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Beirut Editors Lab Hackathon

On 27-28 April 2018, the Global Editors Network (GEN) will gather some of the best media innovators from the region at Flat6Labs in Beirut...

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areeba debuts contactless biometric payment cards in the Middle East

Gemalto, one of the world leaders in digital security, is supplying its Visa biometric contactless bank card to areeba, a Lebanese...

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Lebanon

Four years after Circular 331: The ecosystem needs more Seed Stage funds

It was never the same for the Lebanese ecosystem after 2014. Banque du Liban’s (BDL) Circular 331 was meant to create the foundations...

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Lebanon

Diabetes monitoring startup wins a $50,000 Seed Boost fund during Speed@BDD’s fifth Demo Day

Spike, a mobile assistant that helps diabetics better manage their diabetes, won the second edition of Speed@BDD’s Seed Boost. The...

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Lebanese online interior design platform Moodfit raised a $400K seed round

Moodfit, one of the first online interior design platforms in the MENA region, closed a $400,000 seed investment round from Seeders...

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Four winning teams at Jusoor’s fourth Entrepreneurship Competition for Syrian startups

Four teams were awarded at Jusoor’s fourth annual entrepreneurship competition and bootcamp for Syrian startups in Beirut. The...

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Improving electricity and fake news detection through data #AUBWiDS2018

Data desert is a term often used to describe certain areas, whether unprivileged or not, where data is not regularly collected to form a...

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Lebanon

5 new trends at ArabNet Beirut 2018

Lebanon is a small market that is often described in the news as an unstable country full of corruption and problems on all levels. While...

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Lebanon

AUB Stanford Women in Data Science Conference

AUB Stanford Women in Data Science (WiDS) conference is a global conference organized in collaboration with Stanford ICME (Institute for...

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Lebanon

$48M MIC Ventures telco fund launched to boost ICT startups in Lebanon

MIC Ventures, a $48 million telco fund initiated by MIC 1 and MIC 2, the two mobile operators in Lebanon managed by Touch and Alfa, was...

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Lebanon

cewas Startup Program - Lebanon [Call for Applications]

Here is your chance to build your water, sanitation or waste idea into a business, with expert trainings, access to cash financing and...

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Lebanon

ArabNet Beirut 2018

The 9th edition of ArabNet Beirut 2018 will take place on February 20-22. The event will feature more than 80 speakers from the MENA region...

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Lebanon

Jusoor Entrepreneurship Competition 2018

Jusoor opened up registration for its fourth annual Entrepreneurship Competition this month. The competition is open for application...

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Lebanon

Two winners at AUB’s Hult Prize competition

The second edition in a row of the Hult Prize competition was held on campus at the American University of Beirut (AUB). The Hult Prize...

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Lebanon

The Lebanese Venture Capital and Private Equity Association launched

The Lebanese Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (LVCPEA) was officially launched bringing together a number of major players...

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Lebanon

What does Beirut Digital District’s 15-year plan look like? [Wamda TV]

Hosting a good number of VCs, accelerators, incubators and startups, Beirut Digital District (BDD), which was launched in 2012, has rapidly...

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Lebanon

Startup Weekend Bekaa - Ag | Food | Water Innovation

Techstars Startup Weekend Bekaa is the place to look for a team, prototype and validate a business idea, and receive feedback from...

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Lebanon

Customization is king in today’s perfect world

In today’s world, the term ‘perfection’ is being replaced by ‘customization’. If a product isn’t...

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Lebanon

Lebanon’s UK Tech Hub receives more funding and support

Following the strong performance of the UK Lebanon Tech Hub (UKLTH) - a joint initiative by Lebanon’s Central Bank, Banque du Liban,...

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Nanotech is emerging in the MENA’s healthcare sector accentuating inventions and opportunities

The global nanotechnology industry is expected to grow to reach almost $76 billion by 2020. But what is it exactly? Nanotechnology is...

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When online payments exceed pay-on-delivery in Lebanon [Wamda TV]

There is no doubt that the MENA is embracing a revolutionary retail transformation, and that tech is at the core of this shift in shopping...

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Lebanon

Lebanese private tutoring app Synkers raises seed funding from Phoenician Funds

Synkers, a peer-to-peer private tutoring app, announced that it has recently closed its first seed funding with Phoenician Funds, following...

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What can the social innovation ecosystem learn from the tech sector in Lebanon? [Opinion]

Social entrepreneurship is increasingly seen as the key for sustainable development in diverse contexts worldwide. As developed countries...

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Lebanese youth is entrepreneurship-driven, but needs more early-stage funding [Report]

Editor's note: This article has been updated to include the insights of Jad Salame, managing partner of Phoenician Funds. The...

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