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cewas Startup Program 2017

cewas Middle East will be launching their startup program in sustainable water, sanitation and resource management for Jordanian...

Jordan

Jordan Tech Startup Lookbook

The Jordan Tech Startup Lookbook is looking for the best tech startups in Jordan, as part of the Innovative Jordan campaign, the selected...

Jordan

In Jordan, technology is serving refugees

Rana Kelani is an Iraqi refugee who arrived in Jordan four years ago. In the last year, she has learned how to code, found work and started...

Global

Hikma Ventures co-leads $11M Series A round in US startup

Hikma Ventures has participated in a $11 million round of financing for Lemonaid Health. The Series A funding round was led by Novartis...

Jordan

Jordan’s WEF accentuates SMEs as key economic drivers in the Middle East

Entrepreneurship is no longer only discussed in private meetings and coworking spaces, it is increasingly becoming relevant on a macro...

Jordan

Scaling in the right direction #MixNMentor Amman

The Jordanian ecosystem came together at Zain Innovation Campus ZINC in King Hussein Business Park on the 18th...

Jordan

Digitizing financial transactions in the region: go startups!

The rise of the fintech industry in the region throughout the years, proves that this sector has a big impact on emerging markets despite...

Jordan

Startup with Purpose

Startup With Purpose has recently announced that it will be hosting its first week-long entrepreneurship bootcamp at King’s Academy...

Jordan

#MixNMentor coming to Amman: focus on scalability

It’s that time of the year again! Mix N’ Mentor is back to Amman. While the WRL team has found that the cost structure and...

Jordan

Mix N' Mentor Amman 2017

Mix N’ Mentor is heading back to Amman to bring together entrepreneurs with industry experts, investors, and mentors to discuss...

Jordan

Mawdoo3.com scales into video and AI

In January 2017, Mawdoo3.com reached 33 million views which made it the most popular website in the Gulf according to a report released by...

Jordan

Water and Business Challenge 2017

cewas Middle East Water and Business Challenge 2017 is looking for innovative ideas to help alleviate the water scarcity crisis that...

Jordan

World Economic Forum searches for the best 100 Arab startups

The World Economic Forum (WEF) is on the lookout for the best 100 Arab startups as part of its Startup4IR initiative. The initiative, in...

Jordan

Harvard event highlights startups and civics

Civics, that old idea of citizenship education, was a core feature of the 12th Annual Harvard Arab World Conference (HAWC) in Jordan on...

Jordan

Jordan and 3D printers: a battle close to an end

After a series of inconsistent government policies, 3D printers are allowed to enter Jordan thanks to a decree issued in November....

Jordan

Edtech gives hope to a generation without schooling

Over 200 people gathered last week in Amman with a goal of digitalizing education to better reach the 750,000 Syrian refugee children out...

Regional

New startups on the block: March

Startups are launching faster than we can write about them, so here’s our list of raw newbies to...

Jordan

ourMENA Amman Hackathon

ourMENA Jordan hackathon is your opportunity to play a more active role in helping build a smarter, healthier, and more prosperous...

Jordan

The food chain of mobile: how VoIPs are devouring telcos

If you think maintaining your long distance relationship is a private matter, you are most certainly wrong; telcos and governments are...

Jordan

What I know about iris recognition: Imad Malhas

It all started with the Hajj. Imad Malhas took it as a personal challenge to solve a problem unique to Saudi Arabia: during the annual...

Jordan

Tarjama bridges language gap

Medieval Arabic translations preserved the cultural heritage of ancient Greece and Rome. Today the same knowledge transfer continues and...

Jordan

2017 NLG EdTech Summit

The 2017 NLG Edtech Summit is a forum where edtech innovations and projects from the region that support children most impacted by the...

Jordan

In the blink of an eye: how biometric tech is reforming aid work in Jordan

Eyes, ears, fingers and possibly body odors are becoming as important as hearts and lungs for the existence of many humans. Activities...

Egypt

New startups on the block: February

Startups are launching faster than we can write about them, so here’s our list of raw newbies to...

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