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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...

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Turkey

500 Startups announces new investment team in Turkey

500 Startups is boosting it’s presence in Turkey. This week the venture firm and early stage accelerator announced new venture partner E...

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Regional

Africa Code Week aims to teach 20,000 children to code in one week

Almost everybody has heard of Code.org, the American non-profit that aims to get kids to code. They’re hard to miss. In 2013, the o...

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Regional

Watch the Makers: Stars of Science season 7 promises surprises

Summer is out, schools are in and so is the biggest edutainment reality TV program of the region, Stars of Science (SOS). The show, an...

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Turkey

Network with Dave McClure and more at Startup Istanbul 2015 [Discount]

Startup Istanbul is one of the largest networking events for startups in the region. It’s main purpose is to allow networking of...

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U.A.E

Al Ahli Group acquires US based social media company theAudience

Oliver Luckett during an interview with TheWrap UAE based conglomerate Al Ahli Holding Group has acquired theAudience, a social-media and...

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Kuwait

Mix N’Mentor lands in Kuwait for the first time

During the Facebook workshop at Beirut's Mix N'Mentor in September 2015. (Image via Sam Fakhoury) Mix N’ Mentor is finally heading to...

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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...

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Jordan

The 4 challenges facing Jordan’s IT students

Students attending the Zinc workshop. (Images via Tala El Issa) Breaking into the world of IT can be tough for anyone, but in a region...

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U.A.E

Compareit4me closes Series A round of $3M

Compareit4me, the Dubai-based price comparison site for financial products has closed a Series A round of $3 million, lead by STC...

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U.A.E

Ro’Ya: Developing the UAE’s female entrepreneurs

2015 applicants attend a Ro'Ya workshop. (Images via Ro'Ya) Women are driving entrepreneurship in the UAE, and the people behind the...

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Jordan

Do employers still care about your college degree?

Just how important is a university degree? It depends on the field of study and who you ask. Wamda posed this question to employers,...

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Egypt

Dubai classifieds platform dubizzle acquired by OLX

[Update: September 17th - Dubizzle has invested $1 million in fashion marketplace app Shedd] Dubai’s classified ads website dubizzle has b...

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Lebanon

Marketplace Edition pulls in the entrepreneurs for Mix N’ Mentor Beirut

Getting to know you. Mix N' Mentor Beirut kicks off. (Images Wamda with Sam Fakhoury) Not too far from the location of recent...

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U.A.E

HR software Beneple acquired 8 months after launch

Putting the fun back into HR admin. When HR management startup, Beneple announced this week that they were acquired by a regulated...

Acqui-hire Health Insurance Beneple

Regional

New Wamda Research Lab report, Country Insights looks at Egypt, Lebanon Jordan and UAE

Jerash, Jordan: more than 60 percent of MENA's startup support institutions are based in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and the UAE. (Images via...

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U.A.E

Global Innovation Summit: embracing change is key to growth

The busy crowds at registration were indicative of what was ahead. (Image via Global Innovation Summit) The Global Innovation Summit 2015,...

U.A.E

UAE-based online property sites get Series A from iMENA

Apartment hunting online - a growing sector for the Middle East. (Image via JustProperty.com) JRD Group, parent company to UAE-based sites...

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Saudi Arabia

Mobily Ventures announces their part in Fetchr's $11M round

Mobily Ventures, the capital arm of Etihad Etisalat in Saudi Arabia, has announced their involvement in the funding round of shipping and...

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Regional

Where can you spend your bitcoins in the Middle East?

Though Bitcoin in MENA is in its infancy, demand and adoption are fast growing. (Image via BitOasis) This is a crosspost with...

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Regional

Language learning platform Duolingo launches in the Arab world

The language-learning platform Duolingo has launched in the Arab world, allowing Arabic speakers to learn English through free...

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Jordan

Oasis500 teaches Jordan's entrepreneurs to hustle for cash

Launching a successful tech startup takes more than just a good idea and dedication. This is what Nidal Qanadilo, a coaching...

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Iran

Iran’s Avatech ready for third cycle

As of September 20 one of Tehran’s three established accelerators will be open for applications to their third cycle. Out of those a...

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Lebanon

Mix N' Mentor to unite startups with 5 large corporates in Beirut

Mix N’ Mentor Beirut, the largest gathering of established Lebanese startups, has nearly reached full capacity but there is still...

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