Wamda

U.A.E

Physicians and the future with 3D printing

How soon before the doctors of the Middle East embrace the possibilities of 3D printing? (Images via Jacqueline Sofia) Covering everything...

Arab Health Exhibition MEMakers AlemHealth

Regional

Social money: it's coming to a MENA platform near you

Fastacash is expanding into the Middle East, bringing with it social network payment options. (Image via Fastacash) Sending money to your...

mobile money social payments Fastacash

Syria

ReBootKamp initiative gives Syrian refugees access to tech-education

A mockup of RBK's planned ZatLAB in northern Jordan. (Images via RebootKamp.org) As the Syrian Civil War drags on, a generation of young...

hugh bosely syrian civil war Zatlab

Egypt

Fintech startup Dopay raises $2.4M to take on Egypt, Ghana

Dopay will use the funding to roll out its payroll and Visa prepaid card services. (Images via Dopay) Egypt-focused fintech startup...

Visa pre-Series A raising

U.A.E

Startups pitch for entry to Masdar and BP’s new accelerator

Catalyst advisor Mohamed Hamdy holds forth on what he'd like to see from startups wanting to enter the accelerator. (Images...

Masdar Catalyst accelerator BP

Regional

Startup spring: How tech can liberate MENA [Opinion]

Startups might be more than beautiful glimmers of hope. (Images via Jonas Feller) The Arab world is leaping ahead. Governance...

Arab entrepreneurs Opinion policies

Lebanon

How to raise funds while protecting your interests

Elie Boujaoude discusses term sheets at the UK-Lebanon Tech Hub. (Image via Antoine Abou-Diwan) Although a term sheet is not legally...

drag-along tag-along anti-dilution

Regional

How IoT will transform daily life [Q&A]

Seemingly everything will soon be connected. (Image via blog.telligent.com) The Internet of Things (IoT) promises to transform the...

Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority Entrepreneur Day Rod O' Shea

Regional

Nadrus makes MOOCs Arabic-friendly

The Nadrus team in Turkey, during a training session. (Images via Nadrus) MOOCs, or massive open online courses, are by their very nature...

Nadrus MOOCs Dubai

Maghreb

African entrepreneurship events focus the spotlight on the continent's startups

When Moroccan and Algerian startups meet. (Image via Startup Maroc) Is Morocco’s future tied to Africa, the Middle East or Europe? The a...

get in the ring startup maroc Maghreb

Regional

Is MENA ready for the digital lawyer?

Even a human lawyer has more feelings than a robot. (Image via Manslife.com) The $400 billion dollar US legal market is beginning to see...

Company Formation Dubai Startupr Legal tools

Regional

The framework and anatomy of shareholders’ agreements [How to]

It can take months to negotiate a shareholders' agreement. The goal is to protect the interests of all involved. (Image...

framework articles of association bylaws

Regional

Electronic medical services: health risks or new hope?

Checking your online pulse. (Image via Vanguard Communications) As the world commemorates World Cancer Day every February 4, cancer...

ehealth Cancer digital health care

U.A.E

Customer experience, who's the best in the Gulf?

The judges with a rep from the Dubai Department of Economic Development. (Images via Awards International) Customer experience. A...

Dubai Police Virtual Technology Center British Orchard Nursery International Awards

U.A.E

First Collaborative Entrepreneurship workshop, Wamda and Expo2020 get started

Habib Haddad kick starting the day (Images by Wamda) Expo 2020 Dubai and Wamda’s collaboration is already underway. By acting as the ...

Roundtable Expo 2020 Dubai Collaborative Entrepreneurship

Regional

Global startups circle MENA at WFES forum

Masdar's interactive model showing its energy activities from Pakistan to North Africa. (Images via Rachel Williamson) Amid a...

IRENA water-energy nexus wind energy

Maghreb

Morocco's New Work Lab grows coworking space into entrepreneurship training center

Eyes were riveted on startup at a Pitch Lab. (Images via New Work Lab) Last Thursday, 35 Moroccan startups exhibited their services and...

New Work Lab Coworking Training

Regional

MENAT’s internet growth and barriers [Infographic]

Despite the apparent prevalence of the world wide web in people’s lives, there are still a many who go without internet access. According t...

eMarketer MENAT internet penetration

Regional

Health and education apps dominate at Arab Mobile Challenge

Five teams from five countries are heading to the world finals in Barcelona. (Images via Arab Mobile Challenge) Third time’s the c...

Arab Mobile Challenge Arab Mobile App Challenge algeria

U.A.E

$20M series C round for Bayut.com’s owners

UAE's quickly growing real estate landscape The landscape of UAE's real estate. (Image via Spacing.ca) The owners of...

Bayut.com Zameen Series C

U.A.E

Sharjah’s Sheraa sets sail

An ecosystem building series, an innovation lab, an idea lab and a growth lab - these are the first four programs coming with the launch of...

Sheraa YCombinator Support

Regional

The competitive advantage of good customer service [Opinion]

It should be self-evident. Good customer service increases revenues and decreases costs. (Image via tnooz.com) Inadequate or non-existent...

competitive advantage leaky bucket customer loyalty

Kuwait

A cost effective and environmentally friendly way to cook your food, straight out of Kuwait

As reported previously on Wamda, the teams attending the first Kuwait Global Technopreneurship Challenge were trying to answer questions...

Solar cooker Kuwait Global Technopreneurship Challenge MEMakers

Saudi Arabia

Six winners announced at Saudi's first MITEF competition

B8ak, an application for home maintenance has won first place in the ‘Startups Track’ at Saudi Arabia’s first MIT Enterprise Forum...

MIT Technology Review Arab Edition careem competition

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