Wamda

Lebanon

Global entrepreneurs network lands in Lebanon

The introductory session of EO was attended by a selected few at the Four Seasons Hotel (Images via Stephanie Nour Prince) One of...

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Global

Littlebits makes big in $44.2M funding round

Littlebits, the open source hardware startup from Lebanese founder Ayah Bdeir, has raised over $44 million in what they say is one of the...

MEMakers littlebits Electronics

U.A.E

Payfort acquires White to build dead simple payment solutions to startups

White Payment's Yazin Alrihayem (left) and Payfort's Omar Soudodi. (Image via PAYFORT) PAYFORT, announced today the...

White Payments Payfort online payment

U.A.E

TURN8 hackathon on Arabic digital content ideas

TURN8 seed accelerator is organizing a hackathon to find innovative digital media and business models that enhance Arabic content online....

Digital Arabic Content turn8 united arab emirates

U.A.E

Banking and insurance comparison startup Bayzat raises $1M led by BECO Capital

Bayzat, a UAE-based comparison site for health insurance services, banking products and car insurance has received a $1 million round...

Bayzat investement Funding

Egypt

KarmSolar signs first on-grid solar deal

KarmSolar is stepping into Egypt’s challenging grid-connected electricity market after signing a 27-year deal with Egypt’s...

PV KarmSolar solar energy

U.A.E

Urban mobility, energy and emissions - Decode Dubai tackles big city problems

Teams listening to a speaker midway through the conference. (Images via Dubai Internet City) As Dubai passionately pursues its strategy to...

Barcelona Smart City App Hack hackathons

U.A.E

AngelHack hackathon in Abu Dhabi

The AngelHack hackathon is a platform where participants compete to build, test, and launch their ideas to the world during the two-day e...

AngelHack abu dhabi hackathon

Turkey

Webrazzi Summit 2015 in Istanbul [Discount]

Webrazzi Summit is Turkey's most influential internet conference where industry leaders join together to discuss internet economy and c...

Webrazzi Summit turkey istanbul

Lebanon

PayPal cofounder pays young Lebanese student $100K to drop out and build a startup

During TedxBeirut last year. (Images via YouTube) It’s a busy time for Jihad Kawas. The 18-year-old Lebanese is wrapping up his final year ...

Thiel Fellowship Saily JihadKawas

Maghreb

Nurture your network, PR tips for startups

Entrepreneurs had a workshop in an intimate setting. (Images via Kaymu) When and how does one communicate the launch of a new project?...

Kaymu startupyourlife Casablanca

Regional

ReserveOut announces aggressive expansion campaign

ReserveOut, an online restaurant reservation platform announced plans for an aggressive geographical expansion in the Middle East and...

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Maghreb

Morocco attracts startups stars to Level Up event

Moroccan entrepreneurs are rushing to develop a thriving startup sector, and this year they managed to attract major players from their...

LevelUp LevelUp Morocco Moroco

Jordan

MENA corporates show a large appetite for startups at Mix N' Mentor Amman

Mentors and startups share challenges and potential solutions at Mix N' Mentor Amman. If the number of smiling faces and...

mix n mentor Amman Marketplace Edition ZINC

Regional

Online survey by the University of Wollongong in Dubai

The University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD) is conducting a survey aimed at and for entrepreneurs. This survey is done as part of a study...

national research foundation University of Wollongong in Dubai

Lebanon

Hbr creative platform's 3D printing technology workshop

Hbr creative platform is organizing a workshop on 3D printing technology in partnership with Image Systems (part of ITG), 3D Systems, and...

3D Systems Information Technology Group Hbr creative platform

Regional

Startupbootcamp Istanbul acceleration program application deadline

Startupbootcamp Istanbul is a 3 month acceleration program aimed at startups from Turkey, Middle East, North Africa and CIS...

startupbootcamp

Regional

Wamda Capital announces the launch of its $75M regional growth stage venture fund

Wamda Capital announced today the launch of its regional growth stage $75 million investment fund, Wamda MENA Ventures I. The Fund,...

Mena Venture Investments Wamda Capital aramex

U.A.E

Can sports help people explore Dubai?

I wrote two years ago about how daily deals websites are fading in Lebanon, inspired by my previous job at GoNabit, the first group...

GamePlaySport seed investment Dubai

Lebanon

Global Entrepreneurial Network EO Launches a Chapter in Lebanon

Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO), one of the largest and most influential community of entrepreneurs, is launching in Lebanon on the 17th...

lebanon Mentors Networking

Regional

Arab Mobile Challenge (AMC) registration deadline

The Arab Mobile Challenge 2015 (AMC) is a competition for entrepreneurs with ideas related to mobile. It is not restricted to people with...

Global Mobile Challenge Arab Mobile Challenge

U.A.E

$11M Series A round from the US for Dubai-based delivery service Fetchr

Dubai-based delivery service Fetchr has successfully closed a Series A funding round worth $11 million. The not-insignificant sum was...

Mena360 Dhabi Holdings New Enterprise Associates

U.A.E

EU-GCC connects startups and SMEs with European corporates

EU-GCC is organizing a matchmaking event EU-GCC CONNECT where European corporates will meet with participating Gulf-based startups and...

EU-GCC

U.A.E

Filmmaking, a new landscape for entrepreneurs in the region

The event brought together children and teenage animation-lovers for the film costume competition. (Image via Dana Horska) Esmeralda,...

Dubai Moving Image Museum Film industry Film Tech

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