Kenya Takes Center Stage For African Innovation Starting today, hundreds of investors, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and techies are assembling to pack the halls of Nairobi’s K... Jonathan Kalan • 25 October, 2012 Ecosystem Innovation Pitching
Weekly Wrap-Up: October 21-25 In all of our articles about startups, it is obvious that mentorship (and finding the right mentors) is at the core of a successful... Wamda • 25 October, 2012 Angel Investment CoE Cards Conferences
Building Massively Multiplayer Online Games for the Arab World: Vince Ghossoub of Falafel Games [Wamda TV] Vince Ghossoub, co-founder of Falafel Games, discusses how Falafel Games came to be and why their first major game, Knights of Glory, has... Wamda • 25 October, 2012 Developers Ecosystem Arabnet
Entrepreneurs of Arabia Helps Saudi, Emirati, and Qatari Founders Connect to Funding For entrepreneurs from the Gulf who aren't sure where to look for funding, Entrepreneurs of Arabia launched this year to focus exclusively... Wamda • 25 October, 2012 Ecosystem Ideas Investment
Mentorship is Essential [Pic of the Week] “I can do it alone,” is a common excuse for entrepreneurs who have a great idea but don’t want to tell too many people about it. But doing ... Glen Dalakian II • 25 October, 2012 Mentorship Mix n Mentor Pic of the Week
Bringing a Turkish High Heel Brand to the Arab World [Wamda TV] Harun Güner and Berk Alevi of Butigo, a Turkish women’s high heel company, discuss the creation of their own unique brand of high heel sh... Wamda • 25 October, 2012 Conferences E-commerce Fashion
Recap: The 4 Companies That Received Series A Investment from MEVP Beirut-based venture capital firm MEVP (Middle East Venture Partners) is on fire. After announcing 5 investments in March, they have ... Nina Curley • 24 October, 2012 Fashion Food & Beverage Investment
Enabling E-Commerce: A Chat With Iyad Kamal of Aramex [Wamda TV] At Arabnet 2012, Iyad Kamal, COO of Aramex International, explains how Aramex is enabling e-commerce throughout the Arab World and... Wamda • 24 October, 2012 Arabnet Conferences Data
El Mashrou3: The First Reality TV Show For Entrepreneurs In Egypt Is Casting Now In 2013, the Arab world will witness its second major reality TV show for entrepreneurs in Egypt: El Mashrou3, announcing its casting ... Maya Rahal • 24 October, 2012 Competitions Egypt Social Entrepreneurship
VIP-Only.ma Aims to Own Flash Sales in North Africa If you thought MarkaVIP and Sukar were the only major flash sales site in the region, think again- others are cropping up to carve out... Glen Dalakian II • 24 October, 2012 E-commerce Ecosystem Expansion
An Emerging Opportunity in the Cloud: Tariq Krim of Jolicloud [Wamda TV] Tariq Krim, co-founder of Jolicloud, discusses a global trend towards using the Cloud to store and preserve data. He explains that, “The c... Wamda • 24 October, 2012 Cloud Computing Conferences Webrazzi
Adnan Haque and Mahmoud Fouz of Rocket Internet, Mizado at CoE E-Commerce At our June CoE E-Commerce Event, Adnan Haque, Managing Director of Mizado and Mahmoud Fouz, Managing Director of Marketing at Mizado, a... Wamda • 23 October, 2012 COE CoE E-Commerce E-commerce
Entrepreneur Of The Week, Elie Gregoire Khoury Of Panorama Mobile App: Dermandar [Wamda TV] Entrepreneur of the week today on Wamda is Elie Gregoire Khoury co-founder of Dermandar, a mobile application to create and share panoramic ... Maya Rahal • 23 October, 2012 Digital Media Entrepreneur of the Week Mobile Apps
Transcending a Family Feud to Become an International Powerhouse: South Africa’s Southey [Case Study] This case study is the second part of a new series on Wamda featuring companies in emerging markets around the globe. Founded in 1939 by... Wamda • 23 October, 2012 Aureos Investment Aureos Case Studies
Souq Fashion Launches to Boost High-End Online Retail in the Arab World Middle East fashionistas rejoice! The launch of Souq Fashion in Dubai last week not only means more trendy brands hanging in our... Rania Habib • 23 October, 2012 E-commerce Fashion
Meet the Jordanian Company that Might Disrupt Global Game Development For those of us who aren’t game developers, launching a disruptive middleware platform, as Jordanian company Mixed Dimensions (MXD) did t... Nina Curley • 23 October, 2012 Design Developers Gaming