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
Crowdinvestment takes off with a bang in the Middle East: Nabbesh raises $30,000 in 24 hours on Eureeca It’s 10am in Nabbesh’s offices in Dubai. The team is a bit speechless. “We’re at 29%,” someone says excitedly. Founder Loulou Khazen sounds... Aline Mayard • 20 June, 2013 crowdinvesting Crowdfunding
Will a new startup accelerator focused on supply chain and logistics take off in Dubai? These days, it seems incubators and accelerators are popping up everywhere in the Arab world, especially in the UAE. One of the latest... Shaimaa El Nazer • 19 June, 2013 Logistics Supply chain Incubator
Oasis500 Angel Event at Arabnet Dubai As part of the Arabnet Digital Summit in Dubai, Oasis500 will be featuring pitches from 5 startups who have already received seed... Wamda • 18 June, 2013 Pitching Arabnet Angel Investment
How to build a knowledge economy in the Arab world [Report] Creating more decent jobs is a huge challenge the Arabic region is facing, particularly for the young, whose rates of joblessness are ... Maya Rahal • 19 June, 2013 Knowledge Economy Ecosystem Government
Scaling a lean startup in Iraq: how Easy Bites took Erbil by storm Restaurants and fast food outlets are booming in Kurdistan. According to one official in Erbil, Kurdistan’s capital now boasts close to 5... Nina Curley • 13 June, 2013 Addressing Online delivery Scaling
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
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
How a Palestinian band crowdfunded their coming album In the Middle East, indie musicians often struggle to find consistent income in a small and fragmented market. It can be difficult... Aline Mayard • 03 June, 2013 Artist Entrepreneurs Music Crowdfunding
5 things the Ethiopian government could do to boost entrepreneurship When it comes to entrepreneurship, Ethiopia is riddled with contradiction. A stunningly beautiful, tremendously friendly and fiercely... Jonathan Kalan • 02 June, 2013 Policy Government Ecosystem
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
Angel network offers Dubai’s first speed funding event for new startups Originally inspired by the famous BBC TV show Dragons’ Den, where entrepreneurs pitch their ideas in front of famous British investors, g... Abdullah Alshalabi • 26 May, 2013 Angel Investment
Predictions for technology, media, and telecoms usage in 2013 [Report] Do you know how to safely navigate the internet? 90% of user-generated passwords, even those considered strong by IT departments, are... Ahmed Gabr • 06 June, 2013 crowdinvesting Telecommunication Crowdfunding
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
Maghreb Is the Arab World ready for a collaborative economy? This Syrian student says yes. Would you be ready to carpool? Lend your house or your hammer to someone you don’t know? Give a few hours of your time to teach someone? C... Aline Mayard • 14 May, 2013 Sharing Economy Hacker Culture Crowdsourcing
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
Lebanese Government and Intel overhaul education by putting tablets in the hands of students Intel and the Lebanese Ministries of Telecom and Education are hoping to make students' backpacks lighter this year, by offering them new... Glen Dalakian II • 13 May, 2013 Public-Private Partnerships Government Education
Saudi Arabian Company Proposes Shift to Friday-Saturday Weekend In Saudi Arabia, a major industrial company may be leading the way towards changing the entire country’s weekend to Friday-Saturday, to b... Nina Curley • 30 April, 2013 Policy Government
Government-backed investment in Egypt: Does it benefit entrepreneurs? For many entrepreneurs in the Arab world, funding is the main obstacle standing between them and their dreams. The majority of young... Hanan Solayman • 29 May, 2013 Egypt Investment
The Next, and Overlooked, VC Opportunity: The Middle East This piece was originally published on the Harvard Business Review on April 17, 2013. Venture capital is ignoring the Middle East for all... Christopher Schroeder • 25 April, 2013 Ecosystem Angel Investment Investment
Egyptian-American Enterprise Fund launches to support Egyptian startups Despite the political instability wracking Egypt today, startups have a new source of potential support. But will they take funding from... Hanan Solayman • 21 May, 2013 Government Investment
Enabling the Natural Act of Entrepreneurship Cross-posted and adapted from the original version published on the Harvard Business Review on April 10, 2013. I met Slovenian... Daniel Isenberg • 16 April, 2013 Public-Private Partnerships Government Legal
Lebanon's Presella Targets the Globe with an E-ticketing and Event Crowdfunding Platform Watching people entering the We Were Evergreen concert in Beirut a few weeks ago was certainly a show. People were excited to show their... Aline Mayard • 16 April, 2013 Crowdfunding E-commerce