Wamda

Lebanon

Brate raises $400K in seed funding

Lebanese startup Brate announced yesterday that it raised $400,000 in seed funding from a New York based angel...

Maghreb

Are you entrepreneur material? This app will tell you

Have you got what it takes to be an entrepreneur? (Image via Rachel Williamson) If you’re working in a corporate job and have a startup i...

Founders Test hidden founders app

U.A.E

Reserveout raises $4M Series A

Dubai-based Reserveout announced on Sunday that it has raised a Series A round of over $4 million led by regional VC firm Silicon...

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Jordan

A Startup Week first for the Arab World

Salwa Qattan, left, from Careem, Fouad Jeryes from CashBasha, and Rahmeh Abu Shweimeh of She Cab. (Image via Tala El Issa) For its...

Mlabbas She Cab Startup Week

Egypt

Hub in a Box creates off-the-shelf plan for hub finances

Hub 'DNA' - working out what's essential and what's not. (Image via Eduard Cousin) Asking Adam Molyneux-Berry about Hub in a Box is...

Global Innovation Gathering ImpactHubs Naweya

Jordan

10 new Jordanian startups for Enpact

After welcoming eight Jordanian fellows into its network in 2015, Enpact has returned to provide assistance to 10 others this April. A...

Startup Haus Enpact Oasis500

U.A.E

IoT devices winning big

The Mosaikx team with their giant cheque. (Image via Future Technology Week) A Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry...

The hive future technology week MEMakersGE

U.A.E

Crowd Analyzer wins pitching competition at Dubai Lynx [Video]

Crowd Analyzer is going to Cannes in June, after it won Wamda’s 'Startup Alley' pitching competition at this year's Dubai L...

Startup Alley Dubai Lynx Crowd Analyzer

U.A.E

A telematics opportunity is knocking, but is the region answering?

GoSparc's device that tracks and connects. (Image via GoSparc) GoSparc, an Amsterdam-based startup, created the aptly named 'Sparc' device....

Telematics Conference for the Middle East and Africa MEMakers telematics

Jordan

Hikma Pharmaceuticals launches $30M digital health venture fund in Amman

Hikma Pharmaceuticals has launched a $30 million strategic venture capital fund focused on digital health, therapeutics, and diagnostics...

Hikma Ventures Hikma Pharmaceutical MEMakersGE

Jordan

Green solution for Amman's problem building site

A green solution could be the answer to the Jordan Gate Towers construction catastrophe in Amman. The solution, proposed by architect Hanna...

green buildings Architecture amman

Jordan

Mixed Dimensions raises $4M in Silicon Valley

Gameprint.io in action. (Image via Mixed Dimensions) Jordanian 3D printing solutions company Mixed Dimensions, also known as MXD3D, has...

Draper Athena Alsop Louie Ventures Dolby Family Ventures

Regional

Maghreb, Egypt startups big winners at MIT Startup Competition

Winners and Judges of the 9th ‪‎MITEFARAB‬ Startup Competition. ( Images via MITEF) It was North Africa versus the Arab world at this ...

Zamen Ghinwa B8ak

Jordan

Preparing for a world of electronic and mobile payments

Panelists discuss the future of electronic and mobile payments in MENA. (Image via Sam Wendel) For many finance industry thought leaders,...

Umniah Madfoo3atcom Electronic and Mobile Payments in the Arab World Conference

Regional

Wamda Capital launches podcast series

Investment firm Wamda Capital published yesterday its first podcast episode on Soundcloud. In this episode, Fares Ghandour...

announcement Wamda Capital podcast

Turkey

Meet Nabiz, the Turkish version of Nabd

Kuwait’s Nabd, known as the Flipboard for Arabic news, has launched in Turkey with an Android and iOS version called Nabiz on...

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U.A.E

Term sheets at dawn, Step Conference 2016

Joy Ajlouny and fellow startup cofounders Loulou Khazen Baz and Mudassir Sheikha get stuck into the debate. (Image via...

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Jordan

Mix N’ Mentor is back to Amman with a tailored format

Bean bag heaven at Mix N' Mentor Cairo in March 2016. (Image via Wamda) Wamda Reserach Lab (WRL) findings showed that 40 percent of...

mix n mentor Amman Mix n Mentor Jordan

Global

AIG raises another $80M, from Orange

The leading operator telecom wants to join the African ecommerce boom. (Image via Rude Baguette) Africa Internet Group (AIG) can’t seem to ...

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Jordan

Jordan gets a new startup accelerator with BIG by Orange

Jordan’s startup factory just powered-up another assembly line. In December 2015, Orange Jordan, which is part of the multinational...

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Saudi Arabia

PayFort launches new Saudi payments option

Payfort's Saudi customers now have a new way to pay. (Image via Alsiasi) PayFort has integrated a new feature into its FORT...

SADAD The FORT Payfort

Egypt

Quora announces first acquisition, Wael Ghonim’s Parlio

Wael Ghonim during a TEDtalk in December 2015. Q&A site Quora announced today their acquisition of Parlio, a discussions platform....

Quora Parlio Wael Ghonim

Qatar

Looking to build an ecosystem, Qatar Foundation

“I met with a Jordanian minister a few years ago and he told me that he wanted the country to have 10,000 PhDs in the next few years,...

ARC'16 Qatar Foundation techwadi

Egypt

Egypt's cash crunch is affecting startups

All Egyptians have struggled for US dollars since capital controls were imposed, but this year has been particularly difficult. (Image via...

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