Wamda

Beirut-based Myki launches authentication solution at Techcrunch Disrupt

Take 5,000 plus attendees, a gigantic waterfront pier and some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley, and you get Techcrunch Disrupt San...

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Regional

Why you should participate in as many hackathons as you can

Most of the time, entrepreneurs spend their days in a professional work setting. The same one every day. They practice the same set of...

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Regional

Startup Watch: glass ceilings, Gods and Men, and death to the MVP

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...

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Global

Vinli, now part of the US vehicle supply chain

Just 10 months after Vinli started shipping their connected car platform, the connected car startup has announced a partnership with a...

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Regional

The top 10 games of Game Zanga 6

For the sixth year in a row, game developers across the MENA region got a chance to flex their creative muscles and engage in a bit of...

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Lebanon

The secret toll of entrepreneurship

Ali Chehade-Farhat’s Facebook page reads like the textbook success story every entrepreneur wants to have as their own. On one...

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Lebanon

Powering up your beach experience

Growing up in a country that sits along the Mediterranean coast, the beach is staple in the country’s summer activities. For many,...

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Regional

Why do Middle East startups ignore Maghreb?

What does a person in Doha have in common with a person in Tunis? Not much, especially when it comes to online services. As much as...

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Egypt

A list of Egyptian startup investors

We have compiled a list of 16 different investors to whom Egyptian entrepreneurs can pitch their product. Since 2015, a number of...

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Jordan

Amman Design Week breathes life into the city and its people

Amman is a city of concrete. There is barely a body of water or extensive greenery. It is arid, hilly with very little vibrant color. So...

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Global

What I know about bootstrapping hardware: Luke Iseman

For years now the Lean methodology has been all the rage: bootstrap, get a viable minimum product, ship it without further ado, see the...

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Egypt

3 failures and a job: how Bio Energy Egypt hit success

Bio Energy Egypt founder Mahmoud Galal failed three times and took a corporate job before he succeeded at being an entrepreneur. But all...

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Regional

Wadi's PR pitch to disappointed gamers

Ecommerce platform Wadi is using the worldwide fallout from a much-anticipated game as a way to boost customer loyalty in their UAE and...

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Global

US digital health startup gets Hikma Ventures funding

Hikma Ventures announced today their participation in a $47.6 million Series B round for Chrono Therapeutics. Chrono is a US-based...

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Regional

Making media pay: unlocking the potential in MENA digital [Opinion]

Arab youth is a demographic to be respected and reckoned with, as they represent one of the world’s fastest growing segments and are...

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Jordan

Rebootkamp's first wave of refugee coders in Jordan

After fleeing from war torn Taiz, Yemen six months ago, Rwaida Almehanni found herself feeling aimless in Jordan. The 27-year-old wanted to...

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Global

Startup Watch: a Skype ‘Slack’, lazy leaders, and investors’ reading habits

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...

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Palestine

Summer startups: entrepreneurs nurture Gaza's next generation

With school summer vacations coming to an end, August witnessed a peak in the number of events targeting children in the Gaza...

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U.A.E

Expo 2020 Dubai allocates over $1.36 billion of its spend to SMEs

Expo 2020 Dubai has announced that it will dedicate 20 percent of its total direct and indirect spend, to local and international...

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U.A.E

MENA gets aviation incubator Intelak

The UAE launched its first aviation-oriented incubator today for entrepreneurs wanting to disrupt the travel sector. Emirates Group, in...

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Morocco

Afrimarket raises $11M for regional expansion

Moroccan entrepreneur Rania Belkahia has raised 10 million euros (US$11 million) for ecommerce platform Afrimarket, which targets the...

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Kuwait

The 4 stages of your startup journey: Introduction

This is an edited crosspost from Nuwait. Every startup journey is unique in the time it is created, the circumstances in which it...

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U.A.E

Attracting foreign investment with changing legislation, UAE's bankruptcy law

The UAE has approved a draft law on bankruptcy, further cementing its place as a regional hub for startups. In a tweet on Sunday,...

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Egypt

What I know about Egypt's sluggish investment: Wael Amin

It might be normal for a country of more than 90 million to have a ton of entrepreneurs planning events around promoting even more ideas,...

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