Egypt How to monetize a social business without losing the human element Dina Sherif discussing trends and challenges facing the region's youth at the#ShapersMENA conference Right after the Egyptian... Maya Rahal • 19 February, 2015 Dina Sherif Ahead of the Curve Pepsico
Syria Tech can save Syria's refugees [Opinion] Syrians, no matter their socio-economic standing or refugee status, are far behind their regional and global peers when it comes to... Moe Ghashim • 19 February, 2015 syria refugees
Regional LinkedIn launches Arabic platform LinkedIn has launched an Arabic version of its social networking website that allows new users to register in Arabic and existing users to... Wamda • 18 February, 2015 Arab region LinkedIn Social Networks
Jordan Saudi INET invests 'millions' in Jordan's Gate2Play Jordanian based payment service provider, Gate2Play, announced yesterday a strategic partnership and investment by Saudi virtual... Maya Rahal • 18 February, 2015 INET Integrated Networks hyperpay
Regional It’s not a lack of funding, it’s you [Wamda TV] To entrepreneurs, raising a first round of capital is a validation of their startup’s business model. To VCs, it’s a grace... Reine Farhat • 18 February, 2015 mix n mentor dubai Funding BECO Capital
Maghreb 2015, the year Moroccan startups start tackling transportation Transportation issues have always been a source of inspiration when it comes to Arab tech entrepreneurs searching for problems to... Aline Mayard • 18 February, 2015 taxi service carpooling Transportation
Regional Building the Arab region’s biggest B2B market place is not without its challenges Two years ago Syrian entrepreneur Salim Akil was poised to make his SearchinMena.com, a Yellow Pageseque search engine, the region’s l... Pamela Kesrouani • 17 February, 2015
U.A.E 'Huge amounts' of support among Dubai's startup community, report entrepreneurs [Wamda TV] How supportive is the startup community in Dubai of young startups and fresh entrepreneurs? There are “huge amounts” of support, says Sarah ... Wamda • 17 February, 2015 wamda mix n mentor dubai mix n mentor dubai Community
Kuwait The war story behind Rocket Internet's acquisition of Kuwait's Talabat This piece was originally published on February 15th, 2015 on LinkedIn. When 33-year-old Kuwaiti entrepreneur Abdulaziz Al Loughani first... Nina Curley • 16 February, 2015 abdulaziz alloughani talabat kuwait
Global The invisible heroes: who are your mentors? This post has been upgraded from Wamda's community page During a recent interview I was confronted with two comments; “you must be proud o... Genny Ghanimeh • 15 February, 2015 entreprenership Mentor Leadership
Jordan Turning your planning nightmare into a piece of cake Established in 2014 MICEit.co is the first online platform out of Jordan that will streamline the organization of events,... Tala El Issa • 15 February, 2015 Potential Pepsico Miceit.co
Jordan 2 Jordanian startups nominated to join Endeavor's network Two Jordanian companies were nominated on Saturday to join Endeavor’s International Selection Panel, which will determine their... Tala El Issa • 12 February, 2015 luminus monojo Endeavor Jordan
Maghreb Monetizing street art: the entrepreneurial journey of a Tunisian gallerist Last September, the Tunisian island of Djerba was at the heart of discussions of art lovers across Europe and elsewhere. The island, known... Aline Sara • 12 February, 2015 tunisia Art
U.A.E Bright future for drones industry on display at UAE contest The winning, Swiss, team. (Image via Drones for Good) Dubai Internet City was buzzing with the sounds of drones this week at the inaugural... Sushmitha Pidatala • 12 February, 2015 Unmanned aerial vehicle UAV Drones for good
Maghreb Arabic sport outlet Elbotola raises $400,000 to expand to Middle East Good things come to those who wait. Elbotola, the Arabic sports platform, has raised 4M dirham ($400,000) from Maroc Numeric Fund,... Aline Mayard • 11 February, 2015 Maroc Numeric Fund elbotola MNF
Kuwait Rocket Internet acquires Kuwait’s Talabat for $170M, largest MENA tech acquisition since Maktoob Since Yahoo! acquired Maktoob in 2009 for $165 million the region has anticipated the next big exit. Today the German ecommerce... Lucy Knight • 11 February, 2015 talabat Food delivery Rocket Internet
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