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Yougotagift launches in the Middle East

In January, Swedish social gifting app Wrapp reached one million users in 14 months, accruing users faster than Pinterest, Twitter,...

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Bahrain Builds Stronger Support Systems for Local Entrepreneurs

Compared to much of the Arab world, Bahrain's entrepreneurs are very well-supported. They have the advantages of Tenmou, Tamkeen, the...

Innovation

Local Experts Team Up To Support E-Commerce in Saudi Arabia

Six e-store owners have teamed up in Saudi Arabia to form Ittejar, an alliance of e-commerce specialists seeking to help e-commerce...

E-commerce

TIEC Launches Nationwide Start IT Business Plan Competition: Deadline April 18

The Egyptian Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center (TIEC) has just launched its new “Start IT” business plan competition with ...

When Big Companies Fall, Entrepreneurship Rises

This article is adapted from the original version which was published on the Harvard Business Review blog on March...

Trends Failure Advice

Textile Training Helps Women Out of Poverty at Artistry Egypt

Women in Cairo don't have it easy under the new regime, but a new non-profit is offering artisan training to those in...

Social Social Change Social Entrepreneurship

How Hsoub Bootstrapped its Way to Success

It’s not often that an Arab startup goes head-to-head with Google, but Hsoub is trying. In March 2011, Hsoub launched Hsoub Ads, a service t...

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Could France's Innovative New Coding School Be Replicated in the Arab World?

“I’ve been working in the Internet industry for 20 years. And for 20 years, I've been facing the same issue: How can I recruit good talent ...

EdTech Technology Education

Launching Wamda Juice, New Supplement To Boost Your Inner Entrepreneur

We are excited to announce Wamda Juice, the new entrepreneurial supplement booster. Our researchers have been working for years on this and...

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New Incubation Project Supports Non-Profits in Saudi Arabia

I recently wrote about major challenges that startups are facing in Saudi Arabia, but as support programs at KAUST and...

Social Change Social Entrepreneurship

Social Media Awards Beirut Announces Finalists, Public Voting Begins

Yesterday, the Social Media Awards Beirut announced their competition finalists at an event at the Phoenicia Hotel in downtown Beirut....

Social Networks Social Media Competitions

Investors in Egypt: Who's Hot, Who's Not

This piece does not represent the opinions of Wamda; it is based on a survey of over 200 entrepreneurs conducted by Contributor...

The Rise of Video Advertising [Infographic]

Did you know that 70% of digital media marketers use video as a means of advertising, while 58% use webinars and webcasts?A new infographic...

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Can Indian Review Site Zomato Satisfy the Gulf?

India's market of over 1 billion has been enough to sustain most of its tech startups, including success story FlipKart, the online book...

f&b Reviews Expansion

Synergos Launches 3rd Round of Social Entrepreneurship Program in the Middle East

The Synergos Arab World Social Innovators (AWSI) program, which launched its first round in 2008, has supported 40 civil society leaders,...

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Mobile App Snapze Helps Egyptians Find Entertainment

Startups often emerge from a founder’s frustration. Cairo-based Snapze is one such startup that has built a mobile app to help people find t...

What's Hot at ArabNet This Year

When ArabNet kicks off tomorrow, it will be a new conference.We've all come to know and love the Beirut-based tech and entrepreneurship...

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Kenya's Elections #TechFail: What Went Wrong and How Citizen Reporting Won the Day

Last week, Kenya hit the polls to elect the country’s 4th president since its independence 50 years ago. The turnout in Africa’s so-...

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Sirb Unites Saudi Arabia's Angel Investors and Entrepreneurs

On March 10, 2013, angel investor network Sirb, in cooperation with Badir Program for Technology Incubators, organized Saudi Arabia’s ...

Can Yahoo! Maktoob's New Football iOS App Compete?

Yahoo! Maktoob have launched a new iPhone application for football lovers in the Arab region. The Arabic iOS app, called Maktoob Football...

Sports Mobile

Can Free Seed Money Build a $1 Billion Company? Welcome to Start-Up Chile

To me, Chile is not just a country located in South America; it’s also one of the biggest startups in the world. The Chilean government has ...

Government Ecosystem Startup Communities

Palestinian Platform Helps Arab Students Find International Scholarships

Improving education is the goal of every government in the Arab world today. Yet rather than wait for governments and political situations...

Education

Business4Change Conference

Bringing together Arab youth, aged 16-30, from across the region, PepsiCo and Al Ahli Holding Group CSR Division are organizing the...

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Apply Before April 19: HCT-Wharton Innovation Tournament 2021

The Higher Colleges of Technology in the UAE and Knowledge@Wharton have teamed up to host the second edition of the “Innovation Tournament 2...

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