Wamda

Saudi Arabia

Saudi's iPhady finds new home with Alfalak

As part of its expansion strategy throughout Saudi Arabia, Alfalak Electronic Equipment and Supplies, a provider of IT and telecom...

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Jordan

Zain Jordan launches hi-tech incubator

During the MENA ICT Forum 2014, telecom company Zain Jordan launched its latest initiative to support entrepreneurship in the...

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Regional

Web Summit: worth the trip to Dublin for Arab startups?

Photo Credit: The Web Summit And it’s a wrap! The Web Summit, the biggest event dedicated to startups in Europe, Africa, and the M...

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Regional

New Diwanee site seeks to feed growing interest in MENA celebrity news

When Paris-based digital publishing company Webedia acquired a majority stake in Diwanee in March, the Dubai-based Arabic content...

U.A.E

Personal finance app Wally launches on Android, aimed squarely at UAE

A year after its initial launch at Arabnet Beirut, personal finance application Wally is now rolling out Wally+, a...

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Jordan

Turkey's Yemeksepeti acquires a majority stake in Jordan's ifood.jo

Yemeksepeti, a leading Turkish food ordering site based in Istanbul, has announced its acquisition of majority shares in the Jordanian...

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U.A.E

Wamda announces the last 2014 Mix N' Mentor: Dubai

Mix N’ Mentor Dubai, the final stop on Wamda’s 2014 #MixNMentor Roadshow, will take place on December 13th, 2014 at Dubai’s in5 Innovation ...

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U.A.E

4 innovation game changers from AtlanticLIVE's Abu Dhabi summit

AtlanticLIVE, the events arm of Atlantic Media, was convinced in Abu Dhabi being the host of their first international...

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Regional

New Wamda Research Lab report sheds light on MENA investment landscape and future opportunities

76% of surveyed MENA startups surveyed have received funding below $500,000 (full report here) Entrepreneurs that have the ambition to...

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Jordan

Wysada raises $5M+ Series A funding from Silicon Badia

Wysada, an online luxury retailer of home goods, décor, and interior furnishings, which has been described as a One Kings Lane’s cl...

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Maghreb

Startech Unconference, Tunisia

What Prevents Tunisia From Generating IT Succes Stories ? This is the question Tunisian event organizer agency MAZAM, and American...

Lebanon

MEVP’s IMPACT Fund announces $12.5M investment in 5 Lebanese tech startups

Managing Partner Walid Hanna announcing the investments The Middle East Venture Partners fund (MEVP), one of Lebanon’s larger Venture C...

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Egypt

Flat6Labs to launch an investment fund for startups

Three years is probably enough for an accelerator to get to know the ins and the outs of a regional ecosystem, and conclude which services...

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Regional

How did these three Arab startups take advantage of TechCrunch Disrupt

Getting your product known and used internationally is tough, especially if you’re based in the Arab world. To address this head on, a s...

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U.A.E

Astrolabs launches pilot course for its Academy

The Dubai-based entrepreneurship platform Astrolabs is set to launch one of its latest components, the Astrolabs Academy, which will...

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Maghreb

AMPION launches 4 road trip hackathons throughout Africa, to educate and invest in entrepreneurs

Last year, a diverse crowd of 30 Africans and Europeans embarked on an unusual adventure: they hopped a bus leaving from...

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Regional

Mobile dominates even offline shopping in MENA [Report]

Shoppers and retailers in the MENA region have long known that consumers have been spending more and more money online. What is new,...

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U.A.E

Payment gateway Telr to target MENA and Southeast Asia on strength of Series A round

Online payment gateway Telr, based between Singapore and Dubai, has secured Series A funding from Hatcher and iMENA,...

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Maghreb

Entrepreneurs learn a lesson in storytelling at #YMEstartup Tunis

Walking through the doors of Tunisia’s Elgazala Technopark on Monday October 13th, there was one thing I couldn’t help but not...

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Regional

Former Maktoob exec raises 800K to bring social TV app to MENA

The Los Angeles-based, MENA-focused app Vyu has just closed an $825,000 USD round led by Jordan’s Jabbar Internet Group. The company will u...

Lebanon

Messaging startup enlists Arab pop star to boost downloads

Despite what you may see on the Instagram account of a Saudi royal, the Arab world is traditionally a very private place. From the high...

Egypt

Saving the world, one game at a time

Last month, at a two-day workshop organized by the United Nations Development Program, lucky Cairo youngsters got a look at how to...

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U.A.E

Language game app to take the pain out of learning

The growth of online learning products has created a huge range of ways to learn a foreign language, from the comprehensive-but-pricey...

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Regional

Meet the Arab entrepreneurs who competed at Istanbul's WebIt Congress

On the two first days of October, in Istanbul, Turkey, the 6th edition of the Eurasian tech event Webit Congress took place. A large...

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