Wamda

Staging a Culinary Coup: Zooba Reimagines Traditional Egyptian Food

When you walk into this little restaurant on the main street in Zamalek district, you can’t help it but notice its colorful front, which r...

Food & Beverage

Anghami Sees Surge in Downloads, Partners with Orange

Just a week after launching, Anghami is taking steps to monetize. Yesterday, the team announced a partnership with Orange, a Jordanian ...

Business Development Innovation Reviews

Wamda Face Off: MarkaVIP vs. Souq on Challenges in E-Commerce in the Arab World [Wamda TV]

We hosted the first installment of our new Face Off video series last Thursday, hosting Ahmed Khatib, Founder and CEO of MarkaVIP, the...

Demystifying E-Commerce E-commerce Face Off

Entrepreneurship Events for High School Students in the Arab World

I was recently asked by a high school curriculum coordinator in Dubai what events their students can attend to supplement the new...

Accelerators Arabnet Conferences

Empowering Artists after the Tunisian Revolution: eArtvolution

The connection between art and business has always been a complicated one, and the debate on whether so-called “pure” art can be mar...

Art E-commerce

How to Find a Good Mentor: Seeking Parents for Your Startup

Starting a new business is like having a baby. I’m no expert in raising kids, yet I know that when your first baby is born you’ll always see...

Mentorship Mix n Mentor

Emirates Avenue: Turning a Steady Profit Without Ambition to Scale

Unlike many of the interviews I've done lately with entrepreneurs who are very aware of their own spin, chatting with Julien...

E-commerce

Morocco's Masarat App Aims to Conquer the Islamic Mobile App Market

During my frequent discussions with my business partners or friends, I usually share some milestones about the digital evolution in...

Arabic Content Mobile Mobile Apps

With Egyptian Style Parody, Video Magazine Disalata Goes Viral in Egypt

Sometimes all it takes is one great hit to secure a content startup’s viability. Video magazine Disalata – which means “it is a ...

Digital Media Education Entertainment

The Future of Green Technology: What Innovations are on the Horizon?

So you've heard of green buildings, green businesses, green products, and green living, but have you ever heard of green technology? If you...

Green Energy

Weekly Wrap-Up: November 04-08

This week, we set off with the first of our three Mix N' Mentor events. We're really excited as ALL events have completely sold out - and...

Aureos CoE Cards Conferences

What Are Investors Looking For? [Pic of the Week]

It’s a fairly simple question, but the answer often is not. If you’re looking for investment, it’s critical to get advice from mentors, oth...

CoE Cards Investment Pic of the Week

Wamda TV Face-Off, Souq. com and MarkaVIP [Wamda TV]

Watch an unedited version of our first "Face Off!" that just aired on Wamda TV! We are hosting two of the biggest names in MENA e-commerce...

E-commerce Ecosystem Face Off

Ex-Sukar CEO to Launch Fab.com Clone for the Middle East

UPDATE: Desado went live today, Monday, December 10th. Their press release states that Desado is now the "largest platform...

Design E-commerce

RihlaPrime/TravelerVIP Debuts Luxury Travel Deals Sites In The Middle East

UPDATE: RihlaPrime has changed its name to TravelerVIP. "A bad hotel experience can ruin an otherwise perfect trip", says...

Daily Deals Travel

Founder Institute to Open Startup Accelerator in Alexandria, Egypt

Interested in bringing a startup acceleration program to Alexandria, Egypt? The Founder Institute is currently testing demand for opening a...

Accelerators Ecosystem Egypt

Doing Business is Getting Easier Around the World [Infographic]

The World Bank has released their yearly Doing Business 2013 report,which assesses the regions and economies around the world where it's eas...

Infographic Ecosystem

Zoboon App Rewards Brand Loyalty Across Cairo

Egyptian startup Zoboon is creating a city-wide loyalty program for Cairo’s consumers. To simplify the process of tracking the v...

Analytics Digital Advertising Egypt

The Rise of Insane!, Morocco's First Co-Working Space

Among the locations known for hosting tech and non-tech events, you’ll find one like none other in Morocco. This place is, literally, i...

Coworking Spaces

Sign Up to Spend Three Days with Geeks on a Plane in Jordan

As you've seen, Silicon Valley investors Geeks on a Plane are coming to our Mix 'n' Mentor event in Amman. After the event, they're also...

Investment Mentorship

Watch Souq and MarkaVIP Face Off on Wamda This Thursday! Live Google Hangout

Wamda TV is launching a new video series called "Face Off!", hosting two of the biggest names in e-commerce, Souq.com and MarkaVIP, for our...

E-commerce Face Off

Wild Peeta Goes Lean, Launching Crowdfunded Franchises and a New TV Show

Dubai is not known for being lean. “Because the Gulf is such a new region, everything is geared towards big imported brands,” says Mohamed P...

Scaling Entertainment Food & Beverage

Cashless in Kenya: A Mobile Money Experiment Using M-PESA

Walking home from the office late one night, Amrit Pal, an Indian student working with a Nairobi-based mobile money startup for the summer,...

Mobile Mobile Apps Payment Gateways

The Most Active VCs in the Arab World in 2012

This week we highlight the Arab world’s most active venture capital funds. These VC’s are targeting startups at different stages in their de...

Ecosystem Investment Top Lists

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