Regional Egyptian startup wins PepsiCo Social Impact Competition Napata from Egypt was announced the winner of the PepsiCo Social Impact Competition, receiving $10,000 in Amman on Tuesday. Napata,... Tala El Issa • 30 November, 2016 PepsiCo Social Impact Competition social impact Sustainability
Saudi Arabia What to expect at Arabnet Riyadh 2016 Arabnet Riyadh has proven to be one of the biggest forums in Saudi Arabia: in 2015 it gathered more than a 1,000 participants from all over... Abdulghani Kataya • 04 December, 2016 Saudi Arabia ksa riyadh
Global TechWadi Annual Forum 2017 [Exclusive Discount Code Inside!] The TechWadi Annual Forum 2017, happening on January 27-28, is a celebration honoring the work TechWadi has done to... Wamda • 29 November, 2016 silicon valley MENA startups
U.A.E Aviation industry startups take off at Intelak incubator in Dubai After an intense day of pitching, four startups with aviation industry-centric business ideas got to walk away with 50,000 Emirati dirhams... Elias Jabbe • 06 December, 2016 Intelak aviation EMIRATES
Bahrain Rowad Majlis "The Speed" Rowad Majlis “The Speed” is a quarterly networking event bringing the local entrepreneurial community together for a... Wamda • 29 November, 2016 Bahrain Networking Rowad
Egypt Wamda’s Mix N' Mentor meets Rise Up Egypt There are a handful of giant tech events in MENA every year and they’re often packed with people you want to meet (and some you... Rachel Williamson • 29 November, 2016 rise up summit Egypt event
Regional Mix N' Mentor Dubai 2016 Wamda’s flagship event, Mix N’ Mentor, is returning to Dubai! Happening at Dubai Future Accelerators on December 15, the... Wamda • 24 November, 2016 Dubai mix n mentor dubai wamda
Morocco What did Morroco gain with COP22? A lot was at stake for Morocco with the opening of the 22nd COP (Conference Of Parties) UN Climate Change Conference, which began at the... Lilia Blaise • 22 November, 2016 COP22 morocco MEMakersGE
Regional Jordanian innovator, once turned down by Stars of Science, is named its champion The hottest entrepreneurship prize in the region was awarded to Jordanian innovator Sadeem Qdaisat in a narrow victory at Stars of Science... Dana Ballout • 20 November, 2016 Stars of Science Jordan Bahrain
Saudi Arabia 8 things we learned about Saudi at the Misk Global Forum Outside the world of oil, Saudi Arabia is putting itself on the map. Currently 70 percent of the Saudi population is under the age of... Maya Rahal • 18 November, 2016 Saudi Arabia Misk Global Forum ksa
Regional Lebanon's Sevag Babikian defies rules of 3D printing on Stars of Science Lebanese mechanics and robotics instructor Sevag Babikian is one of four Stars of Science finalists vying to win the largest... Maysaa Ajjan • 15 November, 2016 Stars of Science Sevag Babikian 3d printing
Jordan Health tech in MENA: How do you say measles, mumps and rubella in Arabic? “Now is the era of systems that learn. It’s like [sending] a child to school. You teach them to read and digest information.... Dana Ballout • 14 November, 2016 ICT MENA Forum Watson big data
Jordan Communication key to soothing rocky VC-startup romance Part of a maturing ecosystem are the growing pains that go along with it. As startups continue to pop up, so do VC funds, but like any... Dana Ballout • 13 November, 2016 Funding Investment VC
Kuwait 10 ways to beef up your business All you need is a few colorful bean bags and a casual open space to bring a startup community together to talk about what they do - and... Reine Farhat • 07 November, 2016 Mix N' Mentor 2016 Nuwait National Fund for SME Development
Lebanon What's Steve Wozniaks's favorite drink? BDL Accelerate reveals The ‘Woz’ had arrived. The flashing lights and booming duff-duff of a heavy bassline more befitted a DJ at one of... Rachel Williamson - Dana Ballout • 04 November, 2016 Steve Wozniak BDL apple
Regional PepsiCo Social Impact Competition announces its finalists Disclaimer: The list of the finalists was updated on November 15, 2016 due to the withdrawal of one of the startups. PepsiCo and Wamda... Wamda • 08 November, 2016 Pepsico Social Entrepreneurship competition
U.A.E Education + tech = a whole new world Education and technology are often a contested pairing because of the latter’s potential to either serve as an aid or, undesirably, a... Archana Menon • 26 October, 2016 GITEX EdTech minecraft
Global Raising ‘Islamic’ funds getting easier Since starting his Quranic memorization platform in 2014, Bilal Memon has closed three rounds of investment. Each time he’s managed... Lucy Knight • 01 November, 2016 islamic finance Islamic economy Mpowered
Global Wamda went to GITEX and met some startups Dubai’s annual tech trade fair, GITEX Technology Week, is huge. We’re talking 15-minute walks from end-to-end... Lucy Knight • 20 October, 2016 GITEX
Lebanon Discounted services from TEDMOB for Wamda community [Exclusive Offer!] Are you looking to develop and launch a digital product? You're in luck. Wamda and TEDMOB have partnered to bring you an... Wamda • 14 November, 2016 Deals offers development
Saudi Arabia KAUST launches new accelerator to support entrepreneurship King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) launched Taqadam last week, a new university startup accelerator... Abdulghani Kataya • 19 October, 2016 KAUST Saudi Arabia ksa
U.A.E Innovation 4 Impact gets a divine win Divine Connect, a US-based company building translation devices, won $20,000 at the Global Islamic Economy Summit’s Innovation 4... Archana Menon • 16 October, 2016 GIES Islamic economy divine connect
Lebanon Toy platform wins Seedstars Beirut, heads to Switzerland to compete for $500K Toy design and building platform Makerbrane inched closer to a potential investment of $500,00 after winning Seedstars Beirut third annual... Maysaa Ajjan • 16 October, 2016 seedstars Makerbrane Riego
Turkey Bridging the Armenian-Turkish divide at Startup Istanbul From keynote speeches to chatter at the booths, Startup Istanbul was an expo not only for Turkey’s startup prowess, but for its... Alexandra Locke • 18 October, 2016 startup istanbul Armenia turkey