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... Rana Freifer • 08 April, 2018 lebanon BDL Circular 331
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... Staff writer • 28 March, 2018 lebanon Speed@BDD Spike
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)... Rana Freifer • 21 March, 2018 uae Funding Mohammed bin Rashid Innovation Fund to provide a $27M financial support during 2018
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... Maya Rahal • 22 October, 2017 Social Entrepreneurship Mentorship decentralization
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.... Maya Rahal • 17 September, 2017 investments Business Angels seed funds
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... Staff writer • 14 August, 2017 Sheraa Sheraa Accelerator program sharjah
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... Tala El Issa • 18 July, 2017 Jordan Humanitarian Aid Innovation
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... Priya Vithani • 21 June, 2017 Egypt Government
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.... Maya Rahal • 13 June, 2017 Saudi Arabia ksa Report
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... Staff writer • 24 May, 2017 Egypt Egypt Innovate tiec
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... Staff writer • 17 May, 2017 Flat6Labs Al Baraka Banking Group entrepreneurship
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... Lucy Knight • 04 July, 2017 Government Sheraa 1776
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... Wamda • 02 May, 2017 lebanon Jaleesa world bank
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
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... Wamda • 10 April, 2017 Rise Up Rise Up Explore
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... Abdulghani Kataya • 06 April, 2017 Saudi Arabia ksa Musharakah
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... Rida Mawla • 28 March, 2017 UK Lebanon Tech Hub Knowledge Economy lebanon
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... CB Insights • 19 February, 2017 vision 2030 ksa Saudi Aramco
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... Lucy Knight • 14 December, 2016 Incubator myedream iraq
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,... Abdullah Baghawitah • 11 December, 2016 9/10th Saudi Arabia ksa
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
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... Lilian Abou Zeki • 23 September, 2016 gaza sky geeks Gaza 500 startups
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,... Eman Mostafa • 05 September, 2016 Sawari Ventures Wael Amin Egypt
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... Rachel Williamson • 15 June, 2016 business acclerator Global Accelerator Report central bank of jordan