Wamda

Lebanon

Four years after Circular 331: The ecosystem needs more Seed Stage funds

It was never the same for the Lebanese ecosystem after 2014. Banque du Liban’s (BDL) Circular 331 was meant to create the foundations...

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Lebanon

Diabetes monitoring startup wins a $50,000 Seed Boost fund during Speed@BDD’s fifth Demo Day

Spike, a mobile assistant that helps diabetics better manage their diabetes, won the second edition of Speed@BDD’s Seed Boost. The...

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U.A.E

Mohammed bin Rashid Innovation Fund to provide a $27M financial support during 2018

“The Mohammed bin Rashid Innovation Fund (MBRIF) plans to provide financial support aggregating AED 100 million (US $27.2 million)...

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Tunisia

Entrepreneurs in south Tunisia are trying to make an impact

When you leave the capital of Tunisia and its brand new cluster of coworking spaces, the rest of the country is like a new field to explore...

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Tunisia

Why should investors consider funding Tunisian startups? [Q&A]

Intilaq, a Tunisian incubator and fund officially started in 2014 in a partnership between Microsoft, Ooredoo, and other funding partners....

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U.A.E

Sharjah calls on entrepreneurs to participate in the Sheraa Accelerator program

The second edition of Sheraa's accelerator program is now accepting UAE and international entrepreneurs applications for its second...

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Jordan

Innovation in the humanitarian aid sector helps Jordan’s Syrian refugees

Humanitarian organizations are increasingly focusing on innovation, including venture arms, innovation labs, and accelerators, as a means...

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Egypt

Government and private sector team up to support startups in Egypt

In recent years, the Egyptian government has taken on a new, more proactive role by partnering with the private sector to boost...

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Saudi Arabia

Wamda reveals insights about the Saudi entrepreneurial ecosystem

“Cloning ecosystems might not necessarily work, and might not be sustainable given the different characteristics of each country....

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Egypt

GE Egypt Digital Innovation Challenge announced the winners

Last week, the GE Egypt Digital Innovation Challenge announced three winners, on May 22nd, after reviewing more...

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Bahrain

Flat6labs and Al Baraka Banking Group to support entrepreneurs

Al Baraka Banking Group and Flat6labs signed an MOU to collaborate in a series of activities including creating the startup and...

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U.A.E

When governments embrace entrepreneurship [Podcast]

From South Korea to Finland, to the UK, to Chile, governments are engaging with startups. In Finland, the government gives loans to...

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Lebanon

Lebanon's Jaleesa awarded $40K by World Bank

Jaleesa, the Lebanon-based tech startup that connects families with a trusted babysitter, has secured a $40,000 equity-free contribution...

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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...

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Egypt

Rise Up Explore takes 6 startups to Silicon Valley

Rise Up has taken six startups on a Rise Up Explore trip to Silicon Valley that started on April 4 and finishes on April 13. RiseUp...

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Saudi Arabia

Takamol Holding helping both startups and investors

It’s a common scenario: Saudi entrepreneurs complain about the lack of investment and venture capital put into startups, while...

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Lebanon

Lebanon sets sights on being R&D hub for the Middle East

It’s all about sharing. That is what former Nokia Technologies president, Ramzi Haidamus, thinks when it comes to a country...

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Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia's massive Public Investment Fund has become active in tech startup investing

This article is a crosspost with CB Insights. Over the last year, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced a number of economic...

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Iraq

To dream the impossible dream: an Erbil incubator

When Mashal Sadiq arrived in Erbil after completing her undergraduate studies in the UK she was just looking for a little break from the...

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Saudi Arabia

Saudi’s 9/10ths graduates first batch

Saudi’s 9/10ths Start Up Accelerator has just graduated its first batch of six startups. The startups include Polyinspect, Kaspercab,...

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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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Palestine

Borders may lock Gazan techies in, but they don’t lock support out

In a jam-packed hall at Box inc. in the heart of Silicon Valley, Gaza Sky Geeks hosted a startup event atypical of Bay Area...

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Egypt

What I know about Egypt's sluggish investment: Wael Amin

It might be normal for a country of more than 90 million to have a ton of entrepreneurs planning events around promoting even more ideas,...

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Regional

MENAT accelerators invest $3.5M, lag global averages

Accelerators have become a “rite of passage” for entrepreneurs around the world, and a report on the state of global programs...

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