Wamda

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Understanding microfinance in MENA

A wall for commitments to financial inclusion. (Image via Microcredit Summit Campaign) “The Arab world has the lowest level of f...

Arab Monitary Fund 18th Microedit summit abu dhabi

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Crowdsourcing code: why startups are turning to open-source software

A playground for startups and corporations alike. (Image via Linuxuser.co.uk) A startup wants a mobile menu for their new app....

Go Jordan Open Source Association Open source software

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Startup Istanbul Fast Track at STEP Conference 2016

Startupbootcamp Istanbul is coming to STEP Conference 2016 as part of their FastTrack tour on April 4 and 5. They will hold office hours...

fast track 2016 Step Conference

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Al Jaith designs a 'FitBit' for camels

Camel racing is (slowly) going high tech. (Image via Prodijee) It’s “FitBit for camels”, a device that will optimize...

maker camel racing Al Jaith

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What you've missed at Droidcon 2016 in Dubai

Droidcon attendees at the Impact Hub offices. (Images via Droidcon) Amazon’s cloud-based voice service, Alexa, made a special appearance a...

android developers Droidcon Dubai google developers group

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WOMENA Angel Series Workshop in Dubai

Angel investment group WOMENA are gearing up for their second workshop about the basics of angel investment and financial projections. Th...

Workshop Womena investors

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Prepping to ‘trep

During the early stages of Careem, cofounder Magnus Olsson saved every single dirham he could and devoted his whole self to the growth of...

Rula Galayini creative entrepreneurship Abraaj Week

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MyCars to launch first EV car sharing in UAE

The Danish-designed hybrid Fisker Karma, introduced to the UAE in 2012, is unlikely to be part of MyCars on-demand rental offerings, but...

Al Futtaim Zipcar car sharing

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ACCESS Conference at Middle East Film and Comic Con (MEFCC) 2016

ACCESS Conference will once again run alongside Middle East Film and Comic Con (MEFCC), the first and largest popular culture festival in...

access MEFCC Dubai World Trade Centre

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Deadline for application to Dubai Smartpreneur Competition

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has teamed up with the Smart Dubai Office to launch the Dubai Smartpreneur Competition,...

smart governance smartpreneurs Apply

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Ecommerce Show Middle East 2016 [Discount code!]

In 2015, the ecommerce industry in MENA reached $15 billion dollars. Despite these numbers, the sector continues to experience persistent...

MENA topics ecommerce show 2016

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The Retail Show Middle East 2016

The Middle East is a great region to do business in the retail industry, with billions of dollars being invested into ground-breaking...

ecommerce middle east 2016 Speakers

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The Mobile Show Middle East 2016

Mobile is changing the way that all businesses engage, influence and ultimately sell to the new digital customer. Being a ‘mobile first’ c...

The mobile show ecommerce show Alumni conference

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Cards and Payments Middle East 2016

Commerce is constantly evolving and technology continues to transform the way consumers, businesses, citizens and governments connect, ...

ecommerce middle east Cards and payment 2016

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Twofour54 acquires a stake in online art marketplace Collectionair

Twofour54 announces its second investment this month. Abu Dhabi’s media and entertainment free zone Twofour54 has...

Collectionair DASH Ventures investement

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The Hive: Startup, Showdown at Future Technology Week

Future Technology Week is the event set to redefine technology for business. A huge platform with four live events, it will take place at...

startup demo The hive future technology week

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Entrepreneur Journey Session - Founder Series, with AFKARMENA CEO Maurice Tanas

Young Arab Leaders (YAL), an independent organization which aims to empower the next generation of leaders in the Arab World, is ...

AFKARMENA Maurice Tanas founder series

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Twofour54 and Ycombinator invest in gaming developer Unnyhog

Four years after investing in social gaming sites Jawaker and Tahadi, and almost two years after investing in Arabic online game...

Unnyhog YCombinator TwoFour54

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Scale-up survival guides

It’s 4am and the phone is ringing. Noor Sweid picks up, and a voice on the other end tells her the news: a fire has erupted at the...

Mangus Olsson Depa Noor Sweid

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Dashroad launches with Careem, seeks to take on MENA

"It's a platform. In short, it's a FitBit for cars" This is how entrepreneur Faheem Gill introduces his product Dashroad, which was...

MixTelematics Samtech Dashroad

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Crowd Analyzer wins Startup Alley pitching competition at #DubaiLynx

From left to right: Ahmed Saad CEO and Bahaa Galal CTO, happy winners. (Images by Maya Rahal). New startups need contacts, and the...

Exhibition Startup Alley Dubai Lynx

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Future Technology Week

Future Technology Week is a series of technology and innovation-centric events taking place simultaneously between March 29 and 31, at the...

future technology week Dubai Technology

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AngelHack Dubai 2016

Welcome to AngelHack’s 9th Global Hackathon Series, where anyone can code. AngelHack organizes innovation events and hackathons around the ...

Angelhack Dubai 2016 hackathons Dubai

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StudentCart: integrating technology and the school marketplace

The Hammadi brothers at their Flat6Labs demo day earlier this year. (Image via Flat6Labs) When a child begins the year at a private...

schools StudentCart flat6labs abu dhabi

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