New social game launches in Egypt, inspired by protests in Tahrir Square [Wamda TV] [Arabic] In the midst of Egypt's current tumult, a new social game on Facebook was recently launched to let players experience the events ... Hanan Solayman • 07 August, 2013 Egypt Gaming
Women entrepreneurs in Gaza develop new app for the blind [Wamda TV] [Arabic] “This is the beginning of a shift to smartphones and tablets in Gaza,” says entrepreneur Nidaa Wishah. Taking advantage of the gro... Mariam Hamed • 30 July, 2013 Women
Upcycling Saudi women out of poverty: A look at Trochet [Wamda TV] [Arabic] During Wamda’s Mix N’ Mentor Riyadh, we chatted with Diana Rayyan, the founder of Ateeq, a social entrepreneurship startup that ear... Maya Rahal • 28 July, 2013 Social Entrepreneurship
How women in Saudi Arabia are being integrated into the workforce [Wamda TV] At Wamda’s Mix N’ Mentor Riyadh, we chatted with Khalid AlKhudair the founder of Glowork.net, an online platform for job-seeking women in Sa... Wamda • 21 July, 2013 Mix n Mentor Team Programme
How student entrepreneurs are transforming Morocco's economy The May, before Enactus Morocco hosted its 10th annual entrepreneurship competition for students, we caught up with Touria Benlafqih, the... Nina Curley • 16 July, 2013 Students Competitions Social Entrepreneurship
What are the biggest challenges faced by Bahraini entrepreneurs? We ask the crowd [Wamda TV] During Wamda’s Mix N’ Mentor event in Manama, we asked attendees to share their biggest challenges to building their startup. Equity fun... Wamda • 03 July, 2013 Bahrain Mix n Mentor Ecosystem
Two of Algeria's leading entrepreneurs find success despite lack of local support Dialife, a diabetes tracking platform, is one of the few Algerian tech startups to gain recognition. Although its founders won third place ... Nina Curley • 16 June, 2013 Diabetes Healthcare
Meet Palestine's pioneering female coder, who just won in an international gaming competition Rasha Hussein is one of the Arab world's women entrepreneurs to watch. The first time I met her, she was leading a room full of tech geeks... Nina Curley • 02 May, 2013 Coding Augmented Reality EdTech
A Tour of Wixel Studios in Lebanon: Launching Survival Race [Wamda TV] Note: Wixel Studios has since changed the game’s name from Abou Ahmad the Arabian (AAA) to Survival Race. Today, Wixel Studios in Lebanon l... Glen Dalakian II • 08 April, 2013 Mobile Gaming Gaming
Fabraca in Palestine Manufactures Products with Locally Developed 3D Printer [Wamda TV] [Arabic] Palestinian engineer Ahmed Baraee recently founded Fabraca, a startup that builds physical objects out of 3D designs. After... Mariam Hamed • 21 April, 2013 3D rendering
Gazan Startup Wasselni Seeks to Solve Traffic Issues Across the Region [Wamda TV] Mariam Atoui recently founded Wasselni, a startup specialized in developing mobile and web applications tackling traffic and transport p... Mariam Hamed • 17 March, 2013 Mobile Transportation
Launching a New Flash Sales Website in Palestine [Wamda TV] [Arabic] In Gaza, two entrepreneurs, Ahmed Alyan and Moaz Hamid, decided to launch a flash deals website called Safaka, planned to launch... Mariam Hamed • 10 March, 2013 Daily Deals
Mobile App Startup Localizes Daily Deals in Malaysia [Wamda TV] In an interview at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, Fadzli Anuar, the founder of Voucheres, a mobile app for local ad promotion based in ... Wamda • 24 February, 2013 Daily Deals Mobile Mobile Apps
Creating a Digital Arabic Comics Market from Egypt [Wamda TV] During the Flat6Labs Cycle 3 Demo Day, Mahmoud Ghoz, founder and CEO of Rawy, discusses his startup, a digital publishing marketplace and se... Omar Aysha • 19 March, 2013 Egypt Media Accelerators
Entrepreneur of the Week: Delphine Edde Co-Founder of Diwanee [Wamda TV] Four years after being in the business of building online portals for women, Delphine Edde, co-founder of Diwanee, thinks that there is not ... Maya Rahal • 12 February, 2013 Arabic Content Digital Media Entrepreneur of the Week
Sister Entrepreneurs Open Trendy Café in Oman [Wamda TV] Omani entrepreneur Amal Al-Khusaibi, Deputy Managing Director of The K’s Café, discusses how she and her sisters turned a small catering bu... Wamda • 14 February, 2013 Conferences Ecosystem Food & Beverage
Entrepreneur of the Week: Goktug Okan Oguz of Unnado [Wamda TV] Goktug Okan Oguz, co-founder of Turkish flash sales and e-commerce platform Unnado, which sells products for future moms and babies, is ... Maya Rahal • 05 February, 2013 Daily Deals E-commerce Endeavor
Minispace Designs Multiple Use Furniture in Gaza [Wamda TV] Meet one of Gaza's most succesful startups: Raghda and Ahmed Maher Al-Souwaysi started Minispace to design furniture for multiple uses, es... Mariam Hamed • 07 February, 2013 Design
Dubai-Based Custom Suit Startup Helps Men Look Sharp Around the Globe [Wamda TV] Tarig El Sheikh and Matt Mueller have set out to solve a problem that men around the world suffer from: ill-fitting suits. "As a poorly... Wamda • 11 February, 2013 Expansion E-commerce
Entrepreneur of the Week: Alemsah Ozturk of 41?-29! This week, we chatted with Alemşah (pronouned Alem-shah) Öztürk of 41-29, one of the biggest digital agencies in Turkey. Since he started fo... Nina Curley • 22 January, 2013 Endeavor
Palestinian Startup Magic Lens Provides Multimedia Solutions in Gaza [Wamda TV] Three young Palestinian entrepreneurs recently launched Magic Lens, a design startup offering multimedia services for clients in Gaza. The s... Mariam Hamed • 31 January, 2013 Animation Arabic Content Digital Media
Ayaady Feeds Egypt with Fresh, Sustainable Produce [Wamda TV] [Arabic] Despite launching during the political turmoil in Egypt in December 2012, Ayaady, a meat company based in Alexandria, is finding... Hanan Solayman • 14 January, 2013 Agriculture Delivery Egypt
Entrepreneur of the Week: Walid Sultan Midani of DigitalMania in Tunisia [Wamda TV] After overcoming a lack of game development skills in Tunisia, Walid Sultan Midani, the founder of DigitalMania, is throwing a dose of... Glen Dalakian II • 15 January, 2013 Entrepreneur of the Week Mobile Gaming Gaming
Gaza Startup Builds Creative Arabic Mobile Apps [Wamda TV] [Arabic] Palestinian entrepreneurs Abed Al Hamid Al Fioumi and Mohammed Belbol started Sanabel to build technical solutions in Palestine, i... Mariam Hamed • 01 January, 2013 Animation Arabic Content Digital Media