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... Hayden Pirkle • 17 February, 2014
Global 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... Reine Farhat • 05 February, 2014 silicon valley Egypt Accelerators
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 ... Aline Mayard • 09 January, 2014 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... Wamda • 07 January, 2014 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... Aline Mayard • 09 December, 2013 open data big data Diaspora
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
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... Christina Paschyn • 24 November, 2013 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... Aline Mayard • 25 November, 2013 shots of me teenagers Social Networks
Global Could Middle East e-commerce benefit from Pinterest? There was nothing special about the verb ‘pin’ before Pinterest was founded in 2010. Today, online, it's most likely to... Reine Farhat • 27 October, 2013 Funding Social Networks Marketing
How a startup goes from idea to IPO [Infographic] For those who may get a bit confused by all of the jargon and stages associated with startup investment, Funders and Founders presents the... Glen Dalakian II • 23 October, 2013 Funding Venture Capital Angel Investment
4 questions we'd like to see answered at Webit, the tech conference in Istanbul On the heels of Webrazzi, Istanbul’s cozy, startup-focused tech conference, comes Webit, which will bring over 8,000 attendees to Istanbul o... Wamda • 20 October, 2013 events
Not another cupcake shop: Bahrain's women entrepreneurs debate what local startups need If there’s one place in the Arab world one can go to understand the complex relationship between women, government, and entrepreneurship i... Nina Curley • 10 October, 2013 Ecosystem
Addy raises $320K in Silicon Valley, launches address system for Middle East e-commerce When we last checked in with Addy last summer, the startup was generating buzz after debuting at Stanford’s StartX Demo Day for its... Nina Curley • 23 September, 2013 Addressing Mobile E-commerce
Meet the three teams that won a Silicon Valley investor pitch event in Palestine PALinnO, a new initiative in Palestine designed to connect local startups to Silicon Valley mentors, has announced the winners of its... Nina Curley • 04 September, 2013
Start-Up Chile meetup in Dubai Start-Up Chile is once again ready to select, fund and host 100 startups to help them develop their global business ideas through... Wamda • 30 August, 2013 Incubator
Call for projects for the Commercialization Tour 2013 The second round of the Commercialization Tour 2013 will take place be conducted in six countries -Egypt, Kuwait, Morocco, Saudi Arabia,... Wamda • 14 August, 2013
4 lessons for investing in Africa from Kenya's Savannah Fund A startup funding gap between early stage/angel and VC investments is starting to be filled by one of Kenya’s leading seed capital f... Jonathan Kalan • 22 July, 2013 Venture Capital East Africa Tips
Lebanon 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... Reine Farhat • 08 July, 2013 Pitching MIT Coworking Spaces
Palestine gets its first seed fund, supported by MENA Apps and USAID The startup scene in Palestine has been slow to build over the past few years, led by initiatives like Bazinga and grassroots... Nina Curley • 03 July, 2013 Seed stage Incubator Accelerators
5 reasons why professionals quit their jobs The rise of regional jobsites means that sourcing talent has become faster, easier and more cost effective for employers than ever. It... Lama Ataya • 04 July, 2013 Team Programme
A look at the IFC's new $400m fund for SMEs in the Arab world Support for small businesses continues to pour into the Arab world. Last month, the International Finance Corporation... Ahmed Gabr • 19 June, 2013 Funding models Financial management Jordan
Eureeca, the first global crowdinvesting platform, exits beta, focuses on the Middle East Following the general success of crowdfunding platfoms around the globe, several crowdinvesting platforms are now launching to offer a new... Aline Mayard • 14 May, 2013 collaborative economy crowdinvesting Funding models
A Look at Entrepreneurship in Morocco: Where Can Startups Turn for Help? Entrepreneurs in Morocco today face several challenges: meeting mentors and investors, finding a suitable office space, building... Aline Mayard • 24 April, 2013 Mentorship Ecosystem Coworking Spaces
Investors in Egypt: Who's Hot, Who's Not This piece does not represent the opinions of Wamda; it is based on a survey of over 200 entrepreneurs conducted by Contributor... Omar Aysha • 25 March, 2013