Wamda

U.A.E

HR software Beneple acquired 8 months after launch

Putting the fun back into HR admin. When HR management startup, Beneple announced this week that they were acquired by a regulated...

Acqui-hire Health Insurance Beneple

Regional

New Wamda Research Lab report, Country Insights looks at Egypt, Lebanon Jordan and UAE

Jerash, Jordan: more than 60 percent of MENA's startup support institutions are based in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and the UAE. (Images via...

Wamda Research Lab uae lebanon

U.A.E

Global Innovation Summit: embracing change is key to growth

The busy crowds at registration were indicative of what was ahead. (Image via Global Innovation Summit) The Global Innovation Summit 2015,...

U.A.E

UAE-based online property sites get Series A from iMENA

Apartment hunting online - a growing sector for the Middle East. (Image via JustProperty.com) JRD Group, parent company to UAE-based sites...

online classifieds iMENA Group JustRentals.com

Saudi Arabia

Mobily Ventures announces their part in Fetchr's $11M round

Mobily Ventures, the capital arm of Etihad Etisalat in Saudi Arabia, has announced their involvement in the funding round of shipping and...

Fetchr mobily ventures

Regional

Where can you spend your bitcoins in the Middle East?

Though Bitcoin in MENA is in its infancy, demand and adoption are fast growing. (Image via BitOasis) This is a crosspost with...

bitcoins Bit Oasis Bitcoin

Regional

Language learning platform Duolingo launches in the Arab world

The language-learning platform Duolingo has launched in the Arab world, allowing Arabic speakers to learn English through free...

language instruction DuoLingo

Jordan

Oasis500 teaches Jordan's entrepreneurs to hustle for cash

Launching a successful tech startup takes more than just a good idea and dedication. This is what Nidal Qanadilo, a coaching...

tech startup Pitch Hardware

Iran

Iran’s Avatech ready for third cycle

As of September 20 one of Tehran’s three established accelerators will be open for applications to their third cycle. Out of those a...

Seed funding AvaTech iran

Lebanon

Mix N' Mentor to unite startups with 5 large corporates in Beirut

Mix N’ Mentor Beirut, the largest gathering of established Lebanese startups, has nearly reached full capacity but there is still...

mix n' mentor beirut Venture Capital Mix n Mentor

U.A.E

To compare, or not to compare?

When Welshman Jon Richards started his price comparison site in the UAE in 2011, he quickly found a gap in the market. Finding that just...

Mulverhill Associates Bayzat.com Moneycamel.com

Jordan

Jordan’s Mawdoo3 gets $1.5M in Series A funding

The Mawdoo3 team in Amman, soon to grow. (Image via Mawdoo3) Mawdoo3, the Jordanian startup modelling itself on Wikipedia for Arabic...

EquiTrust Mawdoo3 lifestyle

Palestine

Investors and entrepreneurs preach startups to Palestinian university students

It may be hard to believe, but now is the perfect time to start a business in Palestine. “There wasn’t enough [funding] in the pipeline bef...

entrepreneurship palestine arabreneur

U.A.E

How UAE’s Mrusta raised an unexpected $351K

When Ibrahim Colak, founder of UAE service providers platform Mrusta, attended a networking event at Dubai’s In5 innovation center,...

mrusta seed investment Dubai

Maghreb

Moroccan impact entrepreneurship evangelist Adnane Addioui wins Karim Jazouani prize

Adnane Addioui kicking off Dare Space (Image via Hind Touissate, Dare Space) This year again, the Moroccan entrepreneurs have spoken....

Adnane Addioui CARE MCISE

Maghreb

Moroccan automobile classifieds platform Moteur.ma announces Malaysian investment

Moteur.ma lets Moroccans buy cars online. Car classifieds website Moteur.ma announced late last week that they raised an investment via...

Moteur.ma car classifieds

Maghreb

Power in numbers: Moroccan web entrepreneurs come together

At the launch of Maroc Digital at Avito’s offices. (Images via Othmane Ghailane) The Moroccan web community got together recently for ...

Le Maroc Digital morocco

Maghreb

Can Casablanca ban Uber?

Should we expect a taxi drivers strike soon? (Image via Ahmed Bousserhane) In a press release sent this morning, Uber says they’d like to “...

careem Uber morocco

Lebanon

How a physical space like BDD is supporting entrepreneurship in Beirut [Wamda TV]

Lebanon is infamous for the horrible state of its internet. Yet, the tiny country is home to more than 1,500 ICT startups. How did...

Mouhamad Rabah bdd Beirut Digital District

Maghreb

How will technology change education in Algeria?

Crowded classrooms, teacher strikes - Algeria's education is not doing well. (Image via McIlwraith Education) Want a recipe for a perfect...

online education algeria EdTech

Regional

Aramex to implement crowdsourced courier model

The move will involve the community, and is designed to keep Aramex nimble. (Image via Aramex) The person who delivers your next Aramex...

aramex crowdshipping Fadi Ghandour

Palestine

Palestinian startup RedCrow Intelligence analyzes security threats for business

Palestinians Hussein Nasser-Eddin and Laila Akel started their big data-crunching risk analysis company in September last year, having...

RedCrow Intelligence big data Security

Lebanon

The Chile Connection: lessons for Lebanese entrepreneurs

The Chileans in Beirut. (Image via BDD) For 17 years Chileans endured a right-wing military dictatorship that saw more than 3,000 people...

Chile communication world bank

Jordan

Arabic book lovers get new platform out of Jordan

Since 2006, female entrepreneurs from around the world have competed annually for the prestigious Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards, in s...

Cartier Women's Initiative Awards Abjjad Jordan

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