Regional Angel investor Ranwa Halasa calls for bolder investors and savvier entrepreneurs This article is part of our expert content series, in which we will highlight valuable advice from key experts in the regional... Reine Farhat • 13 May, 2014 Mistakes Tips Advice
Palestinian startup PlayFresco gets global attention - but its founders can't get visas The Palestinian technology sector has been witnessing remarkable progress lately, reflected in individual attempts to take it to the next... Suheir Sheikh • 15 May, 2014 connected devices
Angel investor Hala Fadel's 3 most common entrepreneurial mistakes This article is part of our expert content series, in which we will highlight valuable advice from key experts in the regional... Maya Rahal • 30 April, 2014 hala Fadel Angel Investment Investment
How this Bahraini woman uprooted her successful London creative agency and moved home I first met Wafa Obaidat at a TEDxYouth event in Bahrain. I was floored by how — at 23 years old — Obaidat was running operations for her S... Leena AlOlaimy • 23 April, 2014 Fashion
Palestinian startup AidBits aims to streamline the aid sector NGOs aren’t known for being the most efficient organizations. The amount of bureaucratic navel gazing, however important, it takes to get d... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 15 April, 2014 aidbits arabreneur palestine
7 Palestinian startups vie for Arabreneur investment at recent pitch event “These startups are as good as any in Toronto, Barcelona, or London,” said Palestinian entrepreneur extraordinaire Dr. Abdulmalek Al-Jaber ... Robert Carroll • 16 April, 2014 pitch event arabreneur palestine
Palestinian entrepreneur launches e-store and educational blog on sexual health for married couples “It started one day when I was walking in Ramallah,” Ashraf Alkiswani says. “I was stuck behind these two guys in their late thirties, and ... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 03 April, 2014 karaz sexual health ramallah
UniVenture, Tunisian incubator launched by business angels, seeks applicants UniVenture's first graduating class In May 2010, ten Tunisians entrepreneurs created the Carthage Business Angel association to... Aline Mayard • 21 April, 2014 Business Angels Incubator
Online Arabic music school i3zif kicks off the year with 3 ambitious new goals Just over a year after launch, the team at i3zif, the online Arabic music school, has kicked off 2014 with three ambitious new goals, says... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 24 February, 2014 oud Music Jordan
4 lessons from Fishfishme's successful investment round Some of you may already know that we just closed a $200,000 USD financing round from some angel investors Sim Whatley, Saif Alzarouni,... Abdullah Alshalabi • 11 February, 2014 Angel Investment Investment
Global Egyptian job site Wuzzuf joins 500 Startups' acceleration program Wuzzuf, an Egyptian recruiting site launched in 2012 by BasharSoft, was on the verge of closing down two years ago. However... Reine Farhat • 05 February, 2014 silicon valley Egypt Accelerators
Arabreneur announces $440,000 USD investment in four Palestinian startups Earlier today, Arabreneur announced an investment of $440,000 USD in four “leading, innovative” Palestinian startups, which will enter its ... Wamda • 27 January, 2014 arabreneur accelerator palestine
Startup news ticker: PricePanda secures 3 million dollars from Tengelmann Group Welcome to Wamda's weekly startup news ticker, which will offer quick announcements and stories relevant to the region. If you have a quick... Wamda • 27 January, 2014 ticker Rocket Internet Investment
Et3arraf, the Middle East-focused dating site, announces $150,000 USD fundraising round With his French business school diploma and his job at an international consulting firm, Cédric Maalouf was following the same path that ... Aline Mayard • 09 January, 2014 Dating service Seeqnce Social Networks
DealMakers' Weekend For investment-ready companies in the information and communications technology sector looking for investors, and high-level angel... Wamda • 09 January, 2014 ict Jordan
Friendshippr regulates informal P2P international shipping; secures $670,000 USD Series A round Asking friends to ship or bring back an item from overseas is a practice as popular as it is tricky. Especially in this region, with its... Aline Mayard • 29 December, 2013 crowdshipping Business Angels collaborative economy
Jordanian custom photo album service eyes Gulf Facebook users, B2B expansion There’s got to be a story behind a company by the name of Cheezu. “I was watching a Japanese movie,” says Tala Haddadin, Cheezu’s Jordani... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 15 December, 2013 cheezu b2c b2b
Can AskNative save Egypt's tourism industry? AskNative, a tourism service that works like a social network, is up against serious odds in Egypt, where both tourism and e-commerce are... Eman Mostafa • 26 December, 2013 AskNative Tourism Egypt
Egyptian startup makes it easier to consume audio content in Arabic Although podcasts have became popular the world over, they haven't taken off in Arabic, perhaps thanks to a lack of options for hosting... Omar Aysha • 14 November, 2013
5 ways to compete with Amazon, and why its model isn't 'profitless' After almost two decades in online retail, Amazon is still the punchline to jokes about profitability. “Amazon, as best I can tell, is a ... Nina Curley • 28 October, 2013 Amazon Scaling Payment Gateways
How a startup goes from idea to IPO [Infographic] For those who may get a bit confused by all of the jargon and stages associated with startup investment, Funders and Founders presents the... Glen Dalakian II • 23 October, 2013 Funding Venture Capital Angel Investment
Egyptian event platform Eventtus goes premium after investment from Vodafone, Cairo Angels After meeting at Startup Weekend Cairo in 2011, the founders of event organizing platform Eventtus launched their startup in... Glen Dalakian II • 07 October, 2013 Funding Venture Capital Angel Investment
6 people entrepreneurs should look for at a networking event Dubai is an unusual place. The startup scene is small but growing rapidly, the majority of people are expats, and there are dozens... Kia Davis • 22 September, 2013
Mumzworld seeks investment from 'empowered' women angels; how it's persuading moms to buy online Mumzworld, the Dubai-based e-commerce portal for goods related to mothers, children, and babies, has announced that it’s open for a new r... Nina Curley • 28 August, 2013 Angel Investment E-commerce Women