Egypt Egypt's A15 to get back into the startup game Tech investment company A15 launched in Egypt in October, heralding its arrival with the news of the sale of one of its biggest companies,... Eman Mostafa • 04 January, 2016 Catalyst Performly DishDino
Regional 7 online courses for startups The life of an entrepreneur is hectic, with nonstop demands and success often depending on learning and growing in changing... Esraa Haidar • 04 January, 2016 Coursera Udacity Udemy
Regional MENA's year in investing [Infographic] The money pool for startups in MENA is growing, but slowly. (Image via Near Shore Americas) Funding is the entrepreneur's... Rachel Williamson • 03 January, 2016 VC investment Womena MENA
Turkey What is holding back Turkey’s startups? There's something holding them back. (Image via Dwass at Foolishlego.com) With 2015 drawing to an end, suffice to say it has been another... Ronan Farrell • 03 January, 2016 Galata Business Angels 212 Capital Webit DIGIT EMEA
Egypt Egypt's Winex innovates with health tech The international health sector is evolving as innovators mix tech solutions with healthcare, but in Egypt the shift to even partially... Sara Aggour • 03 January, 2016 Winex MEMakers big data
Regional Fast Facts II: 12+ new hubs for MENA startups (2015) Throughout 2015, support for entrepreneurs in the Arab world continued to grow. As Wamda’s review of the year’s... Jonas Feller • 31 December, 2015 Wamda Research Lab accelerator CER
Regional Some considerations on starting a company in MENA [Opinion] The path to the MENA market is difficult but not impossible. (Image via constructionweekonline) Entrepreneurship is not for everyone,... Johnny Matta • 31 December, 2015 billing oped Opinion
Regional Fast Facts I: $300M+ in MENA startup exits (2015) As the 2016 Global Entrepreneurship Index noted, MENA countries collectively enjoy a startup ecosystem that is “almost... Jonas Feller • 31 December, 2015 exists investments funds
Regional Top 10 exits of 2015 Exits here, and here, and here. (Image via Wamda) MENA finished the year with a bang when it came to exits, as after ten well-earned deals... Maya Rahal • 30 December, 2015 2015 Roundup Roundup
Palestine This Palestinian startup is using touch technology to help kids affected by autism Colors, lights, music - the specialized environments of Iris Solutions' sensory rooms helps rehabilitate people who live with stress... Christina Ganim • 30 December, 2015 Medical Aid for Palestinians Stress Disorders Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Lebanon BDD transitions from dream to startup hub The green grass of innovation. (Images via BDD) 2015 was a busy year for the Beirut Digital District (BDD). There was... Maysaa Ajjan • 29 December, 2015 Nymgo Diwanee Mouhamad Rabah
Regional MENA's year of money: 10 notable rounds of 2015 A big year for MENA startups. (Image via Wamda) 2015 was a rich one in terms of startup investment rounds. We’ve witnessed two $100 m... Maya Rahal • 29 December, 2015 2015 Roundup Deals Roundup
Egypt How Farminal uses tech to impact the agriculture sector in Egypt [Video] As CEO of Farminal, Egyptian entrepreneur Walid Sorour presents his company, providers of innovative solutions for dairy farms. With their... Maya Rahal • 29 December, 2015 Mastitis Farminal NUMA
U.A.E Souq.com sells CashU Regional ecommerce site Souq.com has sold its online payment arm CashU. In what is known as a ‘management buyout’ the company was pur... Lucy Knight • 28 December, 2015 investments Online payments Genero Capital
Global Then and now: how accelerators have evolved This article is a crosspot with Nuwait. As Kuwait is welcoming soon one of the top five accelerators in the world, TechStars, we... Ahmad Takatkah • 28 December, 2015 crosspost oped data growth
Regional 8 MENA ecommerce predictions for 2016 This is an edited crosspost with LinkedIn. What a year it’s been for ecommerce in the Middle East. Launches of dozens of new startups; the ... Mo Ali Yusuf • 28 December, 2015 Uberization Mo Ali Yusuf Opinion
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