Regional Ecommerce and MENA's travel sector boom [Infographic] It’s no secret that ecommerce in the Middle East and North Africa has grown substantially in the past few years. According to Visa,... Wamda • 26 February, 2015 Infographic E-commerce
Lebanon Beirut born Campus Society on the hunt for Series A funding When you have a Facebook account you’d think there would be little else forcing you to join another social network. Well, apparently F... Lucy Knight • 26 February, 2015 Campus Society aub lebanon
Lebanon Lebanese government inks $6.4 million loan to create tech hub Lebanon’s government is moving forward with an initiative aimed at strengthening innovation and entrepreneurship in its mobile internet e... Maya Rahal • 25 February, 2015 Ministry of Telecommunications MIHub tech hub
U.A.E Can a UAE government app solve the address quandary of ecommerce delivery? Last March, Sheikh Mohammed promised to transform Dubai into a ‘Smart City’, and at Payfort we were eager to see how that pledge would mak... Omar Soudodi • 25 February, 2015 delivery solutions Makani payment solutions
Regional What do VCs look for? Skills, passion, and motivation There’s still not much entrepreneurship activity in the MENA region, which makes it the focus of many investors and one of the best places ... Pamela Kesrouani • 25 February, 2015 fenox venture capital Fenox Dubai
Regional New app encourages users to go offline As studies pop up suggesting social media makes us miserable and some countries go as far as legally restricting children from using... Rachel Williamson • 24 February, 2015 uae
Global If I was setting out to be an entrepreneur This article is a crosspost with Financial Times. If I were setting out as an entrepreneur today, I would buy an existing company to... Daniel Isenberg • 24 February, 2015 startup
Palestine Palestinian FOA Academy joins the fleet of ed-tech startups According to the Broadband Commission for Digital Development more than half of the world’s population will have access to the internet b... Eman Mostafa • 24 February, 2015 FOA Academy palestine EdTech
Egypt Experts and entrepreneurs tackle ecosystem's needs at Mix N' Mentor Cairo Cairo’s Mohamed Mahmoud Street seemed like many other streets in Egypt’s bustling capital Saturday morning. It was cold and... Reine Farhat • 23 February, 2015 Mix N'Mentor Cairo fundraising Pitch
Turkey Abraaj Group acquires 25% stake in Turkey's largest retailer The Abraaj Group has acquired a 25% stake in Hepsiburada.com, one of Turkey’s largest online retailers. The investment will allow H... Wamda • 23 February, 2015 Hepsiburada Abraaj Group turkey
Regional What turns an investor off? Mobily Ventures’ director answers No different from any other relationship, the one between an investor and an entrepreneur should also be built on mutual trust and... Reine Farhat • 23 February, 2015 mobily ventures anghami Venture Capital
Egypt Solar energy to light up Egypt's poorest villages No longer just the remit of entrepreneurs, social issues affecting a nation have also been taken up by corporations, and PepsiCo Egypt has... Eman Mostafa • 22 February, 2015 liter of light Pepsico Egypt
Regional The evolution of crowd funding in the Arab world This is a crosspost from Firnas.org Sometimes, a lack of funding forces entrepreneurs to abandon their projects. On other... Reine Farhat • 22 February, 2015 Aflamnah Shekra Yomken
Egypt Leaving multinationals behind: how Creative Lab Group's Randa Abdou forged her own path If you live in Egypt, you’re probably familiar with the Rotato potato chips brand and its growth in popularity over the years. Despite its ... Stephanie Nour Prince • 22 February, 2015 Pepsico women entrepreneurs Egypt
Regional 5 websites that put Arab designers on the international map Arab designers got talent, and now it’s time for the whole world to know. A few entrepreneurs have taken it upon themselves to bring t... Aline Mayard • 19 February, 2015 Art Design Fashion
Egypt How to monetize a social business without losing the human element Dina Sherif discussing trends and challenges facing the region's youth at the#ShapersMENA conference Right after the Egyptian... Maya Rahal • 19 February, 2015 Dina Sherif Ahead of the Curve Pepsico
Syria Tech can save Syria's refugees [Opinion] Syrians, no matter their socio-economic standing or refugee status, are far behind their regional and global peers when it comes to... Moe Ghashim • 19 February, 2015 syria refugees
Regional LinkedIn launches Arabic platform LinkedIn has launched an Arabic version of its social networking website that allows new users to register in Arabic and existing users to... Wamda • 18 February, 2015 Arab region LinkedIn Social Networks
Jordan Saudi INET invests 'millions' in Jordan's Gate2Play Jordanian based payment service provider, Gate2Play, announced yesterday a strategic partnership and investment by Saudi virtual... Maya Rahal • 18 February, 2015 INET Integrated Networks hyperpay
Regional It’s not a lack of funding, it’s you [Wamda TV] To entrepreneurs, raising a first round of capital is a validation of their startup’s business model. To VCs, it’s a grace... Reine Farhat • 18 February, 2015 mix n mentor dubai Funding BECO Capital
Maghreb 2015, the year Moroccan startups start tackling transportation Transportation issues have always been a source of inspiration when it comes to Arab tech entrepreneurs searching for problems to... Aline Mayard • 18 February, 2015 taxi service carpooling Transportation
Regional Building the Arab region’s biggest B2B market place is not without its challenges Two years ago Syrian entrepreneur Salim Akil was poised to make his SearchinMena.com, a Yellow Pageseque search engine, the region’s l... Pamela Kesrouani • 17 February, 2015
Kuwait The war story behind Rocket Internet's acquisition of Kuwait's Talabat This piece was originally published on February 15th, 2015 on LinkedIn. When 33-year-old Kuwaiti entrepreneur Abdulaziz Al Loughani first... Nina Curley • 16 February, 2015 abdulaziz alloughani talabat kuwait
Global The invisible heroes: who are your mentors? This post has been upgraded from Wamda's community page During a recent interview I was confronted with two comments; “you must be proud o... Genny Ghanimeh • 15 February, 2015 entreprenership Mentor Leadership