Founder Institute to Open Startup Accelerator in Alexandria, Egypt Interested in bringing a startup acceleration program to Alexandria, Egypt? The Founder Institute is currently testing demand for opening a... Glen Dalakian II • 07 November, 2012 Accelerators Ecosystem Egypt
Making Music a Social Experience: SoundCloud's Thom Cummings at SHARE Beirut [Wamda TV] At SHARE Beirut 2012, Thom Cummings of SoundCloud discusses how their platform is making music and other audio files a more interactive and ... Wamda • 07 November, 2012 Conferences Digital Media Media
Wamda Chats with Gilt's Founder on the Future of Flash Sales [Wamda TV] Alexis Maybank, co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of the Gilt Groupe, discusses expansion into emerging markets such as the Arab World... Wamda • 30 October, 2012 Advice Conferences E-commerce
Circumvention Tech Summit in Tunis OpenITP and the Information Security Coalition (ISC) will be hosting the Circumvention Tech Summit in Tunis, Tunisia from November... Wamda • 29 October, 2012 Censorship Conferences Corruption
An Emerging Opportunity in the Cloud: Tariq Krim of Jolicloud [Wamda TV] Tariq Krim, co-founder of Jolicloud, discusses a global trend towards using the Cloud to store and preserve data. He explains that, “The c... Wamda • 24 October, 2012 Cloud Computing Conferences Webrazzi
3rd MYCONTENT Show in Dubai On November 27-28th, the 3rd MYCONTENT Show will bring together players from across the content and media industry in the Middle East and N... Wamda • 29 October, 2012 Animation Conferences Developers
VIP-Only.ma Aims to Own Flash Sales in North Africa If you thought MarkaVIP and Sukar were the only major flash sales site in the region, think again- others are cropping up to carve out... Glen Dalakian II • 24 October, 2012 E-commerce Ecosystem Expansion
Kuwaiti Startup Yabila! Compiles Local Deals for MENA Consumers Yabila! is a mobile advertising platform serving as a daily guide for the latest offers, promotions, and new arrivals in MENA... Abdullah Alshalabi • 17 October, 2012 Advertising Daily Deals Digital Advertising
Adnan Haque and Mahmoud Fouz of Rocket Internet, Mizado at CoE E-Commerce At our June CoE E-Commerce Event, Adnan Haque, Managing Director of Mizado and Mahmoud Fouz, Managing Director of Marketing at Mizado, a... Wamda • 23 October, 2012 COE CoE E-Commerce E-commerce
Mentorship is Essential [Pic of the Week] “I can do it alone,” is a common excuse for entrepreneurs who have a great idea but don’t want to tell too many people about it. But doing ... Glen Dalakian II • 25 October, 2012 Mentorship Mix n Mentor Pic of the Week
Emokhalfa Takes on Cairo’s Traffic with New Violation Reporting App Fixing Cairo’s traffic problems is not going to happen overnight. But new startup Emokhalfa is taking the problem into their own hands. It c... Mohamed Salah • 17 October, 2012 Crowdsourcing Egypt Government
10 Must-Watch Animation Startups in the Arab World This week we highlight some of the Arab world’s most creative and inspired animation startups. These artists are bringing new series, short ... Glen Dalakian II • 18 October, 2012 Animation Arabic Content Design
Innoventures and Fascila Launch Startup Reactor Acceleration Program Last week, Innoventures announced the launch of a new entrepreneurial support program called ‘Startup Reactor’. Launched in... Omar Aysha • 21 October, 2012 Accelerators Ecosystem Egypt
The Hot Top Models of E-Commerce, CoE E-Commerce: Part 3 [Wamda TV] In Part 3 of our panel on the Hot Top Models of E-Commerce at our June CoE E-Commerce event, moderator Nina Curley, Editor In Chief of Wa... Wamda • 18 October, 2012 COE CoE E-Commerce Demystifying E-Commerce
Developers Face Off in Beirut Coding Battle On Saturday, ArabNet brought over 40 young Lebanese developers together in Beirut to compete in an intense coding tournament. The winners... Glen Dalakian II • 15 October, 2012 Arabnet Competitions Developers
Animation Studio Curl Stone Launches Jordanian Superhero Show, with Regional Support Curl Stone Studios is gaining momentum after launching new superhero series Nashmi Man, and participating in... Glen Dalakian II • 10 October, 2012 Accelerators Endeavor
The Hot Top Models of E-Commerce, CoE E-Commerce: Part 1 [Wamda TV] In Part 1 of our panel on the Hot Top Models of E-Commerce at our June CoE E-Commerce event, moderator Nina Curley, Editor In Chief of ... Wamda • 16 October, 2012 COE CoE E-Commerce Conferences
Conflict Mapping Platform Ushahidi's Henry Addo at SHARE Beirut [Wamda TV] At SHARE Beirut event last weeked, Henry Addo, co-founder of Ushahidi, discussed Ushahidi’s work to map incidents of violence and peace e... Glen Dalakian II • 14 October, 2012 Analytics Conferences Digital Media
Sami Ben Gharbia of Tunisian Collective Blog Nawaat at SHARE Beirut [Wamda TV] At the SHARE Beirut gathering last weekend, Nawaat co-founder Sami Ben Gharbia discussed the influence of Tunisian independent collective... Glen Dalakian II • 11 October, 2012 Censorship Conferences Diaspora
Offline Businesses Moving Online: Part 1 [Wamda TV] At our June event CoE E-Commerce panel Going Digital: Offline Businesses Moving Online, moderator Omar Christidis of ArabNet, introduces p... Wamda • 10 October, 2012 COE CoE E-Commerce
5 Tips for Success in Egypt and MENA, from a Self-Made Innovator Redg Snodgrass is an uncommon name for an out of the ordinary serial entrepreneur, or “funtrepreneur”, as he likes to call him... Omar Aysha • 07 October, 2012 Angel Investment Ecosystem Egypt
Gessur Initiative: Technology for Businesses Growth Entrepreneurs Business Forum (EBF-Egypt) as a part of its role of supporting entrepreneurs and helping to grow their businesses will launch ... Wamda • 11 October, 2012 Egypt
Hyperlocal Social Network Nassya Brings Cairo's Neighborhoods Online In old Egyptian movies, women used to gossip on their balcony with their neighbors throughout the morning. Today, the same scene takes... Hanan Solayman • 21 October, 2012 Egypt Social Networks
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