Wamda

Daily Deals Site SuperDeal Stands Out by Supporting Social Programs

As the global rise of daily deals sites found its way to Morocco last year, SuperDeal.ma became the third daily deals platform to...

Daily Deals Superdeal.ma

Jordanian Gaming Studio Wizards Productions Pivots into Mobile

2012 marks a new era for Wizards Productions, which today announced a publishing agreement with 6waves, a leading international social and...

Gaming Mobile Mobile Gaming

My Heart Is In the Work [Pic of the Week]

Some of you may have read this card and felt like it defined you. Others may be having one of those days where you know you love what you...

CoE Cards Pic of the Week

It Suits Her: Lebelik Brings Lebanese Design to Your Doorstep

Louise Doumet seemed to have it all; she had just finished her degree and a coveted job offer from financial services firm J.P. Morgan. But...

E-commerce

How Egypt Is Discussing the Presidential Elections on Facebook and Twitter

Wamda is not a place for political debate. But the entrepreneurial ecosystem does not live in a separate universe, however much we...

Digital Media Social Media

Why E-Commerce Startups Can’t Ignore Pinterest

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

Innovative Green Energy and Tech Entrepreneurs Shine at TED@Tunis

At this point, many are familiar with the TED (Technology Entertainment and Design) talk series, which first brought experts together in...

Conferences Social Entrepreneurship Saphon

In the Arab World, Social Media Has Fast Developed into a Medium for the Masses

During Tunisia's revolution, Asma Mansour's parents kept her locked at home for her own safety. But Mansour was continuously in touch with...

Social Media

Game Developers, Looking for a Challenge? Create the First Aramex Game

Gamers interested in making a name for themselves might want to check out Aramex's first Game Development Competition, which is...

E-commerce Gaming

Mowgli Mentor Helps Reform Lebanese Family Business Karam Design

Mentorship

Istikana Inks Groundbreaking Deal to Offer Videos on Samsung Smart TVs

It remains to be seen whether there is a viable market for video-on-demand services in the Middle East, like those that Hulu provides in...

Digital Media Video On Demand

Vodafone Egypt Launches EGP 20m Investment Fund and Incubator

We've received word that Vodafone Egypt is launching an EGP 20 million (US $3.3 million) investment fund that will focus on small, web and...

Investment

Sneak Peek of Upcoming Restaurant Discount Site RoundMenu

We received word today that a new site has soft launched to offer discounts exclusively for restaurants in Dubai: RoundMenu. As daily deals...

Food & Beverage

3 Lessons from an Athlete to Entrepreneurs: How to Work Smarter, Not Harder

The similarities between sport and business are well known. In both cases, doing things faster, differently or more efficiently can result...

Vote for the Future You Want

In the Sustainable Development Dialogues, or Rio+20 Dialogues, over 10,000 experts, stakeholders, and academics from a variety of ...

Ecosystem Social Entrepreneurship

Enhancing Startup Support with a Mediterranean-Wide Ecosystem

To facilitate the development of new ideas that lead to small business creation, it’s essential to create a viable ecosystem that supports i...

Ecosystem

Wamda Leaders Rank on 2012 List of Most Influential Arabs

Both Wamda Chairman Fadi Ghandour and Wamda CEO Habib Haddad made the 2012 list of the world's most influential Arabs, published today by...

Trends

Growth of Active Twitter Users in the Arab World [Infographic]

In the vein of his recent infographic on Facebook Users in the Arab World, today Khaled AlAhmad (@shusmo) published an infographic...

Flat6Labs Joins Global Accelerator Network

Tech startups seeking acceleration and support in Egypt now have a better chance to connect with peers around the globe. After Wamda's...

Accelerators

Using Digital Innovation, CrowdVoice.org Seeks to Amplify Minority Voices in the Middle East

Esra'a Al Shafei is founder of CrowdVoice.org, a user-powered service that tracks voices of protest from around the world by crowdsourcing...

Digital Media

The Spirit of Arab Art Comes Alive on E-Commerce Site AlHoush

There is so much innovation, and so many amazing talented artists and designers in the Arab World. Why are they not getting the attention...

E-commerce

MENA Investor-Backed Job Search Platform Identified Scores $21m in Series B: What's Next?

Job search platform Identified, that aims to become the LinkedIn for the next generation of Facebook-focused entrepreneurs, took a huge...

Investment Job Recruitment LinkedIn

Get Up Start Up in Cairo: Alternative Education Wins the Day

El-Sawy Culture Wheel (SCW), the avant-garde capital of Cairo’s cultural scene, was the location of Cairo’s latest entrepreneurial com...

Accelerators Innovation Startup Communities

Can Emerging Markets Capitalize on Their Growth? WEF Livestream

At the World Economic Forum on the Middle East, North Africa and Eurasia, leaders are discussing bridging regions in transformation, d...

Ecosystem

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