GCC Comes Out On Top in Global ICT Network Readiness [Report] Qatar leads the Arab world in “networked readiness”, showing a huge boom in mobile broadband subscription from 9.6% to an enormous 70.3% ov... Ahmed Gabr • 29 April, 2013 Technology Government
8 Hackerspaces Changing the Arab World Lately, it seems as though we often hear about a revolutionary new DIY idea like the Raspberry Pi Do-it-Yourself computer, or a... Aline Mayard • 02 April, 2013 Hacker Culture Social Change Crowdfunding
How to pitch in 12 minutes: Tips from Omar Sati of Dash Ventures As an Endeavor Jordan Venture Corp member, I was asked by the team to share some insights and provide tips to startup founders pitching... Omar Sati • 26 March, 2013 Pitching Advice Angel Investment
Oasis500, Wamda, and ArabNet Angel Investor Event This event will be held in collaboration with Solidere - join us at Cloud5 for a round of pitches!This week and as part of ArabNet Beirut,... Wamda • 18 March, 2013 Pitching Arabnet Angel Investment
Can Free Seed Money Build a $1 Billion Company? Welcome to Start-Up Chile To me, Chile is not just a country located in South America; it’s also one of the biggest startups in the world. The Chilean government has ... Abdullah Alshalabi • 13 March, 2013 Government Ecosystem Startup Communities
Egypt How to Invest in Egypt: Tamkeen Takes a Holistic View There are quite a few people in the Egyptian investment community who talk without delivering results; not so... Omar Aysha • 06 March, 2013 Financial management Business Development Expansion
Lebanese Telecoms Ministry Asks Citizens to 'Be The Minister' with New Game In an attempt to engage with citizens online, Lebanese Telecoms Minister Nicolas Sehnaoui is offering young Lebanese participants... Glen Dalakian II • 13 February, 2013 Competitions Government Telecommunication
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... Glen Dalakian II • 12 February, 2013 Crowdfunding Gaming beladcom
Can a Hackerspace in Beirut Spread Do-ocracy? A Look at Lamba Labs “I reject thinking like that,” Bilal Ghalib said to me when I first met him. I had just arrived in Beirut and was visiting Lamba Lab... Glen Dalakian II • 05 February, 2013 Art Coworking Spaces Crowdfunding
A Review of the Economic Factors that Led to the Arab Spring [Report] The International Labour Organization, along with UNDP, has released a new report detailing the economic conditions that led up to the Arab... Nina Curley • 05 February, 2013 Ecosystem Education Government
5 Innovative Ways to Crowdsource Better Governance Whenever I hear people in the Arab region complain about the traffic, I tend to laugh. With the exception of Cairo, which has been bestowed... Jonathan Kalan • 04 February, 2013 Advice Crowdsourcing Government
New Investment Platform Shekra Supports Startups in Egypt New joint investment concept "Shekra" is drawn from the Arabic phrase "sherik fekra" in Arabic, which means "share an idea." The platform... Ahmed Gabr • 17 February, 2013 Crowdfunding
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
Egypt's Startup Reactor Powers Up its First Acceleration Cycle The Innoventures’ Startup Reactor (SR) accelerator launched recently, with a pitching session at the luxury Kempinski hotel by the Nile. O... Omar Aysha • 19 December, 2012 Accelerators Angel Investment Ecosystem
Egypt's Angels Get Serious: Behind the Scenes at a Cairo Angels Pitch Event The Cairo Angels (CA) business angel group has been going for about a year now, and I was happy to attend their latest regular pitch... Omar Aysha • 17 December, 2012 Angel Investment Egypt
PACE Civic Engagement Grant Application Deadline The PACE (Promoting Active Citizen Engagement) program is soliciting grant applications from Lebanese NGOs to design and implement... Wamda • 06 December, 2012 Government Social Change
The Story of Kauffman Foundation's Support for Entrepreneurship: A Chat with Thom Ruhe In the Middle East, we’ve all heard the arguments for entrepreneurship’s economic impact, especially its potential to alleviate rising une... Nina Curley • 06 December, 2012 Angel Investment Ecosystem Education
Focus Entrepreneurship Policy on Scale-Up, Not Start-Up Cross posted from the Harvard Business Review Blog Network, November 30, 2012. For more on scaling and the role of government in... Daniel Isenberg • 05 December, 2012 Government Scaling
Weekly Wrap-Up: November 25-29 This week's posts were especially rich in legal advice whether it comes to setting up your business in Lebanon, or what it takes to boost... Wamda • 29 November, 2012 Advice Angel Investment Arabic Content
Tenmou Gathers and Trains Arab and European Angel Investors in Bahrain Tenmou, Bahrain's first business angels company, is quickly establishing itself as a leading player in Bahrain's entrepreneurship scene, as... Leena AlOlaimy • 25 November, 2012 Accelerators Angel Investment Arabic Content
Tenmou's Second MENA Angel Investors Forum The Second MENA Angel Investors Forum, hosted by Tenmou in association with Punchline Media, will be held in Bahrain on November 21-22, 2... Wamda • 19 November, 2012 Angel Investment Conferences
World Bank’s Doing Business 2013 [Report] The World Bank Doing Business has released it's 2013 report designed to assess the regions and economies making the biggest improvements f... Wamda • 06 November, 2012 Ecosystem Government Infographic
Jordan Building the first high-end 3D game in a virtual Arab world: Planet Toulan For awhile, I’ve been wondering why no gaming studio in the Middle East that I knew of was building a high-end video game on the level of, s... Nina Curley • 04 November, 2012 Gaming beladcom
Weekly Wrap-Up: October 21-25 In all of our articles about startups, it is obvious that mentorship (and finding the right mentors) is at the core of a successful... Wamda • 25 October, 2012 Angel Investment CoE Cards Conferences