Wamda

Bedriye Hulya of Turkey Named Social Entrepreneur of the Year

Entrepreneurship in Turkey is being celebrated on the global stage once again, as the World Economic Forum’s Schwab F...

Social Change Social Entrepreneurship

Accelerating the Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in the Arab World [Workshop]

At Silatech's recent Arab Youth & Entrepreneurship conference, speakers worked to bring together the elements that constitute a...

Ecosystem Workshops

Cartier Looks to Fund Exceptional Women Entrepreneurs: Apply Before March 8th

Women entrepreneurs looking for a boost with their businesses in the Middle East can apply to the Cartier Women's Initiative Awards before...

Competitions Investment

4 Tips for Pitching with Plan9, Pakistan's Newest Tech Incubator

Plan9 is a tech-focused incubator that has been generating a lot of buzz in Pakistan. Conducted with the support of the Punjab Information ...

Accelerators Competitions Investment

Inside 7 of East Africa’s Hottest Tech Hubs

Part 1 of this three-part series offers a look at 7 of East Africa's most popular coworking spaces for tech startups, investors, and...

Accelerators Coworking Spaces Developers

9 Workshops for You and Your Business

Startup ticklemybrain is hosting nine entrepreneurship and business workshops from March 4 until March 19 at AltCity. Each workshop will...

Workshops

What It Means to Stay Yalla [Pic of the Week]

At the World Economic Forum 2013 in Davos, Switzerland last month, Wamda CEO Habib Haddad gave a talk on the importance of “Thinking A...

Ecosystem Pic of the Week

Intel Ideathon Camp Helps College Students Innovate Egypt's Future

In partnership with the Egyptian Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center, Intel launched its first Ideathon Camp in Egypt this...

Innovation Mentorship Social Entrepreneurship

8 Startup Couples Making Entrepreneurship Romantic

In honor of Valentine’s Day, we have put together a list of 8 dynamic startups in the Arab world founded and run by married couples. It’s a ...

Team Top Lists

Jordan

Jordanian gaming startup bets on crowdfunding for first title

“Most people who work at gaming companies rely on the orders of their CEO, but can never be a leading part of the game they are creating,” a...

Crowdfunding Gaming beladcom

Regional

90% of Tech Startups Fail [Infographic]

A recent study by Allmand Law found that more than 90% of all tech startups fail. It’s a bleak statistic, but let’s take a look...

Failure Infographic Mobile

Wamda Announces Mix n' Mentor Roadshow

UPDATE: The MixnMentor Roadshow page is now live. Check it out to see photos about last year's events and learn more about upcoming events...

Mix n Mentor Flat6Labs

Microsoft Announces Initiative to Empower African Tech Ecosystem

This week, Microsoft announced a new initiative to support development and global competitiveness in Africa.The Microsoft 4Afrika...

Advice Education Mobile

Wamda's Mix n' Mentor Cairo

Wamda's "Mix n' Mentor" is coming to Cairo on March 16, 2013. The one day event, co-organized by Flat6Labs, will take place at the Swiss Cl...

Mix n Mentor Mentorship Conferences

i360PlayCamps March

Innovation 360 is hosting i360PlayCamps on the last Wednesday of every month. The i360PlayCamp is a 4-hour workshop aimed at “demystifying i...

Gamification Innovation Workshops

Advice from One of Saudi Arabia's Most Famous Web Entrepreneurs

“Developing for another sevice, like Twitter, is often a non-permanent profit business model”, says Saleh Al Zaid, the founder of Lun...

Technology Social Networks Social Media

Mobile Apps Win the Day at the Second Startup Weekend Nablus

Mobile seemed to be the theme of last month's Startup Weekend Nablus, evidenced by the top five startup teams selected by the panel of...

Conferences Mobile Mobile Apps

10 Tips of the Month from Entrepreneurs on Wamda

As they revealed their successes, challenges, and failures, the entrepreneurs we chatted with on Wamda this month had great advice for...

Advice Tips Top Lists

Startup Weekend Sanaa

Startup Weekend makes its way to Sana’a, Yemen for the first time on May 29-31, 2013. SW Sana’a will follow the basic Startup Weekend mode...

Conferences Startup Weekend

Startup Weekend Tunis

Startup Weekend makes its way to Tunis, Tunisia on March 1-3, 2013. SW Tunis will follow the basic Startup Weekend model, anyone can pitch ...

Conferences Startup Weekend

Startup Weekend Byblos

Startup Weekend makes its way to Byblos, Lebanon on March 1-3, 2013. SW Byblos will take place at the American University of Technology Ca...

Conferences Startup Weekend

Startup Weekend Kuwait (Q8)

Startup Weekend makes its way to Kuwait on January 31-February 2, 2013. SW Kuwait will take place at the Gulf University for Science and T...

Conferences Startup Q8 Startup Weekend

7 Co-working Spaces in Cairo

Tired of the corner coffee shop, many entrepreneurs in Cairo are choosing to join a coworking space to get their startup off the ground....

Coworking Spaces

Maroc Web Awards, 6th Edition

The Maroc Web Awards (MWA) is Morocco's largest web competition wich seeks to recognize talented tech influencers from across Morocco. The ...

Digital Media Technology

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