U.A.E Compareit4me closes $2.4M funding round The financial comparison site Compareit4me.com has closed a funding round of $2.4 million. According to a statement released by the... Lucy Knight • 26 September, 2016 Investment Compareit4me.com Wamda Capital
Tunisia What I know about social entrepreneurship: Camille Courtaud Social entrepreneurship, high impact entrepreneurship, social business, impact investing, so many mysterious words. What do they mean? Do... Aline Mayard • 26 September, 2016 Social Entrepreneurship Social Business Yunus Social Business
U.A.E Dubai-based The Luxury Closet closes Series B round of $7.8M The Luxury Closet has closed a Series B round of $7.8 million. Led by Wamda Capital, the investment is one of the highest in MENA this... Dana Ballout • 26 September, 2016 The Luxury Closet Wamda Capital Kunal Kapoor
Egypt Going cashless in Egypt with Paymob It is no secret that cash and informal transactions are still the norm in Egypt. Cash transactions account for 40 percent of the... Radwa Rashad • 26 September, 2016 Paymob Egypt banking
Pakistan Making money from Pakistan’s darkness This article is the second in a series on solar energy in Pakistan. You can read the first article here. Imagine yourself living tens,... Rachel Williamson • 26 September, 2016 pakistan solar energy Nizam Energy
U.A.E Could this Dubai startup have produced the world’s thinnest smartphone? A Dubai-based startup claims to have manufactured the thinnest smartphone available worldwide, with a width of 4.6 mm (a little more than... Maysaa Ajjan • 25 September, 2016 carbon works Dubai smartphone
U.A.E NYUAD Idea Lab rebrands to Start AD Initially created to help students, New York University Abu Dhabi’s Idea Lab will be known as Start AD starting this month.... Archana Menon • 25 September, 2016 NYU Abu Dhabi MEMakersGE Start AD
Palestine Borders may lock Gazan techies in, but they don’t lock support out In a jam-packed hall at Box inc. in the heart of Silicon Valley, Gaza Sky Geeks hosted a startup event atypical of Bay Area... Lilian Abou Zeki • 23 September, 2016 gaza sky geeks Gaza 500 startups
U.A.E From mortgages to Nancy Ajram, one man makes his digital mark on pop culture Celebrity beta website Najem is three-months old and dedicated to the lifestyles of MENA's rich and famous. Think Buzzfeed with glamor.... Lucy Knight • 22 September, 2016 Vinelab lebanon uae
Regional Real innovation can only happen from within I was recently invited to talk about innovation in healthcare in emerging markets at the Royal Society of Medicine’s Digital... Roland Daher • 22 September, 2016 MEMakersGE Innovation
Global Startup Watch: Elon Musk feels fear, US startups declining, and Saudi teen wants hijabi emojis The world of entrepreneurship news is a complicated one to navigate. To help, here’s our roundup of what we’re reading on Elon... Dana Ballout • 22 September, 2016 Startup Watch Elon Musk DARPA
U.A.E Nice and slow: Ekar launches with the watchful blessing of UAE authorities Earlier this year, UAE news outlets were abuzz with the launch of Udrive, a car rental app running on a pay-per-minute scheme. Clickbait... Vanessa Khalil • 21 September, 2016 uae ekar Transport
U.A.E Wrappup closes $800K investment round Wrappup, an app that solves time wasting meetings by recording and flagging the important moments, has closed a seed round of... Lucy Knight • 21 September, 2016 Wrappup BECO Capital Investment
Turkey Wamda Capital invests $2.2M in Insider Wamda Capital announced today a $2.2 million Series A investment in Insider, a smart digital platform for marketers to personalize,... Dana Ballout • 21 September, 2016 Insider turkey Wamda Capital
Kuwait Should you offer internships at your startup? This article is a crosspost with Nuwait. You have excellent college grades, solid cover letter, stellar resume, and dozens of... Reine Farhat • 21 September, 2016 internships MyU studenthub
U.A.E Movesouq closes $3M round Home services marketplace Movesouq has closed a funding round of $3 million. The round was led by Addventure, an international VC out of... Lucy Knight • 20 September, 2016 movesouq Addventure home services
