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Oasis500 launches new fund to kickstart Jordan's creative scene

Last week’s gathering of 20 Jordanian artists marks what may be an important first step towards investment funding for the country’s art...

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In Tunisia, entrepreneurs are taking control

In the absence of local blogs, press coverage, groups or associations of web entrepreneurs, and, until recently, a coworking space, the...

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NGO Nahdet El Mahrousa teams up with Barclays Bank Egypt to fight unemployment

After three years of political turmoil, the economy of Egypt is suffering from a lack of stability that was translated into a remarkable...

competition Egypt

Yamsafer tackles region's payment challenge with cardless bookings

Faris Zaher, CEO and co-founder of hotel bookings site Yamsafer, thinks his team may have come up with a solution to the region’s payment r...

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Oasis500 launches Omraan, a funding competition for startups working to solve urban problems

As it intensifies its effort to spread entrepreneurial culture in the region, Jordanian tech-focused incubator Oasis500 launches its first...

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Abjjad exceeded its goal on Eureeca by 30%; what's next for the Arabic reading social network?

A few days ago, Abjjad became the first Arab cultural website to exceed its crowdinvestment target amount on Eureeca, the first ...

Jordan books reading

Mobile app generator wins the day at Startup Weekend Amman

Hoards of aspiring entrepreneurs gathered at the Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Building in Amman this past weekend for Startup Weekend – a 5...

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Egyptian job site Wuzzuf joins 500 Startups' acceleration program

Wuzzuf, an Egyptian recruiting site launched in 2012 by BasharSoft, was on the verge of closing down two years ago. However...

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Et3arraf, the Middle East-focused dating site, announces $150,000 USD fundraising round

With his French business school diploma and his job at an international consulting firm, Cédric Maalouf was following the same path that ...

Dating service Seeqnce Social Networks

Startup news ticker: Integreight reaches its goal on Kickstarter in 6 hours; Kamel Al-Asmar in Forbes’ 30 Under 30

Welcome to Wamda's weekly startup news ticker, which will offer quick announcements and stories relevant to the region. If you have a quick...

Egypt Crowdfunding Social Entrepreneurship

Enigma thinks big data can change the world

"Dad, the president retweeted my database!" "Well, it’s great that your boss appreciates your work." "No Dad, I’m talking about the Pre...

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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...

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Activity-tracking app wins at Startup Weekend Doha as women attend in record numbers

An activity monitoring mobile application, created by a team that included two high school students, won first prize in the...

Startup Weekend

How are teenagers using social networks? Can Shots of Me surpass Facebook?

Shots of Me, the new social network for selfies (photos taken of oneself), has famously raised $1.1 million USD in a seed-funding round...

shots of me teenagers Social Networks

Could Middle East e-commerce benefit from Pinterest?

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Beirut's new Co-Working +961 space hosts first startup pitch event

Last week, at the newly launched Co-working +961 space in Beirut, entrepreneurs, investors, and startup enthusiasts gathered to...

Pitching MIT Coworking Spaces

Thought Leadership

Oasis500 launches new fund to kickstart Jordan's creative scene

In Tunisia, entrepreneurs are taking control

NGO Nahdet El Mahrousa teams up with Barclays Bank Egypt to fight unemployment

Yamsafer tackles region's payment challenge with cardless bookings

Oasis500 launches Omraan, a funding competition for startups working to solve urban problems

Abjjad exceeded its goal on Eureeca by 30%; what's next for the Arabic reading social network?

Mobile app generator wins the day at Startup Weekend Amman

Egyptian job site Wuzzuf joins 500 Startups' acceleration program

Et3arraf, the Middle East-focused dating site, announces $150,000 USD fundraising round

Startup news ticker: Integreight reaches its goal on Kickstarter in 6 hours; Kamel Al-Asmar in Forbes’ 30 Under 30

Enigma thinks big data can change the world

Gaza's startups offered outside acceleration and funding for the first time

Activity-tracking app wins at Startup Weekend Doha as women attend in record numbers

How are teenagers using social networks? Can Shots of Me surpass Facebook?

Could Middle East e-commerce benefit from Pinterest?

How a startup goes from idea to IPO [Infographic]

4 questions we'd like to see answered at Webit, the tech conference in Istanbul

Not another cupcake shop: Bahrain's women entrepreneurs debate what local startups need

Addy raises $320K in Silicon Valley, launches address system for Middle East e-commerce

Meet the three teams that won a Silicon Valley investor pitch event in Palestine

Start-Up Chile meetup in Dubai

Call for projects for the Commercialization Tour 2013

4 lessons for investing in Africa from Kenya's Savannah Fund

Beirut's new Co-Working +961 space hosts first startup pitch event

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