Looking for Funding? Here's How to Get an Investor's Attention If you’re a business owner, founder or CEO, at some point in time, you need money, be it seed capital, growth capital or expansion c... Jose Martin • 13 February, 2013 Advice Investment
Cairo Service Jam The Cairo Service Jam, part of the Global Service Jam movement, will take place from March 1-2, 2013. Participants will come together from d... Wamda • 13 February, 2013 Competitions Design Developers
Attitudes Towards Responsible Business and CSR in Bahrain [Report] Most startups in the Arab world have difficulty attracting and retaining talent. In Bahrain, a new study reveals that over 91% believe that... Leena AlOlaimy • 13 February, 2013 CSR Sustainability
Lebanese Telecoms Ministry Asks Citizens to 'Be The Minister' with New Game In an attempt to engage with citizens online, Lebanese Telecoms Minister Nicolas Sehnaoui is offering young Lebanese participants... Glen Dalakian II • 13 February, 2013 Competitions Government Telecommunication
3 Opportunities the West Misses in the Middle East This piece was originally published on Fortune on January 28, 2013. Those who believe linear careers are linearly predictable might think... Christopher Schroeder • 12 February, 2013 Investment
Entrepreneur of the Week: Delphine Edde Co-Founder of Diwanee [Wamda TV] Four years after being in the business of building online portals for women, Delphine Edde, co-founder of Diwanee, thinks that there is not ... Maya Rahal • 12 February, 2013 Arabic Content Digital Media Entrepreneur of the Week
10 Crowdmaps Bringing Transparency to the Arab World Ever since Ushahidi launched in Kenya in 2008 to monitor track post-election violence, crowdsourced maps have become a popular method... Nina Curley • 12 February, 2013 Crowdsourcing
Can Anghami Fend Off Deezer's Entrance into the Arab Music Market? Can recently launched Lebanese startup Anghami survive the arrival of international competitor Deezer? After announcing in early... Aline Mayard • 12 February, 2013 Mobile Mobile Apps Music
Jordan Jordanian gaming startup bets on crowdfunding for first title “Most people who work at gaming companies rely on the orders of their CEO, but can never be a leading part of the game they are creating,” a... Glen Dalakian II • 12 February, 2013 Crowdfunding Gaming beladcom
Dubai-Based Custom Suit Startup Helps Men Look Sharp Around the Globe [Wamda TV] Tarig El Sheikh and Matt Mueller have set out to solve a problem that men around the world suffer from: ill-fitting suits. "As a poorly... Wamda • 11 February, 2013 Expansion E-commerce
Who Egypt’s YouTube Ban Will Hurt the Most On the anniversary of the day Mubarak stepped down two years ago, Egypt is still facing a pending 30-day ban on YouTube, ordered by Egypt’s ... Nina Curley • 11 February, 2013 Censorship
Google Science Fair 2013 Google is hosting an online science competition open to students between the ages of 13 and 18 from across the globe, in partnership with... Wamda • 11 February, 2013 Competitions Invention
5 Tips for Building a Successful Tech Startup, from Kuwait's Startup Q8 At the 4th StartupQ8 gathering a couple of weeks ago, entrepreneurs gathered in Kuwait City to discuss the secrets of building a... Abdullah Alshalabi • 11 February, 2013 Startup Q8 Conferences Gaming
A Look at Egyptian Accelerator Tahrir2's Lean Investment Model Testing and iterating might be a good model for the leadership in Egypt lately, not just its entrepreneurs. As Egyptian protestors continue... Nina Curley • 10 February, 2013 Accelerators Investment
Moroccan Entrepreneur Launches Startup to Quantify Social Influence “I've always been interested in promoting technology and education in the Arab world,” says Akram Benmbarek, the founder of Social IQ, who ... Karim Jazouani • 10 February, 2013 Advertising Social Networks Social Media
MIT Arab Student Launches ProBueno to Turn Your Talents Into Donations Back in 2006, when the "July war" started in Lebanon, Michel Rbeiz experienced the frustration of living abroad and trying to help out... Maya Rahal • 10 February, 2013 Diaspora CSR