Regional Why CVC is the future of venture capital in the region [Opinion] This article is a crosspost with Linkedin. Venture capital funds capitalized and operated by major corporations are becoming more... Kamal Hassan • 22 March, 2017 corporate venture capital Venture Capital turn8
U.A.E Sending money home with ease, Now Money [Wamda TV] Expatriates in the UAE send a lot of money home. A lot. According to the World Bank’s migration and remittances factbook for 2016,... Lucy Knight • 22 March, 2017 Fintech now money uae
Europe French provides a ticket to Europe for North Africans As French politicians play the immigration card ahead of the presidential election, the country’s new entrepreneurship visa opens a... Lilia Blaise • 21 March, 2017 French tech ticket Gbarena Bobbli
U.A.E Load-Me keeps on trucking Load-Me, the Dubai startup that connects regional truckers with delivery loads through a marketplace app, has come a long way since its... Elias Jabbe • 21 March, 2017 telematics uae load-me
Egypt People still love print, says e-book startup Kotobna Egyptian e-book platform Kotobna is breaking the stranglehold of traditional book publishers, but they are also finding that people still... Radwa Rashad • 20 March, 2017 Kotobna Publishing e-publishing
U.A.E What I know about starting up too soon: Loulou Khazen Baz When Loulou Khazen Baz launched Nabbesh in 2012, she found herself introducing a strange concept to the Middle East and North Africa. In... Archana Menon • 20 March, 2017 What I Know WIK nabbesh
Jordan World Economic Forum searches for the best 100 Arab startups The World Economic Forum (WEF) is on the lookout for the best 100 Arab startups as part of its Startup4IR initiative. The initiative, in... Tala El Issa • 19 March, 2017 World Economic Forum Startup4IR Fourth Industrial Revolution
U.A.E Lawyering up getting easier with Dubai startup When Armenian-Ukrainian Suzanna Kalendzhian started practicing as a lawyer in the Middle East in 2011, she saw a gap in the market.... Elias Jabbe • 19 March, 2017 uae law lawyers
Qatar Qatar startup gives activewear a modesty makeover Nike has won plaudits for its high-performance sports hijab, but for women wanting ‘modest’ sportswear, that’s as good as... Rachel Williamson • 19 March, 2017 sportswear Oola modest fashion
Regional $100M invested in MENA fintech [WRL report] Fintech startups in MENA have raised over $100 million in funding in the last 10 years, and a new report indicates the number of startups... Jonas Feller • 16 March, 2017 WRL State of Fintech Payfort
Regional Startup Watch: lateness isn’t greatness, the history of CVCs, and Uber for yachts 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... Rachel Williamson • 16 March, 2017 careem CharterClick social enterprise
Regional Late? You can kiss my money goodbye [Opinion] I’m sitting in my office and I can hear the central AC sigh quietly reflecting my disappointment. The clock on the wall shifts from... Hamed Fakhro • 16 March, 2017 Punctuality fundraising company culture
Saudi Arabia Tapping into social media: the story of Lucidya Arabic content, be it news or software, has become massively popular, and one Saudi startup is mining that trend in social media... Abdullah Baghawitah • 15 March, 2017 Saudi Arabia ksa big data
U.A.E Going postal in Dubai, finally When Mohamed Al Araimi and Bello Abubakar built a grocery delivery startup they weren’t expecting it to create the backdrop for their... Elias Jabbe • 15 March, 2017 gps pointr uae
Jordan Harvard event highlights startups and civics Civics, that old idea of citizenship education, was a core feature of the 12th Annual Harvard Arab World Conference (HAWC) in Jordan on... Tala El Issa • 14 March, 2017 Harvard Arab World Conference Jaleesa Mumm
Regional MENA social enterprises grow in spite of deep-rooted challenges and little support [Report] Social Entrepreneurship (SE) in the Arab world stands on a paradox: It has every reason to thrive and yet every excuse to die. This is... Dana Ballout • 14 March, 2017 social enterprise Social Entrepreneurship Jordan
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