How Namshi is doubling down on operations as it goes from startup to scaleup “I can't stress how much we're trying to break away from the bubble and hype around our funding rounds, and see ourselves as a startup t... Glen Dalakian II • 25 August, 2013 Logistics Dubai Shipping
Why we left Dubai: A Bahraini startup's challenges In a previous post, I wrote about the reasons why my startup (fishfishme.com) made the move to Dubai and how we settled there. Following... Abdullah Alshalabi • 21 August, 2013 Incubator
Moroccan entrepreneurs vent about lack of early stage investment (what really happened to MNF) Can early stage startups still find funding in Morocco? Maroc Numeric Fund (MNF), the country's only major institutional early... Aline Mayard • 19 August, 2013 Government Investment MNF
Call for projects for the Commercialization Tour 2013 The second round of the Commercialization Tour 2013 will take place be conducted in six countries -Egypt, Kuwait, Morocco, Saudi Arabia,... Wamda • 14 August, 2013
Global Do you really need to write a business plan? [poll results] “‘He who fails to plan is planning to fail,’” said Omar Sati, the Managing Director at DASH... Reine Farhat • 15 August, 2013 Poll Results business plan Venture Capital
Edfa3ly secures Series A investment from Tamkeen Capital, plans regional expansion Living in Egypt is hard. Even having a high disposable income brings its own difficulties because you see a plethora of enticing products... Omar Aysha • 12 August, 2013 Series A Investment Logistics
How the founder of Hmizate raised $1.6 million in a plane There’s a saying that finding an investor is like finding a spouse; as a startup, you’re looking for a long term partner, that will bring n... Aline Mayard • 06 August, 2013 Daily Deals Hmall Venture Capital
Is mandatory military service hurting entrepreneurship in Egypt? Imagine what the world would be like if Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg had all been forced to spend three years in... Jonathan Kalan • 05 August, 2013 Government Ecosystem Legal
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
Women social entrepreneurs in Upper Egypt get a boost from World Bank competition To support young women social entrepreneurs in Egypt who are promoting job creation, encouraging rural development, and alleviating... Hanan Solayman • 14 August, 2013 Egypt Social Entrepreneurship
How intel is supporting young entrepreneurs in the Arab world [Wamda TV] During Wamda’s Mix N’ Mentor Riyadh this past May, we chatted with Khaled Adas, Strategic Relationship Manager at Intel for the Middle East ... Wamda • 29 July, 2013 Mix n Mentor
Rocket Internet's EasyTaxi set to expand to the Middle East, Africa and Asia with new investment Rocket Internet can’t sit still, continuing to diversify their investments in different sectors across the Arab world. Their latest move? I... Aline Mayard • 24 July, 2013 Taxi Transportation Rocket Internet
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
Why the employment process in the Arab world is broken, and 4 ways to fix it This piece was originally published on the Huffington Post on July 9, 2013. Let me state the obvious: the employment process is... Nafez Dakkak • 14 July, 2013 Job Creation Youth Government
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
Lebanon Beirut's new Co-Working +961 space hosts first startup pitch event Last week, at the newly launched Co-working +961 space in Beirut, entrepreneurs, investors, and startup enthusiasts gathered to... Reine Farhat • 08 July, 2013 Pitching MIT Coworking Spaces
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
6 unsettled debates from Arabnet's first Dubai summit “How was the new Arabnet?” People have been asking since I returned from Dubai last week. Quickly: it was sleeker, with more industry hea... Nina Curley • 03 July, 2013 Debate Arabnet Conferences
Palestine gets its first seed fund, supported by MENA Apps and USAID The startup scene in Palestine has been slow to build over the past few years, led by initiatives like Bazinga and grassroots... Nina Curley • 03 July, 2013 Seed stage Incubator Accelerators
Lebanon Zoomaal launches first crowdfunding platform for the Arab world The Middle East’s newest crowdfunding platform, Zoomaal, launched today, offering entrepreneurs, artists, and socially-minded doers the c... Glen Dalakian II • 04 July, 2013 abdallah absi Crowdfunding zoomal
5 reasons why professionals quit their jobs The rise of regional jobsites means that sourcing talent has become faster, easier and more cost effective for employers than ever. It... Lama Ataya • 04 July, 2013 Team Programme
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
LBA Pitching and Co-Working 961 Launch Events in Beirut On July 2, new space Co-Working 961 is launching in Beirut alongside the LBA Pitching Event, which will bring together the Lebanese Angel... Wamda • 01 July, 2013 Coworking Spaces Angel Investment