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Startup Watch: Funerals, Telegram breach, and InstaSnap Feud

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

Startup Watch instagram Saudi Arabia

Regional

Wisdom and warnings: Twitter chat with Christopher Schroeder and Marwan Kheireddine

“[We] need to stop thinking of MENA as one country - some areas [are] hard, even tragic; some [are] rising,” tweeted...

Christopher Schroeder Marwan Kheireddine YPO

Jordan

Jordanian university breathes life into eco-friendly graduation projects

The two most common options for people after they graduate from university are to either join the general workforce or pursue an academic...

eco friendly green tech Jordan

Lebanon

SE Factory prepares the next generation of coders in Lebanon

Any tech executive seeking to hire software engineers in Lebanon agrees there is a shortage in talent. To fill that gap, coding boot...

SE factory bootcamp Coding

U.A.E

In5 Media Hub, latest incubator with industry approach

Dubai-based incubator In5 is finally putting the finishing touches to its media-focused hub. First announced in November 2015 they...

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Regional

What I know about mentoring: Kathleen Bury

Despite having alumni spread across 14 countries the UK-based foundation Mowgli is still having to work very hard to get people to...

Mowgli relationships

Turkey

The importance of workshops for UX design

On the fourth floor of an Istanbul hotel young men and women are huddled over work tables, overlooking large poster boards, markers,...

Userspots design workshops User Experience

Maghreb

What happens if someone steals your idea?

A month ago a story made the headlines in Algeria: in 2014 the well-known, deep-pocketed media entrepreneur Kamel Haddar allegedly stole...

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Jordan

Jordan gets a new startup accelerator with BIG by Orange

Jordan’s startup factory just powered-up another assembly line. In December 2015, Orange Jordan, which is part of the multinational...

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Egypt

PayFort announces new fintech accelerator at Mix N’ Mentor Cairo

Around 70 entrepreneurs, largely with early stage startups, came for business advice and networking. (Images via Rachel...

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Lebanon

Equipping the next generation of Lebanese girls with STEM

Event participants take a group photo during the closing ceremony of the event (Image via Girls Got IT) "I used to think technology was...

STEM Girls Got IT MEMakersGE

Regional

Lift-off: planning your exit strategy

Investment activity is slowly heating up in Egypt and as a result entrepreneurs, especially those looking to raise funding, need to start...

oteena Egypt rise up summit

Regional

What I know about angel investing: Ed Roberto

Ed Roberto at the Great Wall of China. (Image via Techstars) With more than 30 years of experience as a startup founder, cofounder, angel...

Ed Roberto What I Know techstars

Turkey

500 Startups launches $15M Turkey fund

VC cash is shining on Istanbul's startups. (Image via Mybeautifuladventures.com) 500 Startups has launched a $15 million investment fund...

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Egypt

Egyptian social entrepreneurship incubator aims to help the neediest

A year ago the Misr El Kheir foundation launched GESR, an Egyptian incubator for social entrepreneurship, with the...

Gesr Egypt Social Entrepreneurship

U.A.E

Ro’Ya: Developing the UAE’s female entrepreneurs

2015 applicants attend a Ro'Ya workshop. (Images via Ro'Ya) Women are driving entrepreneurship in the UAE, and the people behind the...

Dubai Business Women Council Baby Arabia VentureFin

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...

Choueiri Group Diwanee Y Venture Partners

Regional

Silicon Valley investor on MENA’s road to startup success

Bern Shen at Flat6Labs mentoring a startup team working on children education. Investor Bern Shen is optimistic about the MENA region’s a...

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Lebanon

5 things I learned from making a video game in 30 hours

Sten Selander of Media Evolution (Sweden) briefs Arabic Game Jam participants As a kid, I had two main hobbies: drawing and playing video...

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Regional

Hatcher announces new seed and Series A funding for MENA startups

Hatcher, the Singapore-based ‘B2B venture builder’ connecting startups in emerging markets with investors, is looking to “double down,” as ...

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U.A.E

AstroLabs Dubai sign on 30 startups ahead of Google tech hub launch

Ahead of its official opening of the Google Tech Hub Space, AstroLabs Dubai has launched a temporary coworking space in the city with 30...

Google Tech Hub Dubai Astrolabs

U.A.E

Two years in, In5's impact on Dubai's entrepreneurship sector

“In5 is a center specialized in supporting the development of private companies and entrepreneurs and in the encouragement of creativity a...

in5 Dubai

Regional

Kelly Hoey on the power of networks to create opportunity [WamdaTV]

At last week’s ArabNet Beirut conference, Wamda caught up with Kelly Hoey, the New York-based startup mentor, community-building expert, a...

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Jordan

Jordanian founders activate their ideas at lean startup workshop

Many entrepreneurs spend months or even years immersed in their businesses, before they suddenly realize their company has been solving...

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