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30k people were at MENA’s top 3 startup events in 2016 #Wamda2016

The startupper calendar gets busier every year. In 2016 there have been more than 200 events related to entrepreneurship, startups,...

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Social entrepreneurship in MENA: always the bridesmaid, never the bride [Opinion]

You go up to the stage to pitch a social enterprise with the hope that tomorrow is better than today. You hit all the right spots:...

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What's happening to innovation in the GCC? #Wamda2016

Stagnant oil prices mean the GCC’s economic situation today does not look rosy, and the 2016 Global Innovation Index (GII) shows the...

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15+ MENA accelerators launched in 2016 #Wamda2016

Throughout 2016, the startup ecosystem for the Middle East and North Africa continued to grow as over 15 new accelerators opened their...

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Investing in MENA’s emerging market [WamdaTV]

Foreigners looking to establish businesses in MENA’s emerging market not only need to cope with local business regulations and...

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Founders depression: The dark side of the startup hype in MENA

Sitting at a startup accelerator program aimed at supporting young entrepreneurs in Jordan, Ala’a Suleiman, cofounder and CEO of...

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Rebranding? 12 steps to doing the tech right [Opinion]

After closing a $3 million funding round in September our online home services marketplace Movesouq rebranded to Servicemarket. The...

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Cleantech in MENA: where are we at? [Infographic]

In less than ten years, MENA’s waste production will outpace comparable economies in South Asia and Africa. Some entrepreneurs...

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New startups on the block: December

Startups are launching faster than we can write about them, so here’s our list of raw newbies to...

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Innovation Arabia 10 [Call for papers]

Empirically valid research methods and data-backed analysis are something the region still lacks. If you have done research on the...

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Between a rock and a hard place: the trend towards for-profit social enterprises [Opinion]

Reducing the focus of my work as a social entrepreneur to become a social intrapreneur wasn’t an easy decision. I started working...

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GE launches MENA corporate collaboration campaign

GE has today launched the first of a series of entrepreneurship videos for their GE Digital Industrial MENA campaign, a company initiative...

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Egyptian startup wins PepsiCo Social Impact Competition

Napata from Egypt was announced the winner of the PepsiCo Social Impact Competition, receiving $10,000 in Amman on Tuesday. Napata,...

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Entrepreneurs, learn your financials and investment terms [Know your VC]

This article is a crosspost from Nuwait. It is the first part of a series on startups lifecycle. Before startups start seeking...

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Seedstars MENA 2016

Seedstars World, the global seed-stage startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes, is returning to Bahrain on...

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State and entrepreneurship: will a Trump presidency change all that? [Opinion]

Right after the election of Donald Trump, the soon to become the 45th President of the United States of America, many opinions were voiced...

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Mix N' Mentor Dubai 2016

Wamda’s flagship event, Mix N’ Mentor, is returning to Dubai! Happening at Dubai Future Accelerators on December 15, the...

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Fintech is the spur MENA startups need [Know your VC]

Fintech is cool. It must be cool if Hollywood celebrities such as Snoop Dogg and Jared Leto, between attending an exclusive pool party and...

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New startups on the block: November

Startups are launching faster than we can write about them, so here’s our list of raw newbies to watch. Arab...

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Here’s how to generate money from content [Wamda TV]

A report from Wamda Research Lab on digital Arabic content, noted that content creators have few opportunities to generate revenue through...

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PayExpo MENA 2016

Taking place in Dubai on December 5-7, PayExpo MENA will bring the entire payments ecosystem together to network and learn in one of the...

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Series A investment: when, how, who? [Know your VC]

In the growth cycle of a startup the Series A round can be a critical hurdle, but investors say there is a lot startups can do to...

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Where are entrepreneurs finding talent? [Wamda TV]

More than three in five entrepreneurs in MENA cited finding talent as a key barrier to building their team. Hiring and...

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Jordanian innovator, once turned down by Stars of Science, is named its champion

The hottest entrepreneurship prize in the region was awarded to Jordanian innovator Sadeem Qdaisat in a narrow victory at Stars of Science...

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