Starting up, getting acquired, and shutting down: GoNabit co-founder's advice on the entrepreneurial journey Yesterday, we published the first article based on an interview with Dan Stuart, the co-founder of the MENA’s first daily deals site, G... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 04 September, 2014 shutting down selling livingsocial
Young Lebanese innovators honored by MIT, confirms a growing trend Update: Wamda has just learned that a third Lebanese, entrepreneur Rand Hindi, was also included in the MIT list (editors were... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 25 August, 2014 littlebits MIT
Istikana vying against fierce competition to be the Netflix for the region Televisions have been in widespread use in many countries for over fifty years; surprisingly, though, TV viewing habits largely haven’t c... Alexander Hawkes • 27 July, 2014 istikana netflix uae
Can fine art sell online in Egypt? Egypt is home to a vibrant contemporary art scene that includes established names such as Ibrahim El Tanbouli, Assem Abdel Fattah, and... Hayden Pirkle • 01 July, 2014 fine art arts Art
Oasis500 launches new fund to kickstart Jordan's creative scene Last week’s gathering of 20 Jordanian artists marks what may be an important first step towards investment funding for the country’s art... Estee Ward • 30 June, 2014 creative arts Jordan
Qleek, the wooden hardware that reconciles vinyl and digital music, launches IndieGogo campaign As I write this, I’m listening to a playlist on Spotify, sitting across from my empty bookshelf, its sparse shelves occupied by a few CDs I... Aline Mayard • 26 May, 2014 digital content algeria Music
Will the next real challenger to Eventbrite come from Morocco? While the MENA region lacks many of the web services that the rest of the world has become dependent on, many entrepreneurs in the Arab... Aline Mayard • 22 May, 2014 events
Lebanon Lebanese developer overcomes technical challenges to launch Arabic mobile word game After attending a seminar about the lack of digital Arabic content at ArabNet 2012, Samer Hamandi came up with the idea of Charbaka, a... Reine Farhat • 24 April, 2014 Mobile Gaming Arabic Content Mobile
Saudi Arabia What are users in the Arab world watching on YouTube? [Infographic] YouTube’s potential for regional startups is clear: Saudi Arabia alone accounts for 190 million YouTube views a day, and other... Reine Farhat • 19 March, 2014 Online video Saudi Arabia Video Advertising
Online Arabic music school i3zif kicks off the year with 3 ambitious new goals Just over a year after launch, the team at i3zif, the online Arabic music school, has kicked off 2014 with three ambitious new goals, says... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 24 February, 2014 oud Music Jordan
Over 300 game developers gather for Egypt Game Jam conference At the end of last month, the Egyptian Information Technology Institute (ITI) hosted the second annual Egypt Game Jam, hosting... Ahmed Gabr • 18 March, 2014 mobile games Gaming
Abjjad exceeded its goal on Eureeca by 30%; what's next for the Arabic reading social network? A few days ago, Abjjad became the first Arab cultural website to exceed its crowdinvestment target amount on Eureeca, the first ... Eman Mostafa • 26 February, 2014 Jordan books reading
Anghami launches 'industry disruptive' $1 music streaming service A little over a year ago, Anghami’s Strategy and Business Development Lead George Audi mentioned to Wamda that the platform was set to b... Maya Rahal • 30 January, 2014 alfa anghami Music
Here's what Morocco-based video advertising agency Buzzeff learned when opening a Dubai office Every three weeks, Casablanca-based Jérôme Mouthon makes the seven-hour flight to Dubai to work for one week at his company’s Dubai off... Aline Mayard • 27 January, 2014 morocco Dubai Video Advertising
Saudi Arabia Saudi startup Feelit provides teenage girls with a forum to express their feelings The rise of social networks has shown just how much people like to express themselves. Feelit, as the name implies, is one social... Reine Farhat • 22 January, 2014 teenagers Bootstrapping Saudi Arabia
How Big Hass sold hip hop to Saudi Arabia Brash hip hop and conservative Saudi Arabia are two things that wouldn’t seem to be a natural fit. But Hassane Dennaoui, blogger at ReVolt ... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 19 January, 2014 mix fm revolt radio hassane dennaoui
Designer Reem Buqais on what it takes to succeed in fashion “Anyone can design,” says Reem Buqais during an interview after the 2nd Annual Leading Women in Business Forum at The Capital Club Bahra... Wamda • 12 January, 2014 reem duqais Bahrain Fashion
Et3arraf, the Middle East-focused dating site, announces $150,000 USD fundraising round With his French business school diploma and his job at an international consulting firm, Cédric Maalouf was following the same path that ... Aline Mayard • 09 January, 2014 Dating service Seeqnce Social Networks
Al Riwaq Art Space seeks to change how Bahrainis approach art [Wamda TV] “One of our missions is to change the mindset of the people, not to take everything as it comes,” says Bayan Al-Barak Kanoo, founder of Bah... Wamda • 08 January, 2014 culture arts Bahrain
Innovative business model hopes to spark artistic creativity in Palestine “If you live as a victim you stay as a victim,” says Rami Khader, a founding member and manager of Bethlehem’s Diyar Dance Theatre. “The h... Eric Reidy • 30 December, 2013 arts culture dance
El Mashrou3, Egypt's first competitive reality show for entrepreneurs It seems that entrepreneurship has not only impacted the Middle East economically, but in pop culture as well. Egypt recently celebrated... Eman Mostafa • 05 January, 2014 Egypt
Meet the custom ringtone service from Gaza that's serving the Gulf [Wamda TV] Gaza’s Sadaf Technology Development has launched Ringak (which means 'your ringtone' in English), a service that offers customized r... Mariam Hamed • 02 January, 2014
Jordanian custom photo album service eyes Gulf Facebook users, B2B expansion There’s got to be a story behind a company by the name of Cheezu. “I was watching a Japanese movie,” says Tala Haddadin, Cheezu’s Jordani... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 15 December, 2013 cheezu b2c b2b
10 amazing holiday gifts from innovators in the Middle East Whatever your religious beliefs, we all worship at the altar of buying new things, especially at this time of year. We compiled a list of... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 10 December, 2013 gift gift guide morocco