Maghreb Big plans in little Djerba: coworking Cogite is heading to the island In mid-March, after visiting Gafsa and Kairouan, the team behind Tunis-based coworking space Cogite brought their Cogite... Christine Petré • 13 April, 2015 Cogite Coworking Spaces
Regional Hatcher announces new seed and Series A funding for MENA startups Hatcher, the Singapore-based ‘B2B venture builder’ connecting startups in emerging markets with investors, is looking to “double down,” as ... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 02 April, 2015 hatcher fund hatcher beirut
Lebanon Lebanon's Blessing Foundation to scale its network of women in business to the region Last month, 85 business owners – many strangers to each other – gathered in an upscale Beirut café. Each was in a specific stage of their bu... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 02 March, 2015 networks blessing foundation blessing
Regional Crowdfunding platforms see education as key to growth A recent panel at the MENA ICT Forum included liwwa's Ahmed Moor, second from left; crowdfunding strategist Ronald Kleverlan, third... Hayden Pirkle • 11 February, 2015 eureeca zoomaal liwwa
U.A.E 'Huge amounts' of support among Dubai's startup community, report entrepreneurs [Wamda TV] How supportive is the startup community in Dubai of young startups and fresh entrepreneurs? There are “huge amounts” of support, says Sarah ... Wamda • 17 February, 2015 wamda mix n mentor dubai mix n mentor dubai Community
Regional The Arab region's freelance economy: some data By all accounts the global freelance economy is burgeoning. For many, it acts as a way to earn income in the absence of formalized,... Ahmed Moor • 29 January, 2015 freelance Employment nabbesh
U.A.E Flat6Labs launches Abu Dhabi accelerator with a focus on media startups From L to R: Flat6Labs CEO Ramez Mohamed, Flat6Labs Abu Dhabi Managing Director Nina Curley, and twofour54's Issa Aghabi. Hoping to... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 20 November, 2014 nina curley flat6labs abu dhabi abu dhabi
Kuwait Kuwait startup ecosystem builds momentum and welcomes new partners Kuwait’s nascent startup ecosystem may be getting a serious boost this week, when Mark Solon, the managing partner of global accelerator n... Wamda • 17 November, 2014 mark solon techstars kuwait
Regional Sudan and Iraq poised to win Collaborative Spaces Challenge There’s nothing like a healthy competition to get people clicking. Hivos’s Mideast Creatives program and Zoomaal know something about thi... Aline Mayard • 13 November, 2014 Mideast Creatives Hivos zoomaal
U.A.E Wamda announces the last 2014 Mix N' Mentor: Dubai Mix N’ Mentor Dubai, the final stop on Wamda’s 2014 #MixNMentor Roadshow, will take place on December 13th, 2014 at Dubai’s in5 Innovation ... Wamda • 18 November, 2014 mix n mentor dubai mix n mentor competition in5
Egypt Will Sharquity succeed in reproducing the Eureeca model in Egypt? According to many entrepreneurs, the main problem currently facing business development is funding. As a solution, many... Eman Mostafa • 17 September, 2014 Sharquity eureeca Egypt
Global 3 examples of corporates and startups collaborating in emerging markets When the corporate world isn’t a source of suspicion for the startup it’s often one of mockery. After all, how many sectors were disrupted b... Martin Pasquier • 27 August, 2014 General Electric Coca-Cola Nigeria
Fun startup events are possible, just ask this #YMEstartup organizer Your Middle East is one of a new generation of media sites focusing on the Arab region, seeking to shift how news here is covered. Similar... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 20 August, 2014 your middle east startup events
Community puts Impact Hub Dubai ahead of the pack Impact Hub Dubai launched on 14 January this year into an ecosystem becoming increasingly crowded with startup-friendly venues. But CEO... Alexander Hawkes • 18 August, 2014 co-working space impact hub dubai impact hub
Fatim-Zahra Biaz is the winner of the 2nd edition of the Karim Jazouani Prize For the second year in a row, we have asked you, our readers, to nominate people who have done the most for the Moroccan startups. We... Wamda • 10 August, 2014 Karim Jazouani new work labs morocco
2 Jordanian startups included in 500 Startups' 10th batch 500 Startups, the Silicon Valley accelerator/VC/startup community, has selected two Jordanian startups as part of its 10th batch. Feesheh... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 07 August, 2014 silk road images gallery alsharq 500 startups
Maghreb OuiShare Drink Beirut OuiShare is organizing the first get-together for people interested in collaborative consumption, makers, fablabs, crowdfunding,... Wamda • 05 August, 2014 beirut events collaborative economy
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
Egyptian entrepreneurs ready for more constructive dialogue In Egypt since the January 2011 uprising, there has been no shortage of events, meetups, conferences, and pitch sessions aimed at... Daria Solovieva • 24 July, 2014 news Report Egypt
Marketing in Ramadan: do well by doing good In the UAE and MENA region, Ramadan is usually a slow month for most startups. But for charitable causes, Ramadan is an ideal time for... Sharene Lee • 15 July, 2014 carpool arabia moti roti cause marketing
First West Bank hackathon 'a new step' for Palestinian tech ecosystem With a growing tech sector and startups starved for talent, there is a need for everyone in the Palestinian technology sector to... Magnus Petersen-Paaske • 06 July, 2014 codechiefs hackathon Coding
Continuing its focus on emerging markets, Seedstars World hosts Dubai round In 2005, Mohamed Elwazer witnessed a disturbing scene while waiting for a train at a metro station in Egypt. A security officer was... Natasha D'Souza • 19 May, 2014 competition Health
PayPal partners with Cairo Amman Bank to boost regional e-commerce PayPal, as part its continued expansion throughout the Middle East, announced a new partnership with Cairo Amman Bank yesterday at the... Hayden Pirkle • 23 April, 2014 cairo amman bank banking PayPal
KarTag enters the Cairo carpooling market with a user-generated 'pure carpooling' model Egypt suffers from an astonishing amount of automobile-related pollution, traffic, and parking problems. Egyptian entrepreneurs have... Ahmed Gabr • 09 April, 2014 Car Service Coworking Sharing Economy