Weekly Wrap-Up: December 01-05 We're getting ready for Mix N' Mentor Dubai This week, we'll be heading to Dubai for our second Mix N' Mentor event in the city. We're... Wamda • 06 December, 2013 Weekly Wrap-Up
Startup news ticker: ArabNet announces the three winners; Bayt launches People Search Welcome to Wamda's weekly startup news ticker, which will offer quick announcements and stories relevant to the region. If you have a quick... Wamda • 05 December, 2013 LinkedIn E-commerce
Saudi Arabia's Rwaq builds a online courseware platform for the Middle East It’s not every day that a leading education initiative launches from Saudi Arabia. But one Riyadh-based company is poised to offer the r... Nina Curley • 05 December, 2013 MOOC
4 must-watch documentaries for entrepreneurs [Wamda TV] The year is almost over, and many entrepreneurs take this time to reboot, take a step back, and get out of the bubble. For those looking... Zeina Tabbara • 05 December, 2013 Scaling
Looly's takes home Startup Cup Maroc It’s official: the Moroccan startup of the year is Looly’s! At least, it’s the startup that won the first edition of Maroc Start... Aline Mayard • 05 December, 2013 events Competitions
Bahraini Women's Day is a hit, galvanized by government support I took a number at my bank and sat down, waiting for the teller. I looked at my ticket: number 193. I looked up at the customer service... Leena AlOlaimy • 05 December, 2013 Women Government
Can Bitcoin transform Africa? If there is one thing to know about payments in Africa, it’s that digital money is poised to disrupt transactions on the continent. Now t... Jonathan Kalan • 04 December, 2013 Bitcoin
Egyptian fashion e-commerce startup looks to Eureeca for funding For the first time, Dubai-based equity crowdinvestment platform Eureeca is hosting a campaign launched by an... Eman Mostafa • 04 December, 2013
Gaza's startups offered outside acceleration and funding for the first time For the first time ever, startups from Gaza have been accepted to receive mentorship and seed investment from regional accelerators. After... Glen Dalakian II • 04 December, 2013 Gaza palestine Funding
Jordan 9 common pitfalls of web startups and how to avoid them Within six years, Jordanian web and mobile development company Spring, which was co-founded by serial entrepreneur Razan Khatib and Ahmad... Maya Rahal • 04 December, 2013 Spring
Can a private equity firm seed a viable startup ecosystem in Tunisia? Update 01/03/2014: This article has been edited to take into account new informations. Startup investment in Tunisia is often... Aline Mayard • 03 December, 2013 tunisia VC Incubator
Digital music app Zambaleeta launches in Egypt, offering access via prepaid cards New music app Zambaleeta intends to corner the mobile music market in an old-fashioned way: by taking the fight offline. As... Ahmed Gabr • 03 December, 2013 prepaid smartphone Egypt
Dubai SME debuts the first World Entrepreneurship Forum in the Middle East Dubai SME is set to host the UAE chapter of the World Entrepreneurship Forum to promote entrepreneurial idea exchange and networking ... Wamda • 02 December, 2013 wef entreprenership Dubai
Gamification startup KidzWeekend wins Startup Weekend Dubai Startup Weekend Dubai is quickly becoming a rite of passage for many serious startups, who come to the weekend like a band of travelers... Kia Davis • 02 December, 2013 Startup Weekend
Global littleBits, led by a Lebanese founder, releases Synth Kit, secures $11.1M investment Lebanese entrepreneur and maker Ayah Bdeir’s startup littleBits, which has been hailed as the LEGO of electronics, has just released its n... Glen Dalakian II • 02 December, 2013 Electronics Hardware littlebits
3 ways to optimize mobile ads Although mobile ad spend in the Middle East is lower than in most regions in the world, it's expected to grow faster than in any other... Maya Rahal • 02 December, 2013 Nabd Waveline Media
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