Regional SOCAP 17 SOCAP17 is a conference on impact investment and social enterprise. Held in San Francisco, SOCAP17 will bring together innovators in... Wamda • 09 May, 2017 entrepreneurship conference San Francisco
Saudi Arabia Wamda's #MixNMentor 2017 in Riyadh [Wamda TV] “We think the future is Saudi Arabia in the region." This is how Walid Faza, partner at Wamda Capital, opened Wamda’s... Maya Rahal • 01 May, 2017 MixNMentor riyadh Saudi Arabia
Kuwait Mix N' Mentor Nuwait 2017 After the success of the first two versions, Mix N’ Mentor will be coming for a third time to Kuwait. Held at Dar Hamad and... Wamda • 08 May, 2017 kuwait Nuwait MixNMentor
Jordan Startup with Purpose Startup With Purpose has recently announced that it will be hosting its first week-long entrepreneurship bootcamp at King’s Academy... Wamda • 04 May, 2017 Jordan entrepreneurship startup
U.A.E Mobile payments startups on the rise in MENA A bevy of geolocation startups already exist in Dubai, yet the Dubai and Riyadh-based Proxera is using its technology to help companies... Elias Jabbe • 07 May, 2017 seamless ecommerce Retail
Jordan Mix N' Mentor Amman 2017 Mix N’ Mentor is heading back to Amman to bring together entrepreneurs with industry experts, investors, and mentors to discuss... Wamda • 03 May, 2017 mix n mentor Amman amman Mix n Mentor
Regional ArabNet Digital Summit 2017 The fifth edition of the ArabNet Digital Summit will be back on May 16-17, at the Madinat Jumeirah Conference and Events Center in... Wamda • 02 May, 2017 Dubai Arabnet summit
Jordan #MixNMentor coming to Amman: focus on scalability It’s that time of the year again! Mix N’ Mentor is back to Amman. While the WRL team has found that the cost structure and... Wamda • 03 May, 2017 Mix 'n Mentor mix n mentor Amman
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