Lebanon What we learned: Mix N’ Mentor Beirut Even the most amazing of ideas need a little help. (Images via Wamda with Sam Fakhoury) During our Mix N’ Mentor Beirut we gained s... Lucy Knight • 10 September, 2015 Choueiri Group Diwanee Y Venture Partners
Lebanon Is Lebanon a startup trap? [Opinion] The buzz about entrepreneurship and start-ups in Lebanon has never been louder. News of increasingly available venture capital funds, bank... Johnny Matta • 27 August, 2015 funding gap seed startups
Regional Zomato raises $60M round Restaurant review app Zomato has raised a $60 million round, led by Singapore investment company Temasek, and will use some of those... Rachel Williamson • 08 September, 2015 zomato ifood.jo uae
Palestine Palestine's top 8 incubators There has been a lot of hype recently surrounding startups from Palestine, but they aren’t working in a vacuum. There’s a thriving eco... Rafat Abushaban • 01 September, 2015 gaza sky geeks west bank Gaza
Egypt Egypt startups attract wave of foreign VCs Egyptian entrepreneurs are finally beginning to attract foreign investors, with jobs site Wuzzuf the latest to close a major Series A... Rachel Williamson • 27 August, 2015 piton capital vostok new ventures instabug
Jordan Oasis500 teaches Jordan's entrepreneurs to hustle for cash Launching a successful tech startup takes more than just a good idea and dedication. This is what Nidal Qanadilo, a coaching... Samuel Wendel • 26 August, 2015 tech startup Pitch Hardware
Lebanon What I know about Circular 331: Marianne Hoayek Marianne Hoayek at BDL Accelerate in November 2014. (Image via BDL) Lebanon’s Central Bank first announced that it would be taking special ... Lucy Knight • 23 August, 2015 Le Wagon UK Lebanon Tech Hub Leap Ventures
Regional Abraaj closes $375m North Africa fund The Abraaj Group has closed its second north Africa-focused fund, but the financial gap between early-stage investments and the $10... Rachel Williamson • 25 August, 2015 series B Leap Ventures Sawari Ventures
Regional Can the internet revolution break down the barriers of data secrecy in the Middle East? [Opinion] Two trends are set to dramatically disrupt the long prevailing government and corporate data secrecy in the Middle East: data... Johnny Matta • 09 August, 2015 transparency data secrecy internet
Maghreb Moroccan automobile classifieds platform Moteur.ma announces Malaysian investment Moteur.ma lets Moroccans buy cars online. Car classifieds website Moteur.ma announced late last week that they raised an investment via... Aline Mayard • 05 August, 2015 Moteur.ma car classifieds
Maghreb Power in numbers: Moroccan web entrepreneurs come together At the launch of Maroc Digital at Avito’s offices. (Images via Othmane Ghailane) The Moroccan web community got together recently for ... Aline Mayard • 06 August, 2015 Le Maroc Digital morocco
Regional Africa gets its first digital health accelerator Ampion's cofounders Fabian-Carlos Guhl and Ifeanyi Oteh launch their new health-tech accelerator. (Image via Ampion) If there’s one c... Aline Mayard • 05 August, 2015 ehealth digital health care Ampion
Maghreb Can Casablanca ban Uber? Should we expect a taxi drivers strike soon? (Image via Ahmed Bousserhane) In a press release sent this morning, Uber says they’d like to “... Aline Mayard • 05 August, 2015 careem Uber morocco
Maghreb How this French-Arab initiave is backing projects tackling MENA growth challenges Entrepreneurs, doers and thinkers discuss progress and innovation at the Bardo Museum recently. (Images via Thinkers & Doers) As the... Aline Mayard • 21 July, 2015 T&D Mentorship Accelerators
Iran 3 ways to accelerate and incubate in Iran The Iran startup scene has gone through a quiet, yet powerful, transformation over the past year. Despite slow internet, failing... Aline Mayard • 16 July, 2015 dmond AvaTech incubators
Egypt Intel's INARA initiative to engage Egyptian youth A group of attendees with Egypt’s former minister of communications and information technology, Atef Helmy. (Image via Intel) Amidst the f... Ahmed Gabr • 26 July, 2015 INARA Intel Innovation Hub edraak
Maghreb How this social entrepreneurship coworking space could change Morocco Don't let the basic interior fool you. Dare Space has huge potential. (Image via Hind Touissate, Dare Space) With its bare walls and... Aline Mayard • 06 July, 2015 MCISE Rabat Coworking Spaces
Regional 6 steps to valuing a tech startup [Opinion] This is an edited crosspost with BOOSTMENA. There are hundreds (if not thousands) of posts on the subject of valuation, specifically... Amir Farha • 03 June, 2015 irr tech startup Valuation
Saudi Arabia High-tech startups to get up to $2M from new Saudi fund Since 2010 the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology has invested in more than 30 projects through its Seed Fund. These cash... Reine Farhat • 25 June, 2015 WATER fund solar energy
Maghreb Morocco attracts startups stars to Level Up event Moroccan entrepreneurs are rushing to develop a thriving startup sector, and this year they managed to attract major players from their... Houda Lahlou • 28 June, 2015 LevelUp LevelUp Morocco Moroco
Regional Wamda Capital announces the launch of its $75M regional growth stage venture fund Wamda Capital announced today the launch of its regional growth stage $75 million investment fund, Wamda MENA Ventures I. The Fund,... Wamda • 17 June, 2015 Mena Venture Investments Wamda Capital aramex
U.A.E Can sports help people explore Dubai? I wrote two years ago about how daily deals websites are fading in Lebanon, inspired by my previous job at GoNabit, the first group... Reine Farhat • 28 May, 2015 GamePlaySport seed investment Dubai
Palestine Ramallah travel portal Batuta announces $2.5M Series A round So many places to visit, so much to see. (Image via Batuta) Batuta, a Ramallah-based Arabic travel research website has secured a $2.5... Antoine Abou-Diwan • 08 June, 2015 Siraj Palestine Fund I Batuta yamsafer
Jordan ZINC and DSOA partnership creates new opportunities for Jordanian startups Exploring new marketing opportunities has always been an objective for many Jordanian entrepreneurs. In an attempt to help those wanting to... Elsy Melkonian • 07 June, 2015 zinc incubator DSOA Zain Jordan