Looking for Funding? Here's How to Get an Investor's Attention If you’re a business owner, founder or CEO, at some point in time, you need money, be it seed capital, growth capital or expansion c... Jose Martin • 13 February, 2013 Advice Investment
World Bank to Support Lebanese Startups with $30 Million Loan Entrepreneurs in Lebanon now have a new reason to seek local support. Last week, the World Bank signed on a US $30 million loan to... Maya Rahal • 17 February, 2013 Innovation Investment
New Investment Platform Shekra Supports Startups in Egypt New joint investment concept "Shekra" is drawn from the Arabic phrase "sherik fekra" in Arabic, which means "share an idea." The platform... Ahmed Gabr • 17 February, 2013 Crowdfunding
Exclusive Sneak Peek at the Middle East’s Newest Crowdfunding Platform: Zoomaal For entrepreneurs in the Middle East seeking investment, a new platform is launching in February to offer crowdfunding for creative... Nina Curley • 31 January, 2013 Crowdfunding Investment
Jordan Building the first high-end 3D game in a virtual Arab world: Planet Toulan For awhile, I’ve been wondering why no gaming studio in the Middle East that I knew of was building a high-end video game on the level of, s... Nina Curley • 04 November, 2012 Gaming beladcom
Apply before Nov 5th to Pitch to Silicon Valley Investors in Amman So you probably know that Silicon Valley investors Geeks on a Plane are coming to our Mix 'n' Mentor event in Amman on Nov 9th. There, e... Nina Curley • 30 October, 2012 Competitions Investment Pitching
Entrepreneurs of Arabia Helps Saudi, Emirati, and Qatari Founders Connect to Funding For entrepreneurs from the Gulf who aren't sure where to look for funding, Entrepreneurs of Arabia launched this year to focus exclusively... Wamda • 25 October, 2012 Ecosystem Ideas Investment
Innoventures and Fascila Launch Startup Reactor Acceleration Program Last week, Innoventures announced the launch of a new entrepreneurial support program called ‘Startup Reactor’. Launched in... Omar Aysha • 21 October, 2012 Accelerators Ecosystem Egypt
10 Ways to Improve Your Chance of Being Incubated Hans Christensen has worked to help entrepreneurs throughout the MENA region launch business, in his role as the director of Silicon Oasis... Hans Henrik Christensen • 09 October, 2012 Accelerators Investment Pitching
Egyptian Accelerator Flat6Labs Hits Its Stride in Cycle 2 Demo Day Flat6Labs, the Cairo-based accelerator, held its third demo day event on the 17th September, dubbed the “Cycle 2 Demo Day”. Not only did the... Omar Aysha • 24 September, 2012 Accelerators Acquisitions Egypt
The Cairo Angels Are Looking For a Few Good Startups The Cairo Angels are here. No, it’s not a local remake of Charlie’s Angels (can you imagine), but a group of business angels based in Cairo ... Omar Aysha • 09 September, 2012 Angel Investment Investment
Dubai's Aflamnah Offers MENA-focused Crowdfunding Crowdfunding is the latest buzzword making the rounds in the entrepreneurial world, and a UAE initiative is out to show there’s more to it t... Rania Habib • 05 September, 2012 Crowdfunding Investment
i360 Hub Launches Traveling Accelerator for Idea Stage Entrepreneurs in MENA Continuing the accelerator boom in the region, i360 Hub has launched a new seed funding program that pledges to take entrepreneurs from... Nina Curley • 22 August, 2012 Accelerators Innovation Investment
Community and Media Resources for Entrepreneurs in the UAE Similar to some of the content in the Wamda Country Info Center for UAE, this series of articles by Kia Davis offers an up-to-date,... Kia Davis • 23 July, 2012
Where to Find Funding and Support: Resources for Entrepreneurs in the UAE Similar to some of the content in the Wamda Country Info Center for the UAE, this series of articles by Kia Davis offers an... Kia Davis • 17 July, 2012 Investment
N2V Announces First StartAppz Investment in Mobile App Startup iAraby N2V has announced investment in Arabic mobile developer company iAraby, via its mobile investment vehicle and accelerator,... Nina Curley • 05 July, 2012 Accelerators Mobile Mobile Apps
MBC Ventures Launches, Invests in Falafel Games, Aranim, Supermama MBC Group announced early this week the launch of a new venture capital arm, MBC Ventures, which will invest in media and entertainment... Nina Curley • 30 May, 2012 Investment
15 Tips For Pitching to Investors from Culture Shift in Cairo Karen McGregor, a social investor from the Scottish investment firm FirstPort, gave a workshop during the Culture Shift event about how to... Omar Aysha • 14 May, 2012 Angel Investment Investment Negotiation
From Aleppo to Dubai: Syrian Entrepreneur Salim Akil [Wamda TV] At the MIT Enterprise Forum Workshop last month, Salim Akil of searchinmena.com discusses the challenges of moving out of Syria due to the... Nina Curley • 02 May, 2012 MITEF Arab Business Plan Competition MIT Investment
The Road to Crowdfunding Ruin Editor's Note (NC): Daniel Isenberg's latest article addresses the "Jumpstart Our Business Startups" (JOBS) act that President Obama... Daniel Isenberg • 25 April, 2012 Legal Trends
Seed Forum Abu Dhabi Seed Forum Abu Dhabi is taking place on Wednesday the 25th of April 2012 at the Emirates Palace Hotel, sponsored by The Belleau Wood G... Wamda • 19 April, 2012 Investment
Negotiate Your Startup’s Success, Part One: Talking to Investors Last week, a friend of mine was meeting with a potential investor for a new venture he was kicking off. He called me to discuss and seek... Nadim Haddad • 12 March, 2012 Investment
Kiva, Silatech Join to Boost Loans to Young Arab Entrepreneurs As The Next Web reported, crowdsourced microfinance platform Kiva has announced a partnership with Silatech, to support entrepreneurs... Nina Curley • 12 March, 2012 Investment
Wamda Capital Announces Investment in Translation Platform Qordoba Wamda Capital, the early stage funding arm of Wamda, has announced investment in crowdsourced translation platform Qordoba. Qordoba, which... Nina Curley • 05 March, 2012 Investment