7 Tips from Silicon Valley for Writing Your Demo Day Pitch Kyle Wild, the founder of analytics company Keen IO, originally visited Jordan with the Geeks on a Place contingent that attended Wamda's... Wamda • 27 January, 2013 Advice Investment Pitching
N2VLabs Bootcamp Demo Day N2VLabs will be hosting a Demo Day for their Bootcamp teams (winners of the KAUST New Venture seed program round) on January 31, 2013 to... Wamda • 23 January, 2013 Investment Pitching
Finding the Right Growth Partner: Analistas de Recursos Globales in Mexico [Case Study] This is the seventh installment of a series on Wamda featuring companies in emerging markets around the world. Founded in Mexico in 2001 by ... Wamda • 16 January, 2013 Aureos Aureos Case Studies Investment
212 Capital Partners Invests in Turkish Supply Chain Design Company Solvoyo 212 Capital Partners, one of Turkey’s leading early stage venture capital funds, has announced its first investment of the year in Solvoyo, ... Nina Curley • 10 January, 2013 Investment
Namshi Receives Investment from Summit Partners On the heels of its $20 million investment round from J.P. Morgan and Blakeney Management this past September, Dubai-based fashion... Nina Curley • 10 January, 2013 Rocket Internet Investment Namshi
Tips from Fadi Ghandour on Bootstrapping: MixnMentor Dubai Panel Part 8 [Wamda TV] In the final segment of Wamda's MixnMentor Dubai event, a member of the crowd asks the panel, which includes angel investor and Aramex CEO... Wamda • 03 January, 2013 Advice Fadi Ghandour Investment
Wellnesia to Indulge Dubai with New Spa and Beauty Hub In the Arab world, the web has been buzzing lately with sites offering flash sales, low prices and online booking, often for restaurants,... Maya Rahal • 09 January, 2013 Digital Marketing Ecosystem Health & Beauty
Palestinian SMS Platform Souktel Raises $1 Million from Sadara Ventures Souktel, one of the fastest growing startups in Palestine today, is set to enter a new era with a round of $1 million in investment from... Nina Curley • 19 December, 2012 Investment Mobile Mobile Apps
PPR Invests $13 Million in Rocket Internet to Support Namshi, Fashion Sites Luxury group PPR has invested € 10 million (US $13 million) in Bigfoot I, the Rocket Internet holding company that controls Dubai-based r... Nina Curley • 12 December, 2012 Rocket Internet Investment Namshi
Regional Fadi Ghandour Announces Corporate Entrepreneurship Responsibility Movement In a speech today at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Dubai, Fadi Ghandour, CEO of Aramex and Chairman of the Board at Wamda,... Nina Curley • 12 December, 2012 Ecosystem Fadi Ghandour Innovation
Dubai Entrepreneurs Debate Startup Challenges at Shelter's New Entrepreneurs Roundtable In celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week in Dubai two weeks ago, Shelter invited up-and-coming entrepreneurs to share their... Mary Ames • 02 December, 2012 Advice Ecosystem Coworking Spaces
10 Sentences You Should NOT Include in Your Pitch to Investors in the Middle East Every investor has seen a pitch that has made them wince. When pitching, it pays to plan to think big and plan to scale, but also to have a... Nina Curley • 04 December, 2012 Advice Investment Pitching
Developing the Investment Industry in the Arab World: Guest Post from Middle East Venture Partners This guest post is co-authored by Walid Hanna and Walid Mansour of Middle East Venture Partners, a Beirut-based Venture Capital... Walid Mansour • 29 November, 2012 Ecosystem Investment
Tenmou Gathers and Trains Arab and European Angel Investors in Bahrain Tenmou, Bahrain's first business angels company, is quickly establishing itself as a leading player in Bahrain's entrepreneurship scene, as... Leena AlOlaimy • 25 November, 2012 Accelerators Angel Investment Arabic Content
Nabbesh Wins du's The Entrepreneur, Looks to Expand Regionally After two months of tense competition, we now know who took home the 1 million AED cash prize after winning reality TV competition... Nina Curley • 22 November, 2012 Competitions du Investment
Pivoting to Solar Energy: India's Hind High Vacuum Company [Case Study] This is the fourth installment of a new series on Wamda featuring companies in emerging markets around the world. Launched in 1965, the ... Wamda • 21 November, 2012 Aureos Aureos Case Studies Business Development
Can Startappz Disrupt the Mobile Space in the Arab World? The idea of being more committed to learning than to a given product seems appropriate for the wave of young entrepreneurs entering the... Nina Curley • 19 November, 2012 Arabic Content Investment Mobile
Tips from Silicon Valley for Entrepreneurs in the Arab World: MAKE Ignition Welcomes 500 Startups Don’t be an entrepreneur. Keep your day job, spend time with your spouse, play with your children, socialize with your friends, see your p... Kia Davis • 18 November, 2012 Advice Arabic Content Cloud Computing
What Are Investors Looking For? [Pic of the Week] It’s a fairly simple question, but the answer often is not. If you’re looking for investment, it’s critical to get advice from mentors, oth... Glen Dalakian II • 08 November, 2012 CoE Cards Investment Pic of the Week
The Most Active VCs in the Arab World in 2012 This week we highlight the Arab world’s most active venture capital funds. These VC’s are targeting startups at different stages in their de... Glen Dalakian II • 06 November, 2012 Ecosystem Investment Top Lists
Sign Up to Spend Three Days with Geeks on a Plane in Jordan As you've seen, Silicon Valley investors Geeks on a Plane are coming to our Mix 'n' Mentor event in Amman. After the event, they're also... Nina Curley • 06 November, 2012 Investment Mentorship
Reviving a Dying Brand: Indonesia's Yupi Indo Jelly Gum [Case Study] This is the third installment of a new series on Wamda featuring companies in emerging markets around the world. Founded in Indonesia in... Wamda • 07 November, 2012 Aureos Expansion Food & Beverage
VIP-Only.ma Aims to Own Flash Sales in North Africa If you thought MarkaVIP and Sukar were the only major flash sales site in the region, think again- others are cropping up to carve out... Glen Dalakian II • 24 October, 2012 E-commerce Ecosystem Expansion
Apply before Nov 5th to Pitch to Silicon Valley Investors in Amman So you probably know that Silicon Valley investors Geeks on a Plane are coming to our Mix 'n' Mentor event in Amman on Nov 9th. There, e... Nina Curley • 30 October, 2012 Competitions Investment Pitching