Wamda

U.A.E

Al Jaith designs a 'FitBit' for camels

Camel racing is (slowly) going high tech. (Image via Prodijee) It’s “FitBit for camels”, a device that will optimize...

maker camel racing Al Jaith

U.A.E

Twofour54 acquires a stake in online art marketplace Collectionair

Twofour54 announces its second investment this month. Abu Dhabi’s media and entertainment free zone Twofour54 has...

Collectionair DASH Ventures investement

U.A.E

STEP 2016: entertainment for the masses

Last year's edition. (Images via STEP Conference) Expectations are running high for this year’s STEP Conference - and so are the n...

MAGNiTT 2016 Step Conference

U.A.E

Dashroad launches with Careem, seeks to take on MENA

"It's a platform. In short, it's a FitBit for cars" This is how entrepreneur Faheem Gill introduces his product Dashroad, which was...

MixTelematics Samtech Dashroad

U.A.E

Startups pitch for entry to Masdar and BP’s new accelerator

Catalyst advisor Mohamed Hamdy holds forth on what he'd like to see from startups wanting to enter the accelerator. (Images...

Masdar Catalyst accelerator BP

U.A.E

Can the UAE become a global startup hub?

A Model City. A model of the experimental 'knowledge hub', Masdar City. (Image via EfficientDesign.de) A few key challenges...

The Box Vision 2021 startup hub

U.A.E

Solar solution for saltwater stress

MENA is the most water-stressed region in the world. The top sixteen countries in the world facing shortages of renewable water supplies...

Desolenator solar desalination desalination

U.A.E

Cisco Dubai successfully hosts IoT World Forum Hackathon

In first place SmartX team with the judges. (Images via BeMyApp) Right on the heels of the Internet of Things World Forum (IoTWF) in...

IoTWorldForum IoT MEMakers

Regional

The ‘ease’ of doing business in MENA [Infographic]

Starting a business and running it isn’t easy. It becomes less so when the economy in which you want to start the business...

Doing Business Report Oman Yemen

U.A.E

The Gamifiers: making business fun

The Gamifiers participate in Dubai Lynx We've all been there, dragging ourselves through another long day at work doing routine tasks that...

TheGamifiers uae Gamification

U.A.E

It’s alive! Epygen organisms alter ME oil industry

The oil game is still played very traditionally in the Middle East, but companies such as Dubai’s biotech firm Epygen Labs are slowly...

enzymes filter cake Epygen

U.A.E

The Law: 3 legal concerns of UAE startups and how to solve them

The law and startups - an essential partnership. (Image via wrike.com) When it comes to setting up a business in the UAE, entrepreneurs...

Copyright Free zone law

U.A.E

Compareit4me closes Series A round of $3M

Compareit4me, the Dubai-based price comparison site for financial products has closed a Series A round of $3 million, lead by STC...

uae Investment Financial price comparison

Regional

7 insights into MENA's biggest ecosystems [Infographic]

Do you know just how many of MENA’s startups come from Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and the UAE? Do you know how many men have founded...

country insights Central Bank Lebanon WRL

Regional

Zomato raises $60M round

Restaurant review app Zomato has raised a $60 million round, led by Singapore investment company Temasek, and will use some of those...

zomato ifood.jo uae

Regional

New Wamda Research Lab report, Country Insights looks at Egypt, Lebanon Jordan and UAE

Jerash, Jordan: more than 60 percent of MENA's startup support institutions are based in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and the UAE. (Images via...

Wamda Research Lab uae lebanon

U.A.E

Green Truck: a UAE private recycling service

The Green Truck warehouse. (Image via Green Truck) The UAE has one of the highest per capita waste generation rates in the world. Putting...

Green Truck MEMakers waste

U.A.E

Skateboarding gets a wearable

Wearables, especially those for fitness and healthcare, are getting a lot of attention, from athletes looking to improve their performance...

Flip Technologies RideBlock wearable

U.A.E

Gulf Customer Experience Awards 2015

The importance of digital customer experience is greater than ever before. Digital technology has become part of everyday life for the...

Gulf Customer Experience Award digital uae

U.A.E

UAE creates future female robotics entrepreneurs

The UAE could produce MENA’s next wave of female robotics and hardware entrepreneurs, as technology programs throughout the Emirates...

robotics uae abu dhabi

Regional

Beauty is in the eye of the app-holder

No smartphones here. Advances have been made in the beauty industry also. (Image via Getty Images) According to the latest statistics by...

Spoilee Vaniday BEEM

Global

Connecting the world, one car at a time

Google’s driverless cars have been pootling staff around for nearly five years, but the man on the street is still waiting. What...

Dialexa Labs Vinli Connected Cars

Regional

MENA’s robot revolution

The Terminator would be one lonely android in MENA. Few industries in the region use advanced robotics in their processes and artificial...

seed robotics pal robotics eg robotics

Regional

Are MENA’s SME business reforms doing enough?

Governments have been adding their cogs to the startup machine of MENA. Enough though? (Image via Mikehoolboom.com) For entrepreneurs...

business reform Endeavor Insight The Economist

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