Matching Entrepreneurs with Investors in Palestine It’s been said often that perseverance is the key to success in the region, especially in Palestine. Yet while options for funding are g... Nina Curley • 05 October, 2011
GIST Launches Competition to Fund Societal Change Do you have an idea whose time has come? If so, it’s now even easier to get funding this fall. GIST, the Global Innovation through Science a... Nina Curley • 04 October, 2011
Wamda Announces Commitment to Follow On Funding for Oasis500 Startups Today, Wamda is announcing a strategic partnership with Oasis500, Jordan’s entrepreneurship accelerator. Through the Wamda Fund (yes there i... Wamda • 02 November, 2011
Top 10 Accelerators in the Middle East and North Africa So you’ve written a quick pitch of your idea, sketched out your market, come up with some monetization options, taken stock of y... Nina Curley • 28 September, 2011 Accelerators
Shaking the Money Tree: The Search for Financing When it comes time to seek financing your startup enterprise, do you know your options? Mathew Georgiou, MediaSpark Inc. This article ... Wamda • 18 September, 2010
Seriously Funny: Jordanian comedy portal Talasim Late last September, Talasim.com, took one of the six winning spots at the UK's Seedcamp, earning 50,000 Euros in funding. But as the... Wamda • 27 July, 2010
Access-To-Finance: an Analysis of Egyptian Firms by Ayman Ismail Access-to-finance is a key aspect of entrepreneurial development as well as economic growth in emerging economies. As... Wamda • 23 August, 2010
Regional StartUp Maroc Championship StartUp Maroc Championship is a disruptive event designed to bring together new and experienced entrepreneurs with investors, mentors, ... Wamda • 16 October, 2015 championship startup maroc entrepreneurs
What can the Bank of Palestine do to better support startups? [Wamda TV] At the recent World Economic Forum Meeting on the Middle East and North Africa in the Dead Sea, Jordan this May, we tried to... Nina Curley • 11 July, 2013 Banks Corporate Entrepreneurship Responsibility Ecosystem
What's dangerous about the hype in the Middle East startup ecosystem [Wamda TV] At the recent World Economic Forum Meeting on the Middle East and North Africa in Dead Sea, Jordan this May, we chatted with Usama Fayyad, E... Nina Curley • 09 July, 2013 Hype World Economic Forum Incubator
What are the biggest challenges faced by Bahraini entrepreneurs? We ask the crowd [Wamda TV] During Wamda’s Mix N’ Mentor event in Manama, we asked attendees to share their biggest challenges to building their startup. Equity fun... Wamda • 03 July, 2013 Bahrain Mix n Mentor Ecosystem
Egyptian Startup Seeks to Streamline Travel Booking in the Middle East [Wamda TV] [Arabic] At the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, we chatted with Hussein Al-Sakkaf, Founder and CEO of Go Ejaza, a travel planning platform f... Wamda • 13 March, 2013 Egypt Travel
How to Nurture Global Ambition: A Chat with John Bradford of Springboard [Wamda TV] Springboard is an intensive 13-week mentor-led business accelerator program based in London and Cambridge that offers entrepreneurs office... Gulay Ozkan • 09 January, 2013 Accelerators Advice Scaling
HemenKiralik For Apartments Rental: Focusing on the Turkish Market [Wamda TV] During the Webrazzi Summit, Remi Onur, Co-founder and CEO at HemenKiralik.com, speaks to us about the startup's interface and future plans.... Wamda • 27 December, 2012 Call Centers Investment Travel
How KAUST Entrepreneurship Center Works to Incubate Startups in Saudi Arabia [Wamda TV] Ahmed Abdulwahab, Manager of the the KAUST Entrepreneurship Center, explains what the newly-launched center and seed fund is doing to... Nina Curley • 22 April, 2012 Accelerators Ecosystem MITEF Arab Business Plan Competition
What Oasis500 Looks for in a Startup [Wamda TV] Usama Fayyad of successful Jordanian accelerator and early stage investment vehicle Oasis500 chats with Wamda at the World Economic Forum... Nina Curley • 01 November, 2011 Accelerators Investment Mentorship
Meet the New Accelerator in Town: Dubai’s SeedStartup SeedStartup, a seed-stage investment vehicle launching in the UAE this September, is coming online as the latest in a series of new... Nina Curley • 06 September, 2011
New Startup Seed Fund Tenmou Launches in Bahrain Tenmou, a new seed stage investment vehicle, has launched in Bahrain this week. The fund, the country's first business angel company, is... Wamda • 06 September, 2011
How FEMIP is Working to Empower MENA Startups Learn how FEMIP can help finance and support your startup in the Middle East and North Africa. What is FEMIP?The Facility for... Wamda • 28 July, 2010
How the Palestine Investment Fund is Helping SMEs A report on the Palestine Investment Fund (PIF) reveals its commitments to small and medium-sized businesses in Palestine. Wamda • 03 August, 2010
N2V Announces Two New Investments N2V have announced in these two articles a new investment with Qaym.com along with a joint venture with AqarMap.com. N2V Invests In ... Wamda • 01 April, 2011
Jordan's Agents of Change In the next few years, the work of a few Jordanian agents of change, investing millions of dollars in small companies, could matter more... Wamda • 19 September, 2010
How much should you look for in your seed round? The challenge of how much money to seek in early-stage funding remains one of the most complex an entrpreneur can face. Will Herman is an... Wamda • 16 September, 2010
Just Capital: Seed Funding in Jordan This article first appeared in the Summer 2010 issue of The Explorer, Aramex's thought-leadership magazine that investigates issues ... Wamda • 09 September, 2010