Wamda

Jordan

Lost in translation: How this Jordanian startup is helping the deaf

The translation of speech to text in real-time naturally enhances communication between people with hearing impairment and those without...

Mahmood Darawsheh Jordan Mind Rockets

Jordan

How this chatbot is facilitating food ordering

At some point in 2014, Mark Zuckerberg was disliked by many. Forcing all Facebook app users to migrate to a separate chatting app...

Eila Mindhub Cafe chatbot

Jordan

cewas Startup Program 2017

cewas Middle East will be launching their startup program in sustainable water, sanitation and resource management for Jordanian...

entrepreneurs startup Jordan

Jordan

Jordan Tech Startup Lookbook

The Jordan Tech Startup Lookbook is looking for the best tech startups in Jordan, as part of the Innovative Jordan campaign, the selected...

Jordan Oasis500 startups

Jordan

In Jordan, technology is serving refugees

Rana Kelani is an Iraqi refugee who arrived in Jordan four years ago. In the last year, she has learned how to code, found work and started...

refugees app WATER

Global

Hikma Ventures co-leads $11M Series A round in US startup

Hikma Ventures has participated in a $11 million round of financing for Lemonaid Health. The Series A funding round was led by Novartis...

Hikma Ventures Hikma Pharmaceutical Healthcare

Jordan

Jordan’s WEF accentuates SMEs as key economic drivers in the Middle East

Entrepreneurship is no longer only discussed in private meetings and coworking spaces, it is increasingly becoming relevant on a macro...

wef Oasis 500

Jordan

Scaling in the right direction #MixNMentor Amman

The Jordanian ecosystem came together at Zain Innovation Campus ZINC in King Hussein Business Park on the 18th...

mix n mentor Amman Scaling fundraising

Jordan

Digitizing financial transactions in the region: go startups!

The rise of the fintech industry in the region throughout the years, proves that this sector has a big impact on emerging markets despite...

Fintech online payment Oasis 500

Jordan

Startup with Purpose

Startup With Purpose has recently announced that it will be hosting its first week-long entrepreneurship bootcamp at King’s Academy...

Jordan entrepreneurship startup

Jordan

#MixNMentor coming to Amman: focus on scalability

It’s that time of the year again! Mix N’ Mentor is back to Amman. While the WRL team has found that the cost structure and...

Mix 'n Mentor mix n mentor Amman

Jordan

Mix N' Mentor Amman 2017

Mix N’ Mentor is heading back to Amman to bring together entrepreneurs with industry experts, investors, and mentors to discuss...

mix n mentor Amman amman Mix n Mentor

Jordan

Mawdoo3.com scales into video and AI

In January 2017, Mawdoo3.com reached 33 million views which made it the most popular website in the Gulf according to a report released by...

Mawdoo3 big data AI

Jordan

Water and Business Challenge 2017

cewas Middle East Water and Business Challenge 2017 is looking for innovative ideas to help alleviate the water scarcity crisis that...

Jordan WATER Entrepreneur

Jordan

World Economic Forum searches for the best 100 Arab startups

The World Economic Forum (WEF) is on the lookout for the best 100 Arab startups as part of its Startup4IR initiative. The initiative, in...

World Economic Forum Startup4IR Fourth Industrial Revolution

Jordan

Harvard event highlights startups and civics

Civics, that old idea of citizenship education, was a core feature of the 12th Annual Harvard Arab World Conference (HAWC) in Jordan on...

Harvard Arab World Conference Jaleesa Mumm

Jordan

Jordan and 3D printers: a battle close to an end

After a series of inconsistent government policies, 3D printers are allowed to enter Jordan thanks to a decree issued in November....

3d printing Mixed Dimensions 3rd Reality

Jordan

Edtech gives hope to a generation without schooling

Over 200 people gathered last week in Amman with a goal of digitalizing education to better reach the 750,000 Syrian refugee children out...

EdTech Education No Lost Generation Edtech Summit

Regional

New startups on the block: March

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

new startups blinkapp instacar

Jordan

ourMENA Amman Hackathon

ourMENA Jordan hackathon is your opportunity to play a more active role in helping build a smarter, healthier, and more prosperous...

ZINC amman hackathon

Jordan

The food chain of mobile: how VoIPs are devouring telcos

If you think maintaining your long distance relationship is a private matter, you are most certainly wrong; telcos and governments are...

Telecommunication VOIP OTT

Jordan

What I know about iris recognition: Imad Malhas

It all started with the Hajj. Imad Malhas took it as a personal challenge to solve a problem unique to Saudi Arabia: during the annual...

IrisGuard biometrics iris recognition

Jordan

Tarjama bridges language gap

Medieval Arabic translations preserved the cultural heritage of ancient Greece and Rome. Today the same knowledge transfer continues and...

Joran uae Tarjama

Jordan

2017 NLG EdTech Summit

The 2017 NLG Edtech Summit is a forum where edtech innovations and projects from the region that support children most impacted by the...

syria refugees EdTech

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