Vote for the Best MENA Startups of 2011! Which startups really impressed you in 2011? Who do you think deserves recognition for their innovative idea or amazing accomplishments... Wamda • 18 December, 2011
Jordanian Ex-Apple Employee Recalls Steve Jobs’s Influence In the wake of Steve Jobs’s death yesterday, the web has flooded with memories of the legendary Apple CEO’s time at the helm. As Stephen Lev... Nina Curley • 06 October, 2011
Meet the Teams from Startup Weekend Alexandria Who were the teams that pitched and won at Startup Weekend Alexandria? See the infographic by the Egypreneur Information Portal for... Omar Aysha • 04 October, 2011
Islamic Superheroes Save the World this Weekend In the context of protests for greater equality occurring around the globe this weekend, it seems fitting that a film has debuted... Nina Curley • 15 October, 2011
Don’t Panic. There is Life After Blackberry. We all know that entrepreneurs in the Middle East are becoming very addicted to their smart phones. It's been an especially tough week with... Nina Curley • 13 October, 2011
A New Generation Pitches for Social Change at Startup Weekend Alexandria Egypt’s second Startup Weekend kicked off this past weekend in Alexandria, Egypt’s second-largest city. Following the Cairo event earlier th... Omar Aysha • 27 September, 2011 Startup Weekend
Sketching the Future of Animation in the Arab World at CoE Animate 11 Yesterday we kicked off the first in a new series of Celebration of Entrepreneurship events- CoE Animate 11. The event was an intimate... Nina Curley • 23 September, 2011
Absurdity and Inspiration Collide at TEDxBeirut Never mind that everyone here at Berytech is sleep-deprived and on the brink of collapse. We are all a bundle of statements. It’s one thing ... Think Media Labs • 24 September, 2011
Animating the Emirati Dream at CoE Animate 11 Amidst the angular but cozy sofas and wooden tables of The Pavilion Downtown Dubai, a range of animators with different agendas,... Said Hamideh • 25 September, 2011
Ideas Burn Bright at TEDxCairo The glow of possibility has shone in the collective mind of Egypt post-revolution, nowhere more brightly than at TEDxCairo this past May... Wamda • 06 September, 2011
Building a Strong Brand In an Emirati Cartoon: Mohammad Harib of Freej Mohammad Harib, the founder of Lammtara Pictures, describes his tough journey launching the first 3D animated series in the Arab World in ... Wamda • 11 January, 2012
Rethinking the Middle East's Informal Gathering Places Informal learning is a critical part of our lives. Yet, many Arab cities no longer offer platforms for impromptu intellectual and social... Oubai Elkerdi • 06 May, 2013 Community Coworking Spaces
Beirut Creative Cluster Launch Event Berytech, with the support of the European Union, is hosting the official launch event for the Beirut Creative Cluster (BCC) on April 2,... Wamda • 06 March, 2013 Coworking Spaces
The Business Factory Inaugural Event The inaugural Business Factory event is being organized by global women entrepreneurs community Heels & Deals and will take place on ... Wamda • 06 March, 2013 Women
Cairo Service Jam The Cairo Service Jam, part of the Global Service Jam movement, will take place from March 1-2, 2013. Participants will come together from d... Wamda • 13 February, 2013 Competitions Design Developers
Minispace Designs Multiple Use Furniture in Gaza [Wamda TV] Meet one of Gaza's most succesful startups: Raghda and Ahmed Maher Al-Souwaysi started Minispace to design furniture for multiple uses, es... Mariam Hamed • 07 February, 2013 Design
Driving Entrepreneurial Spirit in the Middle East On Monday, December 10th, The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) Dubai will host the Driving Entrepreneurial Spirit in the Middle East pre-event to ... Wamda • 06 December, 2012 Conferences Innovation
From Silicon Valley to Jordan: A Chat with Mentor Kyle Wild of Keen-io [Wamda TV] After our Mix n' Mentor event in Amman, we caught up with Kyle Wild, the founder of Keen.io, an analytics platform for developers, and a... Nina Curley • 09 December, 2012 Accelerators Advice Mentorship
A Chat with the Startup Founder Who Secured Over $10 Million on Kickstarter [Wamda TV] It is increasingly important for hardware entrepreneurs to either transform what people are already carrying into wireless devices or... Gulay Ozkan • 31 October, 2012 Conferences Crowdfunding Innovation
EXPOTECH Technology Week 2012 To Highlight Palestinian ICT Innovation From October 6th to 11th, the Palestinian Information Technology Association (PITA) will be hosting EXPOTECH 2012 in Ramallah, Palestine to ... Wamda • 25 September, 2012 Conferences Innovation
Game Minion Seeks to Level the Playing Field for Indie Game Developers Independent developers have long competed with large publishing houses in the realm of game development, often outmatched by greater... Glen Dalakian II • 09 September, 2012 Gaming Mobile Apps Mobile Gaming
Simple Ideas, Test Them [Pic of the Week] This week we've reflected on Startup Weekend Beirut and talked to the winners, looked at tech startups working to disrupt education in the... Wamda • 12 July, 2012 CoE Cards Pic of the Week
Recorded Livestream of CoE E-Commerce Watch the recorded Livestream on YouTube to see more of the key stats and presentations at CoE E-Commerce (full program here). Thanks to... Wamda • 03 June, 2012 COE CoE E-Commerce
We Are in the Middle of a Revolution [Pic of the Week] As the Egyptian elections conclude today, and strife in Syria exacerbates tensions in Lebanon recently, it's clear that the region is still... Wamda • 24 May, 2012 CoE Cards Pic of the Week