Global Startup Watch: How to get more dates on Tinder, why Egyptian investors must unite, and VR Facebook emojis Here’s a roundup of what we’ve been reading this week on how to get more dates on Tinder, VR spreading its Ocu-pus legs across... Dana Ballout • 13 October, 2016 Startup Watch Theranos tinder
Regional Holidayme.com secures $7M funding, a boost for regional travel industry UAE online travel agency Holidayme.com has raised $7 million in Series A funding from Silicon Valley-based Accel Partners, Saudi... Dana Ballout • 12 October, 2016 Travel holidayme Geet Bhalla
Palestine Hackathon seeks to boost tourism in Bethlehem Nearly 100 people gathered for Palestine’s first tourism industry-led hackathon in Bethlehem on September 22. The three day event... Christina Ganim • 29 September, 2016 hackathon palestine Bethlehem
U.A.E Careem to use driverless ‘pods’ Careem has announced that they’ve partnered with a company that builds driverless, battery-powered ‘pods’. Furthering... Lucy Knight • 19 July, 2016 careem public transport MEMakersGE
Regional Who said travel tycoons don't need startups? Although establishing an airline is most probably not what you are aiming for as a travel entrepreneur, the aviation industry has plenty of... Tala El Issa • 17 July, 2016 aviation Travel MEMakersGE