4 Tips for Pitching with Plan9, Pakistan's Newest Tech Incubator Plan9 is a tech-focused incubator that has been generating a lot of buzz in Pakistan. Conducted with the support of the Punjab Information ... Jazib Zahir • 17 February, 2013 Accelerators Competitions Investment
Dermandar Wins World’s Best App Award: What’s Next Dermandar, one of the hottest startups to come out of the Arab world this year, has just won the “World’s Best App” award in the Lifestyle a... Nina Curley • 17 February, 2013 Mobile Mobile Apps Scaling
New Investment Platform Shekra Supports Startups in Egypt New joint investment concept "Shekra" is drawn from the Arabic phrase "sherik fekra" in Arabic, which means "share an idea." The platform... Ahmed Gabr • 17 February, 2013 Crowdfunding
Weekly Wrap-Up: February 10-14 It's time to switch gears as we're putting in the final touches for the kickstart of our Mix N' Mentor roadshow. Our first stop will be... Wamda • 14 February, 2013 Crowdmapping E-commerce Weekly Wrap-Up
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
8 Startup Couples Making Entrepreneurship Romantic In honor of Valentine’s Day, we have put together a list of 8 dynamic startups in the Arab world founded and run by married couples. It’s a ... Glen Dalakian II • 14 February, 2013 Team Top Lists
E-Commerce in Lebanon: An Overview This is the first in a new series on Wamda discussing e-commerce trends in countries across the Arab world. There is no doubt that... Maya Rahal • 14 February, 2013 E-commerce
E-Commerce Site Taw9eel Acquires Kuwaiti Game Rental Startup Digumz This week, Kuwaiti game rental company Digumz.com was acquired by Kuwaiti platform Taw9eel.com, one of the largest e-commerce sites... Glen Dalakian II • 14 February, 2013 Acquisitions E-commerce Ecosystem
Aramex Launches Shop and Ship in Dubai: What it Means for E-Commerce Merchants Aramex will soon be launching its international shipment service, Shop and Ship, in Dubai, in a move that could dramatically boost... Nina Curley • 13 February, 2013 Delivery Demystifying E-Commerce E-commerce
How PayPal Plans to Expand Across the Arab World in 2013 [Wamda TV] Fresh off their partnership with Aramex announced late last year, PayPal’s General Manager for the Middle East and North Africa, Elias Gha... Wamda • 13 February, 2013 E-commerce Payment Gateways PayPal
Looking for Funding? Here's How to Get an Investor's Attention If you’re a business owner, founder or CEO, at some point in time, you need money, be it seed capital, growth capital or expansion c... Jose Martin • 13 February, 2013 Advice Investment
Cairo Service Jam The Cairo Service Jam, part of the Global Service Jam movement, will take place from March 1-2, 2013. Participants will come together from d... Wamda • 13 February, 2013 Competitions Design Developers
Attitudes Towards Responsible Business and CSR in Bahrain [Report] Most startups in the Arab world have difficulty attracting and retaining talent. In Bahrain, a new study reveals that over 91% believe that... Leena AlOlaimy • 13 February, 2013 CSR Sustainability
Lebanese Telecoms Ministry Asks Citizens to 'Be The Minister' with New Game In an attempt to engage with citizens online, Lebanese Telecoms Minister Nicolas Sehnaoui is offering young Lebanese participants... Glen Dalakian II • 13 February, 2013 Competitions Government Telecommunication
3 Opportunities the West Misses in the Middle East This piece was originally published on Fortune on January 28, 2013. Those who believe linear careers are linearly predictable might think... Christopher Schroeder • 12 February, 2013 Investment
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