Wamda

Lebanon

CycleHack gets the wheels turning for a more bike-friendly Beirut

Public Interest Design cofounder Ibrahim Zahreddine discusses the challenges of cycling in Beirut at Beirut CycleHack. (Image via Maysaa...

cycling cyclehack Sustainability

Oman

Middle East Cyber Security Summit 2015

Nispana announced the Middle East Cyber Security Summit 2015 hosted in association with Muscat Expo. The summit will take place on...

Nispana Middle East Security Summit Muscat

Regional

The Big Booster Startup International Competition

The Big Booster competition is a program run in collaboration with the startup accelerator MassChallenge to boost innovative...

startup competition Big Booster Competition usa

Jordan

Open Hands Initiative’s Fellowship for Young Women Entrepreneurs

The Open Hands Initiative is launching the Fellowship for Young Women Entrepreneurs. This fellowship will bring together 10 american and...

Fellowship for Young Women Entrepreneurs Open Hands Initiative women entrepreneurs

U.A.E

MEED’s Smart Cities 2015 in Dubai

MEED’s Smart Cities 2015 is a conference that brings together critical partners to promote and invigorate the creation and...

MEED Dubai conference

Lebanon

Global entrepreneurs network lands in Lebanon

The introductory session of EO was attended by a selected few at the Four Seasons Hotel (Images via Stephanie Nour Prince) One of...

members host network

Global

Littlebits makes big in $44.2M funding round

Littlebits, the open source hardware startup from Lebanese founder Ayah Bdeir, has raised over $44 million in what they say is one of the...

MEMakers littlebits Electronics

U.A.E

Payfort acquires White to build dead simple payment solutions to startups

White Payment's Yazin Alrihayem (left) and Payfort's Omar Soudodi. (Image via PAYFORT) PAYFORT, announced today the...

White Payments Payfort online payment

U.A.E

TURN8 hackathon on Arabic digital content ideas

TURN8 seed accelerator is organizing a hackathon to find innovative digital media and business models that enhance Arabic content online....

Digital Arabic Content turn8 united arab emirates

U.A.E

Banking and insurance comparison startup Bayzat raises $1M led by BECO Capital

Bayzat, a UAE-based comparison site for health insurance services, banking products and car insurance has received a $1 million round...

Bayzat investement Funding

Egypt

KarmSolar signs first on-grid solar deal

KarmSolar is stepping into Egypt’s challenging grid-connected electricity market after signing a 27-year deal with Egypt’s...

PV KarmSolar solar energy

U.A.E

Urban mobility, energy and emissions - Decode Dubai tackles big city problems

Teams listening to a speaker midway through the conference. (Images via Dubai Internet City) As Dubai passionately pursues its strategy to...

Barcelona Smart City App Hack hackathons

U.A.E

AngelHack hackathon in Abu Dhabi

The AngelHack hackathon is a platform where participants compete to build, test, and launch their ideas to the world during the two-day e...

AngelHack abu dhabi hackathon

Turkey

Webrazzi Summit 2015 in Istanbul [Discount]

Webrazzi Summit is Turkey's most influential internet conference where industry leaders join together to discuss internet economy and c...

Webrazzi Summit turkey istanbul

Lebanon

PayPal cofounder pays young Lebanese student $100K to drop out and build a startup

During TedxBeirut last year. (Images via YouTube) It’s a busy time for Jihad Kawas. The 18-year-old Lebanese is wrapping up his final year ...

Thiel Fellowship Saily JihadKawas

Maghreb

Nurture your network, PR tips for startups

Entrepreneurs had a workshop in an intimate setting. (Images via Kaymu) When and how does one communicate the launch of a new project?...

Kaymu startupyourlife Casablanca

Regional

ReserveOut announces aggressive expansion campaign

ReserveOut, an online restaurant reservation platform announced plans for an aggressive geographical expansion in the Middle East and...

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Maghreb

Morocco attracts startups stars to Level Up event

Moroccan entrepreneurs are rushing to develop a thriving startup sector, and this year they managed to attract major players from their...

LevelUp LevelUp Morocco Moroco

Jordan

MENA corporates show a large appetite for startups at Mix N' Mentor Amman

Mentors and startups share challenges and potential solutions at Mix N' Mentor Amman. If the number of smiling faces and...

mix n mentor Amman Marketplace Edition ZINC

Regional

Online survey by the University of Wollongong in Dubai

The University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD) is conducting a survey aimed at and for entrepreneurs. This survey is done as part of a study...

national research foundation University of Wollongong in Dubai

Lebanon

Hbr creative platform's 3D printing technology workshop

Hbr creative platform is organizing a workshop on 3D printing technology in partnership with Image Systems (part of ITG), 3D Systems, and...

3D Systems Information Technology Group Hbr creative platform

Regional

Startupbootcamp Istanbul acceleration program application deadline

Startupbootcamp Istanbul is a 3 month acceleration program aimed at startups from Turkey, Middle East, North Africa and CIS...

startupbootcamp

Regional

Wamda Capital announces the launch of its $75M regional growth stage venture fund

Wamda Capital announced today the launch of its regional growth stage $75 million investment fund, Wamda MENA Ventures I. The Fund,...

Mena Venture Investments Wamda Capital aramex

U.A.E

Can sports help people explore Dubai?

I wrote two years ago about how daily deals websites are fading in Lebanon, inspired by my previous job at GoNabit, the first group...

GamePlaySport seed investment Dubai

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