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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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

Regional

StartUp Maroc Championship

StartUp Maroc Championship is a disruptive event designed to bring together new and experienced entrepreneurs with investors, mentors, ...

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

Thought Leadership

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