What's dangerous about the hype in the Middle East startup ecosystem [Wamda TV] At the recent World Economic Forum Meeting on the Middle East and North Africa in Dead Sea, Jordan this May, we chatted with Usama Fayyad, E... Nina Curley • 09 July, 2013 Hype World Economic Forum Incubator
Going Global in an Emerging Market: Tips from Alexander Galitsky of Almaz Capital [Wamda TV] Alexander Galitsky, managing partner and co-founder of leading Russian venture capital firm Almaz Capital, was one of the key speakers at... Gulay Ozkan • 13 January, 2013 Advice Ecosystem Innovation
A Chat with Dave McClure of 500 Startups and Geeks on a Plane in Amman [Wamda TV] In the bus on the way back from our first Mix n Mentor event in Amman, we chatted with Dave McClure of Silicon Valley-based accelerator and... Nina Curley • 28 November, 2012 Accelerators Advice Ecosystem
Amman Meets Silicon Valley's Geeks on a Plane This Saturday, Nov 10th, Amman Tech Tuesdays is hosting an event at the Zara Expo Auditorium behind the Hyatt Amman... Wamda • 06 November, 2012 Investment Mentorship Mix n Mentor
How Turkish Startups Can Expand Into the Arab World [Wamda TV] Cem Sertoglu of Earlybird Ventures discusses how the MENA and Turkish ecosystems have changed since last year’s Webrazzi Summit. Earlybird V... Wamda • 29 October, 2012 Conferences Digital Media Ecosystem
Yamsafer Announces $1m Investment from Sadara Ventures; Interview with Founder Faris Zaher [Wamda TV] Ramallah-based online travel site Yamsafer made waves in the MENA region yesterday, annoucing a $1 million round of investment from Sadara... Nina Curley • 11 September, 2012 Travel
MENA PEA's Second Venture Capital in the Middle East and North Africa Report Those looking for a quick overview of the state of the venture capital industry today in the Middle East and North Africa have a new cheat... Nina Curley • 16 August, 2012 Investment
Launching a Communal Incubator in Amman: Gel Together [Wamda TV] Founder Farah Ghniem and brand strategist Ayah Younis of Gel Together brought a dose of fun to the Amman Tech Tuesday anniversary event ... Nina Curley • 28 May, 2012 Ecosystem Investment Startup Communities
What Investors Look for in a Media Company [Wamda TV] As we get geared up for CoE E-Commerce, happening on June 3rd in Amman, we're releasing more from the archives of September's CoE Animate 1... Nina Curley • 26 April, 2012 Animation Arabic Content CoE Animate
How Investors Valuate Media Companies [Wamda TV] As we get geared up for CoE E-Commerce, happening on June 3rd in Amman, we're releasing more from the archives of September's CoE Animate 1... Nina Curley • 27 April, 2012 Animation Arabic Content CoE Animate
Venture Capital Legal Documentation Guide The MENA Private Equity Association has released a venture capital (VC) legal documentation guide, designed to guide entrepreneurs through t... Wamda • 02 April, 2012 Investment
N2V Invests in Saudi Gaming Platform GameTako Investment and incubation platform N2V announced investment in Saudi gaming portal GameTako yesterday, in a move designed to boost the ... Nina Curley • 09 February, 2012 Gaming
Twitter Revamps Revenue Model with $300 Million in Investment from Saudi Prince Alwaleed The rumors buzzing around this summer have today been confirmed: Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has invested $300 million in social media... Nina Curley • 19 December, 2011
Improving Access to Finance for Small Businesses in Tunisia Last week, a conference was held in Tunis to discuss improving access to venture capital funding for small and medium enterprises in... Hatem Dammak • 22 December, 2011
A Model for Predicting the Success of New Ventures One question that intrigues all of us is, what qualities in an entrepreneur will guarantee that his venture is successful? It’s an i... Alaa Rady • 28 November, 2011
Sindibad's Investment Report in Internet & Technology Startups in the Arab World Sindibad has released a report on internet and tech startups in the Arab World that includes a summary of the factors contributing to the... Wamda • 02 November, 2011
Why the MENA Region Needs Better Research Sindibad released its first business report on internet and technology startups in the Arab World this past week, aiming to provide the... Nina Curley • 28 October, 2011
MENA PEA's Online Directory of Support Orgs Following their release of venture capital cheat sheet The VeeCeepreneur, the MENA Private Equity Association (PEA) just launched an online... Wamda • 06 September, 2011
Arab Entrepreneurs Learn from Tech Pioneers Entrepreneurs from the Arab World met in New York this past week at the “Silicon Badia Meets Silicon Alley” program hosted by Middle East Te... Wamda • 06 September, 2011
Finance 101 by Riyada Enterprise Development [Wamda TV] Watch Riyada Enterprise Development's Finance 101 Workshop, a Wamda Exclusive tutorial, to learn the basis of negotiating investment at... Wamda • 06 September, 2011
Nine Jordanian Tech Companies Visit NY VCs Nine firms take off to attend key NY tech industry events and meet with the city’s leading tech firms and venture capital players in a c... Wamda • 06 September, 2011
MENA PEA Report on Venture Capital in the Middle East and North Africa Venture capital in the Middle East and North Africa is booming, and will only continue to grow.A new report released by the Middle East and... Wamda • 06 September, 2011
The Veeceepreneur: The Definitive Guide to Venture Capital in the MENA Region Veeceepreneur: an entrepreneur that is eligible for VC funding Looking for venture capital funding? You may just want to print a copy of... Wamda • 06 April, 2011
The Past, Present, and Future of Venture Capital Steven Kaplan and Josh Lerner's article "It Ain't Broke: The Past, Prsent, and Future of Venture Capital" overs an overview of the history... Wamda • 03 October, 2010