Lebanon 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... Teresa Chahine - Alain Daou • 12 November, 2017 lebanon oped Social Entrepreneurship
Lebanon 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... Rana Freifer • 10 November, 2017 lebanon GEM UK Lebanon Tech Hub
Lebanon The MENA embraces more healthtech advancements The global healthcare expenditure will be growing from $7.7 trillion in 2013 to $9.6 trillion in 2018. Digital transformation is... Rana Freifer • 08 November, 2017 lebanon robotics SASHA
Lebanon This Lebanese startup is carrying a piece of home around the world According to the Lebanese International Business Council, the Lebanese diaspora is currently estimated between 11 to 13 million people,... Rana Freifer • 31 October, 2017 Koullouna Marielle Khayat Diaspora
Kuwait ‘Scent-preneurs’ are gaining momentum in the region as clients seek individuality It is said that perfume is something that’s invisible, yet an unforgettable accessory. Beyond the pleasance it evokes, and the... Rana Freifer • 25 October, 2017 lebanon kuwait Oman
Lebanon About Beirut’s middle-stage ecosystem and its multiple opportunities [Report] The World Bank’s Tech startup ecosystem in finding and recommendations report, analyzed the tech startup ecosystem in Beirut, in an... Rana Freifer • 23 October, 2017 lebanon world bank Report
Lebanon Bus stops in Lebanon are getting smarter The World Bank’s Roads and Employment Project for Lebanon in 2017 estimated the Lebanese road network for almost 21,705 kilometers,... Berthe El Aya • 27 September, 2017 Smart Bus Stops Transportation Social Entrepreneurship
Lebanon Seedstars Beirut: Everyone wants to scale “Lebanon is a great place to test ideas and launch startups. This relatively small market is better than others when it comes to the... Maya Rahal • 26 September, 2017 lebanon seedstars beirut
Lebanon Startup Weekend Beirut Artificial Intelligence Edition From September 29 to October 1, Beirut Digital District will be hosting the first Startup Weekend dedicated to artificial intelligence in... Wamda • 19 September, 2017 beirut AI Startup Weekend
Lebanon How this Lebanese startup is innovating refugee humanitarian assistance Innovation in the humanitarian sector is a growing and important source of support for at-risk groups of people around the world. It served... Nina Angeles • 14 September, 2017 KwikSense UNH Humanitarian Aid
Lebanon Solidifying business bonds through partnerships: #MixNMentor Beirut The Lebanese Information Technology (ICT) sector and related industries, is a fast growing sector with a market size of $436.2 million in... Rana Freifer • 11 September, 2017 Mix n Mentor Beirut startups entrepreneurs
Lebanon After fablabs and makerspaces, startup studios debut in Beirut Accelerators, incubators, coworking spaces, hackerspaces, makerspaces, fablabs, and living labs, all constitute a crowded ecosystem lexica... Rana Freifer • 08 September, 2017 Startup studio Sqwirl Lab Ziad Jreidini
Lebanon This Lebanese startup is reinventing secondhand retail August 25 was the Secondhand Wardrobe Day and there is a reason to celebrate it. Trashion, bale retail, or secondhand businesses are not... Rana Freifer • 06 September, 2017 Fabricaid secondhand clothing Retail
Lebanon Facebook Partner Developer Workshop Beirut Digital District in collaboration with Facebook, invite you, your teams and your extended network of startups and entrepreneurs to... Wamda • 05 September, 2017 lebanon Facebook bdd
Lebanon Digital Transformation Middle East 2017 The Digital Transformation Middle East 2017 conference will be taking place at the American University of Beirut on September... Wamda • 05 September, 2017 conference aub Edutech
Jordan Refugee Learning Accelerator [Call for applications] The Refugee Learning Accelerator supports engineers and computer scientists from the Middle East to create technologies for refugee... Wamda • 29 August, 2017 accelerator Refugee MIT
Lebanon Rebuilding toy models, from Urbacraft to Makerbrane [Wamda TV] When Ayssar Arida and Sabine de Maussion founded in Lebanon Urbacraft, a building blocks startup that allows children to build construction... Berthe El Aya • 28 August, 2017 Makerbrane Urbacraft 3D Makerspace
Lebanon Slush GIA Beirut 2017 This year Bootcamp by AltCity will be hosting the Slush GIA Pitch competition 2017 at Beirut Digital District on September 6 from 5 pm to 8... Wamda • 22 August, 2017 lebanon slush GIA
Lebanon Seedstars Beirut Seedstars World is on a mission to identify the best seed-stage entrepreneurs and provide them with an opportunity to win up to USD 1... Wamda • 21 August, 2017 seedstars Innovation Pitching
Lebanon Mix N' Mentor Beirut 2017 The Lebanese startup ecosystem had witnessed a series of game-changing initiatives that promise to boost many of the country’s... Wamda • 06 August, 2017 beirut MixNMentor Entrepreneur
Lebanon Lebanese social startups develop solutions that ‘Makesense’ Senselab, a three-week bootcamp powered by Makesense Lebanon, gathered various Lebanese ventures aiming at designing, testing, improving... Jana Kassem • 01 August, 2017 Makesense Fabricaid Kharzaya
Lebanon Sixth edition of Mix N’ Mentor Beirut coming on September 8 There is a reason why Beirut is talked about so much in the startup world. While the city may not be as big as Cairo or Amman or as... Wamda • 31 July, 2017 mnm Mix n Mentor lebanon
Lebanon The music revolution will not be live, it will be digital [Part1] In the first piece of this two-part series, we will be looking at the business of online music in the MENA, what are the numbers,... Lily Catherine Jabbour • 31 July, 2017 lebanon anghami Elie Habib
Lebanon Learn. Impact. Grow Program The Suliman S. Olayan School of Business (OSB) at The American University of Beirut (AUB) in partnership with the Lebanese League for Women... Wamda • 27 July, 2017 aub Training Entrepreneur