Regional Megatrends in MENA: startup solutions for urban lives [Infographic] The ultimate example of urbanization in MENA: Dubai from above. (Image via Picasa) 'Megatrends', according to EY, are... Rachel Williamson • 08 November, 2015 Recycle Beirut urbanisation El Noor Geh
Egypt This Egyptian fashion startup has its eyes on Europe Online luxury sales are projected to grow by an unprecedented 20 to 25 percent over the next five years, according to a Boston Consulting... Eman Mostafa • 08 November, 2015 maria munoz slickr Clothing
Regional Online laundry sector booming despite obvious challenges The desire for laundry services that are hassle free is on the rise. Clean and tidy. (Image via Washmen) Seizing their... Pamela Kesrouani • 05 November, 2015 Washplus GetLaundry Washmen
Lebanon Entreprenergy summit celebrates MENA startups Marc Dfouni, cofounder and CEO of Eastline Marketing interviews MarkaVIP founder Ahmed Alkhatib. (Image via Abed Kataya) Just... Abdulghani Kataya • 05 November, 2015 Aline Kamakian Lebanese League for Women in Business Ahmed Alkhatib
Lebanon Social entrepreneurs tackle Lebanon's trash crisis With the Naameh lanfill closed, trash has piled up the street. (Image via National Post) The piles of garbage in the streets and... Reine Farhat • 05 November, 2015 stratups crisis trash
Regional Middle East and Turkey startups raise the temperature in Stockholm [Opinion] MENA meets Stockholm at #sthlmtech. (Images via Aurore Belfrage) When talking to investors, corporates and media in the west about... Aurore Belfrage • 05 November, 2015 212 Istanbul Opinion Aurore Belfrage
Regional MEVP closes second round on fund at $32M [Editor's note: This article has been updated to include further investments announced in December 2015] Announcing Wednesday the... Lucy Knight • 04 November, 2015 VC Venture Capital MEVP
U.A.E Social selling: The future of ecommerce in the Middle East? Within the space of a few years, social media has become an integral part of everyday life. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other... Rachel McArthur • 04 November, 2015 Shedd EZHeights Social selling
Lebanon Crowdsourced interior design startup launches in Lebanon Smartphones could soon help people decorate their homes and save money at the same time. Simply fill out a short online questionnaire,... Antoine Abou-Diwan • 04 November, 2015 interior design Darwazah Ghassan Abi Fadel
Jordan Fellowship for young women entrepreneurs connects rising stars from US and Jordan Yara Al-Khader, founder and CEO of SA3ED.ME, pitches to judges during Demo Day at ZINC. (Images via Sam Wendel) “Recommendation s... Samuel Wendel • 03 November, 2015 Privail Kuli Kuli Kollectco
Palestine Gaza entrepreneur gives his 5 lessons for success Castle Soft began in the late 1980s with a piece of paper, a pencil, and a vision to create accounting software that is reliable,... Rafat Abushaban • 03 November, 2015 al-aseal accounting software Majdi Abu Daff
Lebanon An eco-friendly solution to dispose of pharmaceutical waste in Lebanon A 'pill-board' building. (Image via Ziad Abi-Chaker) This article is a crosspost with the MIT Technology Review Arab Edition written by N... MIT Technology Review • 03 November, 2015 MIT Technology Review Arab Edition cedar environmental expired medication
U.A.E UAE's JadoPado raises $4M Series A JadoPado CEO Omar Kassim. (Image via ResellerME.com) Online marketplace JadoPado has sold a 14.8 percent equity stake for $4 million,... Rachel Williamson • 02 November, 2015 JadoPado acquisition Series A
Regional MEC and Wamda partner to launch Corporate Entrepreneurship Services across MENA MEC, one of the largest media agencies in the world and Wamda have signed a partnership to give MENA businesses access to innovation from... Wamda • 02 November, 2015 MEC CER Corporate Entrepreneurship Responsibility
Regional Tune in to the Stars of Science Finale on Nov 20 The 7th season of Stars of Science, which kicked off in mid-September, will air its finale on November 20th, 2015, on MBC4. The program is... Wamda • 02 November, 2015 TV show MBC4 Stars of Science
Maghreb Tangiers Technopark, future hotspot for Moroccan tech? [Q&A] Marouane Chelli has great ambitions for the newly launched Technopark in Tangiers. [Image via Marouane Chelli] After launching in... Aline Mayard • 02 November, 2015 tangiers tanger Technopark
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