U.A.E

Derq raises $500,000 from Wadi Makkah Ventures

Derq has raised $500,000 from Wadi Makkah Ventures as part of its pre-Series A round, which included other global investors. The...

News • 09 May, 2021

Artificial intelligence Analytics

Saudi Arabia

Quant secures pre-series A investment

Saudi Arabia-based Quant, a startup specialised in data science and artificial intelligence (AI), has secured $1.2 million in a pre-series...

News • 17 March, 2020

Data Analytics Artificial intelligence

Egypt

Egypt’s Mintrics is raising a $500k funding round earmarked for US expansion

Source: VentureBurn Egyptian social video analytics platform Mintrics is currently busy closing a $500 000 investment fund and...

News • 30 May, 2019

Vidéo Analytics Expansion

Regional

Harnessing big data for business decision making [Opinion]

It isn't enough to collect data. Making sense of it is vital to the survival of organizations large and small. (Image...

Johnny Matta • 17 December, 2015

data analysis big data Analytics

U.A.E

Dubai signs data sharing law

Dubai’s goal of becoming the smart city of the Middle East got a little closer this week when they announced the signing of a Dubai...

Lucy Knight • 25 October, 2015

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Regional

What I know about big data: Ali Rebaie

Ali Rebaie is a data scientist. One of the few data scientists, in fact, in MENA. He’s the founder of Rebaie Analytics Group...

Rachel Williamson • 15 October, 2015

What I Know ali rebaie Le Wagon

Palestine

Ramallah-based real estate analytics startup aims to serve world

When you ask Peter Abualzolof, cofounder and CEO of Mashvisor, a startup for part-time real estate investors what pushes him, his answer is...

Christina Ganim • 01 July, 2015

Mashvisor Real Estate Analytics

Can smartphone tracking tools revitalize brick-and-mortar retail?

Whether on a shopping mission or merely killing time before a meeting, your wandering around the shops has more of an impact that you...

Lucy Knight • 03 September, 2014

Retail Analytics

How to track your website's progress on Google Analytics

In a world where nearly everything is trackable, finding data to inform important business decisions is simple. Shaping that data into a...

Jen Wulf • 01 July, 2013

Tips Analytics Google

Egyptian 'Social Mirror' lets users analyze their personal Twitter and Facebook accounts

Egyptian social media analytics startup 25trends just launched a new “Social Mirror” service, allowing individuals to get a detailed rea...

Glen Dalakian II • 27 June, 2013

Social Networks Social Media Analytics

3 tools to find and audit your best blog content

Are you stuck trying to find new topics for your blog? Want to turn your past content into an ebook? Or do you want to expand your content...

Wissam Dandan • 27 May, 2013

Tips Analytics

How Egyptians Are Using Social Media [Report]

Inspired by the Egyptian Revolution on January 25, 2011, startup 25trends released their first report today on social media trends in...

Glen Dalakian II • 28 February, 2013

Analytics Data Egypt

7 Essential Tips for E-Commerce SEO

If you’re looking to optimize an e-commerce website for search, there are plenty of simple ways to ensure that your products are ranked w...

Wissam Dandan • 07 January, 2013

Analytics SEO E-commerce

Facebook Use by Companies in the Middle East and North Africa [Infographic]

Those looking to advertise on Facebook will be interested in this new infographic from SocialBakers that reveals Facebook trends for c...

Ahmed Gabr • 06 January, 2013

Data Technology Social Networks

How to Track Popular Keywords: What Every Startup Should Know

When building a web-based startup, it's essential to master the art of luring users to your site, and the first step is making it easy for...

Ahmed Gabr • 02 January, 2013

Advice Analytics Scaling

Conflict Mapping Platform Ushahidi's Henry Addo at SHARE Beirut [Wamda TV]

At SHARE Beirut event last weeked, Henry Addo, co-founder of Ushahidi, discussed Ushahidi’s work to map incidents of violence and peace e...

Glen Dalakian II • 14 October, 2012

Analytics Conferences Digital Media

How Two Turkish Entrepreneurs Built a Successful Real Estate Data Service in Dubai

It was the crash heard around the world: when the American real estate bubble finally burst in 2008, its repercussions echoed...

Rania Habib • 11 October, 2012

Analytics Data Real Estate

Woopra's New Interface Assists Quick Decision-Making

Web analytics platform Woopra, which launched a sleek iPhone and iPad interface this fall, has updated their web app dashboard as well,...

Nina Curley • 06 May, 2012

Analytics

Google, Woopra, or Clicky: Which Web Analytics Platform Works Best for You?

Whatever you do online, whether you have a website for your small business or run a larger e-commerce site, whether you run AdSense or do...

Wissam Dandan • 22 March, 2012

Analytics Google Woopra

What Ethical SEO Is and Why You Should Care

I was reading a book by Christopher Elliott titled Scammed, which is all about the extent to which companies will go to misinform...

Said Hamideh • 05 March, 2012

Analytics Digital Marketing SEO

Comprehensive Guide for Setting Up Google Analytics

When you aren't technically-minded, setting up an anlaytics platform like Google Analytics on your site can seem scary. There's all...

Wissam Dandan • 26 February, 2012

Analytics

Arabic SEO Part 3: 10 Tips for Link Building

So finally, after part one and two of our series on Arabic SEO, here I’ll discuss the most important element in SEO in general, which is l...

Wissam Dandan • 14 December, 2011

Analytics SEO

Woopra Responds to Google Analytics with Game-Changing iPhone App

Analytics lovers looking to monitor their site traffic on foot now have a new weapon in their arsenal: Woopra’s sleek iPhone and iPad app. T...

Nina Curley • 01 December, 2011

Analytics Woopra

Arabic SEO Part Two: Accessibility

This piece is a follow-up to “Arabic SEO: Part One,” which gives a quick summary of how to optimize your content in Arabic for search eng...

Wissam Dandan • 17 November, 2011

Analytics SEO