How Wamda’s Mix N’ Mentor Roadshow is supporting entrepreneurs in 2013 In the Arab world, a whopping 48% of startups operate without mentors, according to a recent survey of 1,000 entrepreneurs across the... Wamda • 07 August, 2013 Mentors Mix n Mentor Scaling
Can a Saudi matching platform succeed in securing deals for startups online? There's been no shortage of attempts to launch a viable, active angel network in the region; while the Arab Busines Angels... Hanan Solayman • 22 August, 2013 Funding models Investment
4 lessons for investing in Africa from Kenya's Savannah Fund A startup funding gap between early stage/angel and VC investments is starting to be filled by one of Kenya’s leading seed capital f... Jonathan Kalan • 22 July, 2013 Venture Capital East Africa Tips
7 tips for entrepreneurs from Mix N’ Mentor Casablanca The weekend before last, Wamda's Mix N' Mentor landed in Morocco for the very first time, to a warm welcome. Although Morocco seems... Aline Mayard • 15 July, 2013 Team management Mix n Mentor Pitching
Turkish startups CloudArena, HemenKiralik and Evim.net set to expand after securing millions in investment Turkish startups CloudArena, HemenKiralik, and Evim.net recently secured millions in investment from Istanbul-based 212 Ltd. Ventures and... Glen Dalakian II • 10 July, 2013 Venture Capital Expansion Investment
How the founder of Dubai's propertyfinder.ae wrestled his company back from NewsCorp Last week, propertyfinder.ae solidified its position as a startup to watch, closing a round of series A funding led by BECO Capital... Nina Curley • 08 July, 2013 BECO Capital Venture Capital Real Estate
5 predictions about the future of digital, from Arabnet Dubai Arabnet’s first Digital Summit in Dubai brought together the startup community and the digital media and marketing industries to hash out ... Kia Davis • 07 July, 2013 Digital Advertising Arabnet Innovation
Regional How to make investment more attractive for VCs in emerging markets [Opinion] Cross-posted and adapted from the original version published on Techies.pk on June 19, 2013. If you ask prospective... Khurram Zafar • 07 July, 2013 Venture Capital Advice Technology
Global Is it better to host a big launch or have a soft roll out for your product? [poll results] Among the many reasons why startups fail, perhaps the most important is launching a product that doesn’t really fit the... Reine Farhat • 04 July, 2013 Lean Methodology Facebook Investment
It's not about the money: why isn't there more startup investment in emerging markets? Cross-posted and adapted from the original version published on Techies.pk on March 20, 2013. There is no doubt that the... Khurram Zafar • 25 June, 2013 Venture Capital Angel Investment Investment
Is Venture Capital the right investment model for startups in the Arab world? We all know that venture capital (VC) works well in Silicon Valley; most of the biggest tech companies, including Intel, Google, Yahoo,... Muhammad Arrabi • 24 June, 2013 Venture Capital Investment
Riding the e-commerce wave, price comparison site Bkam announces investment from Jabbar Egyptian price comparison site Bkam.com has announced its launch in the UAE, following recent investment from Jabbar Internet Group... Nina Curley • 20 June, 2013 Aggregation Jabbar Investment
Rocket Internet’s Amazon clone Jumia raises $35m; how much is enough? Africa-focused Amazon clone JUMIA just raised $35 million in new investment from global telecoms and media company Millicom. First ... Glen Dalakian II • 18 June, 2013 Cloning Rocket Internet Investment
Desado announces investment from iMENA Holdings; how does it stack up in flash sales? It’s been said that there needs to be more linguistic creativity when it comes to branding in the Arab world. The announcement of D... Nina Curley • 17 June, 2013 Flash Sales Scaling Investment
A global startup stock exchange platform just launched. Is it a good bet for Arab startups? A new stock exchange focused on startups went live yesterday, to help small companies go public and sell shares to investors from around... Nina Curley • 11 June, 2013 IPOs Investment
What does a Saudi investment firm look for in a startup? While most startups in the Arab world are aiming to enter the Saudi market, its own entrepreneurial scene is slowly emerging. One of the... Maya Rahal • 17 June, 2013 Venture Capital Investment
Wysada announces investment from MENA Venture Investments; here's how it plans to build loyalty Wysada, a flash sales site based in Amman, Jordan, has announced investment from MENA Venture Investments (MVI), a Jordan-based angel... Nina Curley • 11 June, 2013 Flash Sales Scaling Marketing
Global How to run a crowdfunding campaign: 10 Tips from entrepreneurs who succeeded and failed Any entrepreneur who doubts the power of crowdfunding can simply look to the example of Hind Hobeika, a Lebanese engineer who recently... Aline Mayard • 10 June, 2013 Crowdfunding Investment
Women's content publisher Diwanee raises $3.25 million in investment, facilitated by MedSecurities Arabic content for women is quickly becoming a very popular sector in the Middle East. Now, a large investment has validated the sector,... Maya Rahal • 05 June, 2013 Investment Women Arabic Content
Middle East Venture Partners invests $1.9 million in three scaling companies With a history of investing in tech and e-commerce ventures, Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) is now diversifying a... Nina Curley • 28 May, 2013 Venture Capital MEVP Scaling
TECOM SME Builder - Funding Fundamentals for SMEs in Dubai The TECOM SME Builder is coming to the Dubai Knowledge Village Conference Call Center on June 13, 2013, offering a space for entrepreneurs... Wamda • 21 May, 2013 Investment
Who's investing in Egypt? A look at economic trends following the revolution [Report] While Egypt's economy has struggled ever since the revolution, its technological revolution is proceeding, according to a recent... Hanan Solayman • 09 June, 2013 Telecommunication Egypt Government
Flat6Labs' 5th Demo Day Brings New Spectacle to Egypt's Startup Scene I doubt many people get treated to a speech about CNC (computer numerical control) machines, the creation of a Bluetooth-based alternative... Omar Aysha • 19 May, 2013 Investment Accelerators Flat6Labs
Eureeca, the first global crowdinvesting platform, exits beta, focuses on the Middle East Following the general success of crowdfunding platfoms around the globe, several crowdinvesting platforms are now launching to offer a new... Aline Mayard • 14 May, 2013 collaborative economy crowdinvesting Funding models