Iraq Iraqis turn to entrepreneurship as corruption hinders economy Iraq has become more synonymous with war and corruption than entrepreneurship, but things are slowly changing as more people seek... Triska Hamid • 14 January, 2019 iraq baghdad Miswag.net
Saudi Arabia In conversation with Ammar Waganah of Saudi Arabia's Dokkan Afkar After working for several years in advertising, Ammar Waganah felt the need to create and build his own brand. He founded Dokkan Afkar with... Triska Hamid • 26 December, 2018 DokkanAfkar Saudi Arabia E-commerce
U.A.E UAE finance ministry launches accelerator The UAE’s Ministry of Finance has launched a new accelerator to drive innovation in the country. The Mohammed Bin Rashid... Triska Hamid • 17 December, 2018 accelerator Accelerators
U.A.E Step Conference 2019 For its seventh year in a row, the largest experiential tech festival in the Middle East, STEP Conference, is Coming Home to Dubai Internet... Wamda • 16 December, 2018
U.A.E Mix N' Mentor Mix N’ Mentor brings together promising entrepreneurs with top regional and global mentors. The event includes mentorship... Wamda • 11 December, 2018
Lebanon Smart Beirut Summit Beirut is entangled in controversy, suffering from waste collection and disposal issues, to political conflicts that spread beyond its... Wamda • 11 December, 2018
Global The Digital Future of the Arab Region Design the Digital future of the Arab region: Come up with one or more ideas/concepts which represent your vision of the Digital future... Wamda • 04 December, 2018
United States TechWadi Annual Forum '19 TechWadi is a nonprofit organization building bridges between Silicon Valley and the MENA in an effort to promote tech entrepreneurship... Wamda • 28 November, 2018
Lebanon Seedstars MENA Summit The Seedstars MENA Regional Summit, hosted under the Patronage of the Prime Minister's Office and taking place in Beirut, Lebanon, on... Wamda • 26 November, 2018
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia: A nascent ecosystem with huge potential Saudi Arabia’s tech startup ecosystem is small and nascent compared to its vast oil sector. The contribution of its knowledge economy... Wamda • 22 November, 2018 Wamda Research Lab Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia What we learned at Misk Global Forum Few anticipated the turnout at this year’s Misk Global Forum (MGF) in Riyadh. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation pulled its... Triska Hamid • 16 November, 2018 MiSK Misk Global Forum Youth
Egypt Egypt is building the region's first GEN hub Egypt will host the region’s first Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) hub, a physical space designed for the exchange of knowledge... News • 16 November, 2018 Innovation Coworking Spaces
Saudi Arabia 500 Startups launches accelerator with Misk US-based venture capital (VC) firm 500 Startups has partnered with Saudi Arabia’s Misk Innovation to launch an early-stage... News • 14 November, 2018 accelerator
Egypt Africa 2018 Forum Africa 2018 is a unique business-to-business and government-to-business platform, bringing together policymakers, financiers, leading... Wamda • 14 November, 2018
Palestine Entrepreneurship in Palestine: More than just a job For many startups in Palestine, entrepreneurship is not only a choice of employment, but a form of resistance. With restrictions faced by... Wamda • 13 November, 2018 Palestinian Diaspora Ecosystem
Saudi Arabia Misk Global Forum Misk Global Forum brings young leaders, creators, and thinkers together with established global innovators to explore, experience and... Wamda • 08 November, 2018
Yemen War and Growth: how one entrepreneur defied the odds in Yemen Starting a business is never easy, starting one in a warzone is even more difficult and raising investment for such a company seems... Wamda • 31 October, 2018 Yemen Entrepreneur
Pakistan 021 Disrupt The two-day conference aims to strengthen the startup ecosystem of Pakistan by bringingtogether investors, entrepreneurs, mentors,... Wamda • 30 October, 2018
Regional What happens when startups fail? Nearly a century ago, Henry Ford said that failure was simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently. Many... Matt Smith • 04 November, 2018 startup Failure
Egypt The Middle East Angel Investment Network (MAIN) The purpose of MAIN is to foster the cooperation among new, aspiring and experienced business angels from across the MENA region to... Wamda • 18 October, 2018
Saudi Arabia Google Policy Fellowship Programme Call for applications - Google Policy Fellowship Programme Wamda has partnered with Google to host two candidates for... Wamda • 08 November, 2018
United States 7 th Annual Arab Startup Competition at Harvard Business School Nominations are now open for the 7 th Annual Arab Startup Competition at Harvard Business School.The deadline for nominations is... Wamda • 09 October, 2018
Morocco Demo Africa 2018 DEMO Africa is the launch pad for African technology and trends, attracting a global audience of over 2,000 people to experience the... Wamda • 07 October, 2018
Egypt The Next 100 African Start-ups initiative The Next 100 African Start-ups initiative, organized jointly by IFC and MIIC, will select up to 100 promising entrepreneurs based in... Wamda • 04 October, 2018