Wamda

Regional

New startups on the block: December

Startups are launching faster than we can write about them, so here’s our list of raw newbies to...

Saudi Arabia

Saudi loves logistics [Infographic]

With increasing populations, new and expanding cities, and greater infrastructure, there is an increasing need for more goods to be...

Logistics Transport Saudi Arabia

U.A.E

What I know about drones: Matt Karau

Drones, or more accurately unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are proliferating in our skies. No longer simply surveying suspicious people...

Drones nyuad Drones for good

Egypt

Who's investing in Egypt now anyway? [Know your VC]

Egypt’s economy is in bad shape, so who would want to invest in startups and SMEs in this current gloomy atmosphere? Tarek Fahim,...

Know your VC Endure Capital JuiceLabs

Saudi Arabia

What to expect at Arabnet Riyadh 2016

Arabnet Riyadh has proven to be one of the biggest forums in Saudi Arabia: in 2015 it gathered more than a 1,000 participants from all over...

Saudi Arabia ksa riyadh

U.A.E

Melltoo’s secondhand story

Growing up in France as one of 13 children meant Morrad Irsane’s clothes, shoes, and books, were hand-me-downs. Irsane has since...

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Morocco

Moroccan enviro-startups turn their eyes on Africa

This year COP22 succeeded in shifting into a real platform for action for the development of innovation and entrepreneurship - in Morocco,...

Maroc COP22 Start-up

Jordan

Uber and Careem: a yellow cab's worst nightmare in Jordan

“We don’t need Uber or Careem, the yellow cab is the boss,” chanted yellow cab drivers protesting outside Jordan’s...

Uber careem Jordan

Regional

Between a rock and a hard place: the trend towards for-profit social enterprises [Opinion]

Reducing the focus of my work as a social entrepreneur to become a social intrapreneur wasn’t an easy decision. I started working...

Social Entrepreneurship social enterprise Scaling

Sustainability in an increasingly energy-hungry region

The recent refugee crisis and the rising pace of urbanization processes has placed an immense load on already-strained infrastructures...

Harvard Arab Weekend Sustainability energy efficiency

Global

Startup Watch: How to save your job from a robot, bringing back the cubicle, and meatless shawarma

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

Startup Watch Supercomputers Artificial intelligence

Regional

GE launches MENA corporate collaboration campaign

GE has today launched the first of a series of entrepreneurship videos for their GE Digital Industrial MENA campaign, a company initiative...

MEMakersGE wamdatv Corporate entrepreneurship

Turkey

Turkish ride sharing app Volt raises over $500K

Turkish ride sharing service Volt has raised $550,000 from Lebanon-based investor Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP), with participation...

ride sharing volt MEVP

Regional

Egyptian startup wins PepsiCo Social Impact Competition

Napata from Egypt was announced the winner of the PepsiCo Social Impact Competition, receiving $10,000 in Amman on Tuesday. Napata,...

PepsiCo Social Impact Competition social impact Sustainability

Regional

Entrepreneurs, learn your financials and investment terms [Know your VC]

This article is a crosspost from Nuwait. It is the first part of a series on startups lifecycle. Before startups start seeking...

Boostrapping VC terms Contract

Egypt

Wamda’s Mix N' Mentor meets Rise Up Egypt

There are a handful of giant tech events in MENA every year and they’re often packed with people you want to meet (and some you...

rise up summit Egypt event

U.A.E

What I know about building a sharing economy business: Debbie Wosskow

Debbie Wosskow comes from a family of entrepreneurs, particularly female entrepreneurs. She launched her first business at 25 followed by...

What I Know WIK debbie wosskow

Egypt

What’s in store for the digital real estate sector in Egypt?

Real estate is a safe haven for Egyptian investors, a circumstance that helps explain the success of Aqarmap, a real estate search engine...

Real Estate Aqarmap Nozol

Jordan

300 days of sunlight a year: a look at Jordan's solar sector

Jordan’s latest solar energy deal with a UAE company marks the largest power plant to be built on Jordanian soil. The deal, along...

solar energy Jordan Solar panels

Global

7 things Guy Kawasaki wants you to know

Guy Kawasaki is an author and public speaker…. and tech evangelist. He worked at Macintosh, then left. Then worked at Apple, and...

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Egypt

Can an underground free market save Egypt solar?

As Egypt’s plans for a large-scale renewable energy industry have disintegrated over the last year, small operators have quietly...

Egypt challenge 22 solar energy

Regional

State and entrepreneurship: will a Trump presidency change all that? [Opinion]

Right after the election of Donald Trump, the soon to become the 45th President of the United States of America, many opinions were voiced...

Government entrepreneurship Opinion

Palestine

Mashvisor becomes first Palestinian startup accepted to Silicon Valley's 500 Startups

Real estate analytics platform Mashvisor has been chosen for the 19th round of acceleration at Silicon Valley’s 500 Startups, making...

Mashvisor palestine Ibtikar Fund

Global

Startup Watch: Trump and foreign techies, food delivery is tough, and something new for Lebanon’s economy

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

Startup Watch lebanon Donald Trump

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