Egyptian, Jordanian Startups Take the Day at MITEF Arab Business Plan Competition Awards Last year, the MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Business Plan Competition awarded first place to Hind Hobeika of Instabeat, a heart rate... Nina Curley • 28 April, 2013 MITEF Arab Business Plan Competition Competitions
AUC Venture Lab Challenge Deadline - Cairo, Egypt The Entrepreneurship & Innovation Program (EIP) at the American University of Cairo School of Business, in cooperation with Intel, has... Wamda • 24 April, 2013 Incubator Egypt Education
5 Timeless Offline Principles for Online Startups As technology continues to enable a more virtual office experience, it’s important to remember that offline principles still apply in m... Glen Dalakian II • 16 April, 2013 Tips Advice
New Q&A Platform Ejaba Offers Entrepreneurs Access to Expert Advice Entrepreneurs across the Middle East now have a new affordable means of getting advice: Ejaba.me, a Q&A platform that offers... Ahmed Gabr • 05 May, 2013 Advice Mentorship
TIEC Launches Nationwide Start IT Business Plan Competition: Deadline April 18 The Egyptian Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center (TIEC) has just launched its new “Start IT” business plan competition with ... Omar Aysha • 04 April, 2013
TIEC 'Start IT' Business Plan Competition The Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (TIEC) in Egypt recently launched a new business plan competition: "Start IT". Start... Wamda • 03 April, 2013 Business Development Competitions
Flat6Labs Summer Cycle Deadline Flat6Labs in Egypt is calling for applications to its next incubation cycle starting in June 2013. The cycle will last for 4 months... Wamda • 26 March, 2013 Flat6Labs
Bader Business Plan Competition in Egypt The Bader Program recently launched a new business plan competition in Egypt, applications are due on April 15, 2013. The competition looks... Wamda • 25 March, 2013 Business Development Ideas Egypt
Alex Balloon Set to Take Flight in Egypt After Competition Win Coming soon to a sky near you (if you’re in Egypt) is “Alex Balloon,” otherwise known as the Alexandria Balloon Project. To boost to... Hanan Solayman • 29 April, 2013 Egypt Competitions
First Startup Weekend Kuwait Unites Local Entrepreneurship Community Finally, Startup Weekend has made it to Kuwait's small but growing entrepreneurship scene. Startup Weekend Kuwait kicked off a... Abdullah Alshalabi • 18 February, 2013 Ecosystem Startup Communities Startup Weekend
i360PlayCamp February Innovation 360 is hosting i360PlayCamps on the last Wednesday of every month. The i360PlayCamp is a 4-hour workshop aimed at “demystifying i... Wamda • 04 February, 2013 Gamification Innovation Workshops
i360PlayCamps March Innovation 360 is hosting i360PlayCamps on the last Wednesday of every month. The i360PlayCamp is a 4-hour workshop aimed at “demystifying i... Wamda • 04 February, 2013 Gamification Innovation Workshops
Startup Weekend Byblos Startup Weekend makes its way to Byblos, Lebanon on March 1-3, 2013. SW Byblos will take place at the American University of Technology Ca... Wamda • 01 February, 2013 Conferences Startup Weekend
Startup Weekend Kuwait (Q8) Startup Weekend makes its way to Kuwait on January 31-February 2, 2013. SW Kuwait will take place at the Gulf University for Science and T... Wamda • 30 January, 2013 Conferences Startup Q8 Startup Weekend
Yala Music Announces Ad-Based Downloads: Pushing Back Against Anghami Mobile application Anghami has received a lot of buzz since it launched its music streaming service this November, leaping to the top... Glen Dalakian II • 26 January, 2013 Advertising Mobile Mobile Apps
Best Arabic Web Project Competition The Best Arabic Web Project Competition 2012, sponsored by Mobily, was recently launched to give entrepreneurs the chance to show off and... Wamda • 18 January, 2013 Arabic Content Competitions Design
54 Hours Inside Bahrain’s Emerging Tech Startup Scene Having already touched 200 cities worldwide, the global grassroots Startup Weekend movement recently came to Bahrain’s burgeoning tech s... Leena AlOlaimy • 21 November, 2012 Competitions Innovation Startup Weekend
Emirates Avenue: Turning a Steady Profit Without Ambition to Scale Unlike many of the interviews I've done lately with entrepreneurs who are very aware of their own spin, chatting with Julien... Glen Dalakian II • 12 November, 2012 E-commerce
Michael Trueschler of Citruss TV at CoE E-Commerce [Wamda TV] At our June CoE E-Commerce Event, Michael Trueschler, owner of Citruss TV, briefly discusses the lessons he learned at the event and gives... Wamda • 22 October, 2012 Arabic Content COE CoE E-Commerce
Animation Studio Curl Stone Launches Jordanian Superhero Show, with Regional Support Curl Stone Studios is gaining momentum after launching new superhero series Nashmi Man, and participating in... Glen Dalakian II • 10 October, 2012 Accelerators Endeavor
Microsoft Finally Targets Egyptian Developers with BizSpark, Mobile App Competition “Developers developers developers developers,” a sweaty Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, famously chanted during a Microsoft conference a few y... Omar Aysha • 08 October, 2012 Accelerators Cloud Computing Ecosystem
The World of E-Commerce, Beyond Physical Goods, Part 2 [Wamda TV] At our June event, CoE E-Commerce, Abed Agha, Founder and CEO of Vinelab, moderated a panel on The World of E-Commerce, Beyond Physical ... Wamda • 04 October, 2012 COE CoE E-Commerce Digital Media
Struggling to Find a Business Model for Your Idea? Read The Startup Owner's Manual Raise your hand if you've heard or seen a startup idea recently in the Middle East that doesn't have a real market. Or whose game plan is... Kia Davis • 01 October, 2012 Advice Ecosystem
6th MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Business Plan Competition The MIT Enterprise Forum of the Pan Arab Region is hosting a launching event of the 6th MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Business Plan... Wamda • 05 October, 2012 Competitions MIT