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... Eman Mostafa • 19 April, 2015 Omnicom Laconia Capital Group instagram
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... Lucy Knight • 05 March, 2015 Berytech US Aid Lebanese Central Bank
Turkey Turkey's Modanisa Islamic fashion ecommerce announces $5.5M investment led by STC Ventures Last week, Modanisa.com, an Islamic clothing ecommerce website based in Turkey, announced the conclusion of a $5.5 million investment from... Wamda • 02 March, 2015 citrastyle modanisa ifash
Regional What turns an investor off? Mobily Ventures’ director answers No different from any other relationship, the one between an investor and an entrepreneur should also be built on mutual trust and... Reine Farhat • 23 February, 2015 mobily ventures anghami Venture Capital
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... Reine Farhat • 18 February, 2015 mix n mentor dubai Funding BECO Capital
Regional Arabic Q&A site Jawabkom turns down 4 VCs It took Twitter 24 months to reach one million users. Tumblr published its one-millionth blog after 27 months. Facebook’s millionth user s... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 27 January, 2015 jawabkom
Jordan 2 Jordanian startups nominated to join Endeavor's network Two Jordanian companies were nominated on Saturday to join Endeavor’s International Selection Panel, which will determine their... Tala El Issa • 12 February, 2015 luminus monojo Endeavor Jordan
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... Pamela Kesrouani • 17 February, 2015
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,... Mehdi Reghai • 29 December, 2014 Support OCP Maroc Numeric Fund
Maghreb VC, angels, or pre-sells: What’s the best funding option for Maghrebi startups? [WamdaTV] (Click on cc to view subtitles in English) Aline Mayard • 18 January, 2015 Réseau Entreprendre Yunus Social Business Microsoft Innovation Center
Regional twofour54’s Issa Aghabi talks funding and failure [Wamda TV] Last month, at our final Mix N’ Mentor of the year in Dubai, we took the opportunity to talk to mentors about their particular areas of e... Wamda • 05 January, 2015 Issa Aghabi mix n mentor dubai TwoFour54
Maghreb Morocco's Education Media Company raises $280,000 on the strength of an unusual story The 9rayti team. Adam Bouhadma is only 24, and has just raised 2.5 million Moroccan dirhams ($280,000) for his company Education... Aline Mayard • 21 December, 2014 MNF Education Maroc Numeric Fund
Jordan ArabiaWeather.com closes $2M investment round led by Badia Impact Fund ArabiaWeather.com has announced a new round of investment, reported by some outlets to be $2 million, led by new investor Badia Impact... Wamda • 12 December, 2014 silicon badia investement ArabiaWeather
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... Sharene Lee • 29 September, 2014 monetizing Funding
U.A.E TiECon Dubai 2014 The Dubai Chapter of TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs) is announcing its first TiECon event for the Middle East on Wednesday October 1st and... Wamda • 30 September, 2014 Dubai
Jordan Jordanian serial entrepreneur pivots from selling gadgets to 3D printing his own Loay Malahmeh is becoming what he never thought he would be – a serial entrepreneur. From TickyTacky.me to 3Dmena, the Jordanian e... Robert Carroll • 17 September, 2014 tickytacky 3d printing 3dmena
Egypt Will this be the year of Egypt's $100M deal? Confidence is rising amongst Egypt’s early-stage investors as both venture capitalists and angel investors begin to leverage the... Rachel Williamson • 09 September, 2014 ideavelopers cairo angels Egypt
Newly launched Mobily Ventures invests in Anghami, Easy Taxi Mobily, a leading telecom in Saudi Arabia, will announce today the launch of Mobily Ventures, a venture capital fund seeking to invest... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 31 August, 2014 mobily ventures mobily easy taxi
Easy Taxi secures $40m in Series D funding, eyes regional expansion Easy Taxi, a Brazilian taxi calling app backed by Rocket Internet, has announced a Series D fundraising round of $40 million USD, led by... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 03 August, 2014 share economy easy taxi careem
Regional investment future looks bright despite political distress The 8th edition of the ‘MENA Private Equity & Venture Capital’ Annual Report shows that investments in the region are holding strong de... Wamda • 22 July, 2014 private equity mena pea uae
Can adapted Google algorithm get MENA customers to shop online? According to experts, e-commerce is the fastest growing sector in the Gulf. For the UAE in particular, they expect its value to reach... Eman Mostafa • 31 July, 2014 uae Expansion Egypt
Egypt Egypt's energy crisis forces increased interest in clean tech A year ago, Karim Mostafa, CEO of solar energy solutions provider Gaia, was struggling to get anyone to listen to his... Daria Solovieva • 29 June, 2014 solar green tech Egypt
Jabbar invests in News Group, strengthening regional media-tech ties Earlier this month, the investment firm Jabbar Internet Group announced a deal with Dubai-based news management company News Group... Wamda • 24 June, 2014 news group Investment Media
Partnerships, VCs and content: best practices from experts at Mix N’ Mentor Amman Last week, Wamda organized its 14th Mix N’ Mentor and its fourth in Amman, Jordan. The event was supported by our strategic partners Zain J... Maya Rahal • 18 June, 2014 partnerships content Mix n Mentor