Wamda

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...

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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...

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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...

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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....

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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