Oasis500 launches Omraan, a funding competition for startups working to solve urban problems As it intensifies its effort to spread entrepreneurial culture in the region, Jordanian tech-focused incubator Oasis500 launches its first... Maya Rahal • 07 April, 2014 Competitions
Palestinian software companies merge; set sights on changing U.S. healthcare market iConnect-Tech and 2i Software, two software development companies with front offices in Chicago and programming teams based in Palestine,... Eric Reidy • 01 April, 2014 software development palestine Developers
U.A.E Cary! off to a rollicking start on Eureeca; signals an increasingly complex UAE used car market UPDATE: As of April 17, 2014, Cary! has met its Eureeca goal, having raised $103,400 on the crowdinvestment platform. Eureeca investors... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 11 March, 2014 eureeca crowdinvestment crowdinvesting
Startup Weekend Damascus attracts young entrepreneurs despite strife At long last, Startup Weekend, the global entrepreneurial competition, has found its way to Damascus, in spite of the three-year war... Muhanad Sabha • 25 February, 2014 3d printer robot competition
CARE Clothing wins first place at January’s Pitchlab competition in Casablanca Casablanca co-working space New Work Lab organizes monthly pitch competitions titled the Pitch Lab that... Fatim Zahra Biaz • 24 February, 2014 Pitch pitch lab Social Entrepreneurship
3rd Wharton MENA Conference The 3rd Wharton Middle East and North Africa Conference, focused on opportunities for investing and doing business in the region, will be... Wamda • 19 February, 2014 philadelphia business school conference
Meet the first class of Saudi startups graduating from Flat6Labs Jeddah Nine months after its launch, Flat6Labs Jeddah startup accelerator has graduated its first class of startups, which serve markets... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 18 February, 2014 accelerator ksa saudi
Startup Weekend NEXT Baghdad shows what's possible As a co-organizer of the first and second installments of Baghdad Startup Weekend, I’ve learned first-hand how challenging it can be to c... Marwan A. Jabbar • 18 February, 2014 startup weekend next iraq Startup Weekend
3 reasons to develop a strategic partnership Entrepreneurs tend to insist on doing everything related to their startup themselves, often without realizing that there are solutions that... Muhanad Sabha • 17 February, 2014 strategic partnership
Meet 8 Palestinian startups this Thursday in Amman! Join Endeavor, Gaza Sky Geeks, Fast Forward, Oasis500, and PALinnO this Thursday to get a taste of history in the making. For the first t... Wamda • 10 February, 2014 gaza sky geeks palinno Endeavor
Now serving one billion ads per month, Hsoub looks to the future Hsoub, the web solutions company based in Egypt and the UK, whose mission is to develop online opportunities for people living throughout... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 05 February, 2014 palestine Hsoub Digital Advertising
Here's why the Arab world needs a startup exchange program Ten accelerators from around the world have announced the launch of a travel abroad program called Startup Exchanges. During one month, 50... Aline Mayard • 05 February, 2014 cultural exchange exchange accelerator
Should your startup get rid of traditional corporate hierarchy? Ever since online retailer Zappos announced last month that it was getting rid of job titles, the web has been buzzing with cheers – and s... Stephanie Nour Prince • 21 January, 2014 zappos holacracy
Hello Tomorrow Competition offers startups access to a world stage Istanbul increasingly seems like the place to be in 2014 if you’re an entrepreneur. We’ve previously reported on three can’t-miss tech conf... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 21 January, 2014 communications it medtech
8 tech conferences in the Middle East to attend in 2014 Tech conferences in the Middle East have contributed to the success of several startups Wamda has covered over the past few months,... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 06 January, 2014 Conferences
What Uber’s leaked financials say about its surge pricing model Uber’s revenues were leaked on ValleyWag this month, revealing that the car service company is potentially making far more than i... Nina Curley • 06 January, 2014 Uber
El Mashrou3, Egypt's first competitive reality show for entrepreneurs It seems that entrepreneurship has not only impacted the Middle East economically, but in pop culture as well. Egypt recently celebrated... Eman Mostafa • 05 January, 2014 Egypt
How to increase your company's productivity? Give your employees a break In the most widely revered startup creation myth, there’s not a lot of sleep happening. Every entrepreneur we know works around the clock a... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 17 December, 2013 productivity working hours
4 technology predictions for the Middle East in 2014 “As we move into 2014, work is no longer a place, it’s something you do wherever inspiration strikes,” says Johnny Karam, regional vi... Ahmed Gabr • 18 December, 2013 2014 citrix Predictions
10 amazing holiday gifts from innovators in the Middle East Whatever your religious beliefs, we all worship at the altar of buying new things, especially at this time of year. We compiled a list of... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 10 December, 2013 gift gift guide morocco
Enigma thinks big data can change the world "Dad, the president retweeted my database!" "Well, it’s great that your boss appreciates your work." "No Dad, I’m talking about the Pre... Aline Mayard • 09 December, 2013 open data big data Diaspora
3 ways the Arab tech diaspora can stimulate regional development From the Rise Up Summit (a conference dedicated to innovation and Egyptian startups), to the MENA Innovation DemoDay (a series of... Samir Abdelkrim • 12 December, 2013 silicon valley Diaspora
What's distracting the Middle East's workers? [Infographic] Work-hours flexibility is not the only problem threatening employee productivity and efficiency in the work environment; 59.3% of... Ahmed Gabr • 11 December, 2013 workplace work distraction
Dubai SME debuts the first World Entrepreneurship Forum in the Middle East Dubai SME is set to host the UAE chapter of the World Entrepreneurship Forum to promote entrepreneurial idea exchange and networking ... Wamda • 02 December, 2013 wef entreprenership Dubai