Wamda

U.A.E

Challenge Cup: a two minute pitch for $1M

Challenge Cup winners together. (Image via Shaffi Mather) Two minutes. That’s all the time 25 teams at the 1776 Challenge Cup had to c...

Cowlar Smart Detection Bra MUrgency

Regional

Wadi.com raises $67M Series A

Ecommerce platform Wadi.com announced yesterday the closing of a $67 million Series A funding round led by Al Tayyar Group. The...

Wadi.com Al Tayyar Group Series A

Regional

78 teams to second round, MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Startup Competition

During one of the mentorship sessions of last year's 8th edition of the Competition. (Image via MITEF Arab Startup Competition) The MITEF...

Semifinalists Fallound MIT Enterprise Forum Pan-Arab

Syria

ReBootKamp initiative gives Syrian refugees access to tech-education

A mockup of RBK's planned ZatLAB in northern Jordan. (Images via RebootKamp.org) As the Syrian Civil War drags on, a generation of young...

hugh bosely syrian civil war Zatlab

Lebanon

Scriptr announces $4M Series A

Rabih Nassar during an interview with Wamda. (Image via Wamda) scriptr.io, the cloud platform for internet of things (IoT) solutions,...

Berytech Fund Scriptr.io announcement

Regional

Samih Toukan talks new Grabbd app and Jabbar’s direction in 2016

Jabbar Internet Group's CEO Samih Toukan. (Image via Wamda) Mobile apps focused on food and drinks seem to be popping up faster than...

Grabbd Jabbar Internet Group Maktoob

U.A.E

Physicians and the future with 3D printing

How soon before the doctors of the Middle East embrace the possibilities of 3D printing? (Images via Jacqueline Sofia) Covering everything...

Arab Health Exhibition MEMakers AlemHealth

U.A.E

Customer experience, who's the best in the Gulf?

The judges with a rep from the Dubai Department of Economic Development. (Images via Awards International) Customer experience. A...

Dubai Police Virtual Technology Center British Orchard Nursery International Awards

Egypt

More cash, new look for Egypt SMEs

Changes to lending guidelines for SMEs may open up new avenues of cash for tech startups. (Image via Misr Journal) Egypt’s...

lending SME definition CBE

Egypt

Wamda starts off 2016 with Mix N’ Mentor Cairo

During one of the group mentorship sessions at Mix N' Mentor Dubai in 2015. (Image via Wamda) Cairo’s 20 million-strong population has long ...

Mix N'Mentor Cairo cairo marketplace

U.A.E

Mumzworld secures multi-million dollar investment round

Mona Ataya posing next to some of the products offered on Mumzworld. (Image via Mumzworld) Mumzworld announced yesterday it had closed...

announcement Wamda Capital series B

Egypt

Fintech startup Dopay raises $2.4M to take on Egypt, Ghana

Dopay will use the funding to roll out its payroll and Visa prepaid card services. (Images via Dopay) Egypt-focused fintech startup...

Visa pre-Series A raising

Lebanon

How to raise funds while protecting your interests

Elie Boujaoude discusses term sheets at the UK-Lebanon Tech Hub. (Image via Antoine Abou-Diwan) Although a term sheet is not legally...

drag-along tag-along anti-dilution

Maghreb

African entrepreneurship events focus the spotlight on the continent's startups

When Moroccan and Algerian startups meet. (Image via Startup Maroc) Is Morocco’s future tied to Africa, the Middle East or Europe? The a...

get in the ring startup maroc Maghreb

Jordan

Will e-sports be the next industry to level up in MENA?

The next generation of star athletes from the Middle East and North Africa recently gave spectators a glimpse of the future of...

AFKG Viva Algeria esports

Regional

Global startups circle MENA at WFES forum

Masdar's interactive model showing its energy activities from Pakistan to North Africa. (Images via Rachel Williamson) Amid a...

IRENA water-energy nexus wind energy

Lebanon

Lebanese telco Touch expands its reach with startups

Nadim Khater at his office. (Image via Touch) After indulging in an era of global expansion, telecom operators around the world...

Telcos touch lebanon

Jordan

Space: the next tech frontier for MENA?

An art installation in Amman that could soon have a real-life counterpart. (Image via Sam Wendel) Watch out Elon Musk, a new force is...

Oasis Space Ventures Jordan Space Ventures SpaceX

U.A.E

Sharjah’s Sheraa sets sail

An ecosystem building series, an innovation lab, an idea lab and a growth lab - these are the first four programs coming with the launch of...

Sheraa YCombinator Support

Regional

Health and education apps dominate at Arab Mobile Challenge

Five teams from five countries are heading to the world finals in Barcelona. (Images via Arab Mobile Challenge) Third time’s the c...

Arab Mobile Challenge Arab Mobile App Challenge algeria

Maghreb

Morocco's New Work Lab grows coworking space into entrepreneurship training center

Eyes were riveted on startup at a Pitch Lab. (Images via New Work Lab) Last Thursday, 35 Moroccan startups exhibited their services and...

New Work Lab Coworking Training

Saudi Arabia

Six winners announced at Saudi's first MITEF competition

B8ak, an application for home maintenance has won first place in the ‘Startups Track’ at Saudi Arabia’s first MIT Enterprise Forum...

MIT Technology Review Arab Edition careem competition

Saudi Arabia

Saudi launches $133M fund for ICT startups

Saudi Arabia has seen the launch of a new ICT venture worth 500 million riyals (US$133 million). Saudi riyals are plenty for...

Riyadh Taqnia Capital Riyad Capital Taqnia

U.A.E

Expo 2020 and Wamda partner to drive collaborative entrepreneurship #Expo2020xWamda

Expo 2020 Dubai has announced that it will partner with Wamda, the leading platform for entrepreneurs in the Middle East and North...

CE Collaborative Entrepreneurship Dubai Expo 2020

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