Regional Cohort 4 Acceleration Program The U.S. hardware accelerator, "Make in LA", is recruiting International and MENA hardware startups for the Cohort 4 Program in... Wamda • 02 May, 2017 LA acceleration accelerator
Lebanon #BeirutInnovationWeek - Fintech During Beirut Innovation Week, Resolve and UK Lebanon Tech Hub are inviting local startups to participate in a full day of discussions and... Wamda • 02 May, 2017 beirut Fintech Antwork
U.A.E Cybersecurity in UAE: more education, less speculation According to a promotional video for the inaugural OPCDE (Operational Code) conference, 75 percent of all legitimate websites have... Elias Jabbe • 30 April, 2017 uae cyber security Comae Technologies
U.A.E What we learned about the media industry at #STEP2017 The reader is king. After an era of praising content as the supreme power in media, the focus today is shifting towards the... Maya Rahal • 07 April, 2017 Step 2017 Step Conference Media
Lebanon First annual Beirut Innovation Week kicks off in May On May 9th and 11th, the UK Lebanon Tech Hub UKLTH and the new London-based, specialist accelerator Resolve, will offer... Wamda • 25 April, 2017 Beirut Innovation Week UK Lebanon Tech Hub
Saudi Arabia How Saudi entrepreneurs are trying to change their country #MixNMentor “We think the future is Saudi Arabia in the region." This is how Walid Faza, partner at Wamda Capital, opened... Maya Rahal • 25 April, 2017 Saudi Arabia Mix N Mentor Riyadh
U.A.E ATECH World ATECH World is a combination of events, exhibitions and conferences that will bring the latest cutting-edge technology into the MENA... Wamda • 25 April, 2017 abu dhabi uae Technology
Europe RIOT RIOT is among Europe’s first festivals focusing on Internet of Things, augmented/ virtual reality, and AI, with particular attention... Wamda • 25 April, 2017 Germany RIOT Technology
Regional #Shabab2030 #Shabab2030 by MBC Hope is a global movement giving Arab youth a powerful platform to succeed as leaders and... Wamda • 24 April, 2017 MBC Shabab2030 Social Entrepreneurship
U.A.E MENA's Agile community is on the rise When it comes to building a movement organically, a sense of community often plays an instrumental role. Think of the startup scene in... Elias Jabbe • 16 May, 2017 agile uae
Global Facebook’s AR future is excitingly scary Facebook’s focus on augmented reality (AR) hints at a future that’s exciting, but also a little scary. During his... Maya Rahal • 20 April, 2017 Facebook Augmented Reality virtual reality
Lebanon Syrian entrepreneurs raise their voices at Jusoor “War is always louder, but we want to raise the voices of youth and entrepreneurship”. This is how Ahmad Bayram, managing... Abdulghani Kataya • 13 April, 2017 jusoor syria Jusoor Entrepreneurship Bootcamp
Kuwait Mix N’ Mentor Nuwait is back with more community updates This article is a crosspost from Nuwait. Dwelling on the success of its previous editions, Mix N’ Mentor Nuwait is... Nuwait • 13 April, 2017 Nuwait Mix N' Mentor The National Fund for SME Development
Egypt California calls for 8 ROV robot winners Remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) skimmed underneath the surface of a swimming pool, surrounded by students with joysticks and controllers... Eduard Cousin • 12 April, 2017 ROV Arab Competition remotely operated vehicles Aquaphoton
Egypt Cairo’s Maker Faire enchants children, adults, and Minions Over 11,000 people attended the Maker Faire Cairo over the weekend, making it one of the biggest tech events in the region. The event... Doaa Farid • 11 April, 2017 Maker Faire Cairo Fab Lab Egypt makers
U.A.E startAD Angel Rising 2017 The development of a broad, sophisticated class of investors is a necessity in a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem, and can be a critical... Wamda • 10 April, 2017 uae Seed funding startup
Regional Seamless Middle East 2017 Seamless Middle East 2017 will be bringing some of the most influential names from the region in the sectors of payments, ecommerce and... Rami Deeb • 10 April, 2017 payment solutions ecommerce Retail
Regional What we learned about the media industry at #STEP2017 The reader is king. After an era of praising content as the supreme power in media, the focus today is shifting towards the... Maya Rahal • 07 April, 2017 Step Conference Step 2017 Media
Lebanon Agri-logistics wins Lebanon's first agritech hackathon A logistics idea called Sou2 Baladi won Lebanon’s first agritech hackathon on Sunday, taking home $3,000 and a place in the new... Rachel Williamson • 04 April, 2017 Agrytech Accelerator Berytech agritech
Saudi Arabia Mix N' Mentor Riyadh 2017 Our first Mix N’ Mentor for 2017 will be held in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. The one-day event will bring some of Saudi Arabia’s... Wamda • 03 April, 2017 Mix 'n Mentor mnm riyadh
Jordan Water and Business Challenge 2017 cewas Middle East Water and Business Challenge 2017 is looking for innovative ideas to help alleviate the water scarcity crisis that... Wamda • 29 March, 2017 Jordan WATER Entrepreneur
U.A.E Business for Better UAE-based university students and graduates between the ages of 18 and 35 will have the chance to pitch their innovative ideas for... Wamda • 29 March, 2017 sharjah uae entrepreneurship
Regional Fincluders Startup Challenge Amman The Fincluders Startup Challenge is looking for innovative fintech talents and entrepreneurs championing inclusive and fair finance for... Wamda • 24 March, 2017 amman Fintech Innovation
Lebanon Beirut gets to experiment with VR [Wamda TV] Can a short VR movie be produced in just two days? This was the bet taken by the 48h VR Film Jam in Beirut last weekend. It seems... Jana Kassem • 26 March, 2017 VR video production beirut