Wamda

U.A.E

Abu Dhabi offers startups Dh535 million through new hub

Abu Dhabi will be investing Dh535 million in startups as part of a new entrepreneurship space called Hub71 launched in partnership with...

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Regional

E-groceries: The fastest growing e-commerce segment

In the $8.3 billion e-commerce sector in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena), it is the grocery segment that has perhaps experienced...

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Regional

MIT SciTech 2019

The MIT SciTech 2019 is happening on April 19-21, and this year's theme is “Envisioning the Future: Cities of...

Iraq

Arabnet Startup Battle - Baghdad

As part of the IBBC Tech Conference happening on April 30 at the Babylon Rotana Hotel, Iraq Tech Ventures and Arabnet are hosting a tech...

Kuwait

In conversation with Abdullah Boodai of Kuwait's Snapbook

Snapbook is a Kuwaiti startup that began as a photo-printing service. Today, it likes to describe itself as a gifting service, offering...

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U.A.E

Mindsalike's Networking event

Mindsalike's exclusive networking event for entrepreneurs, investors and CEOs is launching for the first time in...

Regional

STEP Saudi

STEP started out as a series of workshops and small gatherings, and over 7 years has grown to become one of the largest tech experiential...

Saudi Arabia

In conversation with Abdulmajeed Alyemni of KSA's Salasa

Salasa is a logistics fulfilment company based in Saudi Arabia. Working with e-commerce companies, Salasa fulfils their orders, packs them...

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Regional

100 Arab Start-ups that are shaping the Fourth Industrial Revolution in 2019

The World Economic Forum, in collaboration with the Bahrain Economic Development Board, has opened online applications for 100 Arab...

Morocco

In conversation with Niama El Bassunie of Morocco's WaystoCap

WaystoCap is a business-to-business e-commerce marketplace that enables companies in Africa to import and export goods. The platform...

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Europe

Seedstars Summit 2019

The annual Seedstars Summit is taking place on the 5th of April in Lausanne, Switzerland. Thought-provoking sessions and keynote speeches,...

Egypt

Egypt's growing interest in Africa

Toward the end of last year, billboards adorned Egypt’s capital city of Cairo with adverts for Africa-focused conferences and...

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Lebanon

MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Startup Competition

MIT Enterprise Forum (MITEF) Pan Arab will be holding the final award ceremony and conference for the 12th edition of Arab Startup...

U.A.E

Seamless Middle East 2019

Seamless Middle East 2019 is one of the largest payments and commerce technology conference and exhibition. The event has separate...

Saudi Arabia

Golden Scent closes new round of investment

Saudi Arabia-based e-commerce platform Golden Scent has closed a new round of investment, the company announced, without disclosing the...

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Bahrain

Food Ideathon MENA Bootcamp Programme

Food Ideathon MENA Bootcamp is a 4-day food entrepreneurship event that will take place as part of the Startup Bahrain Week on 7-9 March...

Kuwait

How did Kuwait produce some of the Middle East’s largest exits?

Out of all the markets that comprise the GCC, Kuwait rarely attracts the same level of interest or attention as its more dominant...

talabat Carriage entreprenership

U.A.E

4th Global Mentoring Walk

Organized by outstanding local leaders who are key members of the Vital Voices Global Leadership Network, the annual Mentoring Walks bring...

Regional

What we learned at Step Dubai 2019

The seventh Step conference concluded in Dubai on 14 February with some 6000 attendees and 300 startups exhibiting. The event, which...

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U.A.E

Startup Weekend Umm Al Quwain

Startup Weekend Umm Al Quwain is happening on February 14-16, 2019 and is organized by Sheikh Rashid Bin Saud Al Mualla...

Saudi Arabia

The benefits of the Saudi-UAE joint initiatives

In January, the UAE and Saudi Arabia announced the launch of seven strategic initiatives to further integrate the countries’ two...

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U.A.E

In conversation with Fodhil Benturquia of the UAE's Okadoc

Okadoc is an online medical booking system launched in 2018 by Fodhil Benturquia. It aims to simplify the process of booking an appointment...

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U.A.E

Innovations in Health Hackathon

The “Innovations in Health” hackathon is an initiative that is part of the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP)...

Bahrain

Unbound Bahrain

This March 6 & 7, Unbound, in partnership with the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) and supported by StartUp Bahrain,...

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