoE E-Commerce, Show Me The Money, Part 2: Investing in E-Commerce, moderator... Wamda • 18 September, 2012 CoE E-Commerce E-commerce Investment
MarkaVIP Hits 2 Million Registered Users, Continues to Solve E-Commerce Issues in MENA Less than two years after its launch in 2010, MarkaVIP has announced today that it has now hit two million registered users. It’s a big mi... Nina Curley • 18 September, 2012 E-commerce
A*Apps Launches Crowdsourced Mobile App-Testing at Flat6Labs Demo Day In Egypt, A*Apps (“A Star Apps”) is developing a unique platform that allows mobile app developers to test their apps through cro... Glen Dalakian II • 18 September, 2012 Crowdsourcing Mobile Apps
Entrepreneur of the Week: Hassine Labaeid of Saphon Energy in Tunisia This week's Entrepreneur of the Week is Hassine Labaeid, the co-founder of Tunisian Startup Saphon Energy, which focuses on research and ... Wamda • 18 September, 2012 Green Energy Saphon
Adapting an Indian Travel Site to MENA: Tarique Khatri of Cleartrip.com [Wamda TV] Tarique Khatri, Senior Vice President at Cleartrip.com, discusses his company’s expansion from India to the Middle East. Khatri discusses t... Wamda • 18 September, 2012 Travel
Yemeksepeti to Enter MENA Region After $44M Investment from General Atlantic As Webrazzi reported today, Yemeksepeti, a leading Turkish food ordering site, has announced a US $44 million round of funding from New... Nina Curley • 17 September, 2012 Food & Beverage Investment
Summer School Takes Controversial Decision to Exclude Lebanese Entrepreneur Controversy struck Lebanon’s entrepreneurship community this past week, as prominent young Lebanese entrepreneur Abdallah Absi was expelled ... Nina Curley • 17 September, 2012 Competitions Education
Monthly Tech Series Launches in Palestine, Unites Community [Wamda TV] Momentum is building in the Palestinian tech scence. Hi Tech Hub Palestine launched last Wednesday to bring 500 members of Palestine’s tech ... Nina Curley • 17 September, 2012 Competitions Conferences Diaspora
Translating High Fashion for the Arabic-Speaking Consumer: Rasha Khouri of DIA-Style [Wamda TV] Rasha Khouri, CEO at DIA Style, discusses the launch of her two companies, DIA Boutique, a showcase environment for independent and... Wamda • 17 September, 2012 Fashion
Egyptian Social Gaming Startup FunWave Delivers Football Fun Egypt is full of football fanatics, and the region is as well. So it made perfect sense that Egyptian social games start-up FunWave’s ... Omar Aysha • 16 September, 2012 Accelerators Angel Investment Egypt
Is Social Media important for Social Good in Arabia? 5 Examples from Jordan It’s been three years since we launched Nakhweh (@nakhweh) to match volunteers in Jordan with local opportunities. As it evolved i... Kamel Al-Asmar • 16 September, 2012 Social Entrepreneurship Social Media
Turning a Father's Passion into a Regional Medical Portal: Jalil Allabadi of AlTibbi [Wamda TV] Jalil Allabadi, founder of AlTibbi, discusses the origins of Arabic online medical content portal AlTibbi. Started in Jordan,... Wamda • 16 September, 2012 Endeavor
Egypt's Tech Community to Conquer Cairo's Traffic We have all heard about, and many of us have experienced, Cairo’s infamous and grueling traffic congestion. This year, the World Bank is p... Glen Dalakian II • 14 September, 2012 Mobile Apps Technology Taxi + Traffic
Weekly Wrap-Up: September 09-13 The season of entrepreneurship events is just around the corner, so make sure you catch up on the latest news, and check out what... Wamda • 13 September, 2012 Crowdfunding Food & Beverage Health
Digital Freedoms: A Middle East Update This article is cross-posted from Access. The past week has been a busy one for the evolving world of Middle East digital freedom: a... Katherine Maher • 13 September, 2012 Censorship
Startup Weekend Alexandria Watch out Egypt, because Startup Weekend is coming to Alexandria, on September 27, 28 & 29. Here is your chance to take your... Wamda • 13 September, 2012 Startup Weekend