Lebanon Powering up your beach experience Growing up in a country that sits along the Mediterranean coast, the beach is staple in the country’s summer activities. For many,... Dana Ballout • 14 September, 2016 Beachill lebanon solar energy
Regional Why do Middle East startups ignore Maghreb? What does a person in Doha have in common with a person in Tunis? Not much, especially when it comes to online services. As much as... Aline Mayard • 13 September, 2016 Maghreb middle east careem
Egypt A list of Egyptian startup investors We have compiled a list of 16 different investors to whom Egyptian entrepreneurs can pitch their product. Since 2015, a number of... Eduard Cousin • 13 September, 2016 Egypt A15 Sawari Ventures
Regional Sparks fly when girls meet tech [WamdaTV] It’s not up to young women to be interested in technology, but up to their teachers to find ways to make the subject appealing to... Rachel Williamson • 13 September, 2016 STEM junkbot Eureka Tech Academy
Jordan Amman Design Week breathes life into the city and its people Amman is a city of concrete. There is barely a body of water or extensive greenery. It is arid, hilly with very little vibrant color. So... Tala El Issa • 12 September, 2016 Amman Design Week Jordan makerspaces
Global What I know about bootstrapping hardware: Luke Iseman For years now the Lean methodology has been all the rage: bootstrap, get a viable minimum product, ship it without further ado, see the... Aline Mayard • 12 September, 2016 YCombinator Hardware Bootstrapping
Egypt 3 failures and a job: how Bio Energy Egypt hit success Bio Energy Egypt founder Mahmoud Galal failed three times and took a corporate job before he succeeded at being an entrepreneur. But all... Rachel Williamson • 11 September, 2016 Dayra Egypt Bio Energy Egypt
Regional Wadi's PR pitch to disappointed gamers Ecommerce platform Wadi is using the worldwide fallout from a much-anticipated game as a way to boost customer loyalty in their UAE and... Aline Mayard • 11 September, 2016 Gaming Wadi.com No Man's Sky
Global US digital health startup gets Hikma Ventures funding Hikma Ventures announced today their participation in a $47.6 million Series B round for Chrono Therapeutics. Chrono is a US-based... Lucy Knight • 08 September, 2016 Investment Hikma Ventures MEMakersGE
Regional Making media pay: unlocking the potential in MENA digital [Opinion] Arab youth is a demographic to be respected and reckoned with, as they represent one of the world’s fastest growing segments and are... Walid Faza - Rayan Dawud • 08 September, 2016 Kharabeesh Opinion tamatem
Jordan Rebootkamp's first wave of refugee coders in Jordan After fleeing from war torn Taiz, Yemen six months ago, Rwaida Almehanni found herself feeling aimless in Jordan. The 27-year-old wanted to... Samuel Wendel • 08 September, 2016 Rebootkamp Jordan refugees
Global Startup Watch: a Skype ‘Slack’, lazy leaders, and investors’ reading habits The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your... Maya Rahal • 08 September, 2016 Startup Watch Slack Skype
Palestine Summer startups: entrepreneurs nurture Gaza's next generation With school summer vacations coming to an end, August witnessed a peak in the number of events targeting children in the Gaza... Rafat Abushaban • 07 September, 2016 Gaza palestine Gaza Kidpreneur
U.A.E Expo 2020 Dubai allocates over $1.36 billion of its spend to SMEs Expo 2020 Dubai has announced that it will dedicate 20 percent of its total direct and indirect spend, to local and international... Maya Rahal • 07 September, 2016 Expo 2020 Dubai
U.A.E MENA gets aviation incubator Intelak The UAE launched its first aviation-oriented incubator today for entrepreneurs wanting to disrupt the travel sector. Emirates Group, in... Maya Rahal • 06 September, 2016 Intelak MEMakersGE Incubator
Morocco Afrimarket raises $11M for regional expansion Moroccan entrepreneur Rania Belkahia has raised 10 million euros (US$11 million) for ecommerce platform Afrimarket, which targets the... Aline Mayard • 06 September, 2016 fundraising africa Afrimarket
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