Global What should you look for in a mentor? Nader Sabry is strategist, innovator and entrepreneur in NASA space tech, government, and health/wellness. He is also the author... Thought Leadership • 14 August, 2023 Mentorship Mentor
Global The science of mentorship By Ziad Matar, president of TiE Dubai and founding partner of Meditari & Ivan Fernandes, director of mentorship at TiE Dubai The... Thought Leadership • 09 January, 2020 Mentorship Mentor
Regional Thinking of expanding to another country? Here are some points to consider Moatassem Moatez has launched and scaled several startups in his role as business partner at Innovest Middle East. Geographical... Thought Leadership • 24 January, 2019 Expansion growth Mentorship
Lebanon What does Lebanon need to foster real innovation? Insights from Mix N’ Mentor Beirut Since the launch of Beirut Digital District (BDD) in 2012, a startup hub was created for Lebanese entrepreneurs to connect, network and... Reine Farhat • 18 September, 2018 Mix N' Mentor Mix n Mentor Beirut Mentorship
U.A.E Endeavor Scale Up 2018 Scale-Up UAE is Endeavor UAE’s annual, scale-up focused conference, where some of the most promising entrepreneurs from the UAE and... Wamda • 23 April, 2018 uae Endeavor UAE SANAD
U.A.E Abu Dhabi's Fikra Labs accelerator selects 12 finalists, embraces hospitality innovation Weeks after announcing Fikra Labs, an acceleration programme for the travel and tourism industries in Abu Dhabi, 32 startups out of 200... Reine Farhat • 05 April, 2018 Fikra Labs bootcamp startups
Egypt RiseUp reveals ecosystem maturity and readiness for larger capital Last weekend’s RiseUp Summit in Cairo was ‘massive’. The old campus at The American University of Cairo hosted local and... Reine Farhat • 05 December, 2017 RiseUp 2017 RiseUp Summit Mentorship
Tunisia Entrepreneurs in south Tunisia are trying to make an impact When you leave the capital of Tunisia and its brand new cluster of coworking spaces, the rest of the country is like a new field to explore... Maya Rahal • 22 October, 2017 Social Entrepreneurship Mentorship decentralization
Saudi Arabia BIBAN Forum 2017: Funding is available, seek mentorship Wamda organized its three-day Mix N’ Mentor event in Saudi Arabia, during the BIBAN Forum 2017, which ran from September 17 till 20,... Staff writer • 24 September, 2017 Saudi Arabia ksa Biban
Kuwait Kuwait gets its own Community at #MixNMentor Nuwait Faces old and new were at Kuwait City’s Dar Hamad venue on May 10, to attend the third Mix N’ Mentor Nuwait, hosted by The... Reine Farhat • 12 May, 2017 Mix N' Mentor Nuwait Mentorship The National Fund for SME Development
Saudi Arabia Wamda's #MixNMentor 2017 in Riyadh [Wamda TV] “We think the future is Saudi Arabia in the region." This is how Walid Faza, partner at Wamda Capital, opened Wamda’s... Maya Rahal • 01 May, 2017 MixNMentor riyadh Saudi Arabia
Kuwait Mix N’ Mentor Nuwait is back with more community updates This article is a crosspost from Nuwait. Dwelling on the success of its previous editions, Mix N’ Mentor Nuwait is... Nuwait • 13 April, 2017 Nuwait Mix N' Mentor The National Fund for SME Development
Egypt AWTAD UP Communities rounds of 2017 [Call for applications] The Association for Women’s Total Advancement and Development (AWTAD) is an NGO dedicated to the professional and personal... Wamda • 23 January, 2017 Egypt entrepreneurship Mentorship
Kuwait 10 ways to beef up your business All you need is a few colorful bean bags and a casual open space to bring a startup community together to talk about what they do - and... Reine Farhat • 07 November, 2016 Mix N' Mentor 2016 Nuwait National Fund for SME Development
Regional Apply for FasterCapital's 5th round of funding FasterCapital (a virtual incubator based in Dubai) has launched its fifth round of funding for 2016 which begins on September 18, 2016 and... Wamda • 11 October, 2016 incubation acceleration Funding
Lebanon Wamda announces Mix N' Mentor Beirut 2016 Wamda is organising Mix N’ Mentor Beirut on September 30th at the Beirut Digital District (BDD). Beirut is rapidly growing to... Wamda • 02 August, 2016 Mix N' Mentor 2016 beirut Mentorship
Egypt PayFort announces new fintech accelerator at Mix N’ Mentor Cairo Around 70 entrepreneurs, largely with early stage startups, came for business advice and networking. (Images via Rachel... Rachel Williamson • 20 March, 2016 fin-tech Mix N'Mentor Cairo Payfort
U.A.E GE, MENA startups come together on common ground [Video] During the last quarter of 2015, Wamda and General Electric (GE) kicked off a new common activity, the ‘GE MEMakers Mentorship Program’. Th... Maya Rahal • 09 February, 2016 MEMakers GE Venture Program MEMakers program
Kuwait Arzan VC invests in a Silicon Valley startup, prepares to launch office hours Aerial view of Silicon Valley (Source: Wired.com) The article is a crosspost with Nuwait. I often get the chance to sit on the... Reine Farhat • 07 January, 2016 Nuwait Arzan VC kuwait
Regional Wamda and GE launch 6 weeks MEMakers venture program between GE mentors and regional startups GE Mentors and entrepreneurs enjoying the introductory dinner. Wamda and General Electric (GE) have kicked off their latest collaboration,... Maya Rahal • 11 October, 2015 MEMakers GE Venture Program MEMakers abu dhabi
Maghreb How this French-Arab initiave is backing projects tackling MENA growth challenges Entrepreneurs, doers and thinkers discuss progress and innovation at the Bardo Museum recently. (Images via Thinkers & Doers) As the... Aline Mayard • 21 July, 2015 T&D Mentorship Accelerators
Regional Kelly Hoey on the power of networks to create opportunity [WamdaTV] At last week’s ArabNet Beirut conference, Wamda caught up with Kelly Hoey, the New York-based startup mentor, community-building expert, a... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 24 March, 2015 team culture arabnet beirut 2015 kelly hoey
Lebanon Lebanon's Blessing Foundation to scale its network of women in business to the region Last month, 85 business owners – many strangers to each other – gathered in an upscale Beirut café. Each was in a specific stage of their bu... Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 02 March, 2015 networks blessing foundation blessing
Regional enpact Initiative for young entrepreneurs Engage - Participate - Act" International mentoring led by enpact, a non-profit organization - aims to connect and train young promising ... Wamda • 25 February, 2015 tunisia Egypt Mentorship