U.A.E Dubai World Trade Center hosts the Internet of Things Expo (ioTx) The Internet of Things Expo (ioTx) is an event specifically dedicated to the internet of things (IoT) where technologists, industry... Wamda • 06 May, 2015 Internet of things expo IoTx Dubai World Trade Centre
Saudi Arabia Saudi startup Rwaq steps on giants' shoulders to succeed “Corporate Entrepreneurship Responsibility”, or CER, are the new buzzwords entering Saudi Arabia’s lexicon, and one startup is making the m... Safar Ayad • 14 June, 2015 online education Silatech Traxn
Palestine Yamsafer secures $3.5M in series B funding led by Global Founders Capital The world is your oyster. (Image via Yamsafer) Yamsafer, a Ramallah-based hotel booking platform servicing the Arab region, has announced... Maya Rahal • 04 June, 2015 series B Global Founders Capital investement
Syria Bootcamp boosts Syrian startups The Jusoor Bootcamp (Images via Jusoor) After three weeks of intensive training with Syrian startups, Jusoor celebrates the completion of... Raed Khalil • 02 June, 2015 Jusoor Entrepreneurship Bootcamp
Turkey Users first: why quality design is crucial Scores turned out for UXAlive, Istanbul's conference on user experience and design. (Images via Facebook) The impact of design-driven... Gulay Ozkan • 28 May, 2015 Instanbul User Experience UX Alive
Saudi Arabia The 2015 Riyadh Govjam for innovation and service design The Riyadh Govjam 2015 is an innovation and service design event for pioneering entrepreneurs. The event will take place on June 10 in... Wamda • 03 June, 2015 Riyadh Govjam riyadh
Jordan ZINC Entrepreneurship Festival in full swing The ZINC Entrepreneurship Festival is in full swing and still has some very interesting events before it’s closure on June 12, in Amman, J... Wamda • 04 June, 2015 ZINC Entrepreneurship Festival Zain Telecom Zain Jordan
U.A.E Silicon Oasis organizes TechForum for Film and Animation For its upcoming TechForum event on June 9, Silicon Oasis TechForum is celebrating the development of technology in one of the most-loved ... Wamda • 02 June, 2015 Dubai Silicon Oasis Techforum
Jordan Renewable energy and gender equality tackled in Amman conference Special guest Lina Khalifeh, founder of Shefighter, stands with CWEEL-Jordan's Suhair Al Mhairat during the 1st Anniversary Meeting.... Samuel Wendel • 31 May, 2015 cweel jordan cweel MEMakers
Regional The right policy can power renewable energy startups The Middle East renewable energy sector for startups is in its infancy, but there’s huge potential for entrepreneurs to play a role... Rachel Williamson • 25 May, 2015 MEMakers KarmSolar Solar panels
U.A.E ArabNet summit focuses on smart government initiative Attendees of last session of the second day – snapshot of Christidis' Twitter account. Smart government - Dubai's initiative to use i... Pamela Kesrouani • 04 June, 2015 arabnet digital summit Dubai Smart City initiative Arabnet
U.A.E Eureeca webinar on investment strategies Eureeca is organizing a webinar to give tips and additional knowledge to investors to help them take better informed decisions on their... Wamda • 27 May, 2015 Chris Thomas eureeca
Lebanon Agriculture and furniture startups win Lebanon's Open Innovation Week An agriculture startup and a furniture design startup were awarded the top two prizes at Altcity’s Open Innovation Week. “We... Maysaa Ajjan • 21 May, 2015 Open Innovation Week competition bader
Pakistan Pakistani job marketplace Naseeb Networks raises $6.5 million in Series C The team behind Naseeb Networks. (Image via Naseeb Networks) Naseeb Networks, Pakistani parent company of Rozee.pk (in Pakistan) and... Maya Rahal • 25 May, 2015 Job listing Series C Monis Rahman
Jordan With Facebook and Google on board; Mix N' Mentor Marketplace Edition hits Amman As we count down to our second Mix N’ Mentor of the year, this time in Jordan’s Amman, we’re really excited to share the mentors that will ... Wamda • 21 May, 2015 mix n mentor Amman ZINC eventtus
Jordan Zain Jordan’s commitment to entrepreneurship continues Zain CEO Ahmad Hanandeh, right, works with entrepreneurs at Mix N' Mentor Amman in 2014, hosted at ZINC. Since first signing a partnership... Wamda • 26 May, 2015 Ahmad Hanandeh ZINC Zain Jordan
Kuwait Kuwait National Fund partners with the World Bank to support local SMEs The State of Kuwait is aiming to develop the entrepreneurial spirit among Kuwaitis, help the country take a major stride in efforts to... Reine Farhat • 24 May, 2015 Kuwait National Fund fund partnership
Regional OpenSooq and fast-growing social network, LINE, announce partnership OpenSooq, a classifieds platform for MENA (via Twitter) The MENA online classified platform OpenSooq has announced a strategic partnership... Raed Khalil • 18 May, 2015 OpenSooq LINE
Regional Pitching on the open road: Uber brings MENA entrepreneurs and experts together in 5 cities Entrepreneurs pitched their startups in cars they hailed through Uber's mobile app. (Image via Maysaa Ajjan) Pitching a business... Natasha D'Souza - Maysaa Ajjan • 17 May, 2015 Arabnet digital showcase arabnet digital summit UberPITCH
Regional Arabnet Digital Summit 2015 in Dubai Arabnet Digital Summit 2015 is one of the biggest event in MENA, gathering thousands of attendees and hundreds of speakers every year... Wamda • 05 May, 2015 arabnet digital summit Dubai Arabnet
Bahrain Bahrain gets its first official angel investor network courtesy Tenmou An entrepreneur pitches his augmented reality app to investors. (Images via Tenmou) An annoyance for the growing startup scene of the... Lucy Knight • 14 May, 2015 Hasan Haider MENA Angel Investment Network Bahrain
U.A.E Let the coding begin, ArabCode.org launches in Dubai The three stages of ArabCode.org's plan for coding (Images via ArabCode.org) Back in November 2013 when Dubai won the right to host Expo... Lucy Knight • 13 May, 2015 Tecom Investments code.org ArabCode.org
U.A.E Second Eureeca webinar, on valuation in SME’s Eureeca is organizing a webinar on the importance of valuation.Valuation is integral in the development of SME’s and companies... Wamda • 07 May, 2015 webinar Valuation eureeca
Lebanon Souk el Tayeb, a social business and its growth in Lebanon [Report] A social project creating a healthy diet. (Image via Souk el Tayeb) Aramex has published a report, in collaboration with... Raed Khalil • 17 May, 2015 Souk el Tayeb aramex wamda