3rd Wharton MENA Conference The 3rd Wharton Middle East and North Africa Conference, focused on opportunities for investing and doing business in the region, will be... Wamda • 19 February, 2014 philadelphia business school conference
Meet the first class of Saudi startups graduating from Flat6Labs Jeddah Nine months after its launch, Flat6Labs Jeddah startup accelerator has graduated its first class of startups, which serve markets... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 18 February, 2014 accelerator ksa saudi
Startup Weekend NEXT Baghdad shows what's possible As a co-organizer of the first and second installments of Baghdad Startup Weekend, I’ve learned first-hand how challenging it can be to c... Marwan A. Jabbar • 18 February, 2014 startup weekend next iraq Startup Weekend
Wamda launches Wamda Debates in Casablanca When a topic is good, time always runs out. We've seen that first hand at our Mix N' Mentor events where we often are forced to cut c... Wamda • 11 February, 2014 PAYMENT Wamda Debates mobile payments
TechGirls summer program to host 27 girls from the Arab region to study in the US US Embassies across the Arab region are now accepting applications for 2014’s TechGirls exchange program, which for two years now have s... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 02 February, 2014 usa legacy international techgirls
Seedstars World startup competition finale Seedstars World (SSW), the worldwide startup competition in emerging markets and fast growing startup scenes is less than two weeks away... Wamda • 23 January, 2014 seedstars geneva competition
Palestine's only startup accelerator Fast Forward announces its second class Palestine’s first startup accelerator, Fast Forward, announced its second class on January 20th. The new group of startups focuses on t... Eric Reidy • 28 January, 2014 Fast Forward accelerator palestine
Startup Weekend Kuwait Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and ... Wamda • 29 January, 2014 kuwait Startup Weekend
Arabreneur announces $440,000 USD investment in four Palestinian startups Earlier today, Arabreneur announced an investment of $440,000 USD in four “leading, innovative” Palestinian startups, which will enter its ... Wamda • 27 January, 2014 arabreneur accelerator palestine
Regional Mentorship key to growing Bahraini startup ecosystem, says Ernst & Young executive [Wamda TV] Mentorship is key to growing the Bahraini startup ecosystem, according to Doris Martin, the Human Resources Assistant Director at... Wamda • 26 January, 2014 ey connect ernst&young Bahrain
5 tips for budding regional entrepreneurs, from Dubizzle founder J.C. Butler J.C. Butler and Sim Whatley, founders of Dubizzle, the UAE's biggest classifieds site, created a multinational, multimillion dollar... Wamda • 22 January, 2014 Dubizzle
Hello Tomorrow Challenge kickoff With the February-March Hello Tomorrow Challenge kicking off in Istanbul on January 28th, among others cities across the world, there’s on... Wamda • 22 January, 2014 hello tomorrow hello tomorrow challenge istanbul
Hello Tomorrow Competition offers startups access to a world stage Istanbul increasingly seems like the place to be in 2014 if you’re an entrepreneur. We’ve previously reported on three can’t-miss tech conf... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 21 January, 2014 communications it medtech
Egyptian app starts acceleration at Y Combinator in Silicon Valley In 2014, it seems that startups from the Arab world will begin to break out onto an international stage. Following the buzz... Aline Mayard • 14 January, 2014 Accélérateur
Retail Show Middle East 2014 The Retail Show Middle East 2014 seeks to equip and enable retailers to maximize on the big changes in the retail industry as technology... Wamda • 14 January, 2014 retail show
DealMakers' Weekend For investment-ready companies in the information and communications technology sector looking for investors, and high-level angel... Wamda • 09 January, 2014 ict Jordan
8 tech conferences in the Middle East to attend in 2014 Tech conferences in the Middle East have contributed to the success of several startups Wamda has covered over the past few months,... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 06 January, 2014 Conferences
Mashroo3i business plan competition teams meet their mentors Several aspiring young Bahraini entrepreneurs met their mentors at the kick-off of the 2nd Mashroo3i business plan competition. Mashroo3i,... Leena AlOlaimy • 30 December, 2013 mashroo3i competition Bahrain
'Arab Inspire' hopes to make entrepreneurship a way of life for youth and artists Artists and youngsters have one thing in common: they could use some help from professionals to take the leap, start a company, and make... Aline Mayard • 22 December, 2013 tunisia Artist Entrepreneurs Mentorship
TEDxCarthageWomen celebrates Tunisian women's past, present, and potential Fresh off the success of its September installment, TEDxCarthage held its latest edition, TEDxCarthageWomen on December 8th, 2013 at... Courtney Joline • 18 December, 2013 Spark TEDx Women
Personal skills are the focus of Mowgli's new entrepreneur mentorship program Entrepreneurs are often advised to choose their partners carefully, as they may end up spending even more time with them than they do with... Hanan Solayman • 29 December, 2013 uk g8 Forsa
Gaza's startups offered outside acceleration and funding for the first time For the first time ever, startups from Gaza have been accepted to receive mentorship and seed investment from regional accelerators. After... Glen Dalakian II • 04 December, 2013 Gaza palestine Funding
5 tips for small businesses on Facebook Jonathan Labin is Facebook's Head of Middle East, Africa, and Pakistan. He contacted us with some tips, based on Facebook's own research,... Jonathan Labin • 09 December, 2013 small business sme Facebook
Looly's takes home Startup Cup Maroc It’s official: the Moroccan startup of the year is Looly’s! At least, it’s the startup that won the first edition of Maroc Start... Aline Mayard • 05 December, 2013 events Competitions