Egypt 2 Egyptian startups heading to Germany’s Pirate Summit Winners of the event, Germany bound. Two Egyptian startups are heading off to Germany. Crowd Analyzer, a platform analyzing social... Eman Mostafa • 23 April, 2015 Coterique Crowd Analyzer Greek Campus
Jordan New Jordan startup looking to harness creativity of youth Youngsters need skills, and particularly in today’s job market they need skills that are going to set them apart from the thousands of o... Kristin Chase • 23 April, 2015
Regional Vea starts fundraising campaign to expand its tire rubber tubes upcycling operations Vea, an environmental fashion store in Beirut’s downtown Souks mall, has launched a $10,000 campaign on MENA crowdfunding platform Zo... Raed Khalil • 22 April, 2015 Marwan Ammoun Layal Jebran Patrick El Zoghbi
Maghreb One guest at a time: how a newly launched hotel aims to boost Tunis’ medina Tucked away in one of the small alleys of Tunisian capital Tunis’ old town, the medina, you find the seven-room boutique hotel Dar B... Christine Petré • 22 April, 2015 hospitality Tourism Social Entrepreneurship
Turkey Turkish news site to launch Arabic version from Beirut The Istanbul offices of haberler.com By the end of 2015 Beirut is going to be home to another news portal for the Arabic speaking region,... Lucy Knight • 21 April, 2015 Yeni Medya haberler turkey
Regional How this startup made 6 figures in 6 weeks When HomeSwipe founder Michael Lisovetsky arranged a meeting with Silicon Valley investor Tim Draper, he knew he needed to come up with... Maysaa Ajjan • 21 April, 2015 Dean Soukeras Michael Lisovetsky Homeswipe
Maghreb More work, less stress: inside the Blue House, Morocco's residence for startups Surf tourism has grown in popularity over the years, and Morocco’s little village of Taghazout, north of Agadir, has not escaped... Stephanie Nour Prince • 21 April, 2015 remote working the Blue House morocco
Regional MEVP announces first round of $30M MEVF II fund Yesterday, Middle East Venture Partners announced the first round of investments as part of its $30 million Middle East Venture Fund II.... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 20 April, 2015 yougotagift The Luxury Closet AlTibbi
U.A.E Two years in, In5's impact on Dubai's entrepreneurship sector “In5 is a center specialized in supporting the development of private companies and entrepreneurs and in the encouragement of creativity a... Pamela Kesrouani • 20 April, 2015 in5 Dubai
Maghreb Inside Jumia Maroc, a well-oiled machine It may be an ordinary building in the residential neighborhood of Socrate in Casablanca, but the discrete design doesn’t lie, we’re sta... Aline Mayard • 20 April, 2015 Jumia morocco Rocket Internet
Regional Elusive success: a closer look at MENA's potentially lucrative travel sector The potential of MENA’s travel and tourism sector is staggering. Some 352 million air travelers in the Arab world generated more than $480 ... Antoine Abou-Diwan • 19 April, 2015 hotelscombined.com hotelscombined travelervip
Regional What global investors want from entrepreneurs, an expert advises There are some questions that continuously occur in the minds of entrepreneurs - if I want to get seed financing, or that second round of... Eman Mostafa • 19 April, 2015 Omnicom Laconia Capital Group instagram
U.A.E Under the hood of the HyperSport: the $3.4M Arab star of Furious 7 All images via W Motors' website. “This time it ain’t just about being fast,” growls Vin Diesel in the newly released, box office record b... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 19 April, 2015 w motors furious 7 fast & furious
Saudi Arabia Saudi startup Meshlytics uses data to help universities keep in touch with alumni In the age of e-classrooms and e-schools, traditional universities have begun to compete with the free tools and flexibility of the... Ahmed Gabr • 16 April, 2015 Meshlytics Saudi Arabia Data
Lebanon With Oracle and in the cloud, Transtek eyes regional opportunities For small and medium-sized companies that aim to impact their markets rather than focusing on scaling, it is critical to have a quality... Maya Rahal • 16 April, 2015 Supply Chain System Compass ERP ERP
Regional Starting (or investing in) an online business in MENA: lessons learned for founders and investors In the rush to create the next big success in MENA's online industry, it is useful to pause and ponder over key lessons our nascent... Khaldoon Tabaza • 16 April, 2015 online industry Khaldoun Tabaza iMENA
