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Animation Studio Curl Stone Launches Jordanian Superhero Show, with Regional Support

Curl Stone Studios is gaining momentum after launching new superhero series Nashmi Man, and participating in...

Why It Only Takes One Billion Dollar Company to Build an Ecosystem

Fred Wilson (the most famous VC in the world) wrote last May about the Darwinian Evolution of Startup Hubs: "If you study Silicon...

Ecosystem Investment

10 Ways to Improve Your Chance of Being Incubated

Hans Christensen has worked to help entrepreneurs throughout the MENA region launch business, in his role as the director of Silicon Oasis...

Accelerators Investment Pitching

Maghreb Startup Initiative Announces Winners of Intel Global Challenge

The Maghreb Startup Initiative has now announced the winners from a regional competition who will go on to represent the Maghreb region at t...

Competitions

Microsoft Finally Targets Egyptian Developers with BizSpark, Mobile App Competition

“Developers developers developers developers,” a sweaty Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, famously chanted during a Microsoft conference a few y...

Accelerators Cloud Computing Ecosystem

8 Infographics Illustrating Facebook Benchmarks In The Arab World

TOP, a startup out of Endeavor Jordan, and in collaboration with Social Watchlist, identifies and analyzes eight core industries to e...

Technology Social Media Facebook

Five Tips for Startups: How to Successfully Pitch to Journalists

Nicholas Holmes co-founded startup MediaGraph to help startups pitch to make public relations accessible and affordable to...

Advertising Digital Media Media

Dubai's MediaGraph Helps Startups Get Press Coverage

David Batey and Nicholas Holmes came to Dubai in the searing heat of June to get away from their daily grind and focus solely on getting...

Digital Media Media Pitching

iWedPress.com Returns from U.S. to Lebanon to Serve Local Brides

With over 20,000 weddings held in Lebanon every year, young Lebanese entrepreneurs Bashir Gemayel and Naji Abou Ghosn decided to expand...

Wedding Industry

Silicon Valley Design Company Targets MENA Web Developers with New RTL Platform

Developers in the Middle East now have more tools for their front-end web design, namely a useful Right-to-Left (RTL) design...

Design Mobile Apps

5 Tips for Success in Egypt and MENA, from a Self-Made Innovator

Redg Snodgrass is an uncommon name for an out of the ordinary serial entrepreneur, or “funtrepreneur”, as he likes to call him...

Angel Investment Ecosystem Egypt

Weekly Wrap-Up: September 30 - October 04

This week, we've highlighted a number of startups that keep on setting the bar higher for themselves. What drives you to go further? Pic of ...

Acquisitions Animation Competitions

Competitiveness Is About You [Pic Of The Week]

It is becoming harder and harder to stand out as a startup in many markets today. Many young startups are channeling their efforts into a...

CoE Cards Competitions

Why MENA Needs Startup Weekend: A Look at SW Sharjah

The Startup Weekend bug continues to expand throughout the UAE. With two events in Dubai and one in Abu Dhabi, Sharjah Startup Weekend this...

Ecosystem Education Startup Communities

Can an Egyptian Mobile App Make Daily Deals Smarter? AlZwad Launches Dealazion

As the region witnesses the departure of LivingSocial and rumors that Jabbar is looking to sell Cobone, one startup in Egypt is pushing...

Daily Deals Mobile Mobile Apps

SeedStartup's First Demo Day Reveals Global Products

There was a stark sartorial contrast between investors in suits and the more casually-clad entrepreneurs at the Make Business Hub last week...

Accelerators Angel Investment

Start Up Weekend Alexandria: Still the Best Entrepreneurship Event in Egypt

The second Start Up Weekend Alexandria (SWA) was held on the 27th to 29th September 2012, and while it’s always nearly impossible to r...

Ecosystem Mentorship Startup Communities

du's Reality TV Competition The Entrepreneur Launches Tonight

The region's first reality TV show about entrepreneurs is here. "The Entrepreneur," which pits 10 entrepreneurs against each other in ...

Competitions Digital Media

Is Jabbar Looking to Sell One of Its Companies? Rumors Swirl

Rumors are swirling today that Jabbar Internet Group is looking to offload assets. The group- one of the biggest internet-focused...

Acquisitions Daily Deals E-commerce

A Peek At Iran’s Digital Consumption In 2012 [Infographic]

E-commerce, online banking and consumption of digital mediums is remarkably advanced in Iran with 67% of respondents using the internet for...

Digital Media E-commerce Infographic

Young Cairo Startup Eventtus Reaches a Global Market for Event Discovery

Events of all types are becoming a big deal in Egypt, especially amongst the younger age range. More disposable income, more free...

Mobile Mobile Apps Women

12 Tips for Optimizing SEO on Your Magento E-Commerce Site

This series by Mohannad Ghashim of ShopGo.me is part of our Demystifying E-Commerce series. It will explore various technical...

Demystifying E-Commerce E-commerce SEO

Feeding Demand for Local, Organic Produce in the Arab World: Dubai's Ripe

It isn’t easy being green – especially when you’re in a desert. The UAE is fertile ground for local businesses, but when Becky Balderstone s...

Food & Beverage

Startup Q8 Event Launches to Unite Entrepreneurs in Kuwait

Entrepreneurship in Kuwait may not seem widespread; few Kuwaiti entrepreneurs are well-known regionally and globally outside of Naif...

Conferences Ecosystem Startup Communities

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