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
Regional AUB Robotics Club presents Engineering Design Challenge 2.0: Drive Smarter The AUB Robotics Club's Engineering Design Challenge (EDC) is a regional university-level engineering competition, launched... Wamda • 11 October, 2016 robotics aub driverless cars
Lebanon Reboot Beirut hackathon features seasoned student entrepreneurs [Wamda TV] Over the past decade, there have been countless news stories pointing to a rise of student entrepreneurship globally. Lebanon is no... Dana Ballout • 10 October, 2016 Reboot Beirut aub student entrepreneurship
Regional MITEF Pan Arab awards $150K to refugee aid ideas Seven startups and NGOs (listed below) were awarded $150,000 in total at the MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab Innovate for Refugees award... Tala El Issa • 05 October, 2016 MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab Innovate for Refugees MIT Enterprise Forum Pan-Arab Natakallam
Syria Artificial intelligence startup wins at Jusoor competition Arabot, a startup that uses artificial intelligence to build online Arabic chatbots, won first place at Jusoor’s third annual... Maysaa Ajjan • 04 October, 2016 Jusoor Entrepreneurship Bootcamp Glean syria
Lebanon Don't hide your ideas, Andrew Hyde of Techstars [Q&A] Andrew Hyde, Startup Week director at Techstars, is a globe-trotter with a mission: bridging the gap between community, technology and... Dana Ballout • 03 October, 2016 Andrew Hyde techstars Startup Weekend
Lebanon Making social pay, #MixNMentor Beirut If you had a choice between having a $10 million business and being on the cover of Forbes magazine, or running a $50 million business and... Lucy Knight • 03 October, 2016 lebanon Mix n Mentor Social Entrepreneurship
Palestine Hackathon seeks to boost tourism in Bethlehem Nearly 100 people gathered for Palestine’s first tourism industry-led hackathon in Bethlehem on September 22. The three day event... Christina Ganim • 29 September, 2016 hackathon palestine Bethlehem
Regional 10 October events for MENA entrepreneurs As the MENA region’s entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem blossoms and grows, so do the events, conferences, and competitions.... Dana Ballout • 28 September, 2016 Arabnet kuwait startup istanbul
Lebanon Launch Summit experts advise entrepreneurs to begin with solving local problems “Right now is a good time to be an entrepreneur… Ten years ago, if you said you’re an entrepreneur people thought you... Dana Ballout • 27 September, 2016 Launch Summit Altcity techstars
Regional Challenge 22 for Entrepreneurs & Innovators The Challenge 22 innovation competition is aimed towards engaging Arab youth, who can come up with creative solutions and innovations... Wamda • 01 November, 2016 qatar world cup Innovation
Lebanon AUB students Reboot Beirut at hackathon “The moment you realize that you can build and change things, you see something sucks and you do something about it, build a company,... Dana Ballout • 19 September, 2016 AUB Hackathon aub lebanon
Beirut-based Myki launches authentication solution at Techcrunch Disrupt Take 5,000 plus attendees, a gigantic waterfront pier and some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley, and you get Techcrunch Disrupt San... Bérénice Magistretti • 15 September, 2016 MyKi techcrunch lebanon
Jordan Amman Design Week breathes life into the city and its people Amman is a city of concrete. There is barely a body of water or extensive greenery. It is arid, hilly with very little vibrant color. So... Tala El Issa • 12 September, 2016 Amman Design Week Jordan makerspaces
U.A.E MENA gets aviation incubator Intelak The UAE launched its first aviation-oriented incubator today for entrepreneurs wanting to disrupt the travel sector. Emirates Group, in... Maya Rahal • 06 September, 2016 Intelak MEMakersGE Incubator
U.A.E Redefining cities, the human touch Marwa al-Sabouni, an architect from Homs, said in her book The Battle for Home: The Vision of a Young Architect in Syria, that “the... Lucy Knight • 05 September, 2016 MIT Media Lab uae urban planning
Jordan Oasis500, on a fintech hunt Jordan, with its progressive startups and small population, could be a good regional test market for fintech products looking to head to... Lucy Knight • 31 August, 2016 Oasis500 Jordan Payfort
Jordan No labels, please: hybrid indie design spaces are trending in Amman Across the vibrant colored stairs extending from the renowned King Hussein street that curls its way down to the center of Amman, stands a... Tala El Issa • 22 August, 2016 Amman Design Week Design Art
Syria Startup Weekend Damascus: here are the winners! Tabbakh Rou7o, an app that matches home cooks with customers seeking affordable meals, snagged the first prize at Startup Weekend Damascus... Maysaa Ajjan • 21 August, 2016 Startup Weekend Damascus syria
Lebanon Mix N' Mentor Beirut 2016 Wamda is organising Mix N’ Mentor Beirut on September 30th at the Beirut Digital District (BDD). Beirut is rapidly... Wamda • 11 August, 2016 Mix n Mentor beirut
U.A.E Revealing the tracks of the MIT Media Lab Dubai workshop #MLDubai Community Jameel and Wamda are hosting an MIT Media Lab multi-day workshop, bringing together different cultures, skills and expertise all... Wamda • 10 August, 2016 Workshop community jameel Redefining Cities
U.A.E Dubai dedicates a $275M fund for seven global challenges The Dubai government and Dubai Holding have announced a one billion dirham fund (US$275 million) to address seven global challenges. The... Maya Rahal • 02 August, 2016 Dubai Government Dubai Holding MEMakers
Lebanon Wamda announces Mix N' Mentor Beirut 2016 Wamda is organising Mix N’ Mentor Beirut on September 30th at the Beirut Digital District (BDD). Beirut is rapidly growing to... Wamda • 02 August, 2016 Mix N' Mentor 2016 beirut Mentorship