Regional MENA’s robot revolution The Terminator would be one lonely android in MENA. Few industries in the region use advanced robotics in their processes and artificial... Rachel Williamson • 07 July, 2015 seed robotics pal robotics eg robotics
Egypt Egypt's ecommerce entrepreneurs break new ground Egypt has an alarmingly high population density which is a major cause of social and economic problems. But if you look at an ecommerce map... Eman Mostafa • 23 July, 2015 DealGamed Saboba edfa3ly
Maghreb 3D printing tackles plastic on the shores of Morocco Jennifer Gadient and Fabian Wyss in front of their Ultimaker 3D printer. (Image via Aline Mayard) It’s 6pm on the beach at Taghazout, a f... Aline Mayard • 05 July, 2015 3d printing waste morocco
Regional Ramadan advice and exercise tips: how this women's Arabic platform is attracting viewers With more than 13 million total views on its YouTube channel, Loolia, a digital platform that connects Arab women with lifestyle experts in... Esraa Haidar • 08 July, 2015 Loolia arabic media Digital Arabic Content
Regional MENA biogas startups struggle for lift-off [Infographic] Biogas hasn’t taken off in the Middle East yet, and the entrepreneurs driving it forward are battling both corporate rivals and a... Rachel Williamson • 30 June, 2015 Taka Solutions Biogas MEMakers
Egypt Lost in the City? LocName wants to find you Egyptian start-up 'LocName' did not emerge from Cairo’s bustling streets, but in the Spanish city of Barcelona. Two years ago, young E... Louise Sarant • 25 June, 2015 Locname Souq.com Jumia
U.A.E Art for everyman, a startup’s democratization of the art world Any kind of art you like. (Image via Pavilion 33) No longer the playground of the elite, art galleries and auction houses are becoming... Pamela Kesrouani • 12 July, 2015 Pavilion33 Flat6Labs
Saudi Arabia Saudi game developers, failure before success As game developer Sami Khanfor stood in front of a large crowd and pitched his startup, he was very aware of the tough journey he had taken... Ahmed Gabr • 14 July, 2015 Team Reem jeddah gaming industry
Egypt CORD's robot fights teach old physics in a new way My Reaper Robot vs. your Crazy Minion: who will win? It depends, says Mohammed ElRaffie, founder of educational science startup CORD, on... Rachel Williamson • 28 June, 2015 robots cord
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... Lucy Knight • 29 June, 2015 MEMakers littlebits Electronics
Egypt Data-driven medicine in MENA: a startup’s long wait In 2010, four men began preparing for what they thought would be the exciting, and imminent, future of genetic analysis in the Middle... Rachel Williamson • 10 June, 2015 Mohamed Aboueldhoda Illumina Genomics
Maghreb Lik pays mobile users to pay ad-tention Lik cofounders on the stage during LevelUp event (Image vis Houda Lahlou) A revolutionary idea is not enough to ensure the success of a... Sara Kadaoui • 12 July, 2015 contextualization LevelUp LevelUp Morocco
Regional Dubai's BitOasis seeks to introduce BitCoin as a solution for MENA financial services BitOasis hopes to address a number of regional financial and e-commerce issues with BitCoin (Images via BitOasis) Ola Doudin, a cofounder... Samuel Wendel • 14 June, 2015 E-commerce Bitcoin
Egypt How these Egyptians are building a digital community for pet lovers Ideas and ventures often spring from a common problem that entrepreneurs and their communities face. This was true with Sarah Zohdi and... Eman Mostafa • 06 July, 2015 dog lovers pet lovers The Dogs Network
Saudi Arabia Saudi web startup focuses on rehab for disabled children Hospitals and medical clinics are not the most inviting of places, especially if you have to visit them regularly, but Saudi startup... Ryan Adil • 22 July, 2015 developmental disabilities rehab rehabilitation
Egypt Meet the Egyptian startup working to green the Middle East's oil industry Fifteen years ago fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, irrevocably changed the global oil and gas sector. Today, technology developed in the... Rachel Williamson • 07 June, 2015 oil & gas Tanmia Petroleum Company Green Energy
U.A.E Geekonomics: MENA geek culture and the superpower of entrepreneurship The force is strong in these ones (Image via Flickr) On the occasion of Geek Pride Day, we take a look at geek culture in MENA and see... Omar Al Fil • 25 May, 2015 ExtraCake Arafaat Ali Khan MEFCC
Regional Two startups in Palestinian refugee camp picking up where NGOs left off For years, the mention of “refugees” has drawn pitying donors and sympathetic volunteers, but rarely did it bring stern bosses... Tala El Issa • 09 June, 2015 Gaza Refugee Camp SEP Sitti Soap Company
Egypt Egyptian power cuts fuel an ecommerce solution For the majority of Egypt’s 82 million residents, 2014 will no doubt go down in history as the year of the power cut. It didn’t matter whi... Rachel McArthur • 02 June, 2015 Green Scene Egypt clean tech Green Energy
Regional From Egypt to the Gulf: conquering the HR market Attracting good staff is the MENA-based entrepreneur’s constant lament, yet Egyptian Rania Abdallah says there are ways to solve this d... Eman Mostafa • 02 July, 2015 talent AHRC AspireHRConsultants
U.A.E Self-made: How Dubai’s Dumyé is in the running to win $1M in funding Dumyé's dolls were a big hit at a recent workshop for orphans in Lebanon (Images via Dumyé) Big money isn’t an essential requirement to lau... Rachel McArthur • 27 May, 2015 orphans crafts dolls
Jordan Renewable energy and gender equality tackled in Amman conference Special guest Lina Khalifeh, founder of Shefighter, stands with CWEEL-Jordan's Suhair Al Mhairat during the 1st Anniversary Meeting.... Samuel Wendel • 31 May, 2015 cweel jordan cweel MEMakers
Regional The right policy can power renewable energy startups The Middle East renewable energy sector for startups is in its infancy, but there’s huge potential for entrepreneurs to play a role... Rachel Williamson • 25 May, 2015 MEMakers KarmSolar Solar panels
Egypt Egyptian startup aims to offer entrepreneurs a change of pace An innovative idea coupled with a business plan, a profit model, solid execution, all followed by a growth phase - these are the... Eman Mostafa • 15 June, 2015