Wamda

16th Silicon Oasis TechForum in Dubai

TechForum, an event hosted by Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority, is a community networking platform that hosts technology professionals, e...

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Your Middle East is one of a new generation of media sites focusing on the Arab region, seeking to shift how news here is covered. Similar...

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Community puts Impact Hub Dubai ahead of the pack

Impact Hub Dubai launched on 14 January this year into an ecosystem becoming increasingly crowded with startup-friendly venues. But CEO...

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WebTeb goes mobile with Arabic language app

Leading Arabic health and lifestyle portal Webteb has announced the launch of its mobile WebTeb App, the first of its kind in...

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Women-led startups in Google's #40Forward network have raised $20M USD this year

In March, Google for Entrepreneurs launched a campaign called #40Forward, to provide program assistance and $1 million USD in aggregate...

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Lebanon

Mix N' Mentor is back in Beirut this September. Sign up now!

The next stop on Wamda’s 2014 Mix N’ Mentor Roadshow, Mix N’ Mentor Beirut, will take place on September 27th, 2014. This will be the first...

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Lebanon

twofour54 invests in Arabic online game developer Falafel Games

Falafel Games, the designer and producer of Arabic Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG), just received...

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LinkedIn of Arabia? Egypt’s answer to the recruitment question

It is often the case that entrepreneur experts advise those in their field not to think of regional expansion before their project has...

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How Game Cooks' side project became its newest attraction

It's all about the screen tap. (Images courtesy of Game Cooks) In a departure from their usual games, which...

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Aramex launches logistics support network for regional entrepreneurs

Aramex and Infofort are launching a new program that focuses on helping startups and SMEs across their network. Aramex and Infofort ...

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Jordan

Tamatem Games' secret to 2 million downloads in 2 months

Amman-based games publisher Tamatem announced last week that they had hit 4 million downloads. When Wamda spoke to them this week that...

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Here's how group messaging app Palringo raised $230,000 for Syria and Gaza this Ramadan

Palringo, a London-headquartered group messaging and gaming app for iOS and Android launched in 2006, used its 27 million-strong user...

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Fatim-Zahra Biaz is the winner of the 2nd edition of the Karim Jazouani Prize

For the second year in a row, we have asked you, our readers, to nominate people who have done the most for the Moroccan startups. We...

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Palestine

How these two Arab startups are joining forces to support #Gaza

More and more individual and collective initiatives are being launched every day across the Arab region – and the whole world for that m...

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2 Jordanian startups included in 500 Startups' 10th batch

500 Startups, the Silicon Valley accelerator/VC/startup community, has selected two Jordanian startups as part of its 10th batch. Feesheh...

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Palestine's only startup accelerator announces its latest round

The Ramallah-based accelerator, FastForward, recently selected three startups for its latest round of acceleration. The selected startups...

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Startup Weekend is looking for organizers in Lebanon!

If you're an active member of your local startup community and want to be part of the global Startup Weekend movement, don't pass up the...

Startup Weekend

Easy Taxi secures $40m in Series D funding, eyes regional expansion

Easy Taxi, a Brazilian taxi calling app backed by Rocket Internet, has announced a Series D fundraising round of $40 million USD, led by...

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Atheer Labs closes new round thanks to Lebanese diaspora connection

It’s already been seven months since we announced the launch of Atheer Labs crowdfunding campaign. Back then, the Mountain V...

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Istikana vying against fierce competition to be the Netflix for the region

Televisions have been in widespread use in many countries for over fifty years; surprisingly, though, TV viewing habits largely haven’t c...

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UAE enacts laws supportive of entrepreneurship

It should be obvious by now to all governments in the MENA region that promoting entrepreneurship does not only lead to new services and...

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Bikhir merges with Avito: a look at the new company

Five months ago, the news that the two leaders of the classified market in Morocco, Avito.ma and Bikhir.ma, were merging made a lot of...

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Regional investment future looks bright despite political distress

The 8th edition of the ‘MENA Private Equity & Venture Capital’ Annual Report shows that investments in the region are holding strong de...

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Egyptian entrepreneurs ready for more constructive dialogue

In Egypt since the January 2011 uprising, there has been no shortage of events, meetups, conferences, and pitch sessions aimed at...

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