Wamda

How Gate2Play Supports E-Commerce Growth in the Middle East [Wamda TV]

In an interview at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, founder and CEO of regional payment solution Gate2Play, Muhannad Ebwini, discusses ...

E-commerce Investment Payment Gateways

E-Commerce Site Taw9eel Acquires Kuwaiti Game Rental Startup Digumz

This week, Kuwaiti game rental company Digumz.com was acquired by Kuwaiti platform Taw9eel.com, one of the largest e-commerce sites...

Acquisitions E-commerce Ecosystem

Expanding Salad Boutiques from Kuwait to the GCC [Wamda TV]

In an interview at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, Doa’a Abdul Wahab, co-founder of A2D storage in Bahrain, and managing director of Sa...

Conferences Food & Beverage

Can Anghami Fend Off Deezer's Entrance into the Arab Music Market?

Can recently launched Lebanese startup Anghami survive the arrival of international competitor Deezer? After announcing in early...

Mobile Mobile Apps Music

7 Reasons Why You Should Not Be An Entrepreneur

Entrepreneurship is suddenly the coolest thing around. Even children who once wanted to grow up to be engineers, doctors, pilots and...

Advice

How PayPal Plans to Expand Across the Arab World in 2013 [Wamda TV]

Fresh off their partnership with Aramex announced late last year, PayPal’s General Manager for the Middle East and North Africa, Elias Gha...

E-commerce Payment Gateways PayPal

Exclusive Sneak Peek: Ma2too3a! Pivots Towards Crowdsourced Traffic Updates

Last June, during Lebanon’s latest electricity crisis, AUB-trained computer engineer and software developer Mohammed Taha received a f...

Google Mobile Mobile Apps

5 Tips for Building a Successful Tech Startup, from Kuwait's Startup Q8

At the 4th StartupQ8 gathering a couple of weeks ago, entrepreneurs gathered in Kuwait City to discuss the secrets of building a...

Startup Q8 Conferences Gaming

Wamda's Mix n' Mentor Cairo

Wamda's "Mix n' Mentor" is coming to Cairo on March 16, 2013. The one day event, co-organized by Flat6Labs, will take place at the Swiss Cl...

Mix n Mentor Mentorship Conferences

i360PlayCamps May

Innovation 360 is hosting i360PlayCamps on the last Wednesday of every month in partnership with Dubai Internet City. The i360PlayCamp is a ...

Gamification Workshops Innovation

Regional

Resource Scarcity and the Future of Business, Interactive Webinar

Aramex, ArcelorMittal, the London Business School and CSM will join a live webinar debate on resource scarcity, organized by the Ethical...

CSR Environment

Arab Youth and Entrepreneurship: Holistic Approaches to Nurturing Local Ecosystems

On February 16-18, 2013, the Arab Urban Development Institute (AUDI) and Silatech is hosting a conference on “Arab Youth & E...

Conferences Ecosystem

A Look at Investment and Workforce Trends in Sub-Saharan Africa [Case Study]

This is the eighth and last installment of a series on Wamda featuring companies in emerging markets around the world. This case study as...

Aureos Aureos Case Studies Financial management

Yala Music Announces Ad-Based Downloads: Pushing Back Against Anghami

Mobile application Anghami has received a lot of buzz since it launched its music streaming service this November, leaping to the top...

Advertising Mobile Mobile Apps

The Art of Pitching

The Bader Young Entrepreneurs Program will be kicking off 2013 with a new workshop titled The Art of Pitching. Rabih El Khodr of STANDUP!...

Pitching

Maysalward Localizes New Mobile Game ShaqDown for the Arab World

A new battle is being fought in the Middle East, thanks to Jordanian gaming company Maysalward. Basketball legend Shaquille...

Mobile Mobile Gaming Gaming

#truDubai: A Recruiting Unconference

On January 16, 2013, Shelter Dubai is hosting #truDubai: A Recruiting Unconference from 9am-5pm. Following the success of previous #tru ...

Advice Conferences Programme

New Entrepreneur Roundtable at Shelter Dubai

On January 20, 2013, Shelter Dubai will be hosting their second “New Entrepreneur Roundtable” focused on creative entrepreneurs working in t...

Conferences Design Fashion

Wellnesia to Indulge Dubai with New Spa and Beauty Hub

In the Arab world, the web has been buzzing lately with sites offering flash sales, low prices and online booking, often for restaurants,...

Digital Marketing Ecosystem Health & Beauty

Protecting the Community and Environment: Kenya’s Athi River Steel [Case Study]

This is the sixth installment of a series on Wamda featuring companies in emerging markets around the world. As the Kenyan economy has e...

Aureos Aureos Case Studies

Arabic Cooking Community Shahiya Expands into English, Considers Tablet App

Fresh off of a round of Series A investment from MEVP, Shahiya is looking into new growth models as it continues to tackle the...

Arabic Content Food & Beverage Mobile

ICT Use and Social Network Adoption in the Arab World [Report]

The Madar Research and Development Center, based in Dubai, recently released this report on Arab ICT Use and Social Network Adoption, s...

Digital Media Mobile Technology

Facebook's 25 Most Popular Games: Lessons for Arab Developers

Facebook just announced the 25 most popular social games in 2012. Music trivia game SongPop by US developer FreshPlanet tops the chart,...

Facebook Gaming Mobile Gaming

PACE Civic Engagement Grant Application Deadline

The PACE (Promoting Active Citizen Engagement) program is soliciting grant applications from Lebanese NGOs to design and implement...

Government Social Change

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