Wamda

Maghreb

Inside Jumia Maroc, a well-oiled machine

It may be an ordinary building in the residential neighborhood of Socrate in Casablanca, but the discrete design doesn’t lie, we’re sta...

Jumia morocco Rocket Internet

Regional

Elusive success: a closer look at MENA's potentially lucrative travel sector

The potential of MENA’s travel and tourism sector is staggering. Some 352 million air travelers in the Arab world generated more than $480 ...

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Regional

What global investors want from entrepreneurs, an expert advises

There are some questions that continuously occur in the minds of entrepreneurs - if I want to get seed financing, or that second round of...

Omnicom Laconia Capital Group instagram

U.A.E

Under the hood of the HyperSport: the $3.4M Arab star of Furious 7

All images via W Motors' website. “This time it ain’t just about being fast,” growls Vin Diesel in the newly released, box office record b...

w motors furious 7 fast & furious

Saudi Arabia

Saudi startup Meshlytics uses data to help universities keep in touch with alumni

In the age of e-classrooms and e-schools, traditional universities have begun to compete with the free tools and flexibility of the...

Meshlytics Saudi Arabia Data

Lebanon

With Oracle and in the cloud, Transtek eyes regional opportunities

For small and medium-sized companies that aim to impact their markets rather than focusing on scaling, it is critical to have a quality...

Supply Chain System Compass ERP ERP

Regional

Starting (or investing in) an online business in MENA: lessons learned for founders and investors

In the rush to create the next big success in MENA's online industry, it is useful to pause and ponder over key lessons our nascent...

online industry Khaldoun Tabaza iMENA

Iran

10 digital startups debut at a demo day first in Tehran

Witnesses to the next big startups out of Tehran? [Images via AvaTech]. Since launching in 2014 the Tehran-based accelerator AvaTech...

Tehran AvaTech iran

Maghreb

This eshop plans to boost the makers scene in Morocco

Being a maker, someone who creates electronic and robotic hardware, is not easy in Morocco. Buying electronic components is...

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Bahrain

How entrepreneurs are shedding light on Bahrain's underground music scene

Aalaat performed at Malja Bahrain last month. (Image via Malja's Facebook page.) Tiny Bahrain has been making a lot of noise lately. The...

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Regional

From Beirut to the Gulf, Armenian cuisine expands its reach

It is no longer a surprise to see successful female entrepreneurs. However, when one comes across them in the food and beverage sector...

Mayrig food beirut

U.A.E

AstroLabs Dubai sign on 30 startups ahead of Google tech hub launch

Ahead of its official opening of the Google Tech Hub Space, AstroLabs Dubai has launched a temporary coworking space in the city with 30...

Google Tech Hub Dubai Astrolabs

Maghreb

10 reasons to boost e-payment in Algeria

In the past few years, I’ve had the chance to learn about the entrepreneurial ecosystem in more than one country in the MENA region and E...

e-payments algeria

Maghreb

Big plans in little Djerba: coworking Cogite is heading to the island

In mid-March, after visiting Gafsa and Kairouan, the team behind Tunis-based coworking space Cogite brought their Cogite...

Cogite Coworking Spaces

Regional

What if it all came together?

This article is a crosspost in partnership with Huffington Post. To outside observers the Arab world looks anything but happening;...

Nafez Al Dakkak online education Huffington Post

Saudi Arabia

What is the Saudi game industry lacking? Two developers respond

The bar for producing games in the Arab region is at its highest point yet, as more developers enter the market. But a cool idea is not...

Hako Games Game Tako MENA Games

Maghreb

When the cofounder relationship goes awry, the story of Lioumness

It’s not uncommon for one cofounder to leave a company in its early years. In some cases, the separation goes smoothly, in others, it k...

Lioumness culture morocco

Regional

Digital music in the Arab world, 4 industry players give their insights

There is no doubt that music is important to us, there is also no doubt that the same goes for the way in which we listen to it. But while...

Mazika dozzan Yalla Music

U.A.E

Cardiac emergency services app takes first prize at Dubai’s Hacka{MENA}

Finding ways to change the world in seventy-two hours sounds close to impossible, but Hacka {MENA}, Dubai’s first social impact hackathon d...

PwC Hacka EXPO Hacka MENA

Lebanon

USAID launches MENA-II in Lebanon amidst growing landscape of support

Last week, representatives of USAID, the Berytech Foundation (a Lebanese incubator and VC fund), and the United States...

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Maghreb

Girls in Tech to launch in Morocco to support women entrepreneurs

When I asked Fatim-Zahra Biaz to give me a name of a Moroccan woman tech entrepreneur, she struggles. “This is why we’re launching Girls ...

Girls in Tech women entrepreneurs New Work Lab

Regional

6 of the most innovative Muslim startups for 2015

This article is a cross-post with Ummah Wide, a US-based digital media startup that focuses on stories and the culture of the Islamic...

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Jordan

Not playing around: Jordanian startup Yaqut pursuing Arabic ebook market with gamified app

After years of explosive growth, ebooks in English-language markets finally appear to be leveling off and stabilizing as an integral part...

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U.A.E

Designer Fatma Almulla merges Western fashion with Emirati culture

Emirati entrepreneur Fatma Almulla has developed her own unique style in the world of design and creativity and crowned it by launching...

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