Palestine Keeping Arabic alive with greeting cards Maysa's sister Assel inspects their products. (Images via Loz) When you talk about what inspired Maysa Alshaer to create Loz, a... Christina Ganim • 25 November, 2015 Women on the Frontline Arabic language Loz
Palestine Palestinian startup to compete in Seedstars World finals First place and a ticket to Switzerland: meet the Mashvisor team. (Images via Arabreneur) Mashvisor has been selected as a national winner... Rafat Abushaban • 22 November, 2015 Mashvisor SeedStars International seedstars
Palestine Gaza entrepreneur gives his 5 lessons for success Castle Soft began in the late 1980s with a piece of paper, a pencil, and a vision to create accounting software that is reliable,... Rafat Abushaban • 03 November, 2015 al-aseal accounting software Majdi Abu Daff
Palestine Freelance marketplace Nabbesh helps Palestinians leap borders Unemployed youth in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank can now find virtual freelance work more easily, following the launch of an... Christina Ganim • 06 October, 2015 Fursati west bank Gaza
Palestine This startup wants to modernize vaccination management While waiting at a vaccination center in Jerusalem, Hafeth Zughayer noticed parents coming in and arguing with the nurses after learning... Rafat Abushaban • 23 September, 2015 Jerusalem Universal Baby Vaccinations digital health care
Palestine No electricity, no problem: Startup Grind Gaza succeeds despite obstacles Despite difficulties, Dave McClure, right, managed to get to Gaza for its second Startup Grind event, and it was a success. (Image via Ain... Christina Ganim • 14 September, 2015 Startup Grind Gaza Dave McClure
Palestine Startup Grind Ramallah hosts Dave McClure It was clear at Startup Grind Ramallah on Thursday that teams matter less in comparison with the actual product or service they’re s... Christina Ganim • 13 September, 2015 Leaders Dave McClure startup grind ramallah
Palestine Palestine's top 8 incubators There has been a lot of hype recently surrounding startups from Palestine, but they aren’t working in a vacuum. There’s a thriving eco... Rafat Abushaban • 01 September, 2015 gaza sky geeks west bank Gaza
Palestine Investors and entrepreneurs preach startups to Palestinian university students It may be hard to believe, but now is the perfect time to start a business in Palestine. “There wasn’t enough [funding] in the pipeline bef... Christina Ganim • 16 August, 2015 entrepreneurship palestine arabreneur
Palestine 72-hour gamer comp tests Ramallah talent Palestine has joined Game Zanga’s 72-hour design competition as game developers converged on Ramallah over the weekend to try and beat the c... Rafat Abushaban • 04 August, 2015 game competition game jam game zanga
Palestine Palestinian startup RedCrow Intelligence analyzes security threats for business Palestinians Hussein Nasser-Eddin and Laila Akel started their big data-crunching risk analysis company in September last year, having... Melanie Butcher • 28 July, 2015 RedCrow Intelligence big data Security
Palestine How this Palestinian startup is helping users discover music Indiepush, a Ramallah-based online music platform that connects fans to their favorite indie artists is taking on MENA’s... Christina Ganim • 23 July, 2015 Indiepush ramallah Music
Palestine FastForward Accelerator opens its door to its fifth batch of Palestinian entrepreneurs FastForward Accelerator is now accepting applications for the fifth round of its acceleration program. The application deadline is August... Wamda • 22 July, 2015 seed investment accelerator palestine
Palestine Goodbye San Francisco loyalty card, hello Ramallah startup When Mohammed Amleh left a well paid job in the loyalty card business, in San Francisco, to return to Palestine to launch a startup, people... Tala El Issa • 21 July, 2015 SWIPT ramallah palestine
Palestine Ramallah-based real estate analytics startup aims to serve world When you ask Peter Abualzolof, cofounder and CEO of Mashvisor, a startup for part-time real estate investors what pushes him, his answer is... Christina Ganim • 01 July, 2015 Mashvisor Real Estate Analytics
Palestine Ramallah travel portal Batuta announces $2.5M Series A round So many places to visit, so much to see. (Image via Batuta) Batuta, a Ramallah-based Arabic travel research website has secured a $2.5... Antoine Abou-Diwan • 08 June, 2015 Siraj Palestine Fund I Batuta yamsafer
Palestine Yamsafer secures $3.5M in series B funding led by Global Founders Capital The world is your oyster. (Image via Yamsafer) Yamsafer, a Ramallah-based hotel booking platform servicing the Arab region, has announced... Maya Rahal • 04 June, 2015 series B Global Founders Capital investement
Palestine Tiny package, quick power: Palestinian startup crowdfunding phone battery solution A nifty charger that won't weigh you down. (Images via BOLD Gadget) As technology still lags behind the growing demand for longer... Rachel Williamson • 26 May, 2015 portable battery Knot BOLD Gadget
Palestine Why this high-fashion startup is prioritizing Palestine ElMuda's founders Ruba Abdulhadi (left) and Badea Jaber. High fashion is big business in the Middle East. In fact, the Arab region is one... Rachel McArthur • 06 April, 2015 elmuda palestine Fashion
Palestine PIVOT turns to Kickstarter to fund its journey through Palestinian - and world - history You might remember the story of Palestinian Asma Jaber and her fiancé Sami Jitan who launched PIVOT, an interactive app that stores ... Pamela Kesrouani • 15 March, 2015 Pivot kickstarter palestine
Palestine Palestinian FOA Academy joins the fleet of ed-tech startups According to the Broadband Commission for Digital Development more than half of the world’s population will have access to the internet b... Eman Mostafa • 24 February, 2015 FOA Academy palestine EdTech
Palestine Startups have a role to play in rebuilding Gaza Despite Israel’s destroying several billion dollars worth of property, businesses, and homes, displacing 500,000 people, and killing 2,200 ... Wamda • 09 December, 2014 gaza sky geeks Gaza palestine
Palestine Entrepreneur puts Palestine on region's educational gaming map “We suffer from a deep shortage of digital Arabic content in the region” at least that is a complaint often made by entrepreneurs, despite e... Eman Mostafa • 04 December, 2014 palestine Gaming
Palestine Gaza's accelerator turns to crowdfunding to keep its doors open Update: Mercy Corps has extended its crowd funding campaign for Gaza Sky Geeks by an extra 30 days and it will now run until January 8 ... Lucy Knight • 05 November, 2014 gaza sky geeks Gaza accelerator