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U.A.E

UAE online listings startup Melltoo raises $205,000 in seed round

UAE startup Melltoo Marketplace recently closed a seed round of $205,000, led by Turn8, Dubai Silicon Oasis...

Iran

10 digital startups debut at a demo day first in Tehran

Witnesses to the next big startups out of Tehran? [Images via AvaTech]. Since launching in 2014 the Tehran-based accelerator AvaTech...

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Lebanon

USAID launches MENA-II in Lebanon amidst growing landscape of support

Last week, representatives of USAID, the Berytech Foundation (a Lebanese incubator and VC fund), and the United States...

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Regional

Global VCs investing in MENA are like pink diamonds: rare but existent

Though it might seem quiet, some VCs are on the prowl. Towards the end of 2014 Wamda published an interview with Lebanese VC Khaled Nasr....

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Lebanon

Lebanese startups gain access to more money and support than ever #ArabNetBeirut

The Circular 331 panel. A Lebanon-based $71 million fund focusing on the Middle East and North Africa; plans for a Beirut chapter...

Kuwait National Fund iSME Leap Ventures

Regional

What global investors want from entrepreneurs, an expert advises

There are some questions that continuously occur in the minds of entrepreneurs - if I want to get seed financing, or that second round of...

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Lebanon

Access to funding for Lebanese startups is looking up

Obviously a lot more than loose change is going to be availalbe. (Image via Lucy Knight) Things are certainly looking up for the coffer...

Berytech US Aid Lebanese Central Bank

Regional

It’s not a lack of funding, it’s you [Wamda TV]

To entrepreneurs, raising a first round of capital is a validation of their startup’s business model. To VCs, it’s a grace...

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Regional

Building the Arab region’s biggest B2B market place is not without its challenges

Two years ago Syrian entrepreneur Salim Akil was poised to make his SearchinMena.com, a Yellow Pageseque search engine, the region’s l...

Maghreb

What have 8 of Morocco’s support organizations for tech entrepreneurship achieved?

Many startups are now getting support in Morocco either at the seed or growth stage, but support programs and organizations are too few,...

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Maghreb

VC, angels, or pre-sells: What’s the best funding option for Maghrebi startups? [WamdaTV]

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Maghreb

Morocco's CMI responds to 5 complaints from entrepreneurs

Since we published the testimonial piece of Greendizer co-founder Mohamed Attahri, where he described his less than...

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Regional

After success in Levant Lebanese mobile banking services is ready to scale

From left to right: Roy Zakka, and Khalil Daoud, NECB's General Manager Going to the bank every month is a chore many of us prefer...

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Regional

Former Maktoob exec raises 800K to bring social TV app to MENA

The Los Angeles-based, MENA-focused app Vyu has just closed an $825,000 USD round led by Jordan’s Jabbar Internet Group. The company will u...

Saudi Arabia

On the strength of new investment, Saudi emotion sharing app leaves for Silicon Valley

The last time I spoke to Mohammed AlKadi, founder of Feelit, a social app for emotion sharing, it was January of this year....

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Regional

The Middle Eastern startup blind spot: an obsession with money

This article was co-authored by Melltoo founders Sharene Lee and Morad Irsane “How do you make money?” is a question everyone asks about Mel...

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Regional

Dubai's listings site Melltoo on the hunt for investors

The world of classified ads has moved a long way from one having to trawl through the back sections of local newspapers looking for...

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Could this Tunisian connected home device challenge Google's Nest?

Tunisian entrepreneurs don’t seem to run short of ambition; Chifco is just more proof (others can be f...

CONNECTED HOME Chifco connected devices

Egypt

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UAE online listings startup Melltoo raises $205,000 in seed round

10 digital startups debut at a demo day first in Tehran

USAID launches MENA-II in Lebanon amidst growing landscape of support

Global VCs investing in MENA are like pink diamonds: rare but existent

Lebanese startups gain access to more money and support than ever #ArabNetBeirut

What global investors want from entrepreneurs, an expert advises

Access to funding for Lebanese startups is looking up

It’s not a lack of funding, it’s you [Wamda TV]

Building the Arab region’s biggest B2B market place is not without its challenges

What have 8 of Morocco’s support organizations for tech entrepreneurship achieved?

VC, angels, or pre-sells: What’s the best funding option for Maghrebi startups? [WamdaTV]

Morocco's CMI responds to 5 complaints from entrepreneurs

After success in Levant Lebanese mobile banking services is ready to scale

Former Maktoob exec raises 800K to bring social TV app to MENA

On the strength of new investment, Saudi emotion sharing app leaves for Silicon Valley

The Middle Eastern startup blind spot: an obsession with money

Dubai's listings site Melltoo on the hunt for investors

Could this Tunisian connected home device challenge Google's Nest?

Will this be the year of Egypt's $100M deal?

Starting up, getting acquired, and shutting down: GoNabit co-founder's advice on the entrepreneurial journey

Get in the Ring Competition

Entrepreneurship isn't free - here's why

Atheer Labs closes new round thanks to Lebanese diaspora connection

Moroccan private fund offers alternative to government funding

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