Regional Scaling up? Show me the money Scaling up from scrappy startup to SME is a whole new game. Cash is oxygen and managers are critical. “There is research that... Rachel Williamson • 09 November, 2016 scale-ups BDL Accelerate Nathealth
Regional PepsiCo Social Impact Competition announces its finalists Disclaimer: The list of the finalists was updated on November 15, 2016 due to the withdrawal of one of the startups. PepsiCo and Wamda... Wamda • 08 November, 2016 Pepsico Social Entrepreneurship competition
Regional Telcos to the startup rescue? Telcos could be the saviour of emerging market startups, according to a report from mobile industry association GSMA. They have the... Rachel Williamson • 06 November, 2016 GSMA corporate venture capital Venture Capital
Regional Challenge 22 Roadshow - Morocco Challenge 22 is an innovation competition administered by the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy in Qatar. This competition aims... Wamda • 04 November, 2016 qatar challenge 22 Innovation
Regional Get your house in order: what to expect from due diligence [Opinion] Before an investor will give your startup money, they will dig into your books to find out whether there is anything they need to know... Abdulrahman Hammad • 03 November, 2016 due diligence Investment list
Regional Challenge 22 for Entrepreneurs & Innovators The Challenge 22 innovation competition is aimed towards engaging Arab youth, who can come up with creative solutions and innovations... Wamda • 01 November, 2016 qatar world cup Innovation
Regional Arabian Business Forum 2016 From shared economies, e-commerce and sameday deliveries, to digital currencies and cloud services, technology is transforming the way... Wamda • 28 October, 2016 Business digital Networking
Regional Apply for incubation at Intelak Do you have an idea that can disrupt the travel industry? Submit it to Intelak, MENA's aviation and travel technology... Wamda • 26 October, 2016 aviation incubation Intelak
Regional SAP Startup Focus Roadshow MENA Everyone knows by now that startups and entrepreneurs are disrupting the Middle East’s digital economy. Studies show that more... Wamda • 25 October, 2016 Roadshow entrepreneurship Technology
Regional In business, avoid falling in love Entrepreneurs fall in love with their businesses, but this can make breaking up as much of a wrench as the end of a relationship. An... Bassam Samman • 20 October, 2016 Young Presidents Organisation Chief Executives Organization exiting
Regional 10th MIT EF Arab Startup Competition Approaching its 10th anniversary, the MIT Enterprise Forum (MITEF) for the Pan Arab Region carries on with its mission of helping regional... Wamda • 18 October, 2016 startup MITEF arab startups
Regional How MENA countries rank in terms of cleantech startups [Video] By 2030, Saudi Arabia will have more renewable energy capacity than any other country in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This... Teeb Assaf • 18 October, 2016 Cleantech MEMakersGE Green Energy
Regional You need more than a website to save the world [Opinion] Aspiring social entrepreneurs need to understand that the tech component of solving a social problem is only a very small part of... Kamel Al-Asmar • 13 October, 2016 Opinion Social Entrepreneurship Pepsico
Regional Holidayme.com secures $7M funding, a boost for regional travel industry UAE online travel agency Holidayme.com has raised $7 million in Series A funding from Silicon Valley-based Accel Partners, Saudi... Dana Ballout • 12 October, 2016 Travel holidayme Geet Bhalla
Regional Gulf Customer Experience Awards 2017 1 Day. 100+ Presentations. 42 Winners. The region has become more open to businesses and multinational companies than ever, and thus... Wamda • 12 October, 2016 customer Awards Dubai
Regional AUB Robotics Club presents Engineering Design Challenge 2.0: Drive Smarter The AUB Robotics Club's Engineering Design Challenge (EDC) is a regional university-level engineering competition, launched... Wamda • 11 October, 2016 robotics aub driverless cars
Regional smartcon Dubai 2016 This year’s smartcon Dubai 2016 will bring global thought leaders and practitioners to share best practices on... Wamda • 11 October, 2016 Dubai conference IoT
Regional The Entrepreneur Day 2016 The Entrepreneur Day is the annual startup conference hosted by Dubai Technology Entrepreneur Centre (Dtec),a tech startup event... Wamda • 11 October, 2016 Dubai dtec entrepreneurship
Regional Social Media Week Dubai 2016 [Exclusive discount code!] Social Media Week is the biggest global conference that brings together thought leaders and practitioners to explore how social media and... Wamda • 11 October, 2016 Social Media Networking Innovation
Regional Apply for FasterCapital's 5th round of funding FasterCapital (a virtual incubator based in Dubai) has launched its fifth round of funding for 2016 which begins on September 18, 2016 and... Wamda • 11 October, 2016 incubation acceleration Funding
Regional How to Build a Winning Team for your Startup Young Arab Leaders are hosting another session of their Entrepreneur Workshop Series on the theme of "How to Build a Winning Team for... Wamda • 11 October, 2016 Dubai Workshop
Regional Can audiobooks inspire more Arabs to read? [Wamda TV] Rawan Barakat, the founder of Raneen. (Image via Wamda) Studies have shown that Arab citizens hardly care about reading - dedicating... Kamel Al-Asmar • 11 October, 2016 Rawan Barakat Raneen Raneen Media
Regional SME Beyond Borders Dubai 2016 The UAE is taking critical steps to advance entrepreneurship and innovation, along with the government’s commitment to fuel... Wamda • 06 October, 2016 entrepreneurship uae women entrepreneurs
Regional MITEF Pan Arab awards $150K to refugee aid ideas Seven startups and NGOs (listed below) were awarded $150,000 in total at the MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab Innovate for Refugees award... Tala El Issa • 05 October, 2016 MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab Innovate for Refugees MIT Enterprise Forum Pan-Arab Natakallam