StartupYourLife, the community that’s shaking up the Moroccan startup scene “Countries from all around the world look up to Silicon Valley as if it were the heart of innovation; they’re all getting the... Aline Mayard • 24 November, 2013 startupyourlife morocco events
How idea stage entrepreneurs can benefit from startup competitions As entrepreneurship has boomed in the Middle East, startup and business plan competitions have also sprouted up in the region, after... Darine Sabbagh • 19 November, 2013 startup bader ya mammy
New tech park launches in Tahrir Square to empower Egypt's entrepreneurs and inventors [Coauthored by Nina Curley] Cairo’s Tahrir Square, which will forever be known as the epicenter of Egypt’s revolution, is now ground zero fo... Eman Mostafa • 18 November, 2013 Technology
Online sports community Duplays launches new software platform, enters non-expat markets If there's one thing Brian Sigafoos loves as much as sports, it's software. A 6'10" former professional basketball player, he's managed to... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 04 November, 2013 abu dhabi playpass Dubai
Regional 4 issues the sharing economy could solve in the Arab world The sharing economy may have led to several multibillion dollar successes like AirBnb and Kickstarter, and brought community back into... Ahmad Sufian Bayram • 22 October, 2013 Sharing Economy collaborative economy Ouishare
Meet the business network that's empowering women in Saudi Arabia [Wamda TV] CellA is a network for professional Saudi women. Founded in Riyadh, it’s quickly spreading to the rest of the kingdom’s commercial and edu... Ahmed Al Majid • 22 October, 2013 ksa saudi Networking
6 tips for successfully crowdfunding your creative project Got an idea so crazy it just might work? You’re in luck: Zoomaal, the Arab world’s only crowdfunding site, is launching its Cre... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 30 September, 2013
Algerian and Egyptian startups help travelers sell products from abroad; is this model scalable? The Arab world is no stranger to luggage that's filled to almost bursting. Many travelers return from trips abroad with kilos of purchases... Aline Mayard • 22 September, 2013 collaborative economy Sharing Economy Shipping
Startup in Palestine launches crowdfunding campaign for rooftop farming in refugee camps During one of her stints conducting field research in the Palestinian refugee camps in the West Bank and Lebanon in support of her... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 19 September, 2013
Crowdsourced tools for startups: a master list Startups looking for extra resources to help them scale should check out this list of crowdsourced tools for startups, compiled by Tom... Nina Curley • 26 August, 2013 Lean Methodology collaborative economy Expert Advice
Lebanon Zoomaal launches first crowdfunding platform for the Arab world The Middle East’s newest crowdfunding platform, Zoomaal, launched today, offering entrepreneurs, artists, and socially-minded doers the c... Glen Dalakian II • 04 July, 2013 abdallah absi Crowdfunding zoomal
8 sharing economy services that could make it in the Arab world Books, houses, cars, washing machine, food, knowledge… it seems that you can lend, rent, or share anything these days thanks to the number ... Aline Mayard • 24 June, 2013 Sharing Economy
Does the sharing economy break the law? What's different in the Arab world? Last week, we discussed how the sharing economy could empower people, create jobs, and help people bypass malfunctioning infrastructures... Aline Mayard • 19 June, 2013 Sharing Economy
LeWeb says the sharing economy is going to change everything Every year, the European startup scene awaits the new theme of LeWeb, the popular two day web conference based in Paris, that now boasts a... Aline Mayard • 17 June, 2013 Sharing Economy
Global How to run a crowdfunding campaign: 10 Tips from entrepreneurs who succeeded and failed Any entrepreneur who doubts the power of crowdfunding can simply look to the example of Hind Hobeika, a Lebanese engineer who recently... Aline Mayard • 10 June, 2013 Crowdfunding Investment
7 French startups that are hot right now For those entrepreneurs curious about what's going on in other ecosystems, the French startup scene has a lot to offer. Here are 7 French... Aline Mayard • 15 May, 2013 3D Sharing Economy Accelerators
Maghreb Is the Arab World ready for a collaborative economy? This Syrian student says yes. Would you be ready to carpool? Lend your house or your hammer to someone you don’t know? Give a few hours of your time to teach someone? C... Aline Mayard • 14 May, 2013 Sharing Economy Hacker Culture Crowdsourcing
Eureeca, the first global crowdinvesting platform, exits beta, focuses on the Middle East Following the general success of crowdfunding platfoms around the globe, several crowdinvesting platforms are now launching to offer a new... Aline Mayard • 14 May, 2013 collaborative economy crowdinvesting Funding models
Regional OuiShare Drink Damascus #1 OuiShare is organizing the first get-together for people interested in collaborative consumption, makers, fablabs, crowdfunding, coworking, ... Wamda • 30 April, 2013 Sharing Economy collaborative economy Ouishare
Peer-to-Peer Platforms are Disrupting Bank Lending Around the World; Is the Middle East Next? Since the global financial crisis, trust has been low in the conventional banking system and its belief in entrepreneurs isn't that high... Gulay Ozkan • 03 April, 2013 Peer-to-peer Funding models Investment
Exclusive Sneak Peek at the Middle East’s Newest Crowdfunding Platform: Zoomaal For entrepreneurs in the Middle East seeking investment, a new platform is launching in February to offer crowdfunding for creative... Nina Curley • 31 January, 2013 Crowdfunding Investment
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
Can a Sharing Economy Take Root in the Middle East and Turkey? (Can AirBnB Clones Find Success?) Increasingly competitive economic conditions and growing social concerns force us to search for new ways of living and connecting with one... Gulay Ozkan • 26 November, 2012 Scaling Crowdsourcing
Will an Arab Crowdfunding Platform Ever Be Born? Hundreds of young men and women are spreading ideas, enriching the Arab entrepreneurial arena, developing the community, serving society... Hanan Solayman • 17 October, 2012 Crowdfunding