Wamda

Regional

Marriott TestBED Middle East & Africa

Marriott TestBED Middle East & Africa is a unique startup accelerator programme focused on transforming the future of travel and...

Marriott TestBed accelerator

Regional

ArabWIC 5th Annual International Conference on Arab Women in Computing

This year’s ArabWIC 5th Annual International Conference on Arab Women in Computing will be taking place from August 10-12 at the...

ArabWIC Computing Technology

Regional

New startups on the block: August

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

Startup List startups ecommerce

Regional

Middle East NXT Banking Summit

Banks are constantly adapting to the changing dynamics of consumers and the needs that come with technological advancements, especially as...

banking Fintech Technology

Regional

A more digital Middle East is in the making [Opinion]

Pundits predict that the Internet of Things, or IoT, is going to change the nature of interaction between governments and businesses all...

oped Internet of Things IoT

Regional

Sports news are the most published on the region’s e-newspapers

Arabic news portals are increasingly relying on digital marketing channels, now that people refer to these portals for news. Social...

Digital Media Index news portals Newspapers

Regional

World Green Economy Summit 2017

The World Green Economy Summit (WGES) is one of the leading global forums on the green economy. It brings together world-class experts in...

green Global Warming Environment

Global

Hands off my phone!

Since the Wannacry ransomware attack in mid-May, talk of cyber security (and its deficiencies) has skyrocketed. Protecting our computers,...

Phone cyber security privacy

Regional

GITEX and Wamda partner to promote collaborative entrepreneurship in MENA

GITEX Future Stars has selected Wamda, the leading platform for entrepreneurs in the Middle East and North Africa, as its knowledge partner...

GITEX wamda Dubai World Trade Centre

Regional

Hiro Tamura of European fund Atomico analyzes tech ecosystems [Podcast]

During an event for Wamda Capital’s investors and partners earlier this year, Hiro Tamura gave a presentation on global emerging...

Hiro Tamura Wamda Capital podcast

Regional

Bettina Bastian: What I know about having business ethics as an entrepreneur

A serial entrepreneur, German Dr. Bettina Basitan, has been interested in entrepreneurship and innovation since her college years and has...

ethics entrepreneurship

Regional

Investors, brace yourselves for the aftermath of unprofitable unicorn IPOs [Opinion]

The fundamental idea behind Initial Public Offerings, or IPOs, is that when companies need capital, they get themselves listed on public...

oped IPOs Funding

Regional

Entrepreneurship is disrupting MENA’s real estate and retail gurus

The first half of 2017 was an exciting one for enterprises and startups in the MENA region with mega deals taking the ecosystem by storm....

acquisition VC investment Real Estate

Egypt

Cairo Angels invests in a local logistics company

Cairo Angels, a network of angel investors focused on supporting startup opportunities in Egypt and the Middle East, announced its...

on-demand delivery Logistics cairo angels

Egypt

Careem announces $500K investment in public transportation startup Swvl

This news was updated to include an exclusive interview with Mudassir Sheikha, the cofounder and managing director of...

careem public transport Bus Pooling

Regional

To gig or not to gig that is the question for the MENA

It was Jazz performers who originally coined the term ‘gig’ in 1920’s America, as an abbreviation for the word...

Gigs Freelancers jobs

Lebanon

Agrytech Accelerator concludes phase one, 11 startups are selected

The Agrytech Accelerator wrapped up the first phase of its program with a Demo Day on July 12. The accelerator is jointly funded by...

Agrytech Accelerator Demo Day agro-food

Regional

Entrepreneurship in the Arab world: In English or in Arabic?

When Wissam Tawileh, a native Arabic speaker was pitching at the latest Jusoor competition, he was the only one who opted to pitch in...

Pitching Pitch Competition jusoor

Regional

New startups on the block: July

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

Startup List startups

Regional

Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards

The Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards is a business plan competition aimed at supporting creative, financially sustainable and...

Innovation women entrepreneurs startup

Regional

Alfanar brings venture philanthropy to the Middle East

Alfanar is an Arab venture philanthropy that seeks to empower social entrepreneurs that are making a difference in the region. This...

philanthropy Social Entrepreneurship VC

Kuwait

Arzan VC announces a pre-seed funding platform

In an effort to help new entrepreneurs get their ideas off the ground, Kuwait’s Arzan VC recently announced plans to launch a...

seed startup online platform

Regional

SafirLab - The Laboratory for Change

The MENA region is facing some deep changes on the social, ecological, and economic levels. These sudden advancements have paved the...

MENA Social Entrepreneurship startup

Regional

Techstars and GINCO launch an accelerator program in Dubai

Techstars in partnership with GINCO has announced the launch of a new accelerator program in Dubai. Applications will open in July of 2017...

accelerator Dubai techstars

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